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1 01, 2020

2019 Year in Review

By Lili|January 1st, 2020|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2019, American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, Anastasia, Arlington Cemetary, Art Institute of Chicago, Atlanta, Bear Brook, California, Camp Christmas, CES Enablement, Chicago, Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Colonial Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg Ghost Tour, Colonial Williamsburg Witch Trial, Dave & Busters, DC, DC Holocaust Museum, Deborah Harkness, Denver Aquarium, Denver Broncos, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Discovery of Witches, Disney's California Adventure, Disneyland, Eddie Izzard, Fiddler on the Roof, Field Museum, Fort Collins, Gaudy or Nice Utopia Giveaway, Georgia, Getty Center, Getty Villa, Good Omens, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Wizard's Unite, health, Horsetooth Reservoir, ICE! Rudolph Exhibit, Illinois, Kathleen Madigan, Last Seen, Legacies, Los Angeles, Lucifer, Mall of America, Minneapolis, Monster Trucks, Monticello, My Favorite Murder Podcast, National Air & Space Museum, National Mall, National Natural History Museum, Natura Obscura, Patton Oswalt, Penn & Teller, podcast, Rise of the Skywalker, San Francisco, Science Museum of Minnesota, SEA Life Minnesota, Signals, Smithsonian Castle, St Paul, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, The Originals, The Play that Goes Wrong, The Witcher, Trader Sam's, triceratops, Twelfth Night, Udvar-Hazy Center, Vampire Diaries, Washington DC, Wizard's Brunch Dinner, work|0 Comments

In 2019 I did... 20 Museums & Art Exhibits: Natura Obscura, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, Smithsonian Castle, DC Holocaust Museum, National Mall, National Air & Space Museum, National Natural History Museum, Arlington Cemetary, Monticello, Colonial Williamsburg, American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, Udvar-Hazy Center, Getty Villa, Getty Center, Gaudy or Nice Utopia Giveaway, Science Museum of Minnesota, ICE! Rudolph Exhibit, Camp Christmas 8 Plays & Theater: The Play that Goes Wrong, Twelfth Night, Fiddler on the Roof, Anastasia, Wizard's Brunch Dinner, Colonial Williamsburg Ghost Tour, Colonial Williamsburg Witch Trial, Cirque Dreams Holidaze 7

1 12, 2019

November 2019 Recap

By Lili|December 1st, 2019|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2019, Batuu, Broncos, CA, California, Colorado, Denver, Denver Broncos, Disney's California Adventure, Disneyland, Droid, Galaxy's Edge, Getty Center, Getty Villa, Kathleen Madigan, Los Angeles, Monster Trucks, Museums, My Favorite Murder Podcast, North America, San Francisco, Schitt's Creek, Star Wars, The King, Turn, Victoria|0 Comments

It was a very busy month for me! I saw Kathleen Madigan perform, went to a Broncos game with my Dad (they actually won!), watched Monster Trucks with my nephew and went on two trips! View this post on Instagram Taking dad to #broncos #clevsden for his birthday! A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Nov 3, 2019 at 2:39pm PST View this post on Instagram Touchdown. Bring on Thunder! #clevsden #broncos A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Nov 3, 2019 at 3:47pm PST View this post on Instagram #clevsden A post shared

26 08, 2019

Museum Monday: Astronomer by Candlelight

By Lili|August 26th, 2019|Categories: Art, Museums, Travel|Tags: 2018, California, Classical California, Gerrit Dou, Los Angeles, North America, The Getty, The Getty Center, USA|0 Comments

I loved this painting in the Getty called Astronomer by Candlelight painted by Gerrit Dou in the late 1650's. The detail of the light and dark, all from a single source is very realistic and makes you peer into the scene to see better. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

29 07, 2019

Museum Monday: Seaside Villa View

By Lili|July 29th, 2019|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2018, California, Classical California, Fresco, Getty Villa, Los Angeles, Malibu, North America, Pompeii, Santa Monica, Tondo, USA|0 Comments

This fresco of a Roman villa in tondo (circular) is one of a pair on display at the Getty Villa. I love the detail of the man fishing off the pier and the gardens before the pillared hall. This decorated a Pompeiian villa and was likely painted between 52-79 AD. It would have been a very small part of a larger wall decoration. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

14 01, 2019

Museum Monday: Zed the Mammoth

By Lili|January 14th, 2019|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2018, California, Classical California, Columbian mammoth, ice age, La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, mammoth, North America, Page Museum, Tar Pits, USA|0 Comments

Meet Zed. This ice-age Columbian mammoth is massive and was around 47-51 years old when he died (usual life expectancy was likely 60.) He was found at the Rancho La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles back in 2006 when the LA County Museum of Art was expanding and building a new parking garage. He likely died while wandering into a stream to drink water, unaware of the danger lurking below the surface. He ultimately became stuck and died of exhaustion or starvation. Luckily for us, scavengers didn't go after his bones, and he likely was quickly covered up. He is

