Giants vs Nationals

Nats Town is apparently not called Nats Town any more, but that is where I was today. I was proud to be one of the many Giants fans in the crowd. Our loveable team brought a lot of money into the Nationals Stadium. They should thank us.

Some of the food vendors sold out of food before the seventh inning stretch because they aren't used to having that many people.

It wasn't the best pitching performance by J. Sanchez, but thankfully the Nationals starter, Lanan, was just as bad, if not worse. The giants squeaked out the win with a walked in run. We got to see Posey playing first base, taking a break from catching today, which left Whiteside available to hit a game tying home run! Wilson gave us the true Giants torture in the bottom of the ninth inning by loading the bases with walks.

It was an interesting game, with some rare features (Posey playing monkey in the middle) and a beautiful day in DC.

Cross-Country Dining

I may have invented a new sport today. I'll let my meals over the last 24 hours do the talking:

 

Tuesday: Dinner in San Francisco

Wednesday: Breakfast of Champions at JFK airport (chocolate croissant and orange juice)

Wednesday: Lunch with colleagues in Boston (sandwiches and cupcakes at Flour)

Wednesday: Dinner with colleagues in DC (Four Sisters vietnamese)

 

How many different states can you eat in during one 24 hour period?

 

 

It all started with a plan to ride the red-eye from SFO to JFK connecting to IAD (Washington-Dulles). Well, apparently there was fog in Boston which made the plane arrive in SFO late and I missed the connection in JFK. The next flight to IAD wasn't until 5pm and it was currently 8am. They put me on a flight to Boston with a quick connection to DCA (Reagan International). Well, as soon as I boarded the Boston flight the pilot announced that we would probably taxi for 30 minutes due to the long line of planes set to take off. Needless to point out, I missed the quick connection in Boston. I opted to stay until the 4pm flight and use the opportunity to visit my pals for lunch. It is super easy to hop on the Silver Line from the BOS airport. We indulged in chit chat, sandwiches, and cupcakes. There could be worse travel stories. Par for the day, my flight to DC was delayed by half an hour, but I arrived. I walked out of the airport into a torrential rainstorm with a tornado watch in effect. I arrived at my dinner plans a little soggy from the rain, but laughing about the events of the day. Phew!

 

All in all, the Jet Blue staff were very helpful in booking me on all these various flights. I'm proud to say that I've been to four airports in less than 24 hours. Now, I just need my luggage to be delivered.

 

 

Vote: Indulgence or The BEST Indulgence Ever?

A colleague (and friend) of mine just sent this. (We were pondering about cupcakes, and I mentioned I didn't think I'd stumble upon one this weekend, but I have Thin Mints.) Here's the recipe. You tell me if you think it's worthy of the title.

 

The BEST Indulgence Ever

1. Get a box of thin mints.

2. Get a bowl of bryers mint chocolate chip ice cream. (why do we have to use a bowl?) 

3. Do NOT get a spoon.

4. Use thin mints as a scooper.

Heaven!