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Jan 27 2011

"Ground Control, this is Weasel. I'm all ready to go. Just waiting now... (whispering) Itchy fur, itchy fur. (full voice) Ground control, this is Weasel. I think I've got fleas… Begin countdown... Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep... Ground Control to Weasel, I hope you're house trained."
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Karen's notes: Oh. My. God. Could STM possibly have given us a better send off for holiday?!

(I know that, like me, you're all singing to yourselves about Major Tom now).

Yes, tonight Adam and I head off into the rainforest of Ecuador to volunteer at a primate sanctuary for two weeks. But do not fear, fair reader! I have pre-scheduled posts for every day with gems from the nest-egg. And we will have occasional internet access, so we'll be keeping up with comments.

Hopefully, I'll come home with loads of monkey-inspired quotes to delight and disgust!

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23 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 January 2011 at 08:17

    The second I saw Ground Control I started humming Major Tom. I hope your house trained .... LMAO!
    Have fun in Ecuador, I hope monkey posts are coming.! Nothing greater than monkeys.. Except maybe hippos

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  2. Julia27 January 2011 at 09:17

    that sanctuary looks like a great place to go, how are you getting there? Are there direct flight from London?

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  3. Karen Slavick-Lennard27 January 2011 at 10:39

    @Julia - We couldn't find any direct flights. Or perhaps there were ones that were so astronomically expensive, we ignored them. We're going through Madrid on Iberia.

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  4. Houston,27 January 2011 at 11:01

    we have a problem.

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  5. Julia27 January 2011 at 11:23

    @ Karen - thank you for that, I have been looking at finding different animal sanctuary. looking forward to hear your review when your back (: have a good trip

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  6. Karen Slavick-Lennard27 January 2011 at 11:35

    @Julia - I have done INSANE amounts of research on animal sanctuaries. Drop me an email, and I'll send you lots of stuff when I get back.

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  7. HDB27 January 2011 at 13:02

    This was half a pound of tuppenny AWESOME.

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  8. barkingkel27 January 2011 at 13:30

    have fun!!!

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  9. Anonymous27 January 2011 at 13:40

    That was one of the best ones EVER!

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  10. Unknown27 January 2011 at 13:49

    This is so awesome, it should almost become it's own song. :D Where's David Bowie?

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  11. Happy Hour Julie27 January 2011 at 14:40

    Hope you guys have a great trip!

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  12. Anonymous27 January 2011 at 14:46

    yup, as soon as I saw "Ground Control" good ole Major Tom popped in and started signing about himself.
    have a safe trip!!!
    here's a joke/fact for STM to munch over sometime. though I know it will probably have nothing much in the way of gorillas at the sanctuary your going to.
    how come gorillas have such big nostrils? because their thumbs are so big!

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  13. Anonymous27 January 2011 at 15:48

    Please, please, please put this on a shirt!

    Lori

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  14. Anonymous27 January 2011 at 16:18

    Have a great time on your trip!
    I would love to see this quote on a shirt too!

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  15. Marilyn B27 January 2011 at 16:21

    Safe travels, to Adam, Karen, STM, and weasel.

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  16. bmolavi27 January 2011 at 16:31

    Good luck on your trip!

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  17. LA/wts27 January 2011 at 21:08

    "That's - one small step for a weasel - a giant leap for all Mustelidae...." 7@=Q

    Enjoy your trip!

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  18. Anonymous27 January 2011 at 22:42

    "I know that, like me, you're all singing to yourselves about Major Tom now"
    Bingo. You're good.

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  19. Katie27 January 2011 at 22:55

    This blog is amazing, I thought I was alone in recording the sleeping endeavors of my partner, but you have done a far better job of documenting... hahaha

    http://www.notwilladler.com/2010/10/naps-continued.html

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  20. Anonymous28 January 2011 at 02:20

    I saw this without the audio and I wasnt singing Major Tom but was instead picturing Pauly Shore. This is Weeeeeeee-zel. itchy fur! itchy fur!

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  21. Anonymous28 January 2011 at 14:27

    oh wow... I've forgotten about Pauly Shore and his Weeeeeee-zel.

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  22. Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31"3 February 2011 at 12:01

    Someone needs to make this into a comic strip! This would be great for it!

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  23. Anonymous23 March 2011 at 23:46

    How can I not hum that?! Seriously, how can I not? I think it was the fact I saw "Weasel" First, and got in my head an old cartoon I used to watch from the late 90's in my head, but I love Space Oddity. And Bowie. ...Right.

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