Aug 14, 2006 19:33
SO HOLY FUCKIN SHIT, THIS WHOLE ENTRY IS GONNA BE IN CAPS BECAUSE I AM SO EXCITED. I WENT TO THE MOTE AQUARIUM TODAY AS I SAID AND WE WENT IN AND CHILLED LOOKING AT SOME FISH AND SHIT. WE FINALLY WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE LIKE THE BIGGER ANIMALS/EXHIBITS SUCH AS SHARKS AND RAYS AND STUFF. AS SOON AS WE WALK OUTSIDE I SEE THIS HUGE SIGN AND A BIG TANK OFF TO THE LEFT AND THE SIGN READS "GIANT SQUID THIS WAY." NOW YOU MAY NOT KNOW BUT I AM ABSOLUTELY FASCINATED WITH GIANT SQUID AND JUST WATCHED A SPECIAL ON THEM LAST WEEK ON DISCOVERY. MY MOM WAS LIKE WHATS THAT OVER THERE AND I JOKINGLY SAID "YEAH MOM, THAT'S A GIANT SQUID IN THERE."
WE WALKED UP TO THIS TANK/CAGE/BOX THING AND LOOKED INSIDE FROM THE TOP SINCE THE SIDES WERENT TRANSPARENT AND HOLY FUCKIN SHIT IT WAS A DEAD GIANT SQUID! FUCKIN MADE MY LIFE. THE THING WAS OVER 30 FEET LONG WITH HUGE TENTACLES AND A HUGE BEAK AND HEAD AND EVERYTHING. I WAS COMPLETELY AMAZED, IN COMPLETE AWE. WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW I FELT. I MEAN THESE THINGS ARE SO RARE TO SEE DEAD OR ALIVE AND I SAW ONE. IT WAS CAUGHT IN 1999 AND WAS CAUGHT DEAD AND THEY SENT IT HERE TO THE AQUARIUM. I MEAN I SOUND LIKE A LITTLE KID BUT THIS MAY BE THE BEST MOMENT SO FAR IN MY LIFE. HOLY SHIT.
BUT BESIDES THAT, WE SAW SOME COOL SHOWS, MANATEES, DOLPHINS, SEA TURTLES AND YEAH THATS ABOUT IT. IT WAS FUN AND A GOOD DAY, AND WE GOT A SEASON PASS TO LIKE 10 DIFFERENT AQUARIUMS/ZOOS IN FLORIDA AND SOME ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR MADE CHEAP. AND THEY GAVE US A LITTLE SEA TURTLE STUFFED ANIMAL FOR IT TOO. BUT THE GIANT SQUID! THAT MADE MY SUMMER...YAYSE!