The Lexington Hotel Oxon Hill

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... is a picture of my room. Its small, not fancy at all, but it was all mine and my claimed space in Brooklyn for the past two months- my home. I really liked it, even my tiny closet- hahaha... Well amigos, just a little note to say THANK YOU. All of your emails and notes REALLY have meant a lot to me- I am glad you are sharing in my life, please continue to keep me posted on yours. Until the next time, will keep you posted... Besitos- XOXOXO Cindy

... After that we got free tickets for a Imax Movie about fighter pilots. We had lunch in the general"s confence room. We got a whole tour of the museum on a golf cart. I thought it was marvelous. Richie and I relaxed and played Frisbee.

... however, the sun was out. We drop right into the mall area from the interstate - where all the monuments and tourists lurk - and it's a sight to behold. I nearly crash trying to take pictures while driving. I am everything I hate about tourists at this moment. Kaya and I explore the area on foot for a couple hours, splashing through the melting snow, chasing squirrels, saluting various fire hydrants and small trees ...

... to death. This horrible seen was well documented as many reporters witnessed the event. It was the catalyst for the unionization of the garment industry, safety standards were made law and enforced, child labour laws being created and women given rights in the work force. A huge tragedy that changed the north American labour scene forever. Parking in this City is an issue. Here ...

... When experiencing the authentic life of the Chinese, it is filthy; public bathrooms, peeling paint walls, brick and unpaved roads, crumbling buildings. There is an ethic of cleanliness, cleaning dishware and chopsticks at the dinnertable with hot tea, any food spit out is kept away from food to be eaten, not having to touch the toilet "seat", re-using food scraps, food is never touched with hands, and ...

... took another day trip but south of SF this time, we headed down to a place called Monterey. We took the scenic drive and some of the coastline was really nice... high cliffs that go all the way to the water. We went another scenic drive called the 17 mile drive. This goes through some beautiful place, its right pebble beach!!! The coastline is known for the amount of seals that are attracted to it.

... Spamalot, a good complacent party, uber-pretentious hipster art openings, a free DJ Cheb I Sabbah concert, and all my favorite bookstores. And of course, I stoop-sat. There are more people and good times had, forgive me if you're one of them. San Diego was fun as well. My friends there for the most part have become breeders. So I played with a lot of toddlers and watched little Valeri in a dance show. It was fun being better at chillin' with the chilluns ...