Alexandra Bogdanovic's Blog: That's life... - Posts Tagged "steeplechase-racing"
There's no place like home
I've got big plans this weekend. They're just not the plans I usually have.
You see, my schedule for the third weekend in October has revolved around the running of the International Gold Cup steeplechase races in The Plains, Va., for nearly a decade. I attended my first fall classic as a reporter for what was then the Fauquier Times-Democrat in 2004 and I haven't missed one since. Or more accurately, until now.
But honestly I had no desire to go this year. I didn't want to deal with the hassle of what to wear and where to stay. I didn't want to deal with a 300 mile drive (one way). Most importantly I didn't want to deal with fake people -- specifically the people who were nice enough to me while I lived and worked in Virginia but who haven't bothered to keep in touch since I left.
So while my alleged friends in Virginia law enforcement will be spending their Saturday dealing with drunken idiots, I'll be spending my day in New York City. In fact I'll be on the Circle Line cruising around Manhattan taking more photographs for my upcoming exhibit in March.
I'm sure I'll have a great time. After all, they say home is where the heart is. And my heart belongs to New York.
Until next time, "That's life..."
You see, my schedule for the third weekend in October has revolved around the running of the International Gold Cup steeplechase races in The Plains, Va., for nearly a decade. I attended my first fall classic as a reporter for what was then the Fauquier Times-Democrat in 2004 and I haven't missed one since. Or more accurately, until now.
But honestly I had no desire to go this year. I didn't want to deal with the hassle of what to wear and where to stay. I didn't want to deal with a 300 mile drive (one way). Most importantly I didn't want to deal with fake people -- specifically the people who were nice enough to me while I lived and worked in Virginia but who haven't bothered to keep in touch since I left.
So while my alleged friends in Virginia law enforcement will be spending their Saturday dealing with drunken idiots, I'll be spending my day in New York City. In fact I'll be on the Circle Line cruising around Manhattan taking more photographs for my upcoming exhibit in March.
I'm sure I'll have a great time. After all, they say home is where the heart is. And my heart belongs to New York.
Until next time, "That's life..."
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