Handwavium makes a nice tea, I'm told. With cookies. Makes everything better.

You mock my llama sneezes.

That's funny. Well, in text.

It wouldn't be funny if we brought llamas over to you. Then it would be cruel.

Are you allergic to alpacas too?

You sneeze upon my person?!

I've always managed not to sneeze directly upon a llama, for, lo, they are taller than me and have more spit.

A friend of mine was with me at the State Fair and suddenly decided to test the theory that the Dread Human Gaze would make lesser creatures turn away. He tried it on on an emu, staring into its eyes. Said emu got pissed and pecked him right between the eyes. It made a sound just like knocking on a coconut. Friend nearly went down with a concussion, and emu was looking very smug.

Moral: Don't piss off the petting zoo. The baby deer and goats will eat your fingers to get to the treats.

Are you allergic to alpacas too?

I've yet to be introduced to an alpaca. Please do not bring any over to test the theory. You're welcome, though, if you're llama-less.

Are you allergic to alpacas, Connie?

I love llamas. They're aparently useful as guard animals with sheep herds--they live longer and are less apt to attack the sheep than dogs and are just as effective at scaring off coyotes.

So, do I take a day off of work, go to West Seattle, and spend the afternoon/evening surrounded by geebling teens, just so I can see my rockstar crush object? I can't decide.

That's a tough call. I'd probably do it, though.

Llamas scare off coyotes? That would be something to see.

I like the alpaca question x-post.

Moral: Don't piss off the petting zoo. The baby deer and goats will eat your fingers to get to the treats.

Truer words were never typed. My friend, Mo, nearly got gored by one of the more exotic, long-horned animals (I forget which one) yesterday.

Llamas scare off coyotes? That would be something to see.

Yup.

Alpaca x-post, that's funny.

He tried it on on an emu, staring into its eyes. Said emu got pissed and pecked him right between the eyes. It made a sound just like knocking on a coconut. Friend nearly went down with a concussion, and emu was looking very smug.

There are llamas with the sheep near where I used to live in NM.

But then, there's one that was supposed to be a sheepherding llama, but had its own ideas about its destiny. It spent all its time standing around on top of mesas, looking very picturesquely into the middle distance. The sheep just wandered around until they fell into the wash or something.

We used to see it all the time.

Home from the picnic. Must pack to go back out to my cousin's. I don't wanna. I wanna sit and do nothing.