larry kubin

Speaking of touristy things to do in San Antonio, we went to Sea World this weekend as part of Ashley’s birthday celebration week (All of our friends get a full week of birthday festivities, since one day isn’t enough). Now, we’re probably the only Texans who haven’t been to Sea World before, so now that we’re entering our late 20’s, we figured it would be a great time to watch some whales shake people’s hands and such. And no one is too old to watch sea lion detective duo Clyde and Seamore solve the mystery of disappearing fish.

The shows were actually really cool, and the rides were a blast. After today, I decided that I will visit water parks more often. I forgot just how much fun waterslides and wave pools are. I feel a Schlitterbahn trip coming very soon.

Another first this weekend was when we went to the Sheesha/Shisha Cafe. Where I come from, they call them “hookahs”, but on Babcock Road in San Antonio, there are sheesha places everywhere. We tried the watermelon-flavored tobacco, and it was quite fun to smoke and lasted forever.

So what did we learn? 1) Dolphins are really damn smart, 2) Everyone should ride waterslides more often, and 3) It’s much funner to smoke through a hose you share with your best friends than it is to smoke cigarettes. That is all.

Ashley and I recently took a trip to the San Antonio Zoo, where we saw lions and tigers and tapirs and more. On the same day we were there, a Sumatran tiger named Berani attacked and mauled a zookeeper. I guess animals are not really meant to be locked up in cages, so they sometimes rage against the machine. Anyhow, click below to view some of the photos I took (they didn’t turn out very well, so I didn’t post that many of them). Unfortunately, we were unable to witness the mauling, so there are no photos and/or videos of that.

Mike and I recently saw Guru (of Gang Starr) play a show at Emo’s. He performed a mixture of Jazzamatazz tracks and old Gang Starr favorites such as “Royalty” and “Mass Appeal”. Brownout, an Austin latin/funk band, was the opener. Below are some of the photos.

We spent the weekend bumming around in San Antonio with Mike. While doing so, we helped Mike with his beer brewing. Ashley proved to be a very capable bottle capper.

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