"they should have a human exhibit. it would be like, 'hey, look at the humans.'" - guy walking behind us at the zoo as we passed by a section that had been roped off for construction. there were construction workers hard at work as we walked by. in retrospect, it actually did look a little like a human exhibit.
maybe this is how God always feels.
jw
Saturday, June 30, 2007
another fun-filled day...
well, today was quite an adventure. it started out with a two and a half hour greek 1 final while elizabeh slept in. she didn't have class today. lucky her! can you believe i am done with greek 1? what happened to the month of june?
the real fun started after my exam. today was zoo day. elizabeth and i decided it was a great day to go. i have been waiting for this moment for the past two weeks. plus, i needed a treat for completing greek 1. again, it was packed, but we didn't care. it was great; although, i must say it wasn't as good as the dc zoo. here are some pics:
me and the ostrich... what an odd animal. these were in the same area as the elephants - another strange animal. i tried to imagine what life would be like if i used my nose as an arm and a hand. crazy.
check out this king (and queen) of the jungle... or cage? he was eating grass??? what is he... a vegetarian? she looked like she wanted to pounce on him.
hey, yogi!
peacock. these things were just walking all over the place. and the kids just chase them around.
and the polar bears. yes, it is right above us. the exhibit was really nice, and the bears were actually quite entertaining. they were actually playing... as opposed to the other animals, which all seemed really bored and lazy.
another p bear shot. these were only 600 lbs, 2-year old bears. the full grown bears are 1800 lbs.
as i walked around the zoo today, i found it harder to believe there are people who don't believe in a Creator. all of the diverse, beautiful animals. all the colors (some that didn't even seem natural). all the uniqueness (seahorses????). it is certainly easy to see that our God is extraordinarily creative and has blessed us with some amazing things here that give praise to Him simply in their existence.
so those are some of the highlights from the zoo. we hope you enjoyed. we sure did. later that day we went to a pirates - nationals game. see the next blog for details and pictures.
cheers (from the wild side),
jw
the real fun started after my exam. today was zoo day. elizabeth and i decided it was a great day to go. i have been waiting for this moment for the past two weeks. plus, i needed a treat for completing greek 1. again, it was packed, but we didn't care. it was great; although, i must say it wasn't as good as the dc zoo. here are some pics:
me and the ostrich... what an odd animal. these were in the same area as the elephants - another strange animal. i tried to imagine what life would be like if i used my nose as an arm and a hand. crazy.
check out this king (and queen) of the jungle... or cage? he was eating grass??? what is he... a vegetarian? she looked like she wanted to pounce on him.
hey, yogi!
peacock. these things were just walking all over the place. and the kids just chase them around.
and the polar bears. yes, it is right above us. the exhibit was really nice, and the bears were actually quite entertaining. they were actually playing... as opposed to the other animals, which all seemed really bored and lazy.
another p bear shot. these were only 600 lbs, 2-year old bears. the full grown bears are 1800 lbs.
as i walked around the zoo today, i found it harder to believe there are people who don't believe in a Creator. all of the diverse, beautiful animals. all the colors (some that didn't even seem natural). all the uniqueness (seahorses????). it is certainly easy to see that our God is extraordinarily creative and has blessed us with some amazing things here that give praise to Him simply in their existence.
so those are some of the highlights from the zoo. we hope you enjoyed. we sure did. later that day we went to a pirates - nationals game. see the next blog for details and pictures.
cheers (from the wild side),
jw
take me out to the ballgame...
here are some pictures from the pirates game at pnc park:
who cares that the pirates are terrible? look at this view!
left field.
you have to eat a footlong hotdog while watching baseball.
the pirates come back in the eighth. tie game in the bottom of the ninth. one out. bases loaded. full count. fly ball hit to left. left-fielder makes the catch. runner tags up. pirates win!!!!
the 45-minute fireworks show after the game. it was unreal. by far the best fireworks display i have ever seen. even better than starkville on the fourth!
cheers (and go bucs),
jw
who cares that the pirates are terrible? look at this view!
left field.
you have to eat a footlong hotdog while watching baseball.
