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So I went to Orlando last weekend. Spent too much money on tourist traps. The Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum is way better than Wonder World.

Sea World was neat but maybe not quite worth $75, but it was pretty close, thanks to the penguin and puffin exhibits. I didn't even know puffins existed; it turns out they are arctic birds that evolved convergently with penguins on the opposite pole. Like penguins, they have a black and white color scheme and can dive underwater. Unlike penguins, they can also fly. James Bond doesn't even have vehicles that can do both those things. They are also cuter, although that might owe partially to the jaunty 16-bit Level Map music they were playing in the puffin room. Also, when puffins dive, they beat their wings underwater, as if they're flying, which looks really badass because they have very angular-looking wings.

When I got home, I got some new toys from Cube4You: a new Rubik's cube, a 5-cube from Eastsheen, and a Gigaminx. I haven't solved the Gigaminx yet, but I've figured out how to gain a bit of territory on it. It's going to get much harder as I solve more sides and have less freedom of movement in the unsolved space. I put it away early for tonight not because I was stuck, but because my hands were getting tired.

I've ordered some more wall decals, one of which will go in my bedroom, and perhaps make it presentable enough that I'll bother keeping it clean. Pictures if I succeed.

Comments

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Puffins are common in the Gulf of Maine. That island I mentioned that is disputed between the U.S. and Canada is apparently a prime puffin-watching spot.

[kerri9494.livejournal.com]

I went to college in Maine, and the gas station on the corner near my apartment was called "The Puffin Stop". I wonder if it still is.