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Sorry about the lack of posting, tags, and catching up on posts. It's been crazy busy at work, and now my parents are here visiting. It's great fun, but kinda takes up all of my energy. We're looking at pictures now. Earlier this weekend we went to Falling Water, Gettysburg, and Lancaster. We had dinner with my boss at a nice restaurant in Silver Spring. I swear, if I had been drinking water at the time, there was a point in the conversation where it would have ended up all over the table. We somehow got onto the topic of hunting and deer in general, and he mentions that a deer was sold recently for half a million dollars. i wasn't quite expecting him to mention that vials of urine and semen are sold for several thousand dollars each. Not that these dollar amounts are new to me, but okay - we're in a fine restaurant, and I'm trying to be all mannerly and shit, and he blurts out URINE and SEMEN.

**headdesk**

Anyone want to join us for Christmas? :P

Had a dream about you last night. We were at a friend's wedding, and you were sitting with my dad and uncle. I heard your voice and went looking for you, and when I found you, you were glad to see me. I wish I would have stayed and talked to you in the dream, but I heard my mom call me from the other room to look at something really cool. And I went. Next time, I'll stay and chat. Miss you so much. But I know where you are, other than in my dreams.

Wow what a crazy awesome week this last one was. Scott and I went to NYC last weekend and (other than promptly dropping my phone into the lake at Central Park, and spending the fourth horribly hungover) it was freaking amazing. I wish I knew how much we walked. It was a lot, that's for darn sure. It's definitely something to get back to DC and feel like you're in the middle of freaking nowhere in some podunk little town. But hey, that's what NYC does to you. And I love it. <3

We hit up the Met, MoMA, the entrance to the Guggenheim, The Book of Mormon show, Esca (a Mario Batali restaurant, which was overrated), several impromptu shows in Central and Union Parks, NYPL, Grand Central Station, Battery Park, Lincoln Center, and pretty much everywhere in between.

My faves:

The American Landscape paintings at the Met. Bierdstat, Cole, Turner... <3 <3 <3. I'd studied these in high school for Academic Decathlon, and it was fabulous seeing them in person, being able to get close to see the details on the leaves and the little scenes within the paintings, such as the artist painting himself painting the scene INTO the scene. That one was a Cole, I believe. Oxbow after a thunderstorm. Will have to check to see if I remember the artist right. Wait, no, that is correct, because you can see his paint case, which has T. COLE on it. Oh, you silly Hudson School founder you. :)

The Book of Mormon - Holy Crap. This was exactly what I was expecting from Parker and Stone as a broadway play, but SO MUCH FUNNIER. It was really witty, and I want to get some of the songs. :)

Seeing the Monets, Picassos, and Van Goghs at MoMA. What more can be said about that? 

Chelsea Market for lunch with my cousin. That was such a cool place, and the food was fabulous. Not to mention the people watching. Holy crap. I consider myself a well-dressed person most of the time, but wow what a way to feel like you're the frumpiest person in the world. EVERYONE was dressed so well, and I felt like I had a huge sign on my back that read "TOURIST!!! TOURIST!!! TOURIST!!!" It was our last day there, so I had opted for comfort with some cute capris, a white button down, and tennis shoes. Yet I felt frumpy! Oh well. That's NY I suppose. 

NYPL. Oh. My. God. It. Is. Mecca. I cried when I went in to the central building on Fifth Ave. It's just... I am STILL speechless. The items they had on display... holy crap. Books from the fifteenth century, signed and scribbled upon manuscripts, letters, personal effects from people like Bronte, Dickens, Woolf, a composition of Beethoven's, omg. I should have made note of all the fabulous things that really struck me. Now it's a blur of pure awesome. But I am going back, just to revel in how inspirational, grand, and yet personable and relateable building it was. I am in love, pure and simple. I didn't really think that was possible for a building, but then, it is a library.

I can't wait to go back. :)

I'll have better shoes for it, too.

Here's another schmoop! The ending seems short, but I couldn't figure out how to extend it longer and keep it from feeling forced. So it's just a little bit of cute. Of course, anything with Peter and Alice is cute to the max. :D

( Bad Day... )

Now for the next prompt!!! It'll probably be Lynn/Reed. <3

With all the awesomecake Noir stuff that Ru and Sage were pulling out, I figured that I would come in with some of my own. :D :D :D Too fun.

Extra, Extra!!!

Still plan on banging out another one of the schmoop drabbles. Again, it will be ALL RU'S FAULT! <3

Because I needed a place to put this (no, I'm not part of the LJ community, but I AM DOING IT ANYWAY) and all the COOL KIDS already had a Dreamwidth account, so HI!

MY SCHMOOP TABLE!

Drunken confession of love	First holiday together	Cuddling by the fire	Cooking together	Kidfic - First injury
Animal rescue	Bedtime rituals	Making love	Meeting the parents	Autumn holiday/festival
Baby - First step	Romantic holiday	WILD CARD	Posing as a couple	Wedding - First dance
Wine	Neck kisses	Bad day	Nightmares	Looking at the stars
Coming home from long trip	Cuddling in vehicle	Holiday	Bubble bath	Pets

Okay...

Now to get writing! As if I don't have enough to write already. <3