Seven Daysies at ECHO

Okay, body. No barfing, excessive pain, distention, fevers, fainting, tremors, diaphoresis, etc., etc....

Last night I went to the awesome Seven Daysies Award Party at ECHO!
ECHO is our local aquarium - it's full name is the ECHO Lake Science Center for the Study of Patrick Leahy's Aquarium and Lake Habits.
ECHO is an acronym for:
Ecology
Cervix
Horseflesh
Oatmeal

It was very crowded.

Here is the insane person who invited me in. I think she had dropped acid because she kept asking me if I saw the "huge robot angels" near the ceiling. They were apparently telling her to kill all humans.

She not only let me in but had an official name tag for me. Swanky!
Everyone else's name tag had their business or award category on them. I was just Molly. People kept asking me, "What are you from? Did you win something? Why are you here?"
Nothing. No. I don't know. I'm just Molly. I think that's more than enough, right?!

She also had a name tag for my friend S.R. Wild.

Here S.R. Wild generously donates a rendering of the time his mom swears the family saw Champ at the McDonalds in Plattsburgh. I just found this strangely heartfelt review of the Plattsburgh McDonalds:
"The intoxicating smell of golden fries cooked to crispy perfection and succulent burgers sizzling on the grill permeates the space, while a lively chatting and munching crowd maintains a laidback vibe at this famous fast food haunt. Hungry patrons of all ages and walks of life order classic favorites like the Big Mac, Chicken McNuggets, and the Filet-O-Fish sandwich. As for breakfast (it is the most important meal of the day, after all), this drive-thru king offers both sweet and savory morning meals like the Egg McMuffin and Hotcakes, as well as flavored iced coffees for a much needed java jolt."
God. It brings tears to my eyes.

Like many aquariums, ECHO has fish. Each one is caught and lovingly hand-fed daily by Senator Patrick Leahy. He names every single one and trains them to swim in the shape of the bat signal.

"OMG can you ask them to please turn the music down? My head is going to explode like in Scanners."

Confucius Frog say:
"Hackneyed 'Confucius' joke is the best you can come up with, jackass?"

"Oh God, please... the music... it's making my adorable turtle brains throb and bleed... "

"Gather round, children! Let me tell you a little story about why you shouldn't eat the glowsticks at raves."

I like that they have diabolical people who hate children working as exhibit curators.
"This part over here is hands-on, but this part will cut you to ribbons! MWAH HA ha ha!"

"Can I see your fingers for a minute? I just want to check something. I won't bite them off and ingest them, I swear,".

Here's Bill Simmon in front of the Homeless People Habitat exhibit.
Bill won Best Blog. You can tell he was very honored because he got so dressed up. That's his Sunday goin'-to-town hoodie. I voted for Bill, and I also voted for his wife Emily for Best Craftsperson and she got runner-up! She's actually in this photo but passed out drunk in the homeless person habitat behind Bill so you can't really see her.

There's my Eva! She looked like a famous person all sparkly and pretty.

There's that guy who puts all that black stuff on my skin!

Yankee has won six years in a row! Every year since the Daysies began.

Here's an exhibit that helps you learn about the laws of motion by giving you motion sickness.

Here's an art installation by Senator Patrick Leahy.

YAY! Thanks Seven Days! Thanks ECHO!