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hey hey so i went to boston for a day and a half!

the coolidge (a theater in brookline) flew up henri for the r. kelly sing-along (no really, they did), so i came along!

here is the theater. isn’t the sign nifty?

the godzilla versus king kong stickers are maybe the best part. i wish
they had made a sticker of r. kelly, but you can’t have everything.

they’re currently remodeling the theater, which includes brightening up
the original paint on the ceiling. sort of like the sistine chapel.
except more art deco.

you may already have the feeling that i like using my new camera. if so, you’re right.

the brookline neighborhood feels like sunnydale, in that it looks like
a tv set. there are cute little shops that line the roads, and peet’s
even offers free coffee from 1-3 PM! holy crap! the only problem is
that, like sunnydale, everything closes at 8 PM cos people are scared
of vampires. well, actually, i don’t know what the brookline people are
scared of, but it better be something good, cos HELLO?!!! what are we
supposed to do after everything is closed?!!

thankfully, we found a craptastic “irish” pub down the street that
stayed open late. it was full of deaf people (for real), so it was
crowded yet eerily quiet. man, deaf people can really put it away.

here are two items inside of the bar:

i took this picture cos:

1) the sign mocked me. of COURSE it’s better than across the street, cos across the street = CLOSED. gah.
2) maybe this is wrong to say, but is that the creepiest looking
leukemia girl or what?!!!� i told henri that i think she is
probably dead already. and i’m sorry i said that cos it sounds callous
but look at her!

oh and earlier in the evening, we went to a nearby sushi place that amber recommended. check out the little sushi moat!

no, the sushi on the boats isn’t real. but if you thought it was, don’t
feel bad. this totally hilarious bostonian couple came in and wondered
aloud, “do you just eat it off the boats or what?” henri and i smiled
and felt superior, cos we knew it was plastic.

our whole trip was made possible by clinton, the program director at
the coolidge. clinton is really cute and wears vests and a hat. i also
convinced him to get ice cream at the public gardens without even
trying.

hi clinton!

clinton had a “choose yr own adventure” book in his pocket. i took a
picture of this illustration, cos the monster in the back gives me the
HEEBIE JEEBIES!

i chose to close the book immediately after taking this picture.

boston in the spring is absolutely GORGEOUS. although it’s still kinda
cold. we walked through the public gardens, and i felt like things
couldn’t get any better (but they did!).

this looks like a calendar picture. but these tulips, unlike the sushi, are for real.

the best aspect of urban parks, in my opinion, is the opportunity to
watch lots and lots of people enjoy themselves outside. and by people i
mean little children. little children really take advantage of public
space, like rolling around on the lawn 10 feet away from a “do not step
on the grass” sign.

i lurve how her feet are up in the air in reckless and v. pink disregard for the law.

in the gardens, there’s a famous series of statues based on the book
“make way for ducklings.” the sculpture itself is called “make way for
henri.”

boston has lots of cool old places where revolutionary things happened.

boston also has the north end, which is basically like little italy.
which means it is FULL OF CRAZY DELICIOUS THINGS. we stopped at a
charming little cafe where henri tried cannoli for the first time (i
know, it’s cray).

he looks nervous, but holy cannoli, it was awesome.

also we drank lots of espresso, which is just normal behavior.

sometimes photo opportunities are SO OBVIOUS.

this is the best sign i have ever seen:

i like how the ice cream is an afterthought.

later in the day, we met up with michael (from the road trip!) in
harvard square and had yummy indian food. then michael and i went to
the SNOBBIEST “pub” ever where you have to order food in order to sit
down, and it smells like fried fish.

i couldn’t even handle how uppity the cheese menu was, so i took a picture:

the morbier description is the best one.

after escaping the pub, we headed back to sunnydale, i mean, brookline
and got ready for henri’s show. and of course it went AWESOMELY. you
can even see a clip of it on youtube if you want.

then we flew to houston for winston and eden’s wedding. but that is for another post.

and because i can’t help myself, i’ll leave you with another picture of a little one from the public gardens.

yeah, boston was pretty great.