I must say, I've had a rockin' good Memorial Day weekend. Friday, went to see RedWantingBlue again. Saturday, I spent the whole day with a friend (Melissa) I hadn't seen in a while ... we went bike shopping, took a walk by the lake, went to lunch, got ice cream, cat-sat, and even went grocery shopping. On Sunday, my friend Whitney drove in from Michigan, and we went to Melissa's and cooked on the grill. Then today, Whitney and I went downtown, and then met up with Rob on North Avenue Beach to see the band Catfight. All in all, it was a very fun (and relaxing) weekend!
On Thursday, I met up with Miriam and Brandi, two former co-workers. We went to a bar called Konak, and then Brandi and I went to see her husband in a show at Improv Olympic. I stayed up late on a school night, but it was worth it. ;) It was nice to catch up with them.
I also find it interesting to hear how American slang is adopted by other cultures. Yesterday I was shopping at Kohl's when I overheard a non-native English speaking clerk tell a disappointed customer, "I am totally feeling you right now."
On Monday, Jason, Rob and I went to the MFA. It was really nice. You couldn't photograph any of the paintings, so I just took a few pictures of non-paintings.
The MFA has a large section of Egyptian art. I was determined to find a cat statue, since I think my cat, Sweeney, looks like an Egyptian kitty.
I went to Boston for the tenth annual Boston Theatre Marathon. I was in town May 9-12. I was pretty lazy taking photos this time around. Plus, this was my fourth time in Boston, so I already have a lot of pictures from there. Anyway, here are photos from the 9th and 10th (sorry that the narrative is all disjointed):
I stayed with my friend, Jason. While we were driving to his house, we stopped at Walden Pond.
Later that evening, Jason carved a Cyclops squash:
The next morning, I helped with some yard work. I chopped down 1-1/2 10-feet-tall rose bushes in the front of the house:
Then, we went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum:
After that, we walked around the city to find a place to eat. Along the way, we took this picture.
Walking back to the car, we walked through a park and saw this flower heart someone had made.
More later ...
