Friday, February 24, 2006
The narration crackles and pops with incendiary wit
Be forewarned. At the end of this post, I will give you all three minutes to mock us. And then it stops. Okay? Okay. Keep reading.
Jen and I decided, before she came, that wanted to spend a day visiting some random New England town, although we didn't know which one. It's nice for me, because I don't really have any excuse (or the time) to leave NYC most of the time, and it's something different for her. Anyways, over the past few days, we've tossed around a few ideas, and decided, in the end, that New Haven was our town of choice, but (to be honest) that's mostly because Stars Hollow doesn't actually exist on a map.
Hey--this visit's got to have a theme, okay? And since we started it with 10 hours of dvd watching, I think that this is good a theme as any!
So anyways, we got our tickets this morning, got on the train, and headed out to New Haven, more specifically, to Yale, and spent the afternoon/evening wandering the campus/town.
And it really is beautiful, I must say. Incredible, actually. We caught the tail end of a campus tour, and saw the library, which is actually a converted cathedral (insert your own musings here about the church-like qualities of a library, the almost holy feeling of a room full of books... oh wait, is it just me that feels that way?), and saw the rare books building, including a Gutenberg Bible, which was very, very cool, as well as just walking through the quad and seeing some of the buildings. Apparently there were a number of concerts and so on going on this weekend, but we were kind of late to get tickets to any of them, so we just went to a bookstore, got a (free) cup of coffee, and hung out there for a while, instead. And, apparently, I'm a security risk to Yale University, because the NYPL book in my bag kept setting off security alarms. I'm the only person who tries to steal something on my way in to the bookstore.
(All you who share in our absolute geekiness, please check out what Jen's reading!)
Actually, only catching half the tour was probably a good thing, because it was freakin' windy, and very, very cold. I'd love to get an entire tour someday, but on a day when it's much warmer. Nicer to walk around outside. Anyways, after our little warm-up (literally) session in the bookstore, we saw the campus at dusk...
...and then managed to find an amazing pizza place. The tour guide recommended one, but when we got there, we discovered that it was closed for spring break, so we had to keep walking until we found something else. Which happened to be pretty amazing, too, so we're not complaining. Then, we caught the train back to New York, and here we are.
The whole day was actually pretty fun. I'm really glad we did it, as geeky as our motives may have been--it's such a gorgeous campus, and I loved seeing something else in the vicinity of where I live that I may not have had the reason to go do on my own. And, as it is, I'll definitely be going out there again. There are some shows that the Yale Repetory is putting on later in the spring that I definitely want to see, and it's something that I can do on a Tuesday evening, when I don't have Lourenzo, and then come back either late Tuesday night, or stay until Wednesday. It's just... very cool. I really, really loved it, and I'll definitely go back. When it's warmer, though.
It made me nostalgic for my college years, in some ways, and, in other ways, glad that they're over, and in still other ways, musing over some of the what-ifs and maybes in my life. A day for introspection, that's for sure.
Anyways, that was the day that was the culmination of all our geek-alicious selves, and you may commence mocking. For three minutes. That's it.
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Okay, stop it now.
7 Comments:
I think that is so awesome!!! Seriously. :0) I am jealous!
~linds~
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Okay I did laugh hard when I read this post. However, it was only because I was seriously burning with jealousy. Sigh so many fun things you have done. You will have to let me know how it all went down.
P/S Edwin told me you called. Sorry we were having a date night
Kathy
That sounds so fun. You had me at the train. I think a new death day item for me is take a train ride somewheres cool.
Ooh, and in case you haven't heard, Rocky and AUC/NUC is not merging. Sorry auknockrock-ers, it's not be be. And can you believe how hard that was to spell?!
I hadn't heard that; that's interesting.
Hmm. . . can we go somewhere on the train? Dad wants to know if it's worth the extra charge to stay another day and come back Sunday, since it looks like he's not on sound that weekend after all. What might your Saturday, April 22, look like?
Beautiful hoarfrost this AM. I now have some snow/frost pix of my own!
Glad you girls have had a good time.
Love you,
Mom
Kim, I hadn't heard that. What changed? Besides the outcome, of course. What was the process behind it all?
And Mom, of course I don't know what things look like, since I don't work for someone who PLANS AHEAD!! Frustrated much? Nah... I can just see her trying to get me to work for at least the weekend, which is why I hope they go out of town. Of course, though, we can go somewhere on the train. :o) There are lots of places from here... and as for the 22nd--I have no idea. If you can stay longer, that would be great, but if you don't want to take the chance, that's fine, too. I know I'll be free in the evening; it's a matter of whether Alexandra tries to make me work that day, and how she's interpreting "vacation".
I'm going to forward you the email all us students got, so you can read for yourself. I'm sure it's long and involved!
Alright Alida..... I am going to mock your trip to Yale... why!?!? Because you so GG'd it!! That is hysterical!! Did you feel like Rory???? I hope you did at least for one min... Alright I am done mocking... I am glad you got to go... JG
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