Actual non-work!
Oct. 12th, 2004 12:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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sdavido commented that we should go out and do something fun... so we went to the supermarket. :-) (We went to the local Asian market as well as the "normal" supermarket, so there was an unusual element involved.) With our work schedules, side projects, and the recent spate of holidays, that's about as "out" as we've been lately.
But today we did something even more exciting! I arranged with my mother that I'd work the first 1/2 of today and she'd work the second, so we could each have part of Columbus Day to do something fun. So this afternoon SD- and I finally got to use the tickets we won at Noreascon for the Lord of the Rings exhibition at the Boston Museum of Science. The exhibit ends October 24, so we were getting a little worried about when we'd have a chance to see it... fortunately, today worked out.
When we got to the museum, we went to the ticket counter to check whether we needed to do anything special. We were told that (a) the exhibit was sold out, and (b) our passes would get us in anyway. Yay!
So we walked gaily on to... wait in line. Tickets to the exhibit were issued in 15-minute intervals so it didn't get too crowded. We joined the queue of people waiting for the next group to be admitted. While we waited, we looked at the exhibit brochure, and admired the faux-stone walls provided to get people in the mood. Then came the announcements about what was prohibited in the exhibit hall: cameras, video equipment, cell phones, backpacks, weapons... (How many people would really bring their own swords? Maybe I don't want to know.)
Then we were admitted into the exhibit hall. There were exhibits of costumes and weapons from all the major characters. The level of detail is really impressive when you see them up close; I was particularly impressed by the runes etched into the sword blades, and the hand-drawn scrolls. They also had examples of many of the different types of armor, and some of the models they used for the sets. Each exhibit had a video loop talking about how the object was made.
They also had a few exhibits focusing on the special effects. We got a couple pictures of us in forced perspective... SD- wants me to scan and post them, but I think I always look awful in pictures. I'll think about it. Other exhibits, which we observed but did not participate in, included a body-mapping exhibit in which the participant saw how his movements translated to different characters, and an exhibit which showed how your face would look as a statue. We did stand against a wall to find out which Middle-Earth races we'd belong to, but I forget what the results were... SD- might remember.
All in all, a nice way to spend a holiday afternoon. We also went to a nearby mall to look for clothing... of course, we bought books and chocolate instead. :-)
On an unrelated note, someone pointed out that tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in Massachusetts. If you haven't already done so, here's where you can register.
sdavido commented that we should go out and do something fun... so we went to the supermarket. :-) (We went to the local Asian market as well as the "normal" supermarket, so there was an unusual element involved.) With our work schedules, side projects, and the recent spate of holidays, that's about as "out" as we've been lately.But today we did something even more exciting! I arranged with my mother that I'd work the first 1/2 of today and she'd work the second, so we could each have part of Columbus Day to do something fun. So this afternoon SD- and I finally got to use the tickets we won at Noreascon for the Lord of the Rings exhibition at the Boston Museum of Science. The exhibit ends October 24, so we were getting a little worried about when we'd have a chance to see it... fortunately, today worked out.
When we got to the museum, we went to the ticket counter to check whether we needed to do anything special. We were told that (a) the exhibit was sold out, and (b) our passes would get us in anyway. Yay!
So we walked gaily on to... wait in line. Tickets to the exhibit were issued in 15-minute intervals so it didn't get too crowded. We joined the queue of people waiting for the next group to be admitted. While we waited, we looked at the exhibit brochure, and admired the faux-stone walls provided to get people in the mood. Then came the announcements about what was prohibited in the exhibit hall: cameras, video equipment, cell phones, backpacks, weapons... (How many people would really bring their own swords? Maybe I don't want to know.)
Then we were admitted into the exhibit hall. There were exhibits of costumes and weapons from all the major characters. The level of detail is really impressive when you see them up close; I was particularly impressed by the runes etched into the sword blades, and the hand-drawn scrolls. They also had examples of many of the different types of armor, and some of the models they used for the sets. Each exhibit had a video loop talking about how the object was made.
They also had a few exhibits focusing on the special effects. We got a couple pictures of us in forced perspective... SD- wants me to scan and post them, but I think I always look awful in pictures. I'll think about it. Other exhibits, which we observed but did not participate in, included a body-mapping exhibit in which the participant saw how his movements translated to different characters, and an exhibit which showed how your face would look as a statue. We did stand against a wall to find out which Middle-Earth races we'd belong to, but I forget what the results were... SD- might remember.
All in all, a nice way to spend a holiday afternoon. We also went to a nearby mall to look for clothing... of course, we bought books and chocolate instead. :-)
On an unrelated note, someone pointed out that tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in Massachusetts. If you haven't already done so, here's where you can register.
