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So far, the holiday weekend has been pretty good. Friday night was the WSFA meeting. Things went smoothly during the relatively quick business meeting and the club voted in favor of my proposal for getting business cards printed with the info for the 2011-2013 Capclave cons on one side and the info for the club, the small press award and wsfa press on the other. They should be ready before Worldcon and will be useful to hand out to people. Also, we are still getting new members through meetup.com, so even though it costs $150 a year, it's definitely worth it.
Saturday I went to the Nats doubleheader. Thanks to the Washington Post, I was able to get tickets for both games for $2 ($6 when you count all the tickets.com processing fees) and there were free t-shirts and 2 for the price of 1 drink coupons. The Nats lost the first game but won the second. And there were fireworks afterwards.
Sunday I went for dim sum at China Bistro with M.Y. and lightning58. We had celery root and dried fish & peanuts appetizers and fish & chive, pork & pumpkin and beef & celery dumplings. The little strip mall where the restaurant is located is completely under reconstruction but the businesses are open. I think they probably need a bigger "we're still open" sign, particularly since the fencing around the business to create a safety zone has resulted in a loss of half the parking spaces. It's nice that the mall is doing well enough to expand, but unless there's been a reduction in rent, I suspect the landlord will bankrupt the current tenants in his drive to add a second story.
Today is the the annual bbq at the Fabulous Bungalow, for which an entire herd of cattle have made the ultimate sacrifice. Also, liquid nitrogen ice cream. In keeping with the holiday, I will be wearing my "I'm just a Bill" Schoolhouse rock t-shirt.
Saturday I went to the Nats doubleheader. Thanks to the Washington Post, I was able to get tickets for both games for $2 ($6 when you count all the tickets.com processing fees) and there were free t-shirts and 2 for the price of 1 drink coupons. The Nats lost the first game but won the second. And there were fireworks afterwards.
Sunday I went for dim sum at China Bistro with M.Y. and lightning58. We had celery root and dried fish & peanuts appetizers and fish & chive, pork & pumpkin and beef & celery dumplings. The little strip mall where the restaurant is located is completely under reconstruction but the businesses are open. I think they probably need a bigger "we're still open" sign, particularly since the fencing around the business to create a safety zone has resulted in a loss of half the parking spaces. It's nice that the mall is doing well enough to expand, but unless there's been a reduction in rent, I suspect the landlord will bankrupt the current tenants in his drive to add a second story.
Today is the the annual bbq at the Fabulous Bungalow, for which an entire herd of cattle have made the ultimate sacrifice. Also, liquid nitrogen ice cream. In keeping with the holiday, I will be wearing my "I'm just a Bill" Schoolhouse rock t-shirt.