Dear Sue,
I have to admit, you're a pretty cool greeter at the Natural History Museum in Chicago. When I first walked in, I felt like I had stepped onto the set of Night at the Museum and half expected you to start wagging your tail. Then I got closer to the point where I was standing right up against the metal bars surrounding you, looking up in awe as you towered over me. In that instant, I remembered what it felt like being seven years old and fascinated by dinosaurs. I remembered my collection of figurines and the stuffed stegosaurus I got for Christmas that year that I slept with every night. It was like running into an old friend you haven't seen in a long time--you're suddenly transported back to an earlier time when you were a different person with different hopes and dreams and wants and needs. I was in awe again of the pure majesty you must have had in your day, Sue. And I was a little sad, because it's kind of a shame that you were once a bad-ass bitch at the top of the food chain, in total control, and now you're just an attraction for tourists like me to come take pictures of. But maybe that's not so sad, maybe it's just a testament to how awesome you, in fact, are: true greatness is permanent; even your bones are worthy of display and deserve respect. Hmm. I like that.
Admiringly,
Maya
Aw, this is kinda cute!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the other day (after doing something you probably wouldn't approve of, but its two thousand freakin eleven, we need to stop being such prudes!), and, here probably isn't the place to talk about it, but I was thinking about how biggg dinosaurs used to be. They were so big, but they had the tiniest brains ever. Seriously, so small. And now, millions of years later, here we are, so small with such huge brains. There really isn't anything that big anymore besides maybe elephants, gorillas, and whales (which are all kind of prehistoric on their own), which is all interesting and kind of proves that with time, things get smaller and more efficient (and more lazy, oops!). Just a thought I figured I'd share. We'll talk more about this on AIM because I kind of had an epiphany the other night. I love you and miss you!<3
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