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Oh, I forgot to mention! Next week I'll be on what'll probably be my sole trip this summer. To make a long, jargon-filled story short, I need to go back to the Smithsonian to root around their herbarium collection and measure some of their types (for those of you who came in late, botanical types are kinda like the breed standard for a given taxon. It's the one specimen that the original describer says best emulates his/her concept, so if you want to go to the absolute source for a taxon, for example to figure out what the hell the describer meant when he said the leaves are spotted, you go to the type). That'll be interesting. <3 Kinda also makes me want to go see the new Night at the Museum movie to see how it compares to what I see. XD

And we'll be taking the train up! I love taking the train. Even better, I'll have a free day while I'm up there, so I can actually be TOURISTY. I can go SEE THINGS! I kinda want to go see Chinatown, and because I love them so, I'd like to see the botanical gardens. The aquarium would be fun to see too, if there's time. Both botanical gardens and aquariums have a tendency to send me into SQUEE mode, though. PLANTS! FLOWERS! TURTLES! JELLYFISH!

On a completely different note, I really really REALLY want to stop coughing. Seriously. I'm getting TIRED from it. My chest is sore and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna lose my voice if I don't cut it out. Body, really, it's a little late to be rejecting lungs. You should've registered your complaint 24 years ago.

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I hope you have fun in DC!! I would recommend the botanical gardens highly (almost as good as Pittsburgh's). I haven't been to Chinatown, and the only aquarium I've been to is in Baltimore (which is super awesome) but I'm sure they're both rockin'. We always go to the Hirschorn modern art museum and to the National Gallery. The National Gallery cafe is a good place for lunch if you're on the Mall! So is the Native American museum cafe. My other absolute favorite thing is the Tivoli cafe which is right at the Rosslyn metro stop on the orange and blue lines...they have AMAZING pastries. Seriously, you should go. Can I come too?? :)

Ooh, I've been to the Baltimore one! That one was AWESOME. The one I went to in Charleston was fun too, though nothing by comparison to Baltimore. We'll see how DC measures up!

Those sound like tasty places to eat! Any other recommendations? Eien-chan's coming with me to make sure I don't end up face down in a ditch somewhere, so we're trying to find some tasty dinner places to go after I stagger out of the museum (or they throw me out, one of the two). I'll give you a report on Chinatown and hopefully the aquarium too!

ALSO, I got your email about the tea shop! I'm SO there! I think we need to make plans to go! ^_^ Maybe we can have a weekend get-together, either to see the tea place or just in general? Lemme know!