Sorry I have been totally negligent in terms of keeping this blog up to date--I kind of keep on putting it off.

So, to recap: I had a great weekend. On Friday, I went down towards Colorado Springs, and had an absolute blast rock climbing at Garden of the Gods. Sadly, I am dumb and didn't bring my camera. However, the ride down itself was gorgeous. Public transportation is terribly efficient out here, and the views as I got closer to the Rocky Mountains just got better and better. So, the professional photos of Garden of the Gods will have to suffice to show you all how awesome it was. And now that I have my own climbing harness, hopefully I will be able to keep on rock climbing, even after I go back out east.

My internship has been... interesting. I finally have a security badge, so now I can come and go as I please. I've spent most of my time so far doing a lot of painting and other prep for the Japan camp that starts next week. So, basically, I've played camp counselor.

I don't really mind, since I really like all the craft ideas, and I'm not terribly artistic to begin with. However, I've been so busy with prep that I haven't had time to set foot in the actual museum yet! I've actually only been spending my time in the education office five blocks away. Hopefully sometime soon (hopefully tomorrow!) I'll be able to spend a few hours in the museum and really get to know the layout and the collections.

I'm planning on doing a lot of touristy things this weekend--with any luck I'll hit up the Denver Zoo, the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa (which has its own historian--cool!), and hopefully another museum or two, depending upon the weather. Such is the dilemma when one is car-less in a city that thrives on motorized vehicles.

In other, unrelated news, I'll be back in DC from June 22-29 to accept an award from the Independent Women's Forum and to generally visit with people from the East Coast. Although I do love it out here, I just wish there were more interns to talk to who weren't from this area, and lived in LoDo proper. Then I might have a touring buddy or two. In the meantime, my social life is a little limited until I grow the cajones to talk to random people in random places. Everyone is nice, but I don't trust people to not be creepy!

Now I'm off to a free lecture by Mike Farrell, who played Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H, at the Tattered Cover Bookstore. :)

...And I think I finally finished the end of my EXCEL work for the semester. Phew.