Had fun at the zoo today. I think it was a bad time to come—all the attractions and keeper demonstrations/chats were closed down (even the ones the map didn't identify as seasonal or weekend-only), as were most of the cafes and food stands. However, the first enclosure I encountered after entering was the red pandas, which made up for a great deal, and I also got to see the seals, sea lions, and penguins being fed and a lion and tiger having a roar-off.
Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.
Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 04, 2015 5:43:05 pm PST #8514 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Frankenbuddha - Nov 04, 2015 6:05:41 pm PST #8515 of 30003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The Manhole was my favorite name for a gay bar.
Yeah, but Boston had (or may still have) one called the Ramrod. Which I think sums things up nicely. Two blocks from Fenway Park, BTW.
-t - Nov 04, 2015 6:26:23 pm PST #8516 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sounds good to me, Matt.
NoiseDesign - Nov 04, 2015 7:12:58 pm PST #8517 of 30003
Our wings are not tired
We had a gay bar called The Pipeline; in the basement was a separate bar called The Manhole.
I was going to post that I went to the Pipeline a few times when I was in Cincinnati for grad school, but I never did go down to the Manhole.
shrift - Nov 04, 2015 7:39:40 pm PST #8518 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm interested to hear what you think of it, shrift.
To my surprise, I actually liked it. My team of four got a puzzle room where we had to recover a stolen Mona Lisa, and I do like me some puzzles. Their theory behind it is they wanted to do a real world version of games like Myst. The other group got the Escape from Alcatraz room where they actually handcuffed you.
Didn't hate it, would recommend if you like adventure games, don't hate your coworkers, and don't have claustrophobia.
Connie Neil - Nov 04, 2015 7:46:40 pm PST #8519 of 30003
brillig
That would be fun with my team from work, I'm surrounded by gamers.
billytea - Nov 04, 2015 8:54:38 pm PST #8520 of 30003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I was going to post that I went to the Pipeline a few times when I was in Cincinnati for grad school, but I never did go down to the Manhole.
You never penetrated their private circle?
Calli - Nov 05, 2015 1:39:05 am PST #8521 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I did one of those escape the room things with my coworkers last month. As team building things go it was pretty fun. Way better than a ropes course. Ours was 90s themed, and we had to use clues in various 90s things (video tapes, concert stubs for Chumbawumba, etc.) to crack the code.
-t - Nov 05, 2015 2:33:15 am PST #8522 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Puzzles definitely sound more fun than handcuffs to me. Ymmv, obviously. Thanks for the report, shrift! And Calli!
I hear escape the room and think of the first one of those I heard about, which had s zombie in chains in the corner who would eventually escape, giving an element of time pressure to the escape, and that sounds like too much stress to be fun.
Not that I likely have one of these in my near future, but you never know.
shrift - Nov 05, 2015 3:46:02 am PST #8523 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I am at the shuttle stop early because this thing isn't leaving without me this time. Not when I got up at 4:30 to make my 7am meeting.