Yesterday a security guard yelled at me because I was going into a lobby that was apparently closed during construction. "That's what that sign is there for," she snapped. In my defense, the very large sign included a pleasant blue arrow pointing in the direction that I wanted to go, advertising the new building changes. At the very bottom, in ( Read more... )

In the same month, I completed training for a marathon and my art history class ended. I now have quite a lot of what feels like extra time on my hands ( Read more... )

For those who asked, I really enjoyed running the San Diego Marathon, insofar as it is possible really to enjoy running a marathon. As previously and as expected, everything after mile 23 was really rather punishing, but, well, running makes it go faster, so one might as well keep it up ( Read more... )

This morning, Coriander got up to make me coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice with ginger and carrot (while he was away in Jackson, I bought him the juicer that he had long coveted), and packed my lunch. All this was ready for me when I got out of the shower. He even scolded me when I started to make the bed, and took over the chore. He did ( Read more... )

Yesterday I walked past a cute little blue sub-compact car with the tag "3APPLZ". The guy was still in his just-parked car, so I said "Smurf-car! I get it!" I had no idea if he heard me, but when I passed the car again, I noticed that the window was open just a bit ( Read more... )

... should I be?

Running around the Mall last week, I noticed that they're already setting up for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. I love the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival. I wonder what cultures they're representing this year. Last year, Coriander and I had just read the Ramayana, and were delighted that, because one of the folk themes was the Meikong River ( Read more... )

Huh. From Eye Level, the blog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, May 2007: When Washington-area museums and galleries celebrate in tandem the legacy of the Washington Color School during ColorField.remix, one road will be painted to honor the contributions of one of the city's favorite sons, Gene Davis. It's 8th St NW, which leads to the ( Read more... )

I can become a little monomaniacal when it comes to aesthetic tropes.

Anyone who has joined me on a weekend I've planned knows that I like to adopt "themes". For instance, I mentioned in February that Coriander and I had a weekend dedicated to the theme of "ancient Georgia", having seen the play Argonautika, gone to an exhibit at the Sackler ( Read more... )

Every year, between 600,000 to 800,000 tourists come to DC for the Cherry Blossom festival. This is slightly more than the average weekend DC tourist population, which is usually about 500,000. This is roughly the population of DC, with about 5 million inside the Beltway, so the tourist demographic is a sizable one, percentage-wise. That's a ( Read more... )