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G: I guess the most exciting
thing this week is we got a new dining table and chairs from IKEA. We
got the same table as Rich and Izolda got recently. It's round and has
a fold out leaf that makes it oval. It's great!
Saturday night I went out to Glen Echo with Steve for a swing dance. It
was very hot in the Spanish Ballroom and everyone was fairly dripping
with sweat after a dance or two. We left before it was over because of
the heat. I'll go back when it's cooler. We headed to Bethesda, to Ri
Ra, to catch a bit of an act that Steve likes - Niki Barr. The sound
wasn't very good, and it was too loud for me (how come I'm always the
only one plugging my ears at super loud music or noise? I don't have
extra good hearing or anything, except, maybe I do, because I protect
my ears). But with my fingers in my ears I could hear the vocals
better. I enjoyed the little bit of the show I saw, but we were there
less than a half hour and Steve was ready to leave. He said he was
disappointed, that they used to be much better, when Niki had a
different band.
On Sunday night Dave came with John and me to see Chris perform at the
Comedy Spot Open Mic again. Marcia met us there. We had dinner at
someplace like Panera, maybe even Panera. The show was pretty good.
Chris was among the best performers. Also, I was very brave. Like the
last time we went I went on stage after the show to compete in a joke
telling contest. Problem is the award ($25! plus other junk!) goes to
whoever the audience cheers the most. So it seems whoever has the most
friends in the audience wins. I got a sticker that says I was very
brave.
John went to a baseball game Tuesday night with Brick and Simon.
J: I had a great time. I ate
lots of peanuts and drank a lot of beer. I didn't pay as much attention
to the game as I usually do, mostly because of all the good
conversations with Brick and Simon. But I did notice the crowd had a
great time booing Bonds whenever he came up to bat. Public opinion
overrides the lack of formal accusations I guess. Otherwise the parts
of the game I did see were exciting and the score was
close.
Sunday I helped Dave throw out three big pieces of furniture. We had
to get them into a dumpster, which meant I had to climb up the side of
the dumpster and keep a lid open with one hand while I helped pull the
furniture in with the other. Hooray for unforgotten climbing skills!
