So, let's see...Saturday we spent the day running around, hitting tons of stores and getting caught up on all kinds of things we needed (like laundry detergent and shampoo, etc.) We hit the Super Target, two bookstores, Best Buy, the Michael's, PetSmart, Perkins for food, and some general meanderings. Afterwards my Love and friend Rand played some Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 and then we watched The Matrix: Reloaded on dvd.

Today (Sunday), we went to see the Titanic Exhibit over at MOSI. I had seen it a few years back at a different museum so I wasn't sure what to expect. It was actually quite different and had a lot of very interesting staging - like you could walk through a replica of the 1st class passenger hallways and also a 3rd class one. Also, they had the grand staircase recreated. In one room, they had a MASSIVE peice of the actual hull (something like 15 tons in weight), complete with portholes and what remained of the glass. Facinating. In that same room, they had a large block of ice. It was carved so you could slide your fingers into the grooves to feel just how cold the water would have been. It was brilliant and creepy in driving home the horror of being in that water. They had people dressed in costume and set in the different galleries. There wasn't as much actual stuff - not as many artifacts - from the time I saw it years ago, but the things they had were different, such as a case full of actual money from the bottom of the ocean. I had never known that banks were permitted to print their own money as "promissary notes" at that time. It wasn't until 1913 that the Federal Reserve Act was passed which made it so only the government could print and issue money. Supposedly, because of such wide-spread and therefore unreliable backing for the "money" Americans traveling in Europe simply couldn't use US currency.

The entire exhibit overall was quite interesting and well worth it, though it felt a little short to me. One cool thing they did was hand everyone a "boarding pass" upon entrance with the name and details of an actual passanger. At the end of the exhibit, you could look up your person's name and see if they lived or died. It was a nice addition that made it a little more personal.

*yawns*

That's about the sum of my weekend. There's one day left on pretty much all the remaining six pairs of horns for auction so feel free to go get your last minute bid in. :) And don't forget, I've made as many custom items as I have pre-made ones so that's always an option. Heading to bed for now, so night to all.

~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream at 10/19/2003 11:58:17 PM ~ ~