1) I’m a good friend…but so is he
Last night I stood in the rain for over 30 minutes, waiting for my friend Crazy Tripp to emerge from his workplace. (The problem: his boss called him in for a last-minute request; his cell phone was in his car so he wasn’t getting my text messages; he didn’t have any way to contact me; etc.) I knew that he knew I was out there, so…I waited. And then he arrived — as I knew he would — and he paid for my drinks to make it up to me, so it was all good.
2) Lioness, The Film
I saw a documentary this week at the Library of Congress. I’d seen something about it online a few months back — I don’t remember where — but when I randomly read about the film screening on DCist, I knew I wanted to check it out.
The film is called Lioness. It’s about the first group of women to be involved in direct ground combat (in this case, in Iraq). The men were conducting raids to catch insurgents, and when they entered someone’s home they needed to search everyone inside. The female troops were brought in to search the women, which sounds like a relatively easy task — but keep in mind, they had to travel the same dangerous roads to get there, and were often involved in shootouts.
It was a good film; kind of slow at times when they followed four of the women in their daily, “back in the U.S.” lives, but definitely interesting. It’s one of those things you watch and can’t help thinking how different your life is from that of somebody else.
3) Should I stay or should I go?
So I was thinking about going to Russia. And then I found someone who said she was willing to go with me (my aunt Cathy; I lived with her and my uncle in California for a year after I graduated from college in ’05). But in order to get the low price on the flight, I would have had to book it by last night and make the trip before the end of April. While that’s still a month away, I didn’t know until yesterday that I would have to apply for a travel visa as well…which requires an application, and a passport-sized photo, and a trip to the Russian embassy (or some kind of online process if you live too far away).
I’m sure the process wouldn’t be all that complicated, but it seemed like too much to deal with in a short period of time. So…I’m looking for something else.
4) I just don’t think I can
Zipcode asked me to go to a Bret Michaels show next week (most recently of Rock of Love fame). While I feel, in a way, that I should support a friend’s request (and also that it would be an extremely blog-worthy experience), I seem to be opposed to paying this man $35 to see his show.
5) This weekend
Tomorrow is the annual Smithsonian Kite Festival. I’ve never been before, and I think it would be a cool thing to see, and I could cross off #22 from my 101 Things list. But…it’s supposed to rain! Is it possible to fly kites in the rain? And even if it is possible, would I want to stand outside in it? Will have to ponder this further.
Happy weekend, everyone!
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The trip to Russia sounds awesome! You’ll have to keep us posted. :)
If you pay money to see Brett Michaels I don’t know we can be friends anymore. Not really, but like, don’t.
:)
Bret Michaels is cool — haters! haha
its ok – I am going to have a trashtastic time lol I will take lots of pictures of it all.
At least work doesn’t block your blog yet.
the kite festival is actually pretty awesome and it’s nice that the date corresponds to the start of the cherry blossom festival every year. if there is rain tomorrow, i believe the rain date for the kite festival is sunday. hopefully, it won’t rain on sunday.
also, $35 is a ridiculous amount of money to pay to see bret michaels.
Ohhhh… Russia…
seriously, the visa process is not a problem, plus you’re in DC, so you can always expedite the process. My visa for India only took hours. India! Only hours? Unbelievable.
Confessions:
1. I watch Rock of Love.
2. I think Bret Michaels is cute.
Are you still my friend? LOL ;)
Would you fly a kite or just observe?
i totally say you go to russia. that would be so fun!
Mmmm traveling. I now have that song stuck in my head “should I stay or should I go…” feel like dancing :)
The waiting/drinks trade-off sounds like a good one to me! Interesting concept for a documentary, too.
greek islands!
I am one of those people who hate to wait, but at times the people are so important that we do not feel bad waiting..who am I kidding, i hate to wait :)
Dang. No Brett Michaels post. I was so looking forward to that – I just know it would have been quite entertaining.
I think you should go to Aruba. Cause it’s amazing. But I’m biased having just returned :) And c’mon Zan. Can’t believe you’re passing up Bret Michaels. That would have been one hot mess. That guy wears way too much make-up. But what a funny story it would have been.