Live Trip Report: Vacation no more

[Ritchielace]

Flounder, you're looking a little bloated buddy.

Ok that was a laugh out loud comment.

 

[JustCor]

Hello, and welcome to day three! Today is feeling like an Animal Kingdom type of day. I had an ADR for il Mulino, but I cancelled it. It didn't feel like an ADR I was wanting. I'm trying to decide what to replace it with, but I'm coming up short at the moment. It's early and I usually have zero appetite when I wake up. Once my guts start moving, it'll be easier to think. In the meantime, I'll be taking a slight detour this morning that I'm looking forward to. It's a personal geek out kind of thing.

So, plans then:
Shower
Breakfast
My thing
Animal Kingdom
Something dinner-y

Easy enough, right?

 

[JustCor]

Breakfast is a bust. My plan was Keke's, but in this morning it was everyone else's plan as well. No problem. I was in more of a lunch mood anyway.

My geek-out location doesn't open for another ten minutes. I'm killing time. A snack may be in order.

 

[JustCor]

This is my geek-out moment. I rarely go to a mall. There's nothing at most malls that I feel compelled to buy. I love fountain pens though. They're things I live to collect and use. I've been buying pens long enough to know that Montblanc pens are fine pens, if not overpriced. There are better, cheaper pens that serve the same function.

Having said that, I still love their products and have a small collection of their pens.

 

[JustCor]

This is the Meisterstück Moon Pearl Legrand. In fountain pens, there's a thing called a Grail Pen. It's the pen you really, really want, but don't know if you'll ever be able to get for whatever reason. This is my Grail Pen. The lighter stripes are made from the inside shell of a certain species of oyster. The lines are iridescent and shimmer in the light. It's stunning. It's perfectly weighted and feels amazing in my hand. The cost is quite high.

 

[JustCor]

This is the limited edition John F Kennedy Pen. It comes in a solid blue as well, but the blue and white if the one I would love to own. It's stunning. Like the Moon Pearl, pictures, especially mine, don't do it justice.

 

[JustCor]

Natalie was awesome. She pulled out a few pens from their display cases and let me handle them, even though I don't look the part of an appreciator of fine pens.

From top to bottom: Firenze, Peggy Guggenheim, JFK, Moon Pearl. Got those interested, there's close to $10,000 worth of pens in this one picture.

I bought ink. No pens for me today.

 

[JustCor]

After plenty of heat clogging food, I'm eating moderately healthy salads at Sweet Tomatoes to balance me out a bit. It's a nice change of pace.

 

[JustCor]

At Animal Kingdom. Second time I've been searched this trip. The illusion of safety prevails.

 

[JustCor]

Jambo!

 

[JustCor]

It's in poop!

 

[JustCor]

Hey look! It's s great big NOPE.

 

[JustCor]

Birbs!

 

[JustCor]

Big ol' hippo taking a dip. Color me jealous.

 

[JustCor]

Just chilling in the shade

 

[JustCor]

Tiny monkey things

 

[JustCor]

Cute little guys. Super poisonous too.

 

[JustCor]

Rock out little buddy

 

[JustCor]

Wow look! Two majestic nuke it from orbits

 

[JustCor]

Who in their right mind goes to Animal Kingdom and gets super excited about petting common goats? (I do!)