The weekend

The past few days have been pretty relaxing. Friday night a few of us went to see He's Just Not That Into You at the Chinatown theatre. We wanted to go to the 10:20 p.m. show but it was sold out, so we stayed for the 12:20 show. I liked the movie more than I thought I would and somehow I was able to stay awake until 4, which I can never do (Bridgette and Kim would be proud).

Saturday I went with Emily and Megan to the Eastern Market, an outdoor flea market and farmers market. I bought a pretty blue scarf, strawberries and red onions. Unfortunately, when I later opened the scarf from its plastic wrapper it was damp and had a terrible chemical smell. It was inexpensive and not the best quality, so maybe the manufacturer used some sort of chemicals to preserve it. I washed it later and it was fine.

Today I went to Georgetown for the first time and had my hair trimmed at an Aveda salon. I'm happy with the haircut overall and I'll probably go back, though it was more expensive than I would have liked. After my haircut I went to Trader Joe's for a few groceries, and now I'm home again preparing for the week.

Chinese New Year celebrations in D.C. Chinatown

I went to Chinatown to report on the New Year's parade, which I thought was supposed to begin at 2 and end at 5 p.m., but somehow I was wrong and I missed it. I arrived at about 3:30 and it had just ended. I got a few good photos though, and I bought a small paper lion.
There were also supposed to be firecrackers, but a suspected gas leak forced officials to cancel them and evacuate the area.

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