we were there fairly early, and got pretty good seats by the fountain. we hung out for a while, and then the other interns met up with some of their local friends and took off. i had some time to kill and so i decide to wander around DC a while to help orient myself to the city. walking past the national archives, the national mall, and a handfull of ginormous museums helped me remember that i am blessed to be able to spend a few short months in a very historically and culturally important place. and, i got to do a little sightseeing while it was less than 170 degrees outside. that's always a plus.
i had dinner at a chic mexican place, alone, which i never really do. it was nice to feel like an actual adult, but a bit isolating to be the only solo in a restaurant filled with cheerful friends and families. i think the plate of melted cheese i had for dinner helped me feel better :)
after dinner, i headed over to artomatic, the huge art show where i was going to meet my new roommate. the building itself looked incredible from the outside - i was wowed before i even walked in!
amy's exhibit was on the 12th floor (there were 8 full floors of exhibits!), and i headed up to start there. the work she displayed were flowers constructed from giant chunks of latex paint that had dried and thickened. i'm definitely not doing them justice. the show had some really great pieces.
sadly, my favorite section was called "peepomatic" - it was a number of dioramas that artists had created using Peeps (the loveable marshmallow treat). The dioramas depicted a number of historical and pop culture events, such as the burial of king peepenkamun (complete with a peep-shaped sarcaphogus), the peeps next door (with playboy bunny peeps and a peep hugh hefner), and dancing with the peeps. here are pictures of my three faves:
after artomatic, amy drove me to pick up my stuff, and i moved into my new place!
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so... umm... i assume the exhibit would be too stale to eat. right?
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