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[zana16]

So, leaving a place brings home all the things I MEANT to do and never did.

For example:

- I have never been to the Greenbelt Museum
- I have never been to Eden Center
- I have never been to the Eastern Shore oh god I've lived here for eight years how did I never go to the Eastern Shore? okay, I meant the Atlantic actually; I've never made it to the beach
- I have never been to the Holocaust Museum
- I have never been hiking in Rock Creek Park proper
- I have gone to no shows at either the 9:30 Club or the Black Cat
- I have not been to that mansion museum whose name is escaping me
- I have never hiked the Billy Goat Trail
- I have never been to SpaWorld, sadness
- I have never biked the Northwest Branch trail
- I have never made the pilgrimage that all sustainable foodies must, out to Polyface Farm
- I have never, not once, made it to the Pride parade, :(
- I have never been out to the satellite Air & Space Museum
- I have never been to the Newseum
- I have never been in SW DC
- I have never taken a tour of the National Cathedral
- I have never been to the Baltimore library
- I have never found good Mexican food in this town

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a few things to take off your list

[ambyr]

I have never been to the Greenbelt Museum

We went and saw the 75th Anniversary exhibit. It had all the stuff about early racial segregation.

I have never been to the Eastern Shore oh god I've lived here for eight years how did I never go to the Eastern Shore?

We went to St. Michaels and ate somewhat questionable seafood on the waterfront.

I have never been in SW DC

Okay, now I'm splitting hairs, but technically much of the Smithsonian is in SW :-P.

Re: a few things to take off your list

[zana16]

The anniversary exhibit wasn't technically in the Museum...

Also you are right, I meant the other side of Maryland. Will change.

Verrry fine hairs you are splitting, there. :P

Were you serious about organizing a goodbye party? Because I will take you up on it if so.

Re: a few things to take off your list

[ambyr]

Absolutely. Should I throw out dates/locations, or did you have something in mind? Guest-wise, I have the address list from your birthday party two years ago I think--I can send it to you and see if you have revisions?

Re: a few things to take off your list

[zana16]

Sure, that works. Dates and locations would be awesome.

Re: a few things to take off your list

[ambyr]

Okay. I assume you don't know your departure date yet, so maybe some of these will be too late or early, but...

Sunday June 30, late brunch/lunch (restaurant? Picnic?)
Friday July 12, evening (restaurant? Your house? My apt? Drag everyone contra dancing?)
Saturday July 20, evening (restaurant? Your house?)

I can throw out August dates if you want?

Re: a few things to take off your list

[zana16]

Start date is July 29. I leave July 21 for riverrafting, and am working a few days sporadically up in Philly the weeks of July 7th and 14th. So, July 20 is a no; I'll be packing rather frantically. The 12th could work...

Re: a few things to take off your list

[zana16]

http://sineala.tumblr.com/post/53483175405/dahveedstrider-demicat-me-tophwei

[cinco]

If you have time to do any of those before you move, I'd be up for most of them (I've only done three of the ones on your list! /o\). <3 Or when you come back to visit!

P.S. I have no idea what SpaWorld is but it sounds enticing.

[zlabya]

Yeah, what is Spa World?

Greenbelt Museum is small but cool. I think they're open every Sunday. The Baltimore LIbrary (Enoch Pratt's Central LIbrary) is a weird but cool amalgam of 100 year old elegance with 21st century tech, and I swear literally over a million books and other items like music scores and movies. (Of course I've been there, they hold 2 all-day learning events per year for librarians) And if they still have the fishpond in the children's area, that is not to be missed. Anyway, those 2 places plus the Eastern Shore beach and the Holocaust Museum are the only ones of the places you listed that I have been.

[lavendertook]

I could be talked into driving out for a day trip to Rehoboth and Delaware National Seashore State Park . . . lemme know when's good. You could invite your Tolkien-librarian friend to join us (-: Keep in mind, though, you'll actually be closer to the Atlantic in Philly thru the Jersey shore; however, don't tell my Jersey friends, but I think Delaware National Seashore beats a Jersey beach any day . . . .

Also, here's the link to the F/S and Sean/Elijah community: http://tol-eressea.dreamwidth.org/

And to tie both comments here together, here's Frodo and Sam out on the Delaware beaches: :-D

http://bbolger-baggins.livejournal.com/79310.html

http://bbolger-baggins.livejournal.com/72444.html