Back in Michigan!

I've actually been back in Michigan for an entire week now, but between traveling back, furniture shopping, Year 2 orientation, unpacking, laundry, setting up house, and an entire first week of classes and all the bureaucracy that medical school brings, I've been absolutely swamped.

I'm getting the photos off of my "real" camera (instead of my phone), so I'll have some retrospective blogs on everything I did in NYC and beyond, as well as my final thoughts on the trip.

In the meantime, here is a photo of a sleeping dragon, who was just as exhausted by the move as I was.

Brooklyn and the Doctor Who Bar

Today I went into Brooklyn.

I was still pretty tired from last night, so I didn't get to do as much as I would have liked, but I had a great time.

I started out at the Prospect Park Zoo. It's a smaller midsize zoo - bigger than Central Park, but much smaller than the Bronx. I was able to see everything in less than two hours.

They did have some neat exhibits, and some that were put together in different ways. For example, they had some animals as part of an "art" display - either noticing the art that animals can make, or the art that they actually are, like with pretty scale patterns and whatnot.

I'm always a little amused when I see "mundane" exhibits like turkeys and domestic cows. Ooh, look, a wild turkey! Back in Michigan, we call that dinner ;)

They also had a bearded dragon exhibit, which amused me to no end, considering that I own one.

After that, I bought a salad and walked down to the Soldiers and Sailors Arch and park. The statues here are beautiful, and lots of people use the park. There were many people walking their dogs, and more than a couple of brides getting photos taken.

I walked around near the public library and  the art museum, which were both unfortunately closed. However, the outsides were very pretty, and it was fun just getting to sit and people watch.

The crowing jewel of my night was FINALLY getting to visit the WayStation, a Doctor Who/Steampunk themed bar.

Obviously, I loved it.

They do live music every night, and the three bands I got to listen to were very good. More importantly, the drinks were strong (I had the Rose Tyler and the 10th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver, of course), the decor was excellent (the TARDIS is the bathroom - made it very funny during some photos ops), and the people were awesome.

This is why I love steampunk and my fellow nerds. About an hour into my visit there, a group of Brooklyn steampunks arrived in full costume. Even though I was in muggle wear, as soon as I told them I was a Michigan Steampunk, we started swapping costuming ideas and they invited me to an event in September (which I unfortunately can't make).