1. wendy wasserstein's fantastic the heidi chronicles is still playing at the arena stage. "In this insightful comedy, Heidi Holland, feminist art historian, recounts significant milestones in her life – meeting lifelong friends at ‘60s political events, her own uncertain activism in the ‘70s, and finally confronting her inner turmoil over her role as a woman of the ‘80s and ‘90s. The Heidi Chronicles brings Wasserstein’s grace, humor and smart sensibility to the dilemmas of modern womanhood, indelibly leaving her one-of-a-kind mark on American theater."

i don't want to ruin anything, but i was pleasantly surprised (and a little moved) by ms. wasserstein's work. the play is 18 years old, yet the topics and difficult life decisions can still be appreciated today.

2. japanese culture is very cool. we went to one of the last events of the national cherry blossom festival: sakura matsuri, or the japanese street festival. devoured unagi donburi, watched taiko drumming (i wanna take lessons!), listened to outrageous karaoke, met up with friends. the kid on the left was totally schooling the guy on the right in go.

3. i am the master of my brew (or at least i will be now). redhead picked up on my gravity towards quality beer, and since she prefers her bourbon, she passed this nugget of technology my way. we just got the AAA batteries (are AAA batteries going extinct?) and i can't wait to turn it on. apparently there are jokes!

4. for dim sum go to mark's duck house. every dim sum place we tried so far in the area has just been general, that is, until now. we met up with my long time college friends for dim sum in falls church and were not disappointed. apparently they go here all the time - and i can see why. the fried taro balls were light and fluffy. the turnip cake was studded with pieces of pork (or was it ham?) - yum. the selection was pretty wide and nothing was overly greasy, as is normally the case in most dim sum joints i've gone to. i'm glad there were eight of us at brunch - good conversation, but also a great chance to try more things than we normally would. we'll be going back for sure - with reservation in hand.

5. i live with a baker. cavin made croissants de boulanger this weekend and they were completely fantastic. the dough he made is "the version of puff pastry found in france at the boulangerie, as opposed to the classic puff pastry made at the patisserie". flaky and light yet with more body than classic puff pastry you might buy in the store, we filled some with chocolate and some with cheese & cherry jam. thank you, king arthur flour baker's companion!

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arena stage
1101 sixth street sw
washington, dc 20024
202.488.3300

mark's duck house
6148A arlington blvd
willston center I
falls church, va 22044
703.532.2125

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