One of the most frustrating parts of being a musical-theater aficionado in the past few decades is watching the laziness of the genre. By this, I mostly mean watching the focus on new musicals be either of jukebox style, or based on movies. Sure – when properly adapted, the movie musicals tend to be more […]
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Theater – Mean Girls
Most of the time I do not feel cool, or on the bleeding edge of what is going to be considered “cool” in the near future. I’ve passed the point in my life where I can reliably be counted on to tell you what’s new and hip across all areas of pop culture. And while […]
Personal – Trot for Hunger 2017
We are approaching the time of year that seems to be all about traditions. Spending time with family members, eating delicious foods, the giving and receiving of gifts. In our family, mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving are such a big deal that when I saw the above meme, I immediately sent it out to everyone in […]
Sports – My First Professional Soccer Match
I think everyone who lives in or near a big city has a list of things that are interesting and fun and that they mean to do in town at some point. For a long time, I kept an email list of “things to do” with the Boy, and we accomplished some of it by […]
Event – Virginia State Fair
State fairs feel like such uniquely AMERICAN things. The initial idea of gathering agricultural and livestock displays isn’t unique to the US, but what it has become in the years since it started seems unlike anything that happens elsewhere in the world. My main experience with state fairs has been with the New York State Fair […]
Event – Holly Bowling at the Hamilton
I am a homebody and an introvert, and my default setting is to do what is easiest and most comfortable. Too many times have I skipped a party or social gathering because my social anxiety was flaring up and the idea of being in a new place around new people was just so overwhelming that […]
Event – Clustered Spires High Wheel Race
When you live in or near a big city, it can be hard to know which activities are worth spending your time on, especially on weekends when leisure time is precious. I feel constantly overwhelmed, and often find myself having scheduled one activity, only to discover that something else is happening, and having to negotiate […]
Out and About – Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunt
Obviously I like a good puzzle. I’ve done a few escape rooms (including one I haven’t written about here), and the most monstrous and brain-tangling of all scavenger hunts in DC. My friends know that I’m competitive, and that I like to challenge my brain. So for Christmas, our friends A & D gave us […]
Event – The Patrons Show
More than a year ago, my coworker told me about a fundraiser she’d been to that weekend. She was pregnant at the time, and was excitedly telling me about the piece of art that they’d acquired for their little boy’s nursery. It sounded interesting, but I think I was concerned with other things and not […]
Theater – Wicked
I am a very lucky girl. Ever since I was little, my parents have been taking me out to cultural events – concerts, plays, musicals, etc. I remember the year that my dad got tickets for all of us to see Phantom of the Opera at the Kennedy Center back when I was a little […]