I love Legally Blonde the Musical. Ever since I saw Wicked the summer of 2005, there hasn't been a play that I have loved quite as much as Wicked, but Legally Blonde comes pretty dang close. About 8 of us bought student rush tickets for $26.50 and ended up with front row seats right behind the orchestra. It was almost awkwardly close, but still great. I've never seen the movie Legally Blonde all the way through, but I think the play followed it pretty closely. It was very funny, very blonde, and very pop culture. It wasn't anything deeply inspiring or thought provoking like other plays - it was what it is - Legally Blonde, but very well done. At intermission, I was smiling and laughing, and so excited for the last half of the play. Maybe I just related well to the blonde who wants to go to Harvard Law and loves pink, ha! So, that was our adventure Friday night. Stephen, Rachel and I decided to take the long way home. We walked from 47th, where the play was, all the way to 86th, only because it was a beautiful night. I love taking in the city at night.
Today, the Guggenheim called our name. I think that it is my favorite museum thus far. The meseum is renovating, so about 1/3 of the galleries were closed, but what was left open was just enough to take in. For some reason, the times I've been to art museums here, in D.C., or even at the MOA in Provo, they often turn into spiritual experiences. The first time I saw Starry Starry Night by Van Gough at the MOMA, it gave me chills. It's gorgeous in real life. The Guggenheim had other works by Van Gough, Monet's, Picasso, and others, but I decided that I always love to see Van Gough. The piece that caught my attention this time was Mountains at Saint Remy (I'll put a picture below). The museum was featuing Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang. I hadn't ever heard of him, but apparently he's really well known in China. He had some really neat installation pieces. I'd try to describe them, but I think it would just sound wierd if I tried. The hanging, lighting cars (up top) is one of his. It's called, I Want to Believe. Anyway, quite the mix of culture this weekend, but that's the latest!
