So, I've caught a bit of flack lately about being scared of raccoons. And for those of you who can't imagine why I would be scared of an animal that looks pretty much like an adorably fuzzy bandit, I'm gonna post the video below (author's note to the squeamish: nobody gets their nose bitten off by a raccoon or anything like that. I just reread the first part of this post and it came off a little more ominous than I wanted. Sorry about that).
Some thoughts:
1. That raccoon is adorable.
2. I mean, just look at him washing his food with those little human hands. That's adorable plus 2.
3. Anybody who gets their camera that close to a raccoon deserves to get hit in the face. So that was actually pretty satisfying to watch.
4. Both my fear and respect of raccoons has gone up a bit since I watched this video.