you've got to share it, so you dare it.

B took me around the epic systems campus yesterday. let's just say, it's....epic. ha. the entire campus consists of a series of buildings named alphabetically as if part of a galaxy. they start at andromeda, borealis, cassiopeia, and work their way around to heaven, isis and kohoutek...so far. their two main parking structures start at the end of the alphabet, so the assumption seems to be that their going to make their way to the middle of the alphabet before the campus is finished. and all of this is connected by a huge outdoor courtyard. but here comes the real doozy.

we saved a baby duckling!!! :)

so there was a family of ducks in epic's lake/pond thing. with a stream, a couple of little waterfalls and one large waterfall leading into it. the stream goes through the courtyard. as we were wandering through the courtyard, we find one little duckling swimming itself in circles because it is clearly lost. it looked so sad! and confused! and scared! and here are two awkward humans trying to catch it and herd it back to its family! then a family of three with two dogs comes by. we fill them in on what we're trying to do. so they help. strangely, its the dogs' whining that attracts the little duckling enough for him to leave the water, where me, B and the mom play hardcore defense on this tiny guy for long enough to herd him into a tight circle and for B to sweep him up! seriously. best. D. ever. we quickly powerwalk him back to the lake, to drop his squeaking self into the water, where his mom promptly starts quacking back at him. except his terrified, confused self abruptly turns and swims away from his mommy. the dogs start barking. duck-mom gets scared and turns to swim the other way. its only at this point that the duck who looks like two crazed beagles aren't his mommy. and the duck who looks and sounds like a duck is, in fact, his mother. cue the most adorable beeline this duckling could make towards his mommy and his four other siblings. we saved his life! it was awesome.

sigh...

then we carried on our tour of the campus. i found katy fallon (bitner)'s office and have now creeped on her whiteboard. i guess i'll wait and see when she finds it and figures out it was me. ha.

p.s. heaven has a big metal slide between the second and ground floor. it is sick. at the suggestion of andy, we both go down head first. crazy! and strangely hilarious.

i'm not sure i have a favorite building yet, but i absolutely love the courtyard. adorable duckling aside. :)

random sculptures all around campus

ditto.

probably my favorite part of campus

there's a lake...

we later saved her baby!

nice.

NY subway-themed.

no idea what this was.

but it was in "Heaven"...

i don't remember which buildings these are...

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earlier in the day, we also headed out to the farmer's market out by the capitol. there was so much stuff! we only got a little to hopefully make some tasty fried rice and/or pizza for dinner tonight. we also got some fresh radishes for little puppybutt. :)