I'm not saying it wasn't, just that it isn't in my memory banks as a big part of the experience. Instead, I remember the free concert I happened upon in the Library of Congress, visiting my favorite Van Gogh every day, the little garden I found by accident, the lovely sculpture garden next to the National Museum of Art, the cicadas, the night of monument viewing in the Java-grope-mobile, capped by strolling the amazingly beautiful FDR Monument quite late at night, then having coffee and chocolate croissants with Kate and Theodosia the next morning. Plus lots of other fun things, including the camping.
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Java cat - Mar 11, 2010 3:47:00 pm PST #5303 of 12708
Not javachik
brenda m - Mar 11, 2010 4:49:27 pm PST #5304 of 12708
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
sj, that all sounds very workable. Can't wait to see what we come up with on the others.
omnis_audis - Mar 11, 2010 4:53:33 pm PST #5305 of 12708
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
But if you knew a year ahead of time it was always, for example, the last weekend in June, wouldn't that help? That way you could plan for it.Unless you are always in school the last weekend of June, then you never get to go. Or dealing with taxes from Feb-Apr. or Christmas Carol in November...
Radical idea here. If weather is a factor at times, what if we make the time zone also a time of year thing? So South in the winter, West coast in the summer time, central in spring/fall? Still once a year, but rotates a bit.
Dana - Mar 11, 2010 4:55:29 pm PST #5306 of 12708
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Some of us like the South in the summer. IJS.
brenda m - Mar 11, 2010 4:58:25 pm PST #5307 of 12708
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And Central is nicest in summer - fall can be gorgeous, but spring is seriously iffy.
omnis_audis - Mar 11, 2010 5:00:42 pm PST #5308 of 12708
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
whatever. Just suggesting rotation of places/times. If it's a set formula or not, doesn't matter to me. For me, it's the people, and can I get off from work or not.
sj - Mar 12, 2010 6:11:33 am PST #5309 of 12708
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The Providence Biltmore declined to make a bid because they said they are booked with weddings for those months. I figured they would be on the expensive side anyway. So, I am waiting to hear back from one more hotel.
Vortex - Mar 12, 2010 6:33:06 am PST #5310 of 12708
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Joe, Drew, and Vortex are taken care of then.
hey! oh, all right, I'll do my part. Damned limes.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 12, 2010 6:54:42 am PST #5311 of 12708
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
You guys needed a concerted effort from the rest of us to help meet the quota thanks to Wisconsin's staggeringly cheap liquor though, didn't you?
sj - Mar 12, 2010 6:57:49 am PST #5312 of 12708
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
You guys needed a concerted effort from the rest of us to help meet the quota thanks to Wisconsin's staggeringly cheap liquor though, didn't you?
Staggeringly cheap liquor should not be a problem in Providence.