Problems I Sometimes Have That A Gorilla Who Lives At The Zoo Might Also Have

• Someone who usually greets me walked past without greeting me this morning

• Dinner a little later than usual today

• Tired from too many visitors

• Daily life too easy due to lack of natural predators and repetitive environment

• Grass looks wet

• Stranger looking at me in the eyes instead of politely at floor until I get used to their presence

• Disappointment when human I usually associate with food visits without bringing me food

• Ball fell in river :(

• Too much looking

• Prefer looking out the window overlooking lots of foliage over looking out other, less important window where there is not enough foliage

• Crowd won’t go leave

• It is cold when it should not be cold

• Not enough of the day spent foraging and resting

• Plum at lunch has weird texture

• Lexigram board frustrating

• Neighbor didn’t seem to realize I’d been away for a little while

• Not sure if someone who regularly greets me is really happy to see me or just feels socially obligated to maintain a consistent level of interaction

• No-play-face

• Nuts hard to crack open

• Producing token which usually results in the receipt of apple or banana fails to produce apple or banana

• Walking in a little circles no longer really “doing it” for my mental health lately

• Failed to make acquaintance who usually laughs when I do something funny laugh this time when I did something I thought was funny

• I am asked too many tiring questions in a row in an attempt to establish my familiarity with grammar or object permanence

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