Joie de vivre

If I had to sum up the Norfolk2010 trip in one picture, it would probably be this one:

From Norfolk2010

First of all I must note that it seems that if you are male and attending a Blitzen Trapper show, in order to fit in you must sport either a messy overgrown mop of hair a la Neil Gaiman, an impressive set of sideburns, a mustache of some type, or a very healthy beard. Or all of the above.

Ya'll, I have never seen so much facial hair in one place in my life.

Also I saw a dead ringer for patrick___ and also a lovable-teddy-bear version of David Duchovny, who I covertly watched throughout the evening (he was with a woman he obviously ADORED and therefore it was adorable d'aaw).

And ... And ... oh my gosh you guys I have never been to a show before where you just pack the house (or dimly lit and slightly smokey music hall, whatever) full of people who stand shoulder-to-shoulder in front of the (small, crowded) stage for 2 1/2 hours and listen to music so heart-stoppingly loud you walk out with aching eardrums also I got a purple lip-print stamped on the back of my hand that proved I was over 21. This seems important to note for some reason.

Also now that I have seen them, I like Venture Brothers and Batman Begins (Christian Bale FTW).

ALSO we went to a huge and rambling (and ramshackle) antique mall which was apparently the hangout for local teens. I find this an interesting social commentary on the town.

Oh and hey I took these pictures of, well, in Missouri apparently people have Mergencies. Also low-budget movies for kids don't seem to spend money on proofreaders.

( MERGENCY! MERGENCY! )

Also here have a link, it made me laugh and laugh.

The End. :)

Alternately titled: In Which Marie Is Baffled By Math

( Day 192 )

1) As-yet unnamed but VERY shiny laptop arrived just in time to join me on my adventuring and has already proved invaluable. However, am not quite sure what to do with the webcam. Also: SHINY.

2) I like Jordan's fireplace.

3) And now - on the road again!


( Day 190 )

( Danielle asked me some questions! )

When I return, readers, it should be with PICTURES OF THE GREAT PAR-TAY OF DOOM. Because when you get four such awesome people as windandtherain , ransomedsea , main_hoon_emily  and myself together ... well ... strange things will happen. Stay tuned.

I promise I did take some pictures in color - really.

This was an awesome oval staircase in the recesses of the capitol building.

Travel Stories:

* I was contemplating the menu outside the Martini Lounge in the Detroit airport when an old lady asked me if I knew where in the building it was permissible to smoke. What is with all these people thinking I look like I would know this stuff?

* Once again, I set my open purse down in an automatic sink so I'd have my hands free to reapply lipstick. Once again, I doused my purse. (Once again, no real harm done, however, and I got a good laugh out of it. So did some other ladies, probably, but they were polite enough to wait until they were out of earshot.)

* I must be looking less dangerous these days -- I didn't get picked for a "random" search even once!

* I obviously didn't bring enough books with me. One of my flights was delayed in taking off because there wasn't enough weight in the tail of the plane and it made the plane "out of balance."  (This is a technical term?)

* I think it's funny how nobody will sit in a seat next to another stranger in the gate unless forced to, but we all get on the plane and are jammed into seats half the size and nobody seems to notice.

* One of the my pilots was young, dark, and handsome -- and looked exactly like the young Michael Corleone. I decided not to mention this fact to him.

Other:

I meant to mention this during January's book list, but I forgot. Just in case someone missed it -- I've been blogging my reading thoughts this year, but on a separate lock to keep it from cluttering the pages of those not interested. If you missed out on the first invitation, feel free to let me know if you'd like to be added to the lock.

I really need to find a tiara. Any ideas of where to look? It needn't be "real", although antique or antique-looking is always good, but I just don't want something clearly meant as a child's dress-up piece. Nor do I exactly want to pay real prices.


 

I'm flying up tomorrow to stay with equuschick for a few days, and of course it is exactly this time that Oklahoma decides to produce one of its Two Yearly Snowstorms! So instead of leaving at a leisurely 9:00 am, my dad and I are likely heading out around 5:00 am, so that he can be back home before the worst of it hits.

Please pray:

* for my dad's safety on the road
* that my flights aren't delayed, and especially that I don't miss my connecting flight in Memphis.

Many thanks, everyone! And if I get stuck somewhere tomorrow, you'll probably know, as I have a feeling I'll get bored enough to mess around with a phone post or two. :)