2 Completely Disconnected Thoughts
So let's just say I have absolutely loved being 21. Like I said before, I can definately get used to the bar scene. I knew that since going to Italy.
I wondered tonight what time I usually fall asleep, you know, when I'm not drunk. Then I wondered when was the last night that I wasnt drunk. After a few minutes of thinking, I realized that it was Thursday night, 4 nights ago. And of course I cant remember when I went to bed. I have had 2 days of class of my "real" classes (for my major and such) this semester, on MWF, and I have been unfocused and and generally hung over for both of them. Damn you, drink specials! I love you, but you are making me fat, broke, and a failure. Oh well.
If I my hop onto my soapbox, Id like to say my piece on Steve Irwin. Meeting him was definately on my list of Things to do Before I Die, way above the completed driving of the golf cart. Fair to say, I guess I have to cross it off due to a technicality. I admire him, and consider him a hero. Unlike most people who love animals and as a hobby have animals as pets, Steve devoted his life to animals. His passion was speaking for those who cannot speak. He paid with his life. That to me is about as honorable as it gets. Was it smart of him continuing his risky job while having small children? Maybe not. But he was a good man doing good things. He does not deserve comments that he was crazy or that it was inevitable that he would die working with animals.
Steve Irwin was so talented at handling animals that he could literally go into the wild and handle a wild animal without being injured. That ain't easy, folks. Im sure if he got the chance to see his last actions, he would see and understand what he did wrong to cause his death. Animals are not like people. Their actions can for the most part be predicted/anticipated with the proper training. For the most part, they will not betray or attack just for the hell of it, unlike humans. When animals attack, its because there was a misunderstanding between the animal and the human. His death was an accident, but it was not inevitable.
I remember watching an episode of the Crocodile Hunter in which Steve was interacting with Orangetans in Indonesia. He said it was one of the coolest moments of his life. I worked in a zoo for 3 months, and I understand completely. Here I am thinking spending a month in Italy would be the coolest summer ever, when in actuality the coolest summer ever was right at home in Staten Island, working at a zoo and interacting with wild animals. The world lost one of its most famous proponents. It is unfortunate. I wish we could see what he would have done next.
I wondered tonight what time I usually fall asleep, you know, when I'm not drunk. Then I wondered when was the last night that I wasnt drunk. After a few minutes of thinking, I realized that it was Thursday night, 4 nights ago. And of course I cant remember when I went to bed. I have had 2 days of class of my "real" classes (for my major and such) this semester, on MWF, and I have been unfocused and and generally hung over for both of them. Damn you, drink specials! I love you, but you are making me fat, broke, and a failure. Oh well.
If I my hop onto my soapbox, Id like to say my piece on Steve Irwin. Meeting him was definately on my list of Things to do Before I Die, way above the completed driving of the golf cart. Fair to say, I guess I have to cross it off due to a technicality. I admire him, and consider him a hero. Unlike most people who love animals and as a hobby have animals as pets, Steve devoted his life to animals. His passion was speaking for those who cannot speak. He paid with his life. That to me is about as honorable as it gets. Was it smart of him continuing his risky job while having small children? Maybe not. But he was a good man doing good things. He does not deserve comments that he was crazy or that it was inevitable that he would die working with animals.
Steve Irwin was so talented at handling animals that he could literally go into the wild and handle a wild animal without being injured. That ain't easy, folks. Im sure if he got the chance to see his last actions, he would see and understand what he did wrong to cause his death. Animals are not like people. Their actions can for the most part be predicted/anticipated with the proper training. For the most part, they will not betray or attack just for the hell of it, unlike humans. When animals attack, its because there was a misunderstanding between the animal and the human. His death was an accident, but it was not inevitable.
I remember watching an episode of the Crocodile Hunter in which Steve was interacting with Orangetans in Indonesia. He said it was one of the coolest moments of his life. I worked in a zoo for 3 months, and I understand completely. Here I am thinking spending a month in Italy would be the coolest summer ever, when in actuality the coolest summer ever was right at home in Staten Island, working at a zoo and interacting with wild animals. The world lost one of its most famous proponents. It is unfortunate. I wish we could see what he would have done next.