1 01, 2019

2018 Year in Review

By Lili|January 1st, 2019|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2018, Aladdin, Audiobooks, Banjo Billy, Blog, Book of Mormon, books, Brown Palace, bus, Bus Tour, California, Colorado, comedy, Dandy Warhols, Dead Sea Scrolls, Degas, Denver, Denver Art Museum, Denver Botanical Gardens, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Getty Museum, Getty Villa, Ghost Hunting, ghost stories, Ghost Tour, Ghost Tours, Gluten Free, Halloween, Hamilton, Harry Potter, Hmailton, King Tut, Lewis Black, Los Angeles, Martin Short, Mexico, Molly Brown, movies, Museums, North America, plays, Puerto Vallarta, Red Rocks, Resolutions, Rick Steves, Santa Monica, Spa, Steve Martin, The Fray, The Getty, Theater, Travel Show, tv, Victorian Horrors, White Christmas, work|0 Comments

2018 was a Year of Culture for me: 10 museums (California Science Center, LA Natural History Museum, La Brea Tar Pits, The Getty, The Getty Villa, The Last Bookstore, Next Stage Gallery, Denver Art Museum x2, Denver Museum of Nature and Science x2, Molly Brown's House) 5 plays (Hamilton, Aladdin, Love's Labour's Lost, Book of Mormon, White Christmas) 4 trips (Puerto Vallarta, Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando) 3 concerts (Dandy Warhols, The Fray, Scottish/Highland Bands) 3 theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, Universal Islands of Adventure) 2 comedy shows (Lewis Black, Steve Martin & Martin Short) 2 ghost tours (Brown Palace,

13 05, 2018

April 2018 Recap

By Lili|May 13th, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Aladdin, Aladdin on Broadway, Bradbury Building, California, California Science Center, Classical California, DAM, Degas, Denver Art Museum, EARSON, Getty Center, Getty Museum, Getty Villa, Golden State Killer, Grand Central Market, King Tut, La Brea Tar Pits, LA Museums, Lewis Black, Los Angeles, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Serial Killer, Tar Pits, The Last Bookstore, The Magicians, The Rant is Due, triceratops|0 Comments

The month of April was a month of Culture for me. I visited museums, saw plays, and laughed along with comedians. So let's dig in on the best memories! Early in the month I saw Degas: A Passion for Perfection at the Denver Art Museum with a wonderful friend and her daughter. It was an interesting exhibit showing Degas' contemporaries and influencers in relation to Degas' own work. From horses, to naked ladies, to the famous ballet dancers. Source Then I saw the Broadway version of Aladdin. I've seen a few different Disney plays some good (Lion King)

1 03, 2018

February 2018 Recap

By Lili|March 1st, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Aladdin, birthday, Book of Mormon, Broadway, Cursed Child, Dead Sea Scrolls, Degas, Hamilton, Harry Potter, King Tut, Lewis Black, Los Angeles, Martin Short, New York, Station Eleven, Steve Martin, Theater|0 Comments

So... I may have gone a little overboard this month. I decided I wanted to do more this year. See more museum exhibits, go to more events, things like that. So I spent the better part of a morning like most people in Denver trying to get Hamilton tickets...and failing. So instead I booked the following activities for this year: Aladdin Book of Mormon Degas at the DAM Dead Sea Scrolls at DMNS Lewis Black Steve Martin & Martin Short Oh and I booked a trip to LA to see the King Tut exhibit (in addition to numerous other famous

2 01, 2018

2017 Year in Review

By Lili|January 2nd, 2018|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2017, Anaheim, Beach Hopping 2017, Blizzard, blogging, Bocas del Toro, Bocas Town, California, Central America, Charlotte, Costa Rica, Disney, Disneyland, Fantasy Lands 2017, G Adventures, Harry Potter, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, Irvine, Los Angeles, Meow Wolf, New Mexico, North America, North Carolina, Panama, Resolutions, Santa Fe, Star Wars, Theme Park, Tiki, Tiki Bar, Tiki Lounge, Trader Sam's, Travel Thursday, Universal Studios Hollywood, USA, Wizarding World|0 Comments

2017 was a busy year for me. I got in 4 trips, 175 blog posts, and lots and lots of Netflix. Here are my highlights for the year: Travel All my trips this year were really last minute (at least to me) trips. I booked my Costa Rica/Panama trip about 2 months in advance, my LA/Anaheim/Irvine trip was very quick, same with Charlotte, and Santa Fe, NM I only planned one activity. So it was a weird non-planned year for travel. I'd never thought I'd... Travel to 3 different places, on different trips, in one month. In December I had

1 01, 2018

December 2017 Recap

By Lili|January 1st, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2017, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Origins, Azeroth, Black and White, Blizzard, Bright, Bucket List, Butterbeer, California, Charlotte, Christmas, Christmas Movies, Colorado, Disney, Disneyland, Fantasy Lands 2017, Hallmark, Hallmark Christmas Movies, Harry Potter, Haunted Mansion, Hippogriff, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, Hollywood, I Must Say, Indian Detective, Irvine, Los Angeles, Martin Short, Maxpass, Meow Wolf, Netflix, New Mexico, Nightmare Before Christmas, North America, North Carolina, Porgs, puppy, Pygmy Puff, roller coaster, Rollercoaster, Santa Fe, Space Mountain, Star Wars, The Crown, The Last Jedi, Torosaurus, triceratops, UFO, Universal, Universal City, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Hollywood, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, WWOHP, Zonkos|0 Comments

December was a really weird and busy month for me. I had two business trips and a personal trip, making me travel all over the country. And it was a busy month for work, which is unusual this time of year. So I didn't get into the full Christmas spirit that I usually do. I did manage to put up and light my tree, but lost out of time and energy to decorate it besides a few ornaments I got this month during my travels. Travel When I first started doing these recaps I based it on the variety of