This is one that I fed.Here is the act of feeding a stingray.
I have food in my hand here and am just lowering it in.
This is an excited ray trying to get out and get the food.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Sting Ray Pictures
I finally brought my SD card to work with me--maybe not a good idea since I am in Nashville to get help set up a new client, Lexar, who-yep-specializes in SD cards. Luckily mine is only a 512 and that is just to small for the current consumer. Also I have a couple of pockets in my purse the don't search. Sh...don't tell. Anyway here are the feeding the stingray pics.
This is one that I fed.
Here is the act of feeding a stingray.
I have food in my hand here and am just lowering it in.
This is an excited ray trying to get out and get the food.
This is one that I fed.Here is the act of feeding a stingray.
I have food in my hand here and am just lowering it in.This is an excited ray trying to get out and get the food.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Nashville
Woo Hoo... I have finally made it to Nashville. Also (big plus) I have made it to a work destination where my luggage actually arrived at the airport when I did. I was originally supposed to come to Nashville last week but they canceled that one week trip in favor of a two week trip--now. This means I will get to be in Nashville over the weekend and I am not adverse to this because it makes sight seeing much easier. One of my coworkers and I still go out after work each day, but you can see more when it is light outside.
Anyway, dinner last night was a treat. We went to the Aquarium--yep--is is a themed restaurant all horses and other domestic animals. Not really, there were some fabulous sharks, especially the guitar fish (it's a shark) they had to have one in Nashville, and have named it Gibson. Its nose is quite flat, like a ray, and gives it a shape like a guitar.
Also there was a stingray petting zoo across from the restaurant. The receipt from the dinner let me get free food to feed the stingrays. You make a fist and stick a shrimp in between your fingers sticking (brass knuckles style) and then you put your fist in the water and wait for a bite. It tickles a little when they grab the food. I kept getting a bit jumpy and dropping the shrimp just before the rays took it. This was in opposite to my coworker who wouldn't let go of her shrimp so the ray also bit her knuckle. The place also had other exotic animals: piranhas, poison dart frogs, tarantulas etc. It was a fun way to spend 30 minutes.
If any of you have ideas to relax after a long day at work please comment. I am enjoying my work, and the travel, but I seem to be too stressed to sleep at night. I'm sure I'll get used to being someplace new every few weeks soon. But, for now insomnia is my reaction. Help.
Anyway, dinner last night was a treat. We went to the Aquarium--yep--is is a themed restaurant all horses and other domestic animals. Not really, there were some fabulous sharks, especially the guitar fish (it's a shark) they had to have one in Nashville, and have named it Gibson. Its nose is quite flat, like a ray, and gives it a shape like a guitar.
Also there was a stingray petting zoo across from the restaurant. The receipt from the dinner let me get free food to feed the stingrays. You make a fist and stick a shrimp in between your fingers sticking (brass knuckles style) and then you put your fist in the water and wait for a bite. It tickles a little when they grab the food. I kept getting a bit jumpy and dropping the shrimp just before the rays took it. This was in opposite to my coworker who wouldn't let go of her shrimp so the ray also bit her knuckle. The place also had other exotic animals: piranhas, poison dart frogs, tarantulas etc. It was a fun way to spend 30 minutes.
If any of you have ideas to relax after a long day at work please comment. I am enjoying my work, and the travel, but I seem to be too stressed to sleep at night. I'm sure I'll get used to being someplace new every few weeks soon. But, for now insomnia is my reaction. Help.
Raleig was out to get me
Well, I have made it to and from Raleigh and I have to say that I think I must have made enemies with the baggage carriers in Raleigh in a past life. Both times I have gone there this year I have lost my luggage.
The best part about it this time was when I asked US Airways if they would call when they found my luggage I was told "We can't contact you because we are not able to release your luggage to you." Excuse me? It is my luggage so why can't you contact me or release it to me? "If we are delivering luggage to a hotel we are not allowed to contact the owner, only the hotel." Whatever. It took just under 24 hours but I did get my luggage.
The best part about it this time was when I asked US Airways if they would call when they found my luggage I was told "We can't contact you because we are not able to release your luggage to you." Excuse me? It is my luggage so why can't you contact me or release it to me? "If we are delivering luggage to a hotel we are not allowed to contact the owner, only the hotel." Whatever. It took just under 24 hours but I did get my luggage.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Marching orders
I was excited to learn, last week, that all of my company's training this week is in Lindon. Even better I get to sit in on it an learn (hopefully) what I am doing for my new job. It is always good to learn a job before you have to perform that job.
So, once I learn I will go to...Raleigh next. Next week I get to go to Raleigh. If anyone has a favorite restaurant there let me know and maybe I'll get to check it out. The following week I will be in Nashville. I am sure that I will get to visit the Grand Ole Opry. One of my co-workers has told me that this is her must visit for this trip.
The only problem with these travels is that I have a wedding I need to attend in San Diego the weekend between the two trips. The wedding has been scheduled for only 2-3 years now. So, I don't exactly feel like I can tell my friend that I can no longer come.
Enter blessing number one. Funds in my life are a little tight right now and I was planning to take off the Friday before the wedding and drive with friends to save $. I can't leave Raleigh until Friday afternoon so that no longer works. And the blessing is...it saves my company $300+ for me to fly to San Diego Friday (instead of home to Salt Lake) and then fly from San Diego to Nashville. So, my travel plans now include to and from the wedding. I just have to get the rental car and hotel. Yeah!!
So, once I learn I will go to...Raleigh next. Next week I get to go to Raleigh. If anyone has a favorite restaurant there let me know and maybe I'll get to check it out. The following week I will be in Nashville. I am sure that I will get to visit the Grand Ole Opry. One of my co-workers has told me that this is her must visit for this trip.
The only problem with these travels is that I have a wedding I need to attend in San Diego the weekend between the two trips. The wedding has been scheduled for only 2-3 years now. So, I don't exactly feel like I can tell my friend that I can no longer come.
Enter blessing number one. Funds in my life are a little tight right now and I was planning to take off the Friday before the wedding and drive with friends to save $. I can't leave Raleigh until Friday afternoon so that no longer works. And the blessing is...it saves my company $300+ for me to fly to San Diego Friday (instead of home to Salt Lake) and then fly from San Diego to Nashville. So, my travel plans now include to and from the wedding. I just have to get the rental car and hotel. Yeah!!
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