Fish tales

As of Friday, I've conquered another part of the animal kingdom...a slimy, stinky part I've avoided as long as an aquatic ecologist could... the FISH! We had a big identification exam on Indiana fish in Limnology, and I have to say I'm pretty glad I learned them at last. Now I know why you can "cut down the biggest tree in the forest with a herring" (they have bony scutes on their bellies). If you ever find yourself needing to learn fish, I highly recommend www.fishbase.org. You can even learn them in multiple languages!

On another fishy note, I went to see the Sponge Bob movie with my Bible study. Since my Sponge Bob experience is limited to a 3-D show at Kings Island, I wasn't sure how I'd like it. It was good pre-exam week entertainment. Sometimes clever, sometimes stupid, always over the top. How often do you get to see plankton try to take over the world? If you're only going to see one animated movie this year, I'd still stick with The Incredibles. And by all means, skip The Polar Express. Just read the book. Thanksgiving break allowed me to catch up on my movie-watching.

Classes are over! I'm 4 exams and 2 papers away from vacation and Florida!

Note: I went to Sponge Bob with my bible study because we're a bunch of adults who like cartoons, not because it contains any biblical insights. Then again...maybe there are there are a couple. But it's no Veggie Tales.