You remind me of Sarah Vowell, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. Which is to say, very nicely.
more bloody lincoln....
http://www.markryden.com/images/paintings/blood/paintings/lincoln/detail_f2.jpg
Like the Constitution wasn't under enough stress already. Gee, THANKS, Sarah .... ;-)
Oh, oh! Can I be the first one to say it? Bush ruined the Constitution before you did! Woo! Go me for being a douche!
since shipbuilder beat me to it, how was the nap in abe's lap?
Don't know if you've read it or not but just in case you haven't. Assassination Vacation by Sara Vowell. There is a whole chapter about your teen beat heart throb Lincoln in there.
I read Assassination Vacation and liked it very much. I'm a big Sarah Vowell fan.
That bitch in front of you that hogged the Constitution? I bet she was the same hag that was in front of me at the Crucifixion. What a skank! She kept jumping around and yelling, "Jesus, over here, over here!"
I wouldn't worry about it too much, dear. If it's such an important document, I'm sure they have another one stashed somewhere just in case. It's just be careless not to...
Sarah Brown, i have nothing of interest to add here, just that i really love your blog and this entry in particular. And if I ever run into you in Brooklyn or at a history museum I will probably squeak a little and maybe even introduce myself. Just to give you fair warning. I'm nice, i swear!
Have you heard the song
"My Head in Front of Your Head" by
Best Friends Forever? Awesome love song
about being the wife of ol' Abe.
You'd dig it.
When I was in the not-line to see the constitution, some high school guys accidentally took a picture with flash, and the napoleonic security guard started shrieking, "NO FLASH!" Then he hunted them down, confiscated their camera, and threw them out. I saw it happen!
I'm laughing so hard beeause I was in DC last weekend, too--I'm wondering if the same very small man gave you the "THERE ARE NO LINES AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES!" speech that I got. That guy was a freaky little document-guarding leprechaun. I also was unable to get into the actual theater at Ford's because of the matinee of Shenandoah, which kind of blew my mind. And holy touring teenagers, Batman. They were EVERYWHERE.
I would have yelled at those high school boys too. This was a very entertaining post, Sarah B. It's been a tough week, so thanks for the laugh!
i started to take a picture of the declaration of independence and realized my flash was on, so i put my hand over the camera to block it. but it still let off a burst of light through my hand, and mrs. elbows standing next to me said, "they TOLD us not to use a FLASH. GOD." so we had to have a bro down.
Sarah,
Been reading Heather for about a month now, and just came over here for the first time yesterday. Like what you've got goin' on, and plan on many return visits. Glad to hear you had a great trip, and thanks for sharing the pics. Love seeing pictures as much as reading a good post. Must be the 1st grader still living in me.
Chris
I love the fact that this post had the word "hogging" in it.
My flash accidentally went off while I was at the Cloisters in NYC years ago. The pimply, pencil-neck security guard tried to take away the camera I had just received it as a Christmas gift. I wasn't about to just hand it over, so I ignored him and walked away. It worked. A month later my bag was stolen, with the camera and film from my trip in it.
The Crown Jewels are in the Tower of London, and you have to stand on a moving sidewalk conveyor belt thing to view them, which is awesome since no one can monopolize the view.
A flash could hardly be worse than what I saw at the Louvre. A Japanese businessman was touching, TOUCHING a painting with his hand! The guard freaked and began yelling at him in French. He looked at his friends, said something in Japanese, they all laughed, and he went right back to touching the painting! The guard grabbed his hand, slapped his wrist, and he had the same reaction as before. He was then forcibly removed from the museum.
Minneapolis museum visitor sits on Ming Dynasty chair and breaks it.
http://www.museum-security.org/00/093.html
Airwolf!! There's someone else in this world who can actually work that show into a conversation!
And I get your crush on Mr. Lincoln, but a blood-stained pillow? Eww.
I share your love of Mr. Lincoln (as well as your love of Sarah Vowell). Just yesterday I could be heard saying (most sincerely), "No, I will not 'forget' to mention that you live with me to get cheaper car insurance. That is lying. Look who you're talking to. I was raised in the Land of Lincoln!"
at least it wasnt the flash bulbs of 1000 paparazzis :) btw fast reflexes you got there
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I did the same thing to the Mona Lisa, exactly. They actually started hunting about trying to find who did it. I fled before I was sentenced to life in Parisian jail, forced to eat cheese and drink wine all day. Woe.