Visiting the Bears and surprising Janis Ian
I’ve been away, but I’m back now.
This is where I went:

That’s the inside of the Panda House at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Thursday, 16 November 2006. Thanks to panda.monia for putting the three of us - catbelly and hubby, and I (me?) - on camera, and to alAl for the animation.
Yes, I’ve been away visiting the National Zoo pandas (Tai Shan and his parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian), and before that, the San Diego Zoo pandas (Bai Yun, Gao Gao, Mei Sheng and Su Lin). It was the trip of a lifetime to celebrate my birthday.
I also surprised Janis Ian at her show in San Diego, which turned out to be the last show of her FINB 2006 tour.
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And now I’m back, and horrendously behind on my 2006 NaNovel. I thought I would have the time to write each evening after returning from my day at the Zoo, but I thought wrong.



