Also, sorry there are some gaps without much description. I always forget what to write down what I do, and with my memory, that's not always a good idea. Well, here goes!
Monday - I wasn't feeling too well since I think I got food poisoning over the weekend, so I worked from home, cranking out a few stories and emailing them in. I started feeling better in the afternoon, and Time Warner came around the complex to install new Internet jacks, so I was left without Internet for a little bit. After, I realized that I had to mail something out, so I headed to the Hallmark store near my apartment that has a post office, and I ended up spending a lot of time there just looking around. There are so many neat gifts there! Then I went back to my apartment and made dinner then called it an early night.
Tuesday - Empty on my calendar, so a day at the office working on stories. I don't really remember what else I did. I think I read or went for a walk.. or maybe both!? Oh, I remember now. I went to have dinner at the Q Shack with Gabby & Aditya, and it was delicious! After, we walked around the Duke Gardens, which was super nice, and there were tons of ducks there, so that was fun. Then, I headed back home and stopped by Sheetz to get gas, but my car wouldn't start!! So I had to get it jump-started by Stephen (who came to pick me up), and I dropped the car off at a body shop I knew. Also! During all of this, my tire was going flat since the air valve was broken. Horrible luck, really. Finally called it a night and rested up to get up early and head to the body shop to check on my car.
Wednesday - Super hectic day! Went to the body shop early in the morning and waited until the tire was fixed, which didn't take too long. I drove over to Cary to interview the USA Women's Baseball Team and write up a story on them. It was great watching them play since I used to love playing baseball when I was young. After, as I was about to head out of the lot, my car wouldn't start again! Good thing I got lucky and someone had just driven into the parking lot, and he had a jumper cable to start my car up for me. I headed straight back to the body shop and worked on my story while the mechanics replaced the car battery. Then, since I wasn't finished with the story, I headed to Perkins Library (at Duke) and met up with Gabby & Aditya again and finished that up. The library itself is so amazing. It made me miss Duke! We got a group study room, and basically three walls are all made of whiteboard, so we could write all over them, and the room is relatively soundproof so in the middle of working/reading/studying, we could talk to each other and play music. I love the Link (basement of Perkins), it's so hip! Then I headed back to my apartment after a long day. Phew!
Thursday - Work as usual, and then I headed to the Duke area again for my last time volunteering at the Nasher before school started. I headed to Chai's Noodle Bar, right outside of Duke, which had a wide variety of Asian noodle types of food, so that was delicious. I got to the Nasher right before the thunderstorm started. I could hear it after I stepped in.. There was a talk by the museum's director followed by a reception, so it was pretty busy for the first part. There weren't that many people there though, since there was a big thunderstorm that lasted for a while, so I'm guessing that turned away people. I'm excited, though, because when I come back, I'll be able to see the Nasher's newest exhibit, one about vinyl records!! I went home and started packing my stuff away so I could move out. I'm staying with a friend for a couple of days since my lease is up and I leave soon. That was tiring, but I finally finished, so that was relieving.
Friday - The movers from the furniture rental company came in the morning and took away my furniture, and I headed out to Cary to go to the RailHawks practice to work on a preview story for Saturday night's game. I headed to Durham after that to drop off my stuff at Gabby's house and pick it back up when I move back in. Boy, moving really took forever!! Where did I get so much stuff?! Then, I had a nice dinner with Stephen at Cheesecake Factory at Streets at Southpoint, which was delicious and super filling. The weather was nice, so we walked around for a bit and saw some people performing--one was singing and dancing on a stage, kind of like an Elvis impersonation, but not of Elvis, and one was juggling. It was great! Pictures now!
Saturday - Heated up the leftover food from Cheesecake Factory before heading to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. It wasn't that big of a museum, but it had an extensive collection of Italian Art, African Art, Rodin sculptures, and other contemporary works. I have a bunch of pictures below, but to summarize it in a few words (since I know my words definitely can't describe the paintings I saw), it was amazing seeing that kind of art collection in a city other than Los Angeles or New York. After wandering around the art museum until it closed, we headed to Best Buy to pick up a couple of rechargeable batteries for Stephen's camera then went to eat at Jibarra, a nice Mexican restaurant in downtown Raleigh. The food was delicious and in quite large portions, so that was good. I ended up having the tacos leftover for lunch the next day!
Sunday - Woke up and had leftover tacos, which were cold (from the fridge), but still good. Then, I headed to NC Central's gym to cover the SJG Greater NC Pro-Am summer basketball league's championship game. Before that game, though, there were wheelchair games going on with teams from Bridge II Sports (founded by Ashley Thomas, who I wrote about earlier). Then, there was a team of Josh Powell, John Wall, Jawad Williams who were on wheelchairs and played against the winning Bridge II Sports team (video coming up soon!), and it made me realize how blessed I was to not have physical disabilities. Later on, I got the chance to meet Rodney Rogers there, who is a Durham native and played in the NBA for 12 years before retiring in 2005. He got in a dirt bike accident in 2008, where he became paralyzed from the shoulders down, and this past year, he founded The Rodney Rogers foundation, which aims to help those who are paralyzed or in wheelchairs with medical bills, and the like. I've been talking to a lot of these sorts of people lately, and it's been really inspiring. After all that was the championship game, and D1 sports won--Ryan Kelly and Andre Dawkins were on the team.. Duke represent! After, Stephen and I went to Mellow Mushroom again, and it was packed since there was Durham Bulls game. Needless to say, the food was amazing.
That's all for now! Work the next three days and then off to relax (hopefully) at home!
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