I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, 'wouldn't it be much worse if life *were* fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them?' So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe. – M. Cole
A couple of years ago, we went to Gen Con 2014 (posts here and here). We went back again this year and just got home. Here are some photos I took at the zoo, and one weird photo that I got coming home.
things always look better in sepia
ah, I love my big cats.
sassy hornbill
always torn about zoos, but it seems we need to have them to save the animals some humans have no problem destroying.
such intelligent eyes. The Indy Zoo does a lot of research to keep orangs alive and not extinct.
this little fellow posed very well
steam power station for downtown Indy. I always imagine a firefight on those steps on the chimneys.
another tiger in their pool
very hot tiger panting in the heat
warthog giving a nice photo
And the weird photos of what we saw in the sky just east of Indy at around dawn on 08/08/2016
The large photo and the detail:
this is a shot of the sky with the weirdness circled
My husband and I don’t get much of a chance to go to the bigger science fiction/fantasy/comic/gaming cons here in the US. We’ve been to DragonCon a couple of times and the same for GenCon, which is likely the largest gaming convention in the world. Gaming, in this instance, means role-playing games, those ones that religious idiots claimed (and still claim) would lead to knowing “real” spells and worshipping Satan, card games, board games, and some computer/video games.
I don’t know any real spells and I’ve been playing for 30 years now. Sigh. Rush hour would be a whole lot different if I did know these “real” spells…..
We took a few days extra to explore Indianapolis. The zoo here is very nice (alas no snow leopards) and I also got to see the “catacombs” under their old market building.
Many more pics of the cheetahs taken
20K ft of pillared basement
yep, a walrus swimming on its back
At the con, there are also people who do “cosplay” which means dress up as their favorite characters from books, anime, movies, games, etc. The main day for that will be tomorrow. But here are a couple of photos of cosplayers now.
Back with more photos in a day or three. Part 2 can be found here.
Some of the best drow I’ve seen.
an aquatic group, a furry stormtrooper and a fellow in armor
Club Schadenfreude 