At long last, one of the two promised followups (and good news for word-haters, it’s mostly just photos). The LA Zoo was nice, but a lot of exhibits were closed for construction; the ones that were accessible mostly either had their animals hidden, or were designed in such a way as to make seeing and/or…

I went to Long Beach for the first time with my partner for both of our birthdays a few weeks back and had a lovely time… even though it was COLD AS HELL. I thought all of southern California was supposed to be hot and was thoroughly punished for my hubris in underestimating the frigid…