A Night at the Aquarium

So, I recently attended a work Christmas party with my friend Josh that was hosted at the aquarium.  This excited me very, and not just for the open bar.  I actually haven't been to the aquarium in quite some time and was very excited to go on a tour and look at all the new exhibits.  Most of all, I was super excited to see the penguins.  I grew up with a borderline obsession with penguins for most of my childhood.  It all started with my childhood stuffed animal, Softie, which was, you guessed it, a penguin.  But I digress.

Upon entry to the aquarium we located said open bar and proceeded to start our evening.  After also filling our bellies with food and discussing the irony of the aquarium serving crab dip, we decided to take our tour of the aquarium.  Backwards of course, running down the escalators in the opposite direction just seemed logical.  Especially since the rain forest exhibit was closed off. Fail #1.

Well, we finally get to the first floor and are unable to locate the penguins.  I, of course, refuse to let this go.  So, I approach the security desk to ask where the penguin exhibit is.  They inform me that they do not have a penguin exhibit, nor have they ever, but they do have puffins.  I rebuttal by explaining that puffins are not penguins, they are little midget penguins trying to pretend they are penguins.  I then ask as to why the seal exhibit outside is no longer outside.  They informed me that they have removed the seal exhibit all together to make room for the Australia exhibit in the new wing.  Ok fine, I can deal with this loss, especially seeing as I can now explore new exhibits.  Oh no...wait up...I can't go in, this too is closed off to us?  Fail #2.

So, heart broken, head held low, we proceed back up to the fourth floor to continue the festivities.  Only to be reminded shortly of my disappointment.  Half way upon our return we see a picture of, what else? Penguins. ULTIMATE FAIL. Now this is just false advertisement.  How dare you feature pictures of animals that are not part of the aquarium! 

I'm now contemplating a class action law suit to deal with the emotional distress I suffered Saturday night.  At the best, I believe I can get a wing named after myself and monetary compensation.  At the worst, I believe that I can gain rightful ownership of the three finned sea turtle.  All in all though, it made for a fun evening, and at least everything was free!