I took the day off today to give myself an extra-long weekend and to try
to eat into my 450 hours of banked vacation time. I went to the Phillips
Collection in the morning to see a Hiroshige show. The prints were
really fun to see, but, as usual, the Phillips hung them badly so it was
very hard to view them well. I think that is one of the worst museums in
the city when it comes to curating... and strangely it is also one of
the most expensive. At least my plan to go on a weekday morning paid off
and there were not many people. I don't know how it would be possible to
see that show with a big crowd -- the rooms and prints are all so small.

I wandered over to Georgetown in the afternoon for some desperately
needed clothes shopping. I have put off buying anything for many months
to try to save money, and as a result most of my pants are falling
apart. I found 3 pairs of pants and a shirt that were all on sale. I
think I came between collections though, since the selection was pretty
small. Finally, I picked up some wine at Best Cellars. I had planned to
do some cleaning of my storage locker today, but then I remembered that
lots of what is in there is there because I had no way to get it to
Goodwill... and I still don't. I'll have to figure that one out before I
start unpacking things only to have to pack them back up again.