Christmas at Sea World

Merry Christmas, everyone. Hope you’re all spending time with family.

UCLA took a trip to Sea World today, one of the highlights of bowl week activities that also included a visit to the San Diego Zoo, the U.S.S. Boxer and Rady Children’s Hospital.

A quick story about that: The last time Joseph Fauria tried to see the orcas, he ended up in the on-site medical clinic. When the tight end was around 12 years old, he sat on the rope that designated the exhibit line. He dangled a little too far back, fell into a backflip, and hit his head on a two-by-four. He needed around five staples to close the wound.

“I’m hoping I stay a little safer this time,” he said.