Baltimore

I’ve been in Baltimore since Monday. On the way here, I did two things I’ve never done before. The first was that I didn’t bring any knitting in my carry-on. In my attempt to be a responsible adult, I only brought work. I do not recommend this if you are taking two short flights with a lag in between. I felt like I was constantly being berated by the messages over the intercom. The airport and the plane both seem so much quieter when there is yarn in my hands. On a positive note, I did finish reading a long report. The second thing I did that I have never done before is use the washroom on a Dash8 plane. Now I know what it’s like to pee in a closet. There was a toilet and a large mirror. A bottle of hand sanitizer mounted on the wall replaced the sink. As I hovered over the bowl, I noticed that there was a coat hook mounted on the wall which must have been there for decoration because this space was barely big enough to change your mind, let alone remove an outer layer.

My hostess, R, picked me up at the airport and drove me to her lovely house in Hampden. She actually lives 0.4 miles from a yarn store which she made sure to point out on the tour of the neighbourhood. She also made sure to point out how suggestive the Washington Monument is when viewed from the side. Anyone who lives in Baltimore or who’s seen Pecker will know what I’m talking about. Does George ever appear well endowed!

Right now I am in one of the reading rooms at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Even though I didn’t think it was possible, it makes me miss grad school. The light in this room filters in through a sky light four floors up and it’s so quiet that you can hear a pin drop. This is a much better place to get work done than the plane.

Comments

[Lisa]

Welcome to Bal'mer, hon!!

I once spent a summer there and when my friend showed me around for the first time, this is what he said: "Welcome to Baltimore. Now, two things you're going to see a lot of are hair extensions and chicken bones on the ground. And bags in trees. Oh, and our monument looks like a giant penis."

all these things turned out to be true.

[B]

where's the pecker picture???