July 20
Another day of CD processing in the morning and record label researching in the afternoon. I worked primarily on making brief records because I don’t like doing them and I’ve put them off for a few days. So, yeah, they had piled up and I spent pretty much the whole morning doing them. I listened to such varied things as Neil Young, Silbermond, My Chemical Romance (although I borrowed that from Ali and not from the Library) and the Fahrenheit 9/11 Soundtrack. I tried to get most of my record label data finished because well, I’m sick of doing it and I keep thinking that one day soon we’ll just move on to a new project without notice and I won’t have things completed.
Anyway, I decided to leave a half hour early, too, to go to the National Zoo. I’ve been wanting to try to go and see the panda bears since I got here but the zoo was a huge bust. The female panda just had a baby and she and the baby are off view now anyway – this I knew. Apparently, the male is only viewable from 8am to 5pm, though – this I did not know until I got there after 5. Who knew the panda worked a set schedule? He must have negotiated a good contract when he arrived. Also, though, there was a sign that said he wasn’t outside today because of the heat. Well, if that’s the case, then I don’t imagine he comes out at all in the summer; it’s hot here every single day!! Despite not being able to see the panda, I still planned on checking out the rest of the zoo, but quite honestly, it’s like the worst zoo I’ve ever been to. I was really disappointed. They hardly have any animals and most of those that they do have are just your basic lions, tigers, kangaroos, wolves and orangutans. I mean, if I can identify the animal without having to read the sign, then you know it’s nothing special because I know nothing about animals. Plus, they have more signs pointing out trees (bamboo) and plants (poison ivy) than they have pointing out animals. If I wanted to see those sorts of things, I would go to the Botanical Garden. Also, they have a sign pointing out free roaming squirrels – as if they brought squirrels to the zoo! Squirrels are EVERYWHERE! In fact, I had one harassing me at lunch the other day right by the Library.
Regardless of its lameness and my disappointment, here are some photos of the highlights. There is a sloth bear, a giraffe and a tiger. Scary! Heh.
Anyway, I decided to leave a half hour early, too, to go to the National Zoo. I’ve been wanting to try to go and see the panda bears since I got here but the zoo was a huge bust. The female panda just had a baby and she and the baby are off view now anyway – this I knew. Apparently, the male is only viewable from 8am to 5pm, though – this I did not know until I got there after 5. Who knew the panda worked a set schedule? He must have negotiated a good contract when he arrived. Also, though, there was a sign that said he wasn’t outside today because of the heat. Well, if that’s the case, then I don’t imagine he comes out at all in the summer; it’s hot here every single day!! Despite not being able to see the panda, I still planned on checking out the rest of the zoo, but quite honestly, it’s like the worst zoo I’ve ever been to. I was really disappointed. They hardly have any animals and most of those that they do have are just your basic lions, tigers, kangaroos, wolves and orangutans. I mean, if I can identify the animal without having to read the sign, then you know it’s nothing special because I know nothing about animals. Plus, they have more signs pointing out trees (bamboo) and plants (poison ivy) than they have pointing out animals. If I wanted to see those sorts of things, I would go to the Botanical Garden. Also, they have a sign pointing out free roaming squirrels – as if they brought squirrels to the zoo! Squirrels are EVERYWHERE! In fact, I had one harassing me at lunch the other day right by the Library.
Regardless of its lameness and my disappointment, here are some photos of the highlights. There is a sloth bear, a giraffe and a tiger. Scary! Heh.
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