Took the NJ Transit to Hamilton, where Luis picked me up and drove me to DC. Played tourist in DC for the day and saw Luis perform in an improv show in Arlington, VA. He was great! They loved him. His friend out there, Liz, is maybe the coolest girl I have ever met. Like this awesome balance of boldly funny, warm and attentive, and extremely genuine. I've never met anyone like her (at least not female). She let us stay at her place in Arlington, which saved us tons of money. We went to union Station and took a "movie locations" tour in Washington DC (or as Duke calls it, "a trip to the White House and Capitol Building." Which it wasn't; it was actually a lot of fun and went a lot of places and lasted over three hours.) My favorite stop was Georgetown, where I've never been before. What a GREAT place! I love it there, it's the cutest, most charming little place. The tour guide was an actor in DC and he filled time by asking everyone where we were from. When he got to us, Luis said "We're both from Los Angeles." The guide replied, "Oh, what brought you all the way out here?" Luis paused, ever-so-briefly, and responded, "AMERICA." awesome.
I went to Redeemer Pres. for a second time yesterday, hoping to finally catch Tim Keller's sermon. I got there and they handed me a program and Tim Keller was not in it. Apparently, he's decided to take the rest of the summer off. Last night's pastor had a particular talent for putting people to sleep, including the guy sitting next to me. And it was a section of the Bible that is really really awesome (John 14:16-26). Very disappointing. I guess I can go back to listening to Keller's podcasts from redeemer.com.
Last night I watched fireworks over the Hudson River with some people from my building on the roof. About halfway through, I got bored and came inside and watched them on NBC with the rest of the country.
Today is a holiday, day off to gym and see a voice coach. Nine days left of NYC, then eight days in Ft. Myers, FL and Orlando. Thank God for this trip. I'm loving it.
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