Hi everyone!
I had the most awesome day. I slept in until 11, leisurely did some laundry and cleaned up a bit, and then went over to visit ND at work...and work (well, one of his works, anyway) is at the about-to-be-reopened Griffith Observatory. It is SO COOL. I'd never been there since it's been closed for renovation since a few years before I moved out here, so just getting a look at the breathtaking views and the beautiful building was amazing enough. But then...I got to watch the new planetarium show! Granted, it's in rehearsal so has more than a few quirks, but I got a pretty good idea of how phenomenal it's going to be when it's done. If you live in LA or will be visiting the LA area, make your reservation now so you get a chance to see it! It was so cool to see it all with no one around. I doubt I'll ever get another chance like that. Being with ND has given me so many unique experiences, but this one was one of my favorites.
Now I'm sitting outside on our covered patio enjoying the warmth of evening. The crickets are chirping and the street is quiet; palm fronds and evergreens are silhouetted against the darkening blue of the dusk sky. I've lit the tea lights in the small lanterns to my right as well as a tall blue candle burning in the middle of the patio table. The little decorative lantern lights hanging along the edge of the roof give off that same warm glow. It smells amazing out here right now--the neighbors have lit a fire, and the air is tinged with that familiar spicy burnt scent. I'm sprawled in one of the patio chairs enjoying the beauty of Pasadena at dusk...and the fact that my wireless works.
Happy now.
DH, reading my copy of Bitch magazine: "Gee, I dunno. These women seem awfully angry."
Me: "Honey, the name of the magazine is bitch."
DH: "Oh, yeah."
Sounds like a truly awesome day, Kristin.
Thanks, Zenkitty. It has been. I should really go inside and do some grading, but I think I'm going to bask in it a little bit longer.
Hey, Kristin, can we go when I'm in LA? I love planetariums.
sitting in my gorgeous B&B in New Orleans, drinking a glass of wine that I got in a to go cup at the bar half a block away. I love this town.
I'm watching the performing arts channel (more listening because it has nice classical music) there is a silent film on with a Nosfreatu like character wearing something that looks suspiciously like a crown of thorns, exhorting the hero to "wear the cap of knowledge". Hmmm.
tomorrow, I will go to the French Quarter and settle the muffaletta debate. I will have one with the olive salad, one without.
Sounds like a lovely day, Kristin. I R jealous of the planetarium show.
(the one with olive spead will win)
I'm watching NCIS on the CBS site. Will be driving home from Pensacola tomrrow.
It was truly an excellent TAR. (This season of TAR rocks!)
ION, I spent so much time on the sofa resting and elevating my injured leg that I now have a sore neck and shoulder.
Sigh.
Vortex, when exactly will you be here and available? I need to make reservations ASAP--they may already be sold out.
I have to join in on the awesome day bandwagon. I'm at a wonderful, fascinating conference; it's in sunny CA, so it's the first concentrated sun I've had in ages; and best of all, I had dinner at a lovely, funky place with Java Cat, Sparky and Sparky's DH. Librarians, sun and buffistas. It just doesn't get better than that.
One thing at the conference made me laugh. As a side discussion, the speaker was talking about using blogs for marketing library services, particularly screencasts. He mentioned a couple of options, and then, to make the point of considering your audience, he said he didn't know if LJ would be effective because it was all teens posting their diaries. (This wouldn't be effective because the audience in the session was almost all special and academic librarians - no school or public.) Anyway, I had no idea you all were so very young!!
On re-read, this may not be hysterically funny. I may be a bit myopic right now. Dang, I just love hanging out with librarians, though!!
