Monday, October 26, 2009

Monday AMV

I've started watching an anime called Vampire Princess Miyu. Miyu's job is to use her vampire powers to defend the earth from demons, monsters, enormous lizards and such. In actuality, she spends most her time posing dramatically, playing her own theme music while her flunkies do most of the work.

This cracks me up every time it happens.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Shaolin Monks


Last night I went with my friend Yoosh to see the Shaolin Monks perform at George Mason. It was awesome. There were about 20 monks, including two little boys who couldn't have been more than 9. They performed their martial art to a soundtrack of chanting and drums, hitting, kicking, and spinning incredibly fast. The two little boys each did a series of front flips, like 6 in a row, without using their hands.

They also had a part which in my mind I call the Frogger Dance. The entire thing was done while the monks where on their hands and feet, and then they'd crawl, run, and jump amazing heights from that awkward crouched position. Those guys have to have thigh muscles the size of cannonballs.

At one point, they went out into the audience and brought up about 30 kids, ranging from college age to a 5 year old boy that was adorable. They put them in rows, smallest to tallest, and tried to teach them a series of Shaolin moves. Hilarity ensued. My favorite were some of the little kids, who were trying so hard to kick their hands that they fell over.

UPDATE: I mean, look at these dudes!


Friday, October 23, 2009

Much Ado About Nothing


Last night we went to the Folger to catch their first play of the season, Much Ado About Nothing. It was set in a Caribbean neighborhood in DC, so not only where the actors performing Shakespeare, they were doing it with Jamaican accents.

It was cool and very impressive. I enjoyed it very much.

Afterwards we went to Good Stuff, the restaurant owned by Spike from Top Chef for burger sand fries.

The best thing there? The mango mayonnaise. The fries are cooked with salt and rosemary, and then you dip them in a variety of sauces. Mango mayonnaise is my favorite though.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Deep Fried Oreos and Crunches


On Sat I went to the Maryland Ren Faire, an enormous affair of shops, shows and food on a stick.

They offer Chicken on stick, Beef on a stick, sausage on a stick, Mac n' cheese on a stick (its deep fried in triangles, then put on a stick) and cheesecake on a stick.

I had ribs, fried potatoes, mac n' cheese on a stick, part of a turkey leg, deep fried oreos, and cheesecake on a stick. (The cheesecake isn't fried, its frozen and then dipped in chocolate. It was delicious)

I felt everyone of those delactible items tonight in Krav. Especially when we did ab exercises. I chanted "Bye bye Oreos" in my head once the flutterkicks started getting really painful.

We also did shopping, saw some shows, and the joust. They also had a booth where you could throw 7 chinese stars for 2 bucks. If you got four in the heart you got a free drink. It was more difficult than I thought. Its a weird cross between throwing a baseball and skipping a rock. By the time I managed to get the knack of it, I had a nice little cluster going. One board over from the painted heart. Never could get them to curve left.

However, of all the people up there, I was the only one who managed to throw all 7 stars to the target wall. My friends told me someone in the audience said, "That girl's got a good arm!"

Monday, October 12, 2009

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Only in DC

On my way home I passed a church sign that read "God is our Chief Justice."

Monday, October 05, 2009

Monday AMV

I've been watching Card Captor Sakura for months now (its looong) which is adorable, and as I near the end, I feel like soon I will be investing some serious time in Tsubasa. What can I say, Clamp puts out good stories.

Thursday, October 01, 2009