{"id":15410,"date":"2022-10-11T03:24:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T08:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-newyork.com.fwtrading.x10host.com\/wp\/?p=15410"},"modified":"2022-10-11T03:24:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T08:24:58","slug":"i-left-the-house-last-year-but-lets-not-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-newyork.com.fwtrading.x10host.com\/wp\/2022\/10\/11\/i-left-the-house-last-year-but-lets-not-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"I left the house! (Last year! But let’s not judge!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the last few years (ignoring the suckfest that was Covid) I would go to San Francisco to visit my friend Ness-Ness. She usually takes me around and introduces me to things that aren’t a television or a computer or my bedroom. It’s very good for my mental health and well-being. Last Christmas she took me to the Oakland Zoo for their Christmas lights, they call it “Glowfari.” I was delighted by how many light-up animals were represented, specifically ones that were of great interest to me. It’s not often you get flies circling a corpse flower at a children’s event.<\/p>\n

First, Bug Tunnel! I think it’s the queen ant and her giant egg-laying rump. I would want to use it as a chuppah<\/a> for my wedding because I’m a romantic.<\/p>\n

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There were praying mantises (mantiiiiii):<\/p>\n

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And a rhinoceros beetle:<\/p>\n

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And this Tim Burton fella:<\/p>\n

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And the aforementioned flies with a corpse flower:<\/p>\n

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Plus two insects, I think they’re cicadas, in flagrante delicto:<\/p>\n

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Some of the figures had moving parts. There was the jumping spider:<\/p>\n

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And a centipede which was creepy as hell but I can’t hold it against the sculpture, centipedes give me the heebie-jeebies all the time.<\/p>\n

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*shudders*<\/p>\n

A gathering of gastropods. We’re clearly taking some artistic liberties with the shell colors, but that’s fine. I can’t imagine any scientists are picketing outside.<\/p>\n

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Boneyard with porcupine adjacent.<\/p>\n

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Bearded dragons.<\/p>\n

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Dancing cranes. I loved the way these were set up. Very ethereal.<\/p>\n

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Bamboo forest complete with pandas. Note the pandas are not in flagrante delicto, in keeping with their character. They are notorious for not banging it out when given the opportunity.<\/p>\n

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African hornbills, nice to see birds I know all too well showing up.<\/p>\n

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Monkeys designed with eyes that know too much. The only major complaint with these animals are the eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul and a lot of these animals sold their soul to our Dark Lord Satan.<\/p>\n

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Here is a picture of Ness-Ness’ husband to give you a sense of scale. These figures are all really big.<\/p>\n

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The African plains were by far the most impressive of the tableaus. There were massive crocodiles with jaws that opened and closed:<\/p>\n

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A boar with the ultimate blas\u00e9 expression:<\/p>\n

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And both kinds of baobabs. There are the ones found on the mainland and the ones only found in Madagascar.<\/p>\n

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Gorgeous flower tunnel with animal heads. I think that baboon has lascivious thoughts. He has intentions. #HelloLadies<\/p>\n

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And this moose is going to straight-up kill this other moose. We have entered into a soon-to-be violent moose interaction and I felt compelled to back away slowly.<\/p>\n

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It gave me this kind of energy:<\/p>\n

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We went back the next day during daylight hours and the next post with have those pictures.<\/p>\n

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