#'galumphing' is in fact the technical term for how seals move on land

[emilyhopebunny]

If I were a seal, I probably wouldn't worry 'bout election results, 'Cause I would sleep beneath the sun all day I'd galumph galumph galumph up onto a rock, And I would sleep beneath the sun all day

And if I were a seal, I probably wouldn't worry 'bout a fascist regime, 'Cause I would play beneath the waves all night I'd galumph galumph galumph down into the sea, And I would play beneath the waves all night

But soon climate change will be out of check, And seal habitats will be under threat, So I guess escapist fantasy's not for the best, We've got to come back to reality We've got to figure out how to move forward from here, 'Cause we can't escape reality

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As you can see, I'm having a perfectly normal time over here. 🙃

At some point in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, I was starting to think, how can I possibly continue Notevember given what is happening? And I thought about the next prompt on the docket: aquatic. I'd been vaguely imagining something bright and shimmery, but I knew that was right out. Then I thought about aquatic animals just going about their business in the water. What do they care about any of this? Which then made me think of this guy I follow on tiktok, Michael Boyd (turns out he's on youtube too!), who hangs out with and films harbor seals, and has a soothing, slightly goofy style of narration that I always enjoy having on my feed.

And thus, "If I were a Seal" was born.