Noah Hathaway aka. Atreyu from The NeverEnding Story

The Smithsonian has a one pager in the current magazine on Cricket, with a rudimentary explanation of the game. No beer or meat pies.

We spent this weekend in NYC, attending the wedding of two of my old friends/colleagues, as well as just chillin – a combination of a 1 year anniversary and J’s 28th birthday rolled into one (plus a Christmas gift from J to me from 2005). Ate well, saw Spamalot, went to the Empire State Building at midnight, shopped 5th ave and went to the MOMA.

Great weather for September, so J and I decided to head up to the National Zoo. The new baby panda was taking a nap inside, but mom was talking her afternoon walk. Took a lot of photos, most of which were okay. A random sampling here.

J and I were a little restless this morning, and decided to hit up the Smithsonian. We started in at the Natural History Museum, and worked our way through the National Gallery and around to the National Botanical Gardens. Some snaps if you click on the chiclet