Archive for February 28th, 2010

Photo Safari Gas Works Park 20100228

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Started the day out with  breakfast at the Hurricane, served by My Little Pony, if we believe receipts.

Learned that just because we could make synthetic natural gas in the 1800′s doesn’t mean you shouldn’t serve in the military now.  Umm, OK?

I wondered again, just how safe the park can be for kids to play in, when a mere locked door protects us from “unremediated areas” that require class C protective gear.

Someone is camping in the park.  If the luggage is any indicator, they once had a decent job. Or were given a nice set of luggage and camping gear.  I suspect there are two of them, and they also own these bikes.

The clouds were breaking up, by the time I kayaked (no pics), it was actually sunny.

Saw some paranoid conspiracy graffiti.  Noticed a helipad I had no idea existed, despite kayaking past it for years.   Amazing what a change in perspective reveals.

Saw yet another pair of Sunday morning, aka the day after, shoes.

The Woman in Black (PR)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Went with Q to see The Woman in Black.  The quotes make it sound like it’s gonna be piss-your-pants scary.  It was not.

Don’t get me wrong, I love it.  Thought it was very entertaining, with a unique twist on the play within a play genre.

But it wasn’t scary.  It had a lot of humor, actually.

The Open Circle Theater is an interesting space to see something in.  It’s small, and the seating is split onto two sections at right angles, so the actors must always play to one side or the other.  Center stage faces a structural beam.  They serve liquor, and you can drink while watching the show, so that’s cool.   The price seemed reasonable, only $8 per person.