My bags aren’t packed but my undies have been chosen, tee-shirts thought about and now I’m nearly ready to make the hardest decisions – what shoes to bring. I’ve never been able to travel light. Not that I try to be ready for every contingency but for some of them. I’d rather not wear something than run out of things to wear 🙂
I’ve printed out all the documents I’ll need for travel: etickets, shuttle reservations, hotel reservations, tour reservations & partial city maps to the various locations for Capturing Fire events. Some of which I’ll have to present at various airport check points. I just hope they don’t for my hotel address. 16th & R is all I can recall, that’s why I print things out so I don’t have to remember.
Thanks to the google map magic I know where all the Starbucks, Safeways are around my hotel, as well other coffee shops & 12 step meetings. Last year I did learn a little about how the city is laid out. I’ve booked two days of guided tours already – one that takes in south & includes Arlington, the other that goes north & takes in the zoo. I might even get in some real shopping this year.
Capturing Fire is changing up its venues this year, which means new vistas for me. The opening night frolics will be up in Columbus Heights – Coffy Cafe. That 1.5 miles will be the longest hike for me. The Saturday & Sunday afternoon workshops, performances & various open mics will be at the Keegan Theatre, which is walking distance from my hotel. The Fire Slam on Saturday night is at Busboys & the Sunday brunch at Mulebone, both near my hotel. I didn’t make the brunch last year so I plan to hit it this year, just to force my way into at least one group photo op 🙂
Here’s my DC experience 2015: http://wp.me/P1RtxU-1e3
Happy Birthday Darling
we met at a birthday party
slipped outside
into the deserted
fogged in back patio
attractive man
needed a shave
I like that
we talked poetry
leaning to hear
smelling
smiling each other
we feel allure
timid irresistible
in between words
in between patio lights
we stole a dark kiss
unexpected but about time
the dim thickened
the fog firmer between us
stray hands
purred along each other’s spines
we parted
inched from the semi-lit fumble
into less light
two mouths
four feet
not feeling the deck
attractive man
who talked poetry
kissed me deep
then asked me
into his wife’s birthday party
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So truly human. Such encounters are rare sweets on the table of life.