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Mar. 22nd, 2007 03:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fiercebunnyMonday afternoon, I went with Sarah to see Barack Obama at a political rally downtown. It was my first time at such an event, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. It was held at the old Farmer's Market.
Sarah was unimpressed with the venue. I said that I thought the old building had character. She pointed out some of the cracked and broken windows and I was forced to admit it was kind of decrepit.
There were a lot of people there. Oklahoma is a very conservative state, so I was a bit surprised at the turnout. The line went all the way behind the building; I'd guess there were close to a thousand people who showed up.
Including this guy, who was riding around and blasting music from a stereo strapped to his bicycle. He must have incredible hearing because he was over by the line when I unzipped my camera bag and then he was posing in front of me just as I got the camera out.
Also, the sign on the back of his bike read "Will sing naked 4 a $1." As far as I know, no money changed hands.
Inside, as Obama took the stage.
I was really impressed with his speech. He spoke eloquently and passionately, particularly emphasizing the need for change in this country. The crowd was very enthusiastic, and what got him the most applause every time was when he would talk about bringing an end to the war in Iraq. I'm sure the crowd was mostly Democrat, but there were a few Republicans there as well (the speaker before Obama had asked the crowd earlier), so the huge response to that was kind of surprising (and very encouraging.) In retrospect though, I think his speech was quite moderate and not meant to alienate a conservative part of the country. He mentioned immigration reform only in passing and gay rights not at all. Still after hearing Barack Obama speak, I'm almost certain I'll vote for him in primaries.
So afterwards, Sarah and I drove aimlessly around Bricktown trying to find a place to eat ("You pick." "No, you pick") and ended up at a fondue restaurant called The Melting Pot. The food was alright, although not really worth the price. They could have made the menu clearer because it was an exhausting experience of "PLZ HELP. WE ARE CONFUSED BY CHEEZ AND BREAD." Then we ordered entrees, where we had to cook the meat in the fondue pot and try to remember how long each type of meat was supposed to cook, and how many minutes had passed already? I may have eaten undercooked shrimp.
We were hugely annoyed by the time we left because we only then happened to see the dessert menu, realizing that all the food that we actually would have cared to eat was on that and we were already full and tired of the place. Damn!
On Tuesday, I headed back downtown so I could hang out with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mythicalgryphon, who wanted to visit the art museum. It was so much to get to hang out in person again! And the museum trip was a lot of fun. In addition, the museum was hosting a travelling exhibit about Napoleon, so we spent an hour or so looking at things like Napoleon's hat, his hankies, locks of Josephine's hair, Talleyrand's breeches, etc. I'm a total history geek, so that was cool.
We were much luckier with restaurants and found a yummy Thai place a couple blocks away from the museum. ^_^ Then I talked Brenn into watching 300 with me. ^_^ My argument for it was, "Hey, it's got Faramir in a leather speedo." Undoubtedly, a dumb, loud movie. But damn, it brings teh pretty.
Sleepy now, so I'll wrap it up. Only 7 more days of work to go!
Sarah was unimpressed with the venue. I said that I thought the old building had character. She pointed out some of the cracked and broken windows and I was forced to admit it was kind of decrepit.
There were a lot of people there. Oklahoma is a very conservative state, so I was a bit surprised at the turnout. The line went all the way behind the building; I'd guess there were close to a thousand people who showed up.
Including this guy, who was riding around and blasting music from a stereo strapped to his bicycle. He must have incredible hearing because he was over by the line when I unzipped my camera bag and then he was posing in front of me just as I got the camera out.
Also, the sign on the back of his bike read "Will sing naked 4 a $1." As far as I know, no money changed hands.
Inside, as Obama took the stage.
I was really impressed with his speech. He spoke eloquently and passionately, particularly emphasizing the need for change in this country. The crowd was very enthusiastic, and what got him the most applause every time was when he would talk about bringing an end to the war in Iraq. I'm sure the crowd was mostly Democrat, but there were a few Republicans there as well (the speaker before Obama had asked the crowd earlier), so the huge response to that was kind of surprising (and very encouraging.) In retrospect though, I think his speech was quite moderate and not meant to alienate a conservative part of the country. He mentioned immigration reform only in passing and gay rights not at all. Still after hearing Barack Obama speak, I'm almost certain I'll vote for him in primaries.
So afterwards, Sarah and I drove aimlessly around Bricktown trying to find a place to eat ("You pick." "No, you pick") and ended up at a fondue restaurant called The Melting Pot. The food was alright, although not really worth the price. They could have made the menu clearer because it was an exhausting experience of "PLZ HELP. WE ARE CONFUSED BY CHEEZ AND BREAD." Then we ordered entrees, where we had to cook the meat in the fondue pot and try to remember how long each type of meat was supposed to cook, and how many minutes had passed already? I may have eaten undercooked shrimp.
We were hugely annoyed by the time we left because we only then happened to see the dessert menu, realizing that all the food that we actually would have cared to eat was on that and we were already full and tired of the place. Damn!
On Tuesday, I headed back downtown so I could hang out with
mythicalgryphon, who wanted to visit the art museum. It was so much to get to hang out in person again! And the museum trip was a lot of fun. In addition, the museum was hosting a travelling exhibit about Napoleon, so we spent an hour or so looking at things like Napoleon's hat, his hankies, locks of Josephine's hair, Talleyrand's breeches, etc. I'm a total history geek, so that was cool. We were much luckier with restaurants and found a yummy Thai place a couple blocks away from the museum. ^_^ Then I talked Brenn into watching 300 with me. ^_^ My argument for it was, "Hey, it's got Faramir in a leather speedo." Undoubtedly, a dumb, loud movie. But damn, it brings teh pretty.
Sleepy now, so I'll wrap it up. Only 7 more days of work to go!
