Polls are closed, votes are counted, and Nariah’s little bundle has a name. Introducing the lovely Kirra, which means “leaf” in Aboriginal. Our little tree huggers get shiny new digs when our Australian Outback exhibit opens next Friday.
I think my San Diego Zoo kids pass had a koala bear on it, way back. Lookit the fuzzy little face!
We talked for a few minutes. She told me that she’d had a plan to join the Navy out of high school, but that fell apart because her knees were bad. She told me that she’d just finished working a 12 hour shift on a food truck. She told me that she’d moved to New York for no reason, just to get out of Kansas. “But I’m so glad I came,” she said.
“Why’s that?” I asked. Her eyes began to water.
“Because I’m so in love with a girl right now.”
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Beat Not the Bones
“I’m supposed to be better than I am.”
“What do you mean?”
“I don’t behave like I’m expected to. But one day I will.”(San Francisco, CA)
“I play drums in a horror influenced trashy rock and roll band.”
(San Francisco, CA)
Thrilling Wonder Stories
I wish I knew who made this image, because it is amazing.
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