Not Felt Like Posting
I really haven't. It's not that life's been dull or tragic; it's just that I didn't feel like typing up the minutae. It happens from time to time with the worst being that March a few years back when I didn't post for over a month.
Anyway, I went to the Around the World Open House last weekend. It was awesome seeing more of the embassies. Pics are here. I really enjoyed Trinidad and Tobago's embassy. They had a steel drum band, a dj, delicious food, and a really nice art exhibit. There were alpaca at the Peruvian embassy. So cute! The Australian embassy had a really nice display on the Australian armed forces in WWII as well as an Aborigine in full tribal regalia playing a digeridoo. The Pakistani embassy had a bazaar set up outside with food, clothes, henna tattoos, music, jewelry, and furniture. I bought a new lilac pashmina. The Ghanan embassy had the best staircase. It's a sort of free standing spiral staircase. They had the inside all decked out with flags and red, green, and yellow drapes. I did manage to catch the cultural performance at the Bangladeshi embassy. A group of women sang while one played an instrument I've never seen before. It had a keyboard like a piano as well as other buttons, and she moved the back panel in and out as she played. They also had delicious chicken biryani to sample. Yummm. A woman demonstrated how to roast and prepare coffee beans at the Ethiopian embassy. The inside of the embassy was very nice and open with one wall decorated with panels of different kinds of wood. Mexico did not have their embassy open; they had their open house at the Mexican Cultural Institute. The interior decor was quite varied. The wall along the main staircase is painted with a mural done in the Mexican folk art style. The room with the flamenco demonstration had dark wood paneled walls while the room next to it would not have been out of place in a French chateau. Another room had an intricately painted pipe organ and light green walls. I wish I could have seen more of the building because I bet the other rooms wouldn't have matched the ones I did see.
Sunday night, Brooke and I saw Prince Caspian. I've read the book, but I don't remember any of it. We both enjoyed the movie a great deal. Indiana Jones wil come tomorrow night.
I went to an alumni event for my undergrad Monday night. I regret going a bit because the people there were mostly the clique-ish, snobby type that I avoided when at Spring Hill, but the food was really good, and the money went to the scholarship fund. I don't think I'll go to the next event unless it's an activity I'd do on my own anyway.
Also, a big happy 3rd anniversary to Chip and Kerry yesterday!!! I was going to call, but I didn't want to interrupt anything.
Anyway, I went to the Around the World Open House last weekend. It was awesome seeing more of the embassies. Pics are here. I really enjoyed Trinidad and Tobago's embassy. They had a steel drum band, a dj, delicious food, and a really nice art exhibit. There were alpaca at the Peruvian embassy. So cute! The Australian embassy had a really nice display on the Australian armed forces in WWII as well as an Aborigine in full tribal regalia playing a digeridoo. The Pakistani embassy had a bazaar set up outside with food, clothes, henna tattoos, music, jewelry, and furniture. I bought a new lilac pashmina. The Ghanan embassy had the best staircase. It's a sort of free standing spiral staircase. They had the inside all decked out with flags and red, green, and yellow drapes. I did manage to catch the cultural performance at the Bangladeshi embassy. A group of women sang while one played an instrument I've never seen before. It had a keyboard like a piano as well as other buttons, and she moved the back panel in and out as she played. They also had delicious chicken biryani to sample. Yummm. A woman demonstrated how to roast and prepare coffee beans at the Ethiopian embassy. The inside of the embassy was very nice and open with one wall decorated with panels of different kinds of wood. Mexico did not have their embassy open; they had their open house at the Mexican Cultural Institute. The interior decor was quite varied. The wall along the main staircase is painted with a mural done in the Mexican folk art style. The room with the flamenco demonstration had dark wood paneled walls while the room next to it would not have been out of place in a French chateau. Another room had an intricately painted pipe organ and light green walls. I wish I could have seen more of the building because I bet the other rooms wouldn't have matched the ones I did see.
Sunday night, Brooke and I saw Prince Caspian. I've read the book, but I don't remember any of it. We both enjoyed the movie a great deal. Indiana Jones wil come tomorrow night.
I went to an alumni event for my undergrad Monday night. I regret going a bit because the people there were mostly the clique-ish, snobby type that I avoided when at Spring Hill, but the food was really good, and the money went to the scholarship fund. I don't think I'll go to the next event unless it's an activity I'd do on my own anyway.
Also, a big happy 3rd anniversary to Chip and Kerry yesterday!!! I was going to call, but I didn't want to interrupt anything.