then you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten.
That was in my fortune cookie yesterday.
Wow, it’s been a long time since my last post. Let’s see. Last week I tried Hot Vinyasa Yoga at the Midtown Yoga Center in Baltimore. It was a very sweaty and painful experience, but I think I’ll keep going back for more.
I had a wonderful evening and home-cooked meal at the Baltimore home of a lady named Peta, who is the mother of the wife (Rebecca) of Clinton’s New Hampshire friend Jared. I had never met any of these people before and was put into contact with her over e-mail. It’s people like Peta, formerly a complete stranger, whose generosity and kindness reinforces my faith in humankind. She gave me a great deal of reading material perfect for a Baltimore newcomer, including a book about hiking in areas around the city. This weekend I’m going on one of the hikes as a birthday treat to myself.
I just spent an awesome weekend with Clinton in Washington DC. He got a ride up from North Carolina very late Friday night with some of his co-workers who were exhibitors at a convention in Bethesda, MD called the Small Press Expo. It was a large gathering of talented and creative people who independently publish and sell their books and comic books. I had an interesting experience in the lobby of Bethesda’s Holiday Inn Select at 12:30 AM while I waited for Clinton to arrive. The social behavior patterns of hundreds of comic book nerds shuffling around with drinks in their hands in an attempt to lose their inhibitions and talk to people was fascinating.
On Saturday morning, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the Expo was a whole lot of fun and that I actually love comics. They really make me laugh. We then went to DC on the Metro to experience the United for Peace rally and festival. We got to see the march for a few minutes but were too hungry to join in. It takes calories to march, after all. Thank goodness for Thai food. That night, we watched Say Anything, which is Clinton’s favorite movie of all time, with John Cusack. We spent all day yesterday at the National Zoo. They have the craziest gibbons!
This Saturday I’m signed up for the Race for the Cure, which I’ll walk with Carly and the team from the school where she teaches. On October 15th, I’m running 10 kilometers (7 miles) on a relay team (Team Atanga) for the Baltimore Marathon. I ran 4.5 miles this morning. Go Crystal!
One mid-term exam down, one to go. And a presentation tomorrow. I’d better get to it.
Have a good week.
