tiggerprr’s scratching post

Yay for Shark Week! It should be particularly sharky this week, since it’s the 20th anniversary edition. ::claps happily:: Those of you who know me, or have been reading for a while know what an irony this is.

I LOOOOOVE Shark Week. Alas, I fear sharks so much, I’ve only been in the ocean once since seeing Jaws at the theatres during first run. I was in first grade, WTF was my Dad thinkin’? They had to make me even take a shower for a solid week after that, baths were totally out. The one time I did go into the ocean, in Jamaica on my honeymoon with my 2nd hubby, I nearly hyperventilated just being in there swimming to the little pad thing we could lay on to tan. Getting me back to shore required a lot of work on his part, and some distraction, a school of tiny rays swam between us and shore which prompted him to scoot me in a different direction.

It’s sad really, my shark phobia. Though it had a profound effect on me, other than the obvious. I subscribe to the know thy enemy philosphy. So as a kid, I devoured every book I could get my mitts on about sharks. They are beautiful and intriguing animals. That does not mean I want to be shark food though. Totally killed my marine biologist career. I would have loved to work with dolphins and other sea life. But since I’m scared to go in the water…that pretty much rules my ass right out. ::sigh::

Maybe someday, someone can more effectively help get me over all that. I’m sure that it’ll have to involve a lobotomy though. hehe

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