The National Mall- Thursday

[seriesofbaddecisions]

For the second week in a row, a Thursday with nothing to do had led Sabine and Lana out of town, though today they'd extended the invitation to a few other people.

You know. To go check out museums, like the nerds they were. And to hide in the air conditioning, because it was gross outside.

So it was off to DC for the day handwavily around class times, with shirts available to wear that read "FANDOM COSTUME SOCIETY" to help the non-humans blend in. Would it work? Who knows!


[NFB for distance, and for those who know who they are, though if you happen to be in DC, feel free to stop in!]

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Re: National Gallery of Art

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"I like that you have a plan," she said, amused. "So, what would you recommend I definitely see, then?"

She had a plan herself, but she trusted Astrid's recs.

Re: National Gallery of Art

[white_oleander]

Astrid sucked in a breath, laughing slightly, because that felt like a loaded question and 'everything' wasn't a helpful answer.

But when she gave it some serious thought, she decided, "I'd really be interested to see what you have to say about Jackson Pollack and Andy Warhol. I think most of the modern, more contemporary stuff if more your style, so try to take in more of that, with a good dose of the Impressionists, too, they're some of my favorites."

Re: National Gallery of Art

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"I'll check them out," she promised. "I've seen some pictures of Warhol's stuff- I'm sure I'm missing context on the soup, but I might appreciate the use of color."

She would.

Re: National Gallery of Art

[white_oleander]

"I think you'd appreciate the context of it, too," Astrid smiled faintly. "He's a really fascinating artist, all about taking familiar images and...elevating them into something else, especially in a culture like our current one that seems to worship at the alter of consumerism . I think I saw somewhere that one of his Marilyns is here..."

She trailed off slightly, realizing she was going off on a tangent, shook her head. "I could talk your ear off about it, really. I've always liked pop art, though, even if my mom always trashed it. She thinks its gauche and tacky."

Re: National Gallery of Art

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"Even if it's gauche and tacky, that doesn't automatically mean it's bad," Sabine pointed out.

Re: National Gallery of Art

[white_oleander]

"Exactly," Astrid laughed a little. "And I'm sure there's plenty of people who'd say the same about her work, too."

Astrid among them (but never to her face).

"Thanks for inviting me, by the way. I...really needed something like this this week. And...thanks for last weekend, too. You've been really great, Sabine, and I appreciate it, I really do."

She hadn't meant to say all that, but once she started, it seemed to just keep bubbling out.

Re: National Gallery of Art

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"If I can help you do cool things, I will," Sabine said with a shrug. "Consider it payback for being probably the one person around here I could live with."

Well, there were those two people, but she wasn't there yet.