Mrmike's Journal

05/06/2008 14:36 #44255

Gratuitious 400th post
Category: work

Another Zoo baby pic (posted by indirect request of (e:hodown))

Before the rains came Saturday, we had a little fun. When the rains did come, I learned an important fact. Wet purple is not a good look for a man of my years, but check out old frosting face (no,not me)

Never saw a Rhino charge before, but the two ton mother could book. She was a little excited for cake. She charged the cake, skidding considerably to stop herself in time. Who were we to say no?

Too effin cute.

Enjoy

tinypliny - 05/07/08 23:44
mrmike, you are awesome as well.

(Since I have spared no one who posted in the last 24 hours from the awesome onslaught, you have fully earned the awesome title by posting the awesome cake pictures!)

Re: (e:jon)

metalpeter - 05/07/08 18:19
Well in the name of trying to get fame for the Zoo and in the name of science I have an idea. This time have the cake where they can see it and smell out right out side of there habitat and see if they try to escape. If they do but are not able to get it then the zoo is built well and you learn something, if they get out then the zoo gets on the news, I'm kidding of course unless you try this when the zoo is closed, still kidding but it would be interesting to find out. That being said if I ever go to a safari park i won't take the chance of having cake in the car. Seriously though nice pictures and I learned something new toady.

fellyconnelly - 05/07/08 07:21
hoorah 400 post!

CUTE AMINALS!!

lizabeth - 05/07/08 00:33
Hahaha, I didn't know rhinos would eat cake, either! That's awesome!

Congrats on 400 posts!

tinypliny - 05/06/08 23:00
Your posts are a pleasure!! Here's to 40000 more!!!

Awesome photos!

hodown - 05/06/08 18:05
Thanks. baby zoo animals i love them !!

james - 05/06/08 14:48
oh! And happy 400!

james - 05/06/08 14:45
Rhinos will eat cake?

Rhinos will charge and eat cake?

You are blowing my mind!

05/05/2008 10:00 #44238

Sunday in the Park Photo Dump
Category: pics

Went wandering around Hoyt Lake and Glens Falls, came back with a few interesting images.

joshua - 05/05/08 14:15
Very nice, very nice (nice enough to say twice!)

paul - 05/05/08 10:22
I wish Glen Falls as in Delaware Park.

05/03/2008 09:26 #44224

Babyshowers in Thunderstorms
Category: work

Never been a party to this kind of party before. My employment has sometimes taken me to strange lengths, but I'm uselessly hoping the rain holds off long enough for the baby shower for this.

Her name is Clover and she isn't going to cute very long being a Rhino, but we're tossing her a party at the Zoo provided the thunderstorms hold off. Wet Rhino, nothing spells par-tay. Pray for late rain peeps.

Things I do for my work....

mike - 05/06/08 20:13
I WANT ONE! NO I WANT TWO!

hodown - 05/05/08 21:52
Who knew a baby rino was so effing adorable?! Keep posting pictures of baby zoon animals- i love them :)

tinypliny - 05/04/08 08:58
What kind of gifts does she get? :) I have never seen a Rhino kid before; thanks for posting!! Those eyes look so human - almost like a cross between an elephant and a cow!

james - 05/03/08 11:42
OMG THOSE EARS ARE ADORABLE!!!!

Baby animals can do that, turn all letters into caps and add excessive exclamation points. But she super cute.

Can you pull some strings and let me cuddle her?

paul - 05/03/08 10:48
She is really cute, almost looks like a mini-elephant

libertad - 05/03/08 09:47
She is really cute.

04/29/2008 09:47 #44181

When the logo doesn't turn out
Category: funny

ladycroft - 04/30/08 13:23

snicker*

hodown - 04/29/08 11:39
awesome!

james - 04/29/08 10:38
And recently the British Office of Government Commerce simply rotated their logo 90 degrees. Making it a great disaster

:::link:::

These are great.

paul - 04/29/08 10:16
Where did you find these, they are insane? You have to think they were semi intentional - as it would be hard to not look at them, the way you are "not supposed to."

drew - 04/29/08 10:14
wow.

