I did the Penguin Encounter at Shedd today. This is Dolores. And I’m not going to say Dolores was obsessed with me, but I’m not going to not say it, either. What I will say is that Dolores had her choice of ten humans she could bless with her proximity during the encounter, and well, I think we can all see how that went.

In all seriousness, I could absolutely not believe my luck. The room wasn’t big, but it wasn’t tiny, and this little queen had free roam. I sat there in utter disbelief and delight that for whatever reason (maybe it was the canned tuna water I anointed myself with beforehand*), she stayed right in front of me the whole hour. All I can conclude is that my millions of questions for the trainer earned me her affection.

Anyway, we’re off to share the surf ‘n’ turf at Gibson’s.

* I did not actually do this, but only because I didn’t think of it in time.