Friday - After work, I headed over to Duke to meet up with my friend Stephanie, who's doing research at Dr. Tuan Vo-Dinh's bioengineering lab. Check out her blog! Anyway, after that, we headed over to Raleigh and grabbed Wendy's before parking and.. get this. Snagging floor seats at the MICHAEL BUBLE concert at the RBC Center. That deserved all caps.. I was super excited. It was my first concert ever, and it didn't disappoint at all. The opener was Naturally 7, an a capella group (they prefer to think of it as "vocal play" since they become the instruments). It's really great. I recorded a video on my phone, but the quality isn't good, so I'm attaching a YouTube video below. Otherwise, I have pictures!
Video link (since it won't embed): Naturally 7
After their amazing performance, Michael Buble came out and did his famous songs. It was a lot of fun because he was always cracking jokes and keeping things high-energy. A lot of people stood up in front of their seats to dance along with the songs, and during some of the couple songs, several pairs of people went into the aisle and danced with each other. It was super cute! And, halfway through the show, he set up a second stage TWO rows behind me! I didn't take many pictures, though, as I was too excited and in the moment. I do have a couple from the Internet, though, and one from Steph when Michael ripped his pants.. but he mentioned it later really jokingly instead of being embarrassed.
After the concert, we headed back, pooped.
Saturday - Woke up at around noon to the sound of my roommate Caroline calling me and telling me she would be at my apartment in 15 minutes (she drove over from Wilmington). We then headed to Durham to meet up with Gabby. We grabbed a quick (and super delicious!) Cook-Out meal then went over to the Eno River Quarry. It's basically a hugee rock that's dug out and filled with natural (I think?) water. We parked and had to walk at least a mile to get to the place, but it was well worth it. The weather was great, and we ended up lounging around on rafts (Caroline treaded water since she's a swimmer, and she likes doing that.. Why? I have no idea.) for several hours.
After, we went back to Gabby's house (she lives in Durham) and took showers before meeting up with our friends Matt and Chris to grab dinner at the Tobacco Sports Cafe. The portions were ginormous, and the food was absolutely delicious. I'm definitely going back there again some time soon! We talked for a while after dinner before parting ways. Then, we headed to Stephen's apartment and we played a couple of games with the guys and talked before heading back to my apartment. We talked some more before finally going to sleep.
Sunday - I woke up at 6:30am after sleeping at 2:30am. Why? To cover the Triangle Triathlon for work. Since I arrived there 5 minutes after they closed the gate, I had to park outside of the park (Harris County Park) and walked THREE miles in blistering heat and humidity (and flip flops.. Bad decision) to get to the race area. It's crazy how they manage to exercise so much--I can't even imagine doing half of the triathlon! (It was 750m swim, 17.5 bike, 5k run.) I interviewed the winners and cranked out the story just as the girls were waking up. We then headed back to Duke to grab lunch at Thai Cafe (super delicious.. again!) and went our separate ways--Caroline to Target/Old Navy to buy some things, Gabby to study for her Organic Chemistry test, and me to interview Chris Davis for a story. He's a 19-year-old racer who races Legend cars and competed in a race to earn $250,000 for first place and $10,000 for last place. I went to his shop and took some pictures of his car. Check them out!
After the interview, I took a nap to try and make up for the hours of sleep I had lost. Then, I met up with one of my Chi Omega sisters, Tiffany, and her roommate, Stephanie. We went to Noodles & Co. right by Duke and chatted over dinner. After, we all had to get back so we separated.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - All pretty standard. Just went to work, came home and read, went online, etc. I don't really remember what I did.. Sorry!
Thursday - We had another Intern Luncheon, this time with Mandy and Andy. The session was on investigative reporting, and it was great! They gave us a lot of tips and shared a lot of stories with us, and they were all really exciting and inspiring. After lunch, I worked on a couple of stories before heading out to Zebulon to talk with a couple of Mudcats players and watch batting practice. Then, I headed to Duke and grabbed a quick dinner at Wendy's before going to the Nasher to volunteer. There were a lot of people who came in, and the Nasher had a new exhibit since I had last been. It's a color block one that highlights the work of two artists. I'm definitely checking it out some time next week.
Friday - Work as usual and then I"m heading to Maryland with Stephen to attend a Jack Johnson concert Saturday evening. I can't wait! More updates/pictures to come!
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