motivation was John Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity taking place in
Washington, DC on Saturday. We had all decided to go.
We drove into the city, smoked and caught the metro; I really enjoy
riding public transit in new places. The subway took us into the city
and the mall. We walked towards the crowds and noise and found the
rally.
The crowds were immense! The place was over run with great
people-watching. The signs and costumes of clever people having a good
time.
We didn't really get to watch the speeches, the rally itself; it was too
big to get to the middle of and too distracting to focus on what could
hear. So we just flocked with the herds, went to the capital building,
supreme court, walked around the city trying to find a bar.
We ended up finding one in a hotel lobby, far from the rally, but still
packed beyond capacity. It took us a while, but we ordered beers from
the wet bar, then sat on the floor of the lobby to drink them.
It was fantastic, the energy was inspiring. That city was so unreal to
me before this, kind of a ficticious place. The history and power of it
took me off guard as I walked it's streets, seeing it for the first
time.
I'd like to come back soon.
--sushisticks
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