bare and bear
Last night was the first episode of the 10th season of The Amazing Race (TAR). I really liked the teams this time around. While I really liked the teams in the first season of TAR, more often than not since then I've found the contestants boring and often annoying. Frequently you can't even remember who's who until half way through the season. But not this time--I like every single team to one degree or another. And that's a bit of a problem because--well I can't say up here 'cause it involves spoilers--so read on below the polar bears if you've seen the show...
The picture below was taken on Sunday when my girlfriend and I visited the NC Zoo for a very long day. We got there at 9:30am and stayed on our feet until we left at 4pm. That was a lot of walking and my feet were very sore by the time we got back to the car.
I ended up taking 307 photos and my battery was redlined in the display it was so low on juice. It's a good thing I'd recharged it just before we left that morning. The picture of the polar bears was taken soon before we left. They'd been in seperate parts of the enclosure for a while and then met in the middle and "kissed" before waddling off once again. It was very cute and the crowd made the requisite "ouuuus" and "ahhhhs" with a few kids asking "does that mean they're married?"
Slug-love on Sunday and Bear-love on Monday. It's just nonstop romance here on Utenzi, y'know?
Back to TAR, two teams were eliminated in the first show! What the fuck?? There's been many seasons when I'd have welcomed narrowing the field fast but not this time. They have great teams this time. Both of the teams eliminated were ones I was curious about but now they're gone. Damn. The Islamic Friends would have been a great team to watch and the Indian Couple was interesting too (and not just because she had a face of an angel--LOL)
The best thing about the race so far in this first leg is that they're immediately in a great location. They sent the teams right to China and the Great Wall and the challanges are good too. Eating eyeballs and climbing the Great Wall. Wow. What a way to spend a month, huh?
What're your favorite teams? Right now I like the two brothers from San Francisco, Erwin and Godwin but the Father/Daughter and Male Models are close behind. Up to now I've never seen a season that rivaled the first-- and that family season was atrociously bad --but now maybe this will be the best season of all.
The picture below was taken on Sunday when my girlfriend and I visited the NC Zoo for a very long day. We got there at 9:30am and stayed on our feet until we left at 4pm. That was a lot of walking and my feet were very sore by the time we got back to the car.
I ended up taking 307 photos and my battery was redlined in the display it was so low on juice. It's a good thing I'd recharged it just before we left that morning. The picture of the polar bears was taken soon before we left. They'd been in seperate parts of the enclosure for a while and then met in the middle and "kissed" before waddling off once again. It was very cute and the crowd made the requisite "ouuuus" and "ahhhhs" with a few kids asking "does that mean they're married?"
Slug-love on Sunday and Bear-love on Monday. It's just nonstop romance here on Utenzi, y'know?Back to TAR, two teams were eliminated in the first show! What the fuck?? There's been many seasons when I'd have welcomed narrowing the field fast but not this time. They have great teams this time. Both of the teams eliminated were ones I was curious about but now they're gone. Damn. The Islamic Friends would have been a great team to watch and the Indian Couple was interesting too (and not just because she had a face of an angel--LOL)
The best thing about the race so far in this first leg is that they're immediately in a great location. They sent the teams right to China and the Great Wall and the challanges are good too. Eating eyeballs and climbing the Great Wall. Wow. What a way to spend a month, huh?
What're your favorite teams? Right now I like the two brothers from San Francisco, Erwin and Godwin but the Father/Daughter and Male Models are close behind. Up to now I've never seen a season that rivaled the first-- and that family season was atrociously bad --but now maybe this will be the best season of all.
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Michele sent me.
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I was SO sorry to see the couple from India go. They were so sweet to each other. That darn Taxi! But... I'm kinda glad to see the Islamic team go, only because the one was so aggressive that I worried he'd make Americans even less tolerant of the islamic faith/culture.
Our favorites so far are the Kentuckians and the male models.
~S :)
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That is a huge load of pictures for one outing without even a wedding involved, even if the star couple was all in white.
Bear-kissing, that is sweet.
I've never watched TAR. Should I?
I agree with Shephard about the Muslims - one of them was too
in your face" with his religion.
I guess I've lost my thing for reality television. As a writer, I think stuff should be scripted and acted, not made up on the fly.
Still, it was cool seeing Seattle from this perspective. I love that city so much, and can't wait to return.
BTW, the polar bear picture is stunning. I love that you were an absolute photographic machine at the zoo. I hope to follow in your footsteps the next time I go.
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Love the polar bears...
Redlined batteries; the reason I invested in a couple extra batteries for my camera. It's hard in those botanical gardens and zoos to refrain from snapping 600 pictures.
TAR? I don't watch reality shows much. They aren't really that real and I already get too much of real life.
the cheerleaders sort of bug me. and the boyfriend and girlfriend seem to get a bit too upset with each other.
i'm hoping that by the end of the father/daughter team's race, his dad isn't upset that she's a lesbian.
very very wonderful picture that you took and the slugs - OH MY! *smile*
what a delightful photo of the polar bears.
That's a great photo of the polar bears.
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I hope the teams stay interesting. I too found that I got bored of some of the other ones.
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Great photo by the way.