Saturday, January 7, 2012
Michael and I have been in the general area of Saint Louis for over a year now. We’ve seen and done some really cool stuff, here. When we first moved, I worried a lot. Would I be able to see concerts? Would I be able to go see indie movies? The truth is, Saint Louis [...]
Monday, November 28, 2011
Michael and I just got back from a trip to visit our families in the DC-area. I’ll probably devote an entry to the train ride because Amtrak has made some fantastic changes to the Capitol Limited route and it excited me. While we were in the area, I insisted on going to the National Zoo [...]
When I was in college near Baltimore, people went on food pilgrimages to two fast food restaurants: Sonic and White Castle. Michael and I would make the hour or two trip to Sonic and then drive another hour to the beach. We would often pick up and go, doing this at like 8 o’clock at night when [...]
I’ve never really cared much about my hair. When I was younger, my mother usually just trimmed it, maybe until I was 16 or so. At 16, I hadn’t let anyone touch my hair for maybe 4 years. No trims. I washed it and used leave in conditioner so it wouldn’t be too knotty. That [...]
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
So M and I moved recently from the DC-area to the St. Louis-area. We’ve not done much in St. Louis proper. M has been to the Science Center in Forest Park with a friend, but since we crossed the Mississippi river and headed west a month ago, I’ve not been further east than the Missouri [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Cool things I saw at the National Zoo: Red Pandas. These little guys look like rounded foxes. One of them climbed on a branch that was right near Michael and me, then it sat and ate bamboo about 10 feet away from us. Asian sea otters. We watched two females battle for a good five [...]
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Monday, September 1, 2008
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 [...]
Michael and I went to see Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine last night at the 9:30 club. For those who have never visited 9:30, it’s a pretty small club in Washington, DC. I used to visit frequently, the shows are pretty reasonably priced, they’re all-ages unless otherwise specified, and they’re pretty well run. [...]
This Saturday night Michael and I visited The Bohemian Caverns, on U-street in Washington, DC. I’m a live music junkie. Back when I had a lot more friends in the area, I was attending local concerts probably once or twice a month. Let me assure you all – I miss it. I love dive clubs, [...]
Michael and I left on Friday for Binghamton, NY – where we would be staying with my family and then driving the hour to Ithaca to watch my youngest sister graduate from Cornell University. Since Michael and I drove separately, we had our own vehicle and made our own plans for sight-seeing. On the agenda: [...]