what im learning from my “potentially traumatic event that didnt traumatize you” post is that everybody in the world has a story about almost drowning. hell personally i’ve got four of em. youd think this would make people want to go in water less but no. human beings love their wet and cannot be stopped.
reading this smugly thinking “*I* don’t have an almost drowning story” and then realizing in horror that I do have an almost drowning story and have thought about it in the very back of my mind on a regular basis for the past 25 years
Well, technically it’s not new : it’s a nurse shark. What’s new, however, is that it’s the first xanthic (imagine albinism but in yellow) nurse shark ever found !! Not only it’s not common AT ALL to find fishes with xanthism (it’s the first cartilagenous fish ever recorded with this type of genetic “anomally”), but if it’s there and still existing as an adult, it means the species is chill-ish with other predators (it probably would have been eaten by then). Its eyes are white so it can also be a form of albinism, in addition to xanthism !!!!!
And most of all : ITS SO CUTE !! AND IT’S SUCH A COOL FIND !!
Please if a marine biologist or someone with more info can interact with this post to feed me some more info or correct me on wrong infos i’e given I’d love it !
(Also if you have pics of animals with xanthism, it’s also very appreciated!!)
I went to London and had a wonderful time, which I was very surprised about because it’s been a terrible week.
Tourists were literally queuing up to take pictures with the red phone boxes.
Big Ben, the London Eye and the South Bank is my favourite part of London.
The seagulls may look peaceful but we saw them getting into an animated fight over an eel plucked from the Thames.
We were in London to see The Hunchback of Notre Dame in concert, HOND being my favorite Disney film and the songs being among the most electrifying I’ve ever heard. Saw the actors entering the theater dressed as monks:
It was an amazing show. HUGE standing ovation at the end.
One time, not even a week after seeing Les Mis, my family and I went to a restaurant that had — for some inexplicable reason — a “Jean Valjean Seafood Special” on their menu. And us all being fans of Les Mis we naturally have to ask our waiter: why? Instead of saying “oh I don’t know” or “oh the guy in the back is a big Les Mis fan” or something, he decided to pick the fun route and lie. He looked into our eyes, straight-faced, so serious, and said “Jean Valjean is French for ‘Seafood Special.’” Now, I don’t speak French, but I know enough that I’m not quite sure that’s true. I respect him for being able to just lie like that though, very impressive.
My beloved apocalypse show is nearly back! New Vegas looks PERFECT. Mr House also looks PERFECT (although I imagine the original actor must be pretty pissed off he got recast). DEATHCLAW! I’m so happy to see a Deathclaw. My favorite part of New Vegas was the bit where you can climb the massive crane and shoot Deathclaws from the top of it.
I was once catcalled while wearing sunglasses and had to stop and ask them what they were saying. Very embarassing for everyone involved (probably more for them).
