I slept in a little bit today, then woke up and putzed around for a little bit – remembering that I want to keep this apartment clean so that it always looks this gorgeous. I left at around 1 to go to the International Spy Museum. Man oh man, that was a fun place. At first, the museum seemed like it might be a little hokey – you had to pick out your own spy persona and memorize it throughout the journey – but it was pretty awesome. And also really interactive – especially the first half, which shows you spy equipment and teaches you some spy lingo – really great for the whole family. I definitely think that my sister will love it.
My favorite, of course, was the second half – which detailed great spies in history.
All in all, it took me over 3 hours to go through this exhibit, and I’m definitely going to go back sometime this year. I actually am pretty proud of myself for researching this museum. I bought a general membership for $75, which allows specials like free admission for myself for 1 year, $4 off tickets for friends, and 20% discounts at the 2 restaurants and the gift shop. This originally saved me the general admission fee of $18. As a member, I also get a free “Operation Spy” tour ($14) and “Spy in the City” tour ($15) that I’m going to save and use with my sister. I’m pretty stoked about it, because I’m pretty sure I’ll end up saving money in the long run. :0)
After touring the museum for about 210 minutes, I decided to get a coffee from Panera and go to the Dupont Circle Park to drink it, where I met a friendly puppy named Ziggy and people-watched for about an hour. D.C. really is a beautiful city, and I felt so peaceful and content holding my iced caramel and stalking people covertly (a technique I learned from the spy museum).
At around 7:30, I decided to walk home – this time taking a new direction that I hadn’t taken before by myself. And this is where I ran into trouble. The Second Story Bookstore, a used book store that was having a sale on a few select items cruelly located outside of the entrance. I couldn’t avoid running into the books…reading the titles…touching them…hugging them…
It turns out that I escaped the store with minimal damage – for a history and book lover. I purchased 8 books and 2 CD’s…including books such as “Eugenics and Sex Harmony” from 1949, “The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey” (an evolution handbook), “Your Inner Fish” (also evolution-related), a collection of six Dr. Seuss books for a mere $4, and my own personal favorite, “Fromms: How Julius Fromm’s Condom Empire Fell to the Nazis.” Yes. Look that one up. It’s definitely worth your time.
I feel as if I will be spending a lot of time at Second Story Books, located less than 1 block away from my apartment.
I love where I live.
Then I came home and took pictures of my beautiful apartment before people start asking for them and before I get a little too comfortable here.
Please notice how spacious my apartment is with the wonderful addition of the timeless Murphy bed! And the bed’s built-in bookshelves give my 8 new books and 2 new CD’s a great home. :0)
And that’s the way the hippo heckles.
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