St. Louis

I just returned from a road trip to St. Louis. It is spring break here at KCAI, and Supper K and I decided to take this time to and visit many a friend and tourist attraction in this gateway city. It was a lovely time, so here is an over view with a few choice quotes:

Monday:
-Arrived in St. Louis
-Cooked dinner for Lottie (the friend that we stayed with) and her family
-Left to pick up Ernie and go to a MeWithoutYou and Sparta show at Pops
Note: Pops was an extremely oppressive place in the spirit, however, MeWithoutYou shifted the atmosphere and the Holy Spirit showed up so that there were points in the show where I was simply worshiping (that also had to do with the fact that the crowd sucked and refused to dance. They even looked at Supper K funny when she started to sing along).

Tuesday:
-Woke up early and went to City Museum, which is a magical place of caves, slides, and climbing. We (being five college students from KCAI) absolutely exhausted ourselves by playing in the tunnels, which could be risky business, as they were built for people about half our size and are very dark. That being said, here are some quotes from City Museum:

“There’s something squishy over here.”

“I am so sorry guys.” (Insert farting noise)

“Supper K, are you alright?”
“I got out of it, but I’m wet, naked, and screaming.”

“What part of the whale did we just crawl through?”

“Is this up to code?”

-Went to a local café on Clair’s recommendation, which turned out to be run by hateful, extreme left-winged lesbians for coffee (I got the WWJJD)
-Went to Justin’s house (Lottie’s boyfriend) to watch Star Wars
-Ate dinner at Lottie’s, and sooner after, fell asleep

Wednesday:
-Went to the Contemporary Art museum, where they were having an Andy Warhol and Jim Hodges exhibition called “I Remember Heaven.” I can now say that I have stood in front of a canvas soaked in Warhol’s urine.
-Went to eat at a local Mexican restaurant where we simultaneously watched soap operas (it was a highlight).
-Went to the St. Louis Science Center, which is kind of a disappointment, but it was free.
-Next, we went to The Loop, where we entered many random stores, drank coffee, and I bought the most amazing book 'Yes, You are a Revolutionary! Plus Seven Other Books by Sparrow.' One of these seven other books is a compendium of Dinosaur Haikus (don’t be jealous).
-Again, had dinner at Lottie’s, but instead of falling asleep, had a killer round of “Truth or Dare” and watched “The Lake House.”

Thursday:
-Slept till noon
-Went to the Botanical Gardens, where I bought a photo book for my younger sister Anna to give her on her birthday, just as my older sister, Charleen, gave me a photo book for my birthday the first year she was in school (I expect this to be new family tradition).
-Ate dinner at a Chinese restaurant
-Came back to KC, at which point I gave Alison a can of mystery paint that I bought at City Museum, Chelsea a Crazy Cat Lady action figure (another City Museum purchase), and Phil a neck tie (two guesses to figure out were it came from).