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It's the end of the year as we know it
Dec. 31st, 2009 12:07 pmOne last post for 2009, and a hello from DC. I will not be sorry to see this year go. I don't have any hope that 2010 will be different, but here's hoping anyhow. Yesterday was a day trip up to NYC, which was lovely and fun although OMG cold, so cold, I thought I would die coming out of Penn Station. Picked up some Kusmi violet tea (that I can't wait to try, but there are no tea making supplies here) at Dean & Deluca, and some treats, and the bestest cheese I have ever tried. The bad part is that now I have to try to figure out how I can get more of that cheese when I'm home with no D&D and they don't mail order this one. I bonded with the cheese guy.
Went to Bull Run/Manassas the day before that, and it was so cold I felt like I was dying. The wind coming up off the valley was hideous, and the wind chill temp was about 12, they said, though it felt even less. We were the only idiots dumb enough to go traipsing around the field, but there were cannons to be photographed and houses to investigate, and at one point the wind was so bitter and we were so agonizingly cold we took shelter behind Stonewall Jackson. Keith thinks it will make for a very good story.
Today we're off to his office and then the Corcoran for a Sargent exhibit, if we can get there before they close early. Not sure we're doing anything for New Year's, but I'm feeling kind of crappy from vertigo, so I'm not sure there's much I want to do more than just sit here and eat my D&D bounty and watch Keen Eddie. We'll probably go the WWII memorial and Roosevelt island on the holiday since most of everything else will be closed. There was an icy sleet last night, but I hear it might warm up to a balmy 38 today.
OMG I want to read Yuletide stories! I notice that after the reveal, no one ever seems to post recs, though I don't understand that. I'm looking forward to reading and catching up though.
Went to Bull Run/Manassas the day before that, and it was so cold I felt like I was dying. The wind coming up off the valley was hideous, and the wind chill temp was about 12, they said, though it felt even less. We were the only idiots dumb enough to go traipsing around the field, but there were cannons to be photographed and houses to investigate, and at one point the wind was so bitter and we were so agonizingly cold we took shelter behind Stonewall Jackson. Keith thinks it will make for a very good story.
Today we're off to his office and then the Corcoran for a Sargent exhibit, if we can get there before they close early. Not sure we're doing anything for New Year's, but I'm feeling kind of crappy from vertigo, so I'm not sure there's much I want to do more than just sit here and eat my D&D bounty and watch Keen Eddie. We'll probably go the WWII memorial and Roosevelt island on the holiday since most of everything else will be closed. There was an icy sleet last night, but I hear it might warm up to a balmy 38 today.
OMG I want to read Yuletide stories! I notice that after the reveal, no one ever seems to post recs, though I don't understand that. I'm looking forward to reading and catching up though.
