Not What We Planned- But Very Good
Today, we'd hoped to go to CT and get our things, since we couldn't go on Sunday. Except that we neglected to reserve a UHaul truck in time, so when we called (admittedly, last night), they were all out. So we'll be going to get our things on this coming Sunday instead. It'll give us less time to unpack before school starts, but that's life. And we ended up having a really lovely day today, instead.
Background: A while ago (a couple of weeks, that is), we were walking in Central Park, and ended up by the Museum of Natural History. We'd been wanting to go again, so we went in, and got on line. Halfway up (and it was a pretty Long line), we realized we were in the wrong line. So we went and got into another line. We made it all the way to the front of that one, only to find that since this was the automated ticket machine line, they only let you pay full price, although the entrance fee is theoretically a suggested donation there. We decided- oh well, we'll do it anyways- and then the machine we were using was broken. At that point, looking at how much Longer the regular line was, we just gave up and left.
So last night, we figured- ok, we're going to have a vacation day, let's see if we can get tickets to the Museum of Natural History in advance this time. We were about to go look at how to get those, and we went to Google- which was advertising a google offer: for $5, a ticket not only to the museum, but also into one of the special exibits. So we bought 2, and off we went, stopping first at JTS to print the vouchers, pick up a copy of my bill for the new semester, and get H an ID, so that he doesn't have to get wanded and sign in every time he comes to JTS (it's really nice that they give spouses IDs for that purpose).
We spent a number of hours at the museum, including a show at the planetarium- I haven't been to one since 5th grade, and it was quite fun. Admittedly, it was a little cheesy at times, but the visuals were pretty amazing, and it gave me a real reminder of just how small we are, relative to the universe. It was very seasonally appropriate. After the planetarium, we saw the hall of meteorites, the halls of gems and minerals (which seem to sort of blend into each other), parts of the hall of human origins, and a chunk of the hall of oceanic life, before paying a quick visit to the two halls of dinosaurs before the place closed.
So while it wasn't so productive (that'll be tomorrow: there's cleaning to do, and cooking, and the last bunch of thank-you notes- we each have about 5 to write, most of them, in my case, for the closest people, whom I felt I could send thank-yous to a bit late without too much danger, and general getting ready for the new school year), it was a really very lovely day.
Background: A while ago (a couple of weeks, that is), we were walking in Central Park, and ended up by the Museum of Natural History. We'd been wanting to go again, so we went in, and got on line. Halfway up (and it was a pretty Long line), we realized we were in the wrong line. So we went and got into another line. We made it all the way to the front of that one, only to find that since this was the automated ticket machine line, they only let you pay full price, although the entrance fee is theoretically a suggested donation there. We decided- oh well, we'll do it anyways- and then the machine we were using was broken. At that point, looking at how much Longer the regular line was, we just gave up and left.
So last night, we figured- ok, we're going to have a vacation day, let's see if we can get tickets to the Museum of Natural History in advance this time. We were about to go look at how to get those, and we went to Google- which was advertising a google offer: for $5, a ticket not only to the museum, but also into one of the special exibits. So we bought 2, and off we went, stopping first at JTS to print the vouchers, pick up a copy of my bill for the new semester, and get H an ID, so that he doesn't have to get wanded and sign in every time he comes to JTS (it's really nice that they give spouses IDs for that purpose).
We spent a number of hours at the museum, including a show at the planetarium- I haven't been to one since 5th grade, and it was quite fun. Admittedly, it was a little cheesy at times, but the visuals were pretty amazing, and it gave me a real reminder of just how small we are, relative to the universe. It was very seasonally appropriate. After the planetarium, we saw the hall of meteorites, the halls of gems and minerals (which seem to sort of blend into each other), parts of the hall of human origins, and a chunk of the hall of oceanic life, before paying a quick visit to the two halls of dinosaurs before the place closed.
So while it wasn't so productive (that'll be tomorrow: there's cleaning to do, and cooking, and the last bunch of thank-you notes- we each have about 5 to write, most of them, in my case, for the closest people, whom I felt I could send thank-yous to a bit late without too much danger, and general getting ready for the new school year), it was a really very lovely day.