downtownnn & chinatownnn

Hey everyone!!!

So these past two weeks/weekends have been a little more low-key than in the past.

Last Thursday, my friends Katie, Meagan and I went to see a small concert on H street - Greg Laswell and Elizabeth and the Catapult. Even though I had never heard of either of them, they were very good! I liked them a lot. Mental note to keep them in mind for some good music.

On Friday - we decided to go local by heading to the after-work hotspot, the Jazz in the Garden series at the Sculpture garden! I'm not sure if i've written about it before, but there's this great garden just south of the Archives and next to the art gallery full of cool sculptures and with a fountain in the center. The fountain has a ridge all the way around it so you're able to stick your feet in it on a hot day :) sooo refreshing. Anyway, in the summer every Friday night they host jazz concerts and they're a nice way to relax after the workweek and kick off the weekend! Afterwards, we tried to get into this comedy show at a place called DC Improv. Apparently this is ALSO the place to be, since we showed up an hour early and it was already sold out!!! bummer. But we ended up eating a late dinner and hanging out in Dupont for the rest of the night, which was okay with me :)

Saturday we went shopping downtown, around the area I work in. Everyday when I get off the metro there is first a giant Forever 21 and then an H&M next door, and I've been dying to go inside everyday. So we finally did!!! I got these great purple shorts and a cute summer dress! I was so excited! You'll see pictures of the dress later!

At night, we went to see a movie in Chinatown. I was totally taken aback by this area- It was not what I expected! Full of nightlife, bars, restaurants, and shops. and of course, a whole strip of Chinese restaurants! keeping that in mind for later. We were going to see...aw shoot I don't even remember, but it was sold out. the important thing was that we had to settle for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. If you haven't seen it...well, I don't exactly recommend it. But it made for some hilarious historical ironies...a cross between buffy the vampire slayer and twilight. hahah whatever. :)