How sad, i spent the 3 day weekend exploring DC all by myself =( but it was all right, but it would've been funner with someone to talk to. i took the metro down to rosslyn to see georgetown from across the river, trees weren't really changing color yet, so i walked down M and Pennsylvania ( a really really long walk), ended up at GW; there was some concert going on as i passed by. passed by the white house trying to figure out where to eat when i realized i could eat at the Taste of DC, which is where restaurants in the area have special dishes for the public to taste (similar things happen at other cities). so i walked around that, pretty good stuff (they had funnel cake!) and wine tasting, and happened to be at the concert stage when the Spin Doctors came on stage. that was fun.
i also went to the Corcoran Gallery and National Gallery (both were free the day i went) which was cool.
yesterday i had planned to stay at happy hour for only half an hour but decided to hang out with saskia, christian, and vince for the remainder of the night. (originally i was planning on doing laundry to pack for NYC and Boston (whee!!)) but decided to tag along anyway. it was fun! we went around georgetown and pretty much bar hopped until we stopped at one to watch the yankee/red sox game. i bet bars weren't this rowdy last year over here. i think there were more yankee fans than boston fans in the bar. it was pretty cool hanging out, i'm starting to open up more, and i'm getting invited to more stuff. i also owe lots of people money cuz i keep going out with no cash and my stipend's taking way too long to get into my bank account. but hey, it beats just sitting at home by myself.
ooh. another cool thing about being in one of the best research places in the world. lance armstrong was here this morning as his Tour of Hope thing is ending in DC tomorrow. that was exciting to hear him and his colleagues speak. very touching. it's amazing to hear that only abou 5% of adults with cancer participate in clinical trials, whereas 85% of children with cancer are involved with trials. they were promoting awareness of the trials, and i think its a great idea.
i'm excited about this weekend; mini cambridge reunion in NYC, hopefully i'll get to see some former immacers at some point, and then the fMRI intensive course in boston with some of the other IRTAs.
and erin's in DC ! yay!
i also went to the Corcoran Gallery and National Gallery (both were free the day i went) which was cool.
yesterday i had planned to stay at happy hour for only half an hour but decided to hang out with saskia, christian, and vince for the remainder of the night. (originally i was planning on doing laundry to pack for NYC and Boston (whee!!)) but decided to tag along anyway. it was fun! we went around georgetown and pretty much bar hopped until we stopped at one to watch the yankee/red sox game. i bet bars weren't this rowdy last year over here. i think there were more yankee fans than boston fans in the bar. it was pretty cool hanging out, i'm starting to open up more, and i'm getting invited to more stuff. i also owe lots of people money cuz i keep going out with no cash and my stipend's taking way too long to get into my bank account. but hey, it beats just sitting at home by myself.
ooh. another cool thing about being in one of the best research places in the world. lance armstrong was here this morning as his Tour of Hope thing is ending in DC tomorrow. that was exciting to hear him and his colleagues speak. very touching. it's amazing to hear that only abou 5% of adults with cancer participate in clinical trials, whereas 85% of children with cancer are involved with trials. they were promoting awareness of the trials, and i think its a great idea.
i'm excited about this weekend; mini cambridge reunion in NYC, hopefully i'll get to see some former immacers at some point, and then the fMRI intensive course in boston with some of the other IRTAs.
and erin's in DC ! yay!
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