the pirates come back in the eighth. tie game in the bottom of the ninth. one out. bases loaded. full count. fly ball hit to left. left-fielder makes the catch. runner tags up. pirates win!!!!
the 45-minute fireworks show after the game. it was unreal. by far the best fireworks display i have ever seen. even better than starkville on the fourth!
cheers (and go bucs),
jw
Thursday, June 28, 2007
quote of the day...
elizabeth - "i think you might have a good serratus anterior."
me - "okay. wait, what's that?"
cheers,
jw
me - "okay. wait, what's that?"
cheers,
jw
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
lost and found (well not found... yet)
below is a list of things that are missing since the move. let us know if you have seen any of them wandering around. maybe we will give you a reward if they are returned to us.
missing:
a life is good nalgene bottle
a ruler
a belt
a crochet hook
the summer
a dishwasher
a washing machine and dryer (a lot of quarters have seemed to have gone missing with their disappearance)
elizabeth's sanity
$1.5 million (okay, we didn't technically have that before, but if you find it and want to donate to the cause... ;) )
our friends and family (i think some of them might be found in other countries. they are like luggage that got tagged to go to the wrong airport. we arrived here... they arrived somewhere else.)
connor
some DVDs (technically those were missing before we moved. what in the world happened to them?)
a job (can i get that transferred up here by any chance?)
we will keep you updated as we find this stuff!
cheers,
jw
disclaimer!!!! by the way, this blog was written in jest. we were bored and just having fun. we did in fact lose some of these items; although, they are not really missed (with the exception of the friends, family, and job part... those weren't really lost any way but are certainly missed). furthermore, we are certain that they are in our apartment somewhere. it wouldn't be a bad thing if they were gone for good, though. we realized when we moved that we have an excessive amount of belongings. hopefully, if we are lucky, we will lose a bunch of our other things in the next three years before we move again!
missing:
a life is good nalgene bottle
a ruler
a belt
a crochet hook
the summer
a dishwasher
a washing machine and dryer (a lot of quarters have seemed to have gone missing with their disappearance)
elizabeth's sanity
$1.5 million (okay, we didn't technically have that before, but if you find it and want to donate to the cause... ;) )
our friends and family (i think some of them might be found in other countries. they are like luggage that got tagged to go to the wrong airport. we arrived here... they arrived somewhere else.)
connor
some DVDs (technically those were missing before we moved. what in the world happened to them?)
a job (can i get that transferred up here by any chance?)
we will keep you updated as we find this stuff!
cheers,
jw
disclaimer!!!! by the way, this blog was written in jest. we were bored and just having fun. we did in fact lose some of these items; although, they are not really missed (with the exception of the friends, family, and job part... those weren't really lost any way but are certainly missed). furthermore, we are certain that they are in our apartment somewhere. it wouldn't be a bad thing if they were gone for good, though. we realized when we moved that we have an excessive amount of belongings. hopefully, if we are lucky, we will lose a bunch of our other things in the next three years before we move again!
quote of the day...
elizabeth and i decided we should have a quote of the day each day. just one more random thing to make all of you (that is, the three people who are reading this) smile. so here it is for today, june 26: "i am mentally tired. like, i would be willing to go anywhere right now, just as long as i don't have to read... unless it's harry potter. i don't have to think to read harry potter since i've seen the movies." - Elizabeth after a loooong day (she has a exam tomorrow!)
Monday, June 25, 2007
harry potter in 3-d
what's better than seeing harry potter and the order of the phoenix on opening weekend? seeing harry potter in 3-d on opening weekend, in effect combining two of the greatest things in the world - harry potter and imax theaters! that's right, muggles! elizabeth and i have officially purchased our tickets to see harry potter and the order of the phoenix at the imax 3-d theater here in the burgh on saturday, july 14th, at 7:30. be jealous... be very jealous. just one more advantage to living in a big city!
cheers (with a glass of pumpkin juice or maybe butterbeer if you prefer),
jw
p.s. don't forget the bertie botts!
cheers (with a glass of pumpkin juice or maybe butterbeer if you prefer),
jw
p.s. don't forget the bertie botts!
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