zoo and stuff
The weekend after the election my mom came to stay with me and we went to the San Antonio Zoo. But before that, she confessed that she voted for Bush and that she doesn't believe in evolution, and basically that she thinks it's more important that our government forces Americans to live a Christian life than to let them decide for themselves and keep their constitutional freedoms. Boy, Thanksgiving sounds fun, huh? And Christmas! I can't wait to drive out to west texas and submerge myself in the backwardness that my family so adores. Maybe I'll even go to church and guilt myself into giving up masturbation and pot-smoking! And no more pre-marital sex! Hey Toast, you're fucked! Well, no, technically, you're not.. you'll have to wait for that for a while.
Anyway, it was a tough weekend. I'm still not over it. The zoo was good and bad. The bears were so depressing. I feel so bad for them. The rocky areas they stay in look so awful and don't seem to be the kind of habitat a bear would choose to live in. A lot of the animals didn't have enough room. I don't know how to feel about zoos.. they are like prisons for animals, but in some cases, they save the animals' lives. Also, zoos provide great opportunities for us to learn about animals, but that's hardly a reason to take one away from its home. They had a butterfly tent and it was the most amazing thing.. hundreds of butterflies and so many gorgeous plants and flowers. I took over a hundred pictures of butterflies, and there were so many kinds. So gorgeous. I wanted to stay there all day.
Anyway, it was a tough weekend. I'm still not over it. The zoo was good and bad. The bears were so depressing. I feel so bad for them. The rocky areas they stay in look so awful and don't seem to be the kind of habitat a bear would choose to live in. A lot of the animals didn't have enough room. I don't know how to feel about zoos.. they are like prisons for animals, but in some cases, they save the animals' lives. Also, zoos provide great opportunities for us to learn about animals, but that's hardly a reason to take one away from its home. They had a butterfly tent and it was the most amazing thing.. hundreds of butterflies and so many gorgeous plants and flowers. I took over a hundred pictures of butterflies, and there were so many kinds. So gorgeous. I wanted to stay there all day.