boston - week 2

this past week has been fun-filled w/ so many events that i can't even recall them all. well, the ones that stick out at least are:

• going to see blue man group
• 4th of july fireworks on the charles bridge (and the pre-show on the 3rd)
• u.s.s. constitution parade
  
• my birthday

blue man group was pretty sweet, and the venue was much smaller than i expected. definitely worth the $25 we paid, but definitely not worth the retail price tag of $60.

3rd of july pre-show was marked w/ a huge downpour right before the show started, which cause huge lines as the ~200k people crammed into the grassy venue area once the rained stopped. the boston pops orchestra performed, along w/ the rascal flatts (country). a few people clapped for the flatts, but i believe they were clapping moreso from being happy that the flatts were done. it really amazed me that the theme included baseball so much, which definitely made me feel right at home here. i'm falling in love w/ boston. on the 4th, we saw the fireworks from the bridge. best show i've ever seen--the works went in tune w/ the orchestra. very nice :)

for my birthday, we went to one of the supposed top 18 seafood places in the nation. it only seats ~15 people. somehow, we managed to gather ~9 people to go... mostly intern friends and a few homeless people. good food, and not too expensive. afterwards, we walked by fenway and played pool. pretty much the best pool place i've ever been to. well, it rivals mr. cues II in chamblee tucker, ga. mr. cues is more for pros, though. anyway, it was all good. apparently ryan likes to use the [bleep] stick in pool, though... just incase anyone wants to know.

oh, and here's a map of pretty much all the significant places i've been to so far:

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