Sep 01 2008

Our Weekend in DC

Published by Kara at 7:24 pm under Outings, Personal

Memorable Moments from our “stay-cation”

  • Stumbling into the National Garden to waste an hour before the VOA tour.
  • The VOA tour. Seriously, you should go if you haven’t been. So interesting.
  • Touching a “sensitive plant” and watching its leaves curl up, then feeling bad for touching it.
  • Chasing pigeons on the walk to our hotel from metro… every day.
  • Splitting a fantastic vegan empanada at Julia’s empanadas.
  • Getting coffee and baked goods at Sticky Fingers Vegan Bakery.
  • The employee at Sticky Fingers remarking on the cleverness of mine and Michael’s shirts. PS: they were extremely clever because we are awesome.
  • Downing a bottle of fantastic dry champagne
  • Trying umeshu and eating unripened ume plum. Yum!
  • A fantastic show at Bohemian Caverns.

Every time Michael and I spend time in DC, we talk about moving to the city, walking everywhere and getting in shape, having access to museums and concerts and theater. I would miss driving, though. And I don’t think I’m stylish or athletic enough to live in the city. And I would miss cows.

Well, the cat had a bath so now she’s trying to cuddle with me because she’s cold. Poor stinky darling.

5 Responses to “Our Weekend in DC”

  1. # Ickle EIon 02 Sep 2008 at 11:22 pm

    Wow, you had a stay-cation?! neat…
    NOw to read the next 19 sentences…

  2. # Dankoozyon 03 Sep 2008 at 7:51 am

    I had to google to find out what a stay-cation actually was

  3. # Michaelon 03 Sep 2008 at 9:01 am

    Ickle EI: What kind of name is that? How about IcEIkle, pronounced “icicle”? That’ll have the ladies swarming to your door.

    Also, shouldn’t you be in bed? This blog contains content completely unsuitable for children, such as the following ASCII-art butt:

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    (Heh, heh, ASCII.)

  4. # Michaelon 03 Sep 2008 at 9:06 am

    Ooh, also, fun fact (via Wikipedia):

    The word “staycation” is a portmanteau of stay (meaning stay-at-home) and vacation. The term “daycation” is also sometimes used. The word “staycation” may have been coined by Canadian comedian Brent Butt. The term is central to the plot of an episode of Butt’s hit Canadian television comedy series Corner Gas. In the episode “Mail Fraud,” Butt’s character, who owns a gas station in the small town of Dog River, sends postcards to family and friends which appear to be from various exotic locales. In reality, however, he is actually on “staycation” in a field across the street. The episode originally aired in October 2005.

  5. # Karaon 03 Sep 2008 at 11:03 am

    Not ASCII, but nearly as funny:


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