Living with an elderly person kinda makes me feel like a superhero. I can lift things that are too heavy, I can reach things that are too high up, I can make the computer obey my wishes. Grandma seems to appreciate the help, and it doesn't cost me anything to help somebody out. Grandma has started loaning out my super powers to other elderly people in the neighborhood. I go over and help her neighbor at least once a week. This last week I was over there helping her clean up after she accidentally set her kitchen on fire. I could reach all the high places to help get rid of the soot. Heck, I even got $25 out of the deal, so I'm not complaining. Exactly how the lady across the street manage to set her kitchen on fire remains a bit of a mystery to me. She said that she left some bacon cooking on the stove then left and went to the bathroom and when she got back, her drapes were on fire. The bacon grease must have been shooting pretty far to reach from the stovetop to the window. But sure enough, the scorch marks on the ceiling patterned up and away from the window (I've been watching a lot of crime TV, especially Bones, so I feel legit when I say stuff like that).
On Labor Day, I took Grandma to the dollar theater to see How To Train Your Dragon. It's a pretty good flick, and given the crap that is in the regular theaters, it seemed like a good choice. Grandma seemed to enjoy it, the parts she was awake for anyway... After the movie we hit up the Pier 49 for pizza. I think it's been a while since grandma enjoyed a nice slice of pizza, but she enjoyed it and it was nice to get out of the house. Nice for her and nice for me.
Yesterday I decided that if I am going to stay in grandma's basement, I might as well resurrect other aspects of my childhood. In this spirit, I went off to the zoo! I still love the zoo. It has changed so much from when I used to go with my grandpa when I was 4. I still remember where everything used to be. But the changes are good, for the most part. I miss the seals, and the part with the polar bears and the penguins was closed for construction. But man, have they done a good job fixing up the place. The elephant/rhino enclosure is awesome, the new highlands of Asia exhibit is fantastic, and the old standbys like discovery land and the small animal house still look good. I was able to take a ton of pictures. It was a really nice way to spend an afternoon. My favorite picture I took is this one of the tiger.
So Grandma's internet hasn't been working too well since yesterday, I don't know what the problem is. So for now, no awesome tiger picture unless you go to the web album. I'll try to fix it in the near future...
For more pictures from the Zoo, just click here to link to my web album.
