play Trevor, an erratic, 200-pound chimp

I ushered and watched the play Trevor, an erratic, 200-pound chimpanzee used to have fame, success, and the lies by his owner Sandra, who swears he would never hurt a fly…at least not on purpose. The animal and his owner remind me of the politicians in the White House who have perceptions different from human reality, with no clue of the impacts of their actions, and believe they were always right, like Trevor the chimp who just wants to cuddle a crying human baby. I do not hate these politicians, but feel sorry for them as I feel for Trevor the chimp. — at First Stage.

fastest half marathon

Instead of a 13.3 m hike with 5-HR round trip ride (too far for winter), I ran my fastest half marathon (13.1 m) at 9:33 per mile in 28-37f sunny day, while seeing a kid's event unfolding. — at George Mason High School.

entertainment law seminar

I Georgetown Law Center for one-day entertainment law seminar, and then the Army Navy Country Club for a health seminar (red dress event). I was glad to find the occasion to wear this bloody red dress. — attending 9th Annual Red Dress Event at Army Navy Country Club.

Play River by Jez Butterworth

This poster reminded me the movie pianist and drew me to the play in a 34f cold night. The River by Jez Butterworth was about a man always took a woman back to a remote cabin on the cliffs, took her fishing in the night, tried to convince her how much he loved her while let her discover other females' items left in the cabin. A dreamy and mysterious piece of work. — at Spooky Action Theater.

2017 Golf Classic Networking Reception

I attended 2017 Golf Classic Networking Reception of a non/profit organization, tried the golfing simulator, made new contacts, and had food and drinks. I have not hit a golf ball for a long time, yet still remembered how to swing the club at Golfdom.

two congressional receptions

I attended two congressional receptions (Congressional Blockchain Caucus and Barley, Brews and Boots reception), and one alternative Bitcoin ( Equibit) launch party in one night, and simply exhausted and missed my metro stop and rode back again, but it was fun night. I tasted 30 kinds of beers in one of the congressional reception. — at Longworth House Office Building.

2017 Chicken calendars

I got two 2017 calendars as gifts from friends this year. A classic elegant one with Chinese paintings of roosters by National palace museum in Taiwan, and a fun Chick-fil-A one of a cow workout theme and a food sample card. The cow advertising helped Chick-fil-A, once a small, regional chicken player focused on mall locations, expand and become the country's 8th-largest U.S. restaurant chain. — in Falls Church, Virginia.

lunar new year lunch party

After 10 m test run on my new running shoes at 10:04 per mile in 30f, I joined a group of my fellow Taiwanese to have a lunar new year lunch party. We made dumplings (水饺) and green onion pancakes (葱油饼) from scratch, and cook many other dishes. Thanks to the chief chefs Amy and Candice who made the party possible. I ate countless frozen dumplings this life, but first time made the wraps myself because they were out of stock in Chinese supermarket. — at Wisconsin Place Apartments.

power outage at HOME

I camped in the local library for a power outage due to a broken pole for the whole day. Well, at least I stay warm and connected. I rushed home after a notification from the power company that the power got back at 5 pm! Very gradful to reclaim my kitchen and cook myself delicious mushroom tofu noodles. — checked in to Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library.

Korean seafood noodles (Jjamppong)

The Korean restaurant was so busy tonight that they ran out of table for single diner like me, so I ordered Korean spicy seafood noodles (Jjamppong) to take out and went shopping next door at H-Mart while waiting for takeout. I bought veg, fruits, and Nongshim Shin Ramyun (my Korean friends were crazy for this salty, spicy with a mild ocean aroma and bits of rehydrated shiitake mushroom and scallion floating in a thin but flavorful broth - when they travel overseas. It is exported to over 100 countries, and is the highest selling instant noodle brand in South Korea). There were so much food tasting in the H-Mart that I was halfway-full walking out. The Korean restaurant also packed Korean pickles, and I needed to mix up the soup and noodles myself at home. No bad to eat it at home after a hot shower. I was planning to go in DC for an Art reception but gave up after hearing from the radio that still many protesters trying to get on Metro in DC tonight. — at Jang Won Ban Jum (장원반점).

16.4 m hike in sea of cloud

i took a 16.4 m hike with 3690 ft gain with a group above a sea of clouds today in Massanutten with two major uphills over rocky trails, to get on Buzzard Rock and then Meneka Peak. We skipped Signal Knob because losing time to wait on slower hikers. We saw one trail runner, five mountain bikers (one with a one-wheel bike!), a few fishermen (caught good size trouts), and amazing sea of clouds at 2000 ft (unusually low altitude). It was 40f cold to walk via the cloud level, while sunny at 55f above the sea of clouds. I have seen sea of clouds elsewhere in the world, yet first time in Virginia and at such a low altitude! — at George Washington National Forest.