A Fangirl Outing

Traveled to DC yesterday without incident. It wasn't nearly as overwhelming as I anticipated. Traffic was not bad (big city traffic often freaks me out), and I apparently chose a good day to go, as it was a lot of tourist--some of whom asked me for help and directions--rather than Beltway business people who might run me over because I'm not going fast enough. And I was able to give it. Go me! (If I can navigate LAX, a metro station should be a piece of cake, right? Right.)

Met up with kimmer1227 and saberivojo and had lunch at Johnny Rocket's and talked fannish stuff.

Took a walk, saw three different wedding parties (the weather was gorgeous).

Then the three of us met smalltwndreamer as she got off her train, got the three of them checked into their hotel, and talked fannish stuff.

Went out to dinner at the Irish restaurant attached to the hotel. Had a FANTASTIC Irish coffee. Talked fannish stuff.

Went back to the room, watched "Monster Movie," talked fannish stuff.

Got on the metro and drove home without incident (other than being concerned I took a wrong exit, but I'd just taken a different exit onto the same highway.)

Lots of fun, and now that I know what to anticipate should I ever do that again, I think I'll be good to go. Ladies?

To Kimmer, Saberiovjo, and Smalltwndreamer

Thank you, gurlz, for having me along. I didn't realize until today how freakin' much I needed yesterday's outing. It felt so good to talk about stuff face to face, and it felt so good to be able to socialize with people who understand my weird little hobby and where I'm coming. Sometimes I feel really frustrated and suffocated in my new environs. It felt so good to sit and talk with people from the "outside world."

So thank you. If you'll have me, let me know when you'll do it again.