04/26/2008 16:22 #44157

We are a backwards thinking people
Category: random

I got into a discussion with one of my staffers about the racial state of Buffalo and how divisive this city can be. What got us on the topic was the latest production to come to the Zoo. For a few weeks, this guy had been pestering my staffer to come and shoot for a show he has on local access. He wanted to do a music video, conveniently sending the lyrics for an 8:30 shoot over at a few hours before hand.

It actually went pretty well. The song was a hip hop piece, pro conservation, ecology and education and was pretty good. I don't know if they will get anywhere truly, but it was fun to watch. I knew it was going to be problematic as their cd was corrupted and wouldn't play. So, for the sake of lip synching, the mc had to work with captured audio of a cell phone. Dude did pretty well because that had to have been tough. They staged the same thing a few times around the Zoo for editing sake. The shots at the gorilla pen had me in stitches as two of the gorillas sat down outside the glass as the music is playing, just chillin' watching the camera. Finally the one male gorilla threw himself at the window to announce his presence. Scared the shit out of performers and crew.

Anyway, they finished all the shots that they needed for the video and quickly worked up staged question and answer to help in promoting the video. By this time, the Zoo is coming alive with field trips and I saw these two field trip Moms watching us from a distance and both had tha t "omigod, theres ethnic folk there" looks on their faces. Like the playground wasn't safe. You like to think that we are beyond such expressions, but it was unmistakable that those folks that the playground area was something to be regarded with suspicion.

That kind of shit makes me a little nuts. Only parallel I can think of was a number of years ago. My ex (who's black) and I (who's so not) were in Sweet Tooth partaking of some of their gastrointestinal delights and we are getting looked upon with disgust by this septagenarian who just can't comprehend that the races could come together, especially over ice cream. She wasn't even being subtle with the dismay. Finally, my lovely spouse shouting "What are we naked?' and that broke the old bitty's concentration.

More thngs change, more some perceptions stay the same. We all just folks, wish more folks could see it like that.

metalpeter - 04/27/08 09:56
First of all I have an odd sense of Humor But I do find it funny that they where shooting the Gorillas for a rap video seeing as that is one of the many racial slurs for blacks. In fact there was some team in Buffalo that used to be called the silverbacks and the name got changed.

(e:MrMike) I mean no disrespect towards you at all, when I say what I'm going to say. It is my belief that more people in this country are that way then are not. It is just that the public displays of those views now are demonised. So in public you can't say the N word or call them any other term. I say this is the test you use anyone who says they are not raciest ask them well then why don't you live on the east side. Why not ask that of everyone. See then the line gets a little blurry and they might site crime or not wanting to be the only white family there or other bullshit. I think that everyone hates or has sterotypes about someone and most of them are based on race. I never get why people are shocked by this, Parents teach there kids this and they teach their kids the same thing why would it stop. Not to mention when you add in the media. Take the news for example you see blacks in two ways in some kind of crime or in sports and sometimes both. Look at Chad aka Ocho Cinco, I like the guy but you never hear (not saying it doesn't happen) [trick point really be cause there are no superstar white wide recievers in football really] about Star white players going if you don't give me more money I'm going to sit out the entire season. The point on making is that I think it is more about culture then skin color now a days. That is why someone who is white can work with blacks and have them as friends but not like when they see 3 guys with there pants sagging a hoodie and one of those winter face masks on. Yes you can have black friends who are kinda like you culturaly and still hate how blacks who dress like rappers. It sounds to me like this is what is going on at the zoo. Some all white family (hey maybe there are no blacks where they live or the ones that are, are a middle class traditonal family) is not expecting to see some rappers. It is very true that some rappers are up to no good and sell drugs (biggie Smalls, Old Dirty Basterd come to mind) and some are not. Well white family doesn't have the time to figure it out. If those guys are trouble then by the time trouble starts it is to late to get away, sounds cruel but it is simple survival. That is the same reason I won't hold a Boa if its owener forgot to feed it last month guess who is going to become its dinner that is a chance I'm not going to take.

Race is not as simple as people think it is culture, class, subarban vs city all play into it. I can't even get into the why a lot of blacks and hispanics (or at least from what I understand don't get along) . First of all sorry for my crappy spelling. Second I think it is important to judge each person by there actions and not by what group they are in but that is tough to do. Third I am all for interacial dating, this assumes it is for the right reasons and not so you can seem "hood" or piss of Dady and think as long as it is a healthy relationship then fine.