Tacoma Museum of Glass

After 14 months in Tacoma, I've finally been to the Glass Museum. And after 14 months of mostly-horrible dates, I had a 2nd date today with someone I think I like. More on that later. For now, some quick snaps of the Bridge of Glass:


It was a gorgous day today- sunny, but not obnoxiously so. About 70 degrees. We've been having mostly 50s and rainy, so it was a nice change. My date and I (ok, he has a name- it's Dave) spent a lot of time walking and sitting by the waterfront behind the musuem. We also sat in the 'Hot Shop' theater and watched glass workers take molten orbs out of hell-like furnaces, trim them with scissors (who knew?) and do more firey things to them until they became graceful works of art. All of this took place to loud music ranging from Wagnerian-type opera to Stevie Nicks. More than a little surreal.