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[anotheranon]

Yes! I was down on the Mall like some many of my friends and acquaintances for the Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear on Saturday.

I confess I likely would not have gone had my sister not come into town specifically for the event: I've been to large events downtown and while being there can be exciting, getting there can be inconvenient and my capacity for laziness undermines my best intentions. I figured it was an adventure for J. and I was along for the ride.

And it was a very unexpected ride. We were supposed to meet friends at 11 but once we got to the Metro station at ~10:15 and saw the lines, we knew it was not to be. Evidently a new ridership record was set on Saturday, and was the first surprise of the day.

The scene on the Mall matched that on the trains, tenfold. J. was disappointed that she couldn't actually see the show, but I think we were all glad we went and were a part of it, however briefly. The crowds were.. well, as sane as requested and advertised, and for me were far more entertaining than anything that might be visible on a Jumbotron. The signage was fantastic. And we all had a good chuckle for/with the Burning Man dragon bus.

We did not stay in town long for fear of never getting out (anecdotally, I'm hearing about people not getting home until 6-9 pm, though the Rally ended at 3). A quiet evening of chocolate cake and "Sherlock" followed.

Whether it was allergies, an impending "ick", pressing through crowds, or the combined toll of these + a week of running around preparing to have company, D. and I both crashed hard after taking J. to the airport yesterday afternoon. We woke up just in time to order dinner and start answering the door for trick or treaters while watching "Van Helsing" (yeah, I know, but it's about all our brains could process).

Today: leftover chocolate cake + assembly of exercise machine. Not doing NaNoWriMo but do owe someone a blog post in the next week.

Comments

[sealwhiskers.livejournal.com]

Aaw, I particularly love the sign above the tiny dog, which says that he doesn't fear muslims, tea-partiers, socialists or gays, but he's scared of large birds!

[ladyaelfwynn.livejournal.com]

The kidlet and headed down early and had no problems getting on the metro but then I try to keep a few smart cards with at least enough money to get in and out on them in my wallet, so we already had our fare cards.

The signs and commeraderie were the best part of the rally for me. It was a great place to take my kid and have her learn first had what our 1st amendment means. We peaceably assembled. Our signs spoke our mind, and no one was headstomped for possibly disagreeing.

We met up with a friend from NYC and ate in Chinatown and were home by 9 but that included a couple of long pauses on the metro because of the single tracking.

All in all a fun day.

[dustdaughter.livejournal.com]

I stayed home and watched the rally on TV. I've been in that Metro traffic for other big events on the Mall (e.g., July 4th). The delays and claustrophobia were enough to make me swear off future events like that. I'm getting too old for that s**t (c) Lethal Weapon.

Glad you had fun with your sister.