Shark Nerds

Well, another Shark Week has come and gone. I have been less and less impressed over the years by Discovery Channel’s portrayal of my second favorite beastie, and while this year had some super lame flops (Megalodon mockumentary, anyone?), there is still nothing like seeing a great white shark soar out of the water. Going to South Africa and seeing it in person is the ONLY thing on my bucket list. I think this makes me very weird, but there it is. I am very weird. There were a few really good shows this year, like “Aliens from the Deep,” all about deep sea sharks. I love me some great whites, but it is refreshing to see something that is NOT dedicated to these toothy creatures. Some of those deep sea sharks are really creepy! (That sleeper shark freaks me out. Of course, nothing is worse than the Greenland Shark. Something about that guy makes me hide my face.)

This week in school, we’ve read about sharks and made shark crafts every day. We’ve also watched a shark show every day (carefully pre-screened of course. Nothing with horrible bloody shark attack reenactments. If they want people to stop fearing and start loving, they really ought to stop it with the shark attack episodes!) He LOVES them, and he also sits very, very close to me. Last night was our shark (nerd) week finale, and we went to our friends’ house for a *cough* Shark Week Party.

Ok, here it is, for all of you to see. My true nerdiness coming out. I made us matching t-shirts, and then I made everyone wear them to the party.

These people were jealous though. They want their own cool shirts.

Emma made our sign. I particularly like the top right corner.

And here is my budding shark nerd, with a silly project he made.

Will I watch Shark Week next year? Yes, I will, despite the lame shows about extinct sharks, giant mechanical reproductions of extinct sharks, and flops like “Voodoo Sharks,” which had the potential to be a really good show but devolved into a strange redneck reality show.

I’m curious about Shark Fest on NatGeo, a channel we, unfortunately, do not get. Anyone see that? I’ve heard it is much more science-based, less sensation/reality/shark attack focused. I see some online streaming in my future.

Well fellow shark lovers (and not), thanks for indulging me with this post.

Sharks forever!