In the Live Free or Die State

Last weekend I visited the great city of Boston. The weather wasn't the best, but the awesome people made up for that. Despite the rain and snow, I still got to see the bright and beautiful colors on the trees. LOVED it!

One of the highlights of the weekend was going to a firing range and shooting a handgun/pistol for the first time. My old friend Cameron and my new friend Stew brought their own weapons and I rented a 9 mm. The firing range we went to was in New Hampshire since that was the closest range that was open to the public. We had to wait a couple of hours, but it was well worth it. It was all too perfect to learn how to shoot in the "Live Free or Die State."


The firing range in New Hampshire


Cameron and Stew

My first silouhette

On the first night we saw two comedy shows at the Improv Asylum in the North End. That night I enjoyed a cannoli from Modern Pastry. We spent one late evening at the Top of the Hub at the Prudential Center. Cameron argues that it has the best view of the city. From what I saw, I couldn't disagree. Sadly, I did not take any pictures to document. You'll have to go there and judge for yourself. You should see it. There was a quartet (or maybe it was only a trio) playing fantastic jazz music for the few couples who felt like dancing. We got up and danced a few times.

Me and Sparsha at Border Cafe. Check out her jewels!

With my dear friend Sparsha, I started a terrible obsession with the movie North and South. I have watched my favorite scene from that movie everyday since I got home.

*Richard Armitage (with that irresistable scowl) and Daniella Denby-Ashe

I also enjoyed a wine and cheese party with Sparsha's friends (where I drank water) and then had a lovely dinner at the Border Cafe in Harvard Square. None of that is documented in photos, but I did get in some shots of the campus and surrounding areas.

This is a dining hall at Harvard that I thought was a church. I walked in and was easily spotted as an outsider. I would have been kicked out if I hadn't left so quickly after I was asked if I was a freshman.

An archway that states: "Enter to grow in wisdom."

This statue is known as the Statue of Three Lies at Harvard. The statue is not really John Harvard--it's someone else. It states that John Harvard is the founder, when in truth he was already dead when Harvard College was founded. It also lists the wrong year of the founding.

More of Harvard

It was a weekend where I had nothing planned and was therefore free to do whatever I pleased. I was very blessed to have friends to provide shelter and transportation to allow that sort of freedom. I've been craving that sort of "live free or die/vivre libre ou mourir" kind of adventure. I'm planning a similar spontaneous and freedom-filled trip to NYC next weekend to visit Rehana. It's a recipe for greatness.

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