...Barely tolerable, I daresay...

Great day.  Well, except for the weather.  It poured down all last night and some of this morning.  There were rivers running through our neighborhood and town this morning.  I think they even closed the schools so kids wouldn't drown trying to get on campus.  There was about a 6' wide lake around the school at 8 this morning.  fine if your parents drop you off, but you're screwed if you have to walk.

First stop was at the FIDM for the Star Wars exhibit.  Gorgeous costumes.  Not so much for the old stuff from the original 3 movies, but the stuff from the latest 3 was incredible in detail and construction.  Just gorgeous!  Sis tried very hard to get photos for me, but she wasn't allowed to use a flash.  Natalie Portman and Carrie Fisher are teeny, tiny women!  Quite a bit of Padme Amidala's clothing was on display.  It was great!  The guys clothes were mostly variations of Jedi robes. 

Then we drove around and around trying to see Little Tokyo and not finding much.  Then we went to Chinatown and wandered around for about 45 min.  I found some hair clips, but that's about it.  Chinatown in LA has nothing on Chinatown in SF!

Then we went to the LCMA to see Tut's stuff.  They could have done the security checks in the big tent where we all lined up and made life easier, but no....  We didn't have any problems, but lots of ppl waited in line and ended up having to go put cameras and bags in their security area before they could go inside. 

The exhibit was facinating.  It was so cool to actually see stuff that I've only seen on TV or in books.  I've always been facinated by ancient Egypt and being able to see the work of those master craftsmen of the ancient world was indescribable.  I would have really liked to see Tut's burial mask, but it's not allowed to travel anymore.   There was a small gold coffin in the king's likeness that held the mummified remains of his liver.  The detail on the coffin was amazing!  Inside were inscriptions from the book of the dead and an image of Isis.  I think I spent about 2.5 - 3 hrs wandering around the exhibits.

Unfortunately, Sis had a panic attack from all the people and because she's still recovering from her food poisoning attack.  I felt bad for her, but I wasn't about to leave without seeing everything.  She wandered off to the car and chilled out while we finished looking.