Crystal’s Adventures

Friday night I rode the Baltimore Metro for the first time. I was on my way to Camden Yards for the Orioles game in a big group of 15 or so people, most of whom I had just met, as well as some RPCVs from Gabon I hadn’t seen in years. So we chatted incessantly from the time we left the Johns Hopkin’s “Friday Night Happy Hour”, through the entire baseball game (I didn’t even watch it, but we lost to Tampa Bay anyway), non-stop up until we left the Midtown Yacht Club at 1:30 AM! My voice was actually hoarse! I also got to dance upstairs at the Yacht Club’s mysterious “Spy Bar”. I had a fabulous time and met some very high quality people, including a nice lady named Erin who is my new hero. She even invited me to move in with her for the month of October, in her 3-story rowhouse near Baltimore’s big Druid Hill Park. She has a spare bedroom and a German Shepherd who might sleep on the bed with me!

So, it is HOT in Baltimore. Not as bad as New Orleans this time of year, but pretty darned warm. And humid. I should do like we did in Africa — sprinkle some Gold Bond Medicated Powder in all the right places to keep cool…

I created a slideshow of my photos from the wild trip around southern Vietnam with my great-grandma and other relatives, complete with music and visual effects. As soon as I figure out how to put that on the Internet, I’ll let you know.

My plans for a December wedding in New Orleans were foiled by Katrina, but Clinton and I still eventually want to have a fantastic wedding to which we could invite all our family and friends. We are just not sure yet when or where. We will be settling in the Raleigh/Durham area (Clinton just accepted a great job there — congratulations Clinton!!!), so the event would almost certainly be in North Carolina. We will keep you posted.

I am at the coffeeshop taking a break from homework, so I’d better get back to it.
Have a good Sunday.