788. Lucid

788. Lucid
Definition: (adj) expressed clearly, easy to understand
Location Placed: Starbucks, Marketfair, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 3:50pm





I've been getting the itch to travel, more than just a weekend or long-weekend trip, but don't currently have anything on the docket until next June. I'd love to take another road trip as the one last September/October to the Southwest of the U.S. was really neat! However I think I'll have to just settle on the smaller day trips or a weekend trip here or there as I have no more work trips that allow me to fly around the country in the near future. I know I'll be up on Long Island, part of New York in the fall one weekend, so I'll have to make that count for the near future!

787. Exceed

787. Exceed
Definition: (v) to be better than, to surpass
Location Placed: Marketfair, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 3:41pm





Marketfair in Princeton is a small, upscale mall that I had been looking to visit while in the area since they had a couple stores that I enjoy browsing online, but aren't close to where I live. It was nice to be able to see some of the items in person since it's always a bit more difficult to tell how they look online if you're not able to pick them up. I ended up going around to most of the stores, but just to browse. I'll definitely stop back in next time I am in the area!

786. Eligible

786. Eligible
Definition: (adj) having the right to obtain or do something
Location Placed: AMC Theaters, Marketfair, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 3:33pm





So in an effort to meet my goal of being a tourist in my own area, I am putting together day trips for myself in order to experience some more of the sites that my home state of New Jersey (along with New York and Pennsylvania) have to offer. With my America the Beautiful national parks pass, I am eligible to visit any of the national historic sites along with any national parks to no additional cost. Unfortunately the east coast is not as plentiful with national parks as the west coast, but there are a good number of national historic sites on the list. I'm excited to check out a few more of those within the next few months before my pass expires at the end of September! 

785. Congenial

785. Congenial
Definition: (adj) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste or inclination
Location Placed: Barnes & Noble, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 3:23pm





I do enjoy having a little nose around the bookstore to see if there is anything I should add to my pages long "To Read" list. I decided to place a crane on a book I recently read and really enjoyed, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. I definitely would recommend it if you were a Gone Girl fan. It has a lot of interesting plot twists that you didn't really expect when starting out! Definitely kept me on my toes.

784. Abundance

784. Abundance
Definition: (n) a very large quantity of something
Location Placed: Princeton Train Station, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 3:01pm





As I was on my way from Updike Farmstead, I decided to drive through a corner of Princeton to travel through a portion I hadn't been to before. I really enjoy seeing areas that are new to me, but can't really justify driving around aimlessly. So traveling down different routes to and from new points of interest is a good way to do that! I usually come across some little neat thing I hadn't previously know about, or just find some place that would be good to send a crane into the world.

783. Prime

783. Prime
Definition: (adj) of the best quality, excellent
Location Placed: Updike Farmstead, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 2:38pm





As I am quite the fan of history, I set out to the Updike Farmstead to learn a little bit more about the area and see a pretty neat historical property. It had a really interesting rotating exhibit on Albert Einstein and his work. Additionally, there were a couple rooms dedicated to photographs of the area from the distant past as well as a bit of history of the farm itself. They also apparently open up the property for weddings, which I thought was a pretty special way of incorporating history into wedding nuptials! 

782. Brimming

782. Brimming
Definition: (v) full to the point of overflowing
Location Placed: Starbucks, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 2:10pm





I am brimming with excitement as I have been doing a lot more crane folding after work in the evenings. The summer has given me a bit of a burst of energy! I may even finish folding all of my cranes for the rest of my mission before the summer is over at this rate! It is a lot of fun to be surrounded by all bits of paper that I have folded myself and think of the adventures they will go on in the future!

781. Exceptional

781. Exceptional
Definition: (adj) unusually good, outstanding
Location Placed: West Windsor Post Office, Princeton Junction, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 1:55pm





Now, I know I am a bit late to the party, but I've been reading a series of exceptional books. I'm liking them considerably more than I thought I would. When the first book came out, I gave it a half-hearted shot at reading but didn't bother getting further than the first 10 pages. I set it down and then didn't give it another bother. Then I didn't read the series just because I realized that people were shocked, as an avid reader, that I hadn't read this wildly popular series. So I didn't read it for the shock value. However, having owned the first book, I decided I should probably give it a whirl. And boy am I glad I did! Think you can guess which series?

780. Comical

780. Comical
Definition: (adj) amusing
Location Placed: West Windsor Library, Princeton Junction, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 1:49pm





I can't deny popping into a library when I see one. As I am not terribly familiar with this area, I had never actually been this way before. Later, when looking at the map for crane placing purposes, I realized that I had driven close by several years back when I checked a couple points I had hit up previously. Kind of comical when you think about how close I had been before without ever realizing it! Just goes to show that sometimes it is a good thing to be a tourist in your own area!

779. Unbeatable

779. Unbeatable
Definition: (adj) extremely good, outstanding
Location Placed: Chocolate Works, West Windsor, New Jersey
Date Placed: 7/22/16 at 1:33pm





Whenever I see a candy store, I certainly have to stop in. It always makes me feel like a kid again to be surrounded by the different tubs and totes and chutes and tubes of brightly colored sugary snacks. Given that I had a few more stops after headed here and the level of heat outside, I didn't think getting candy to sit in my car would be the best decision. However, I do think I will be back to do some picking the next time I have an occasion to give someone assorted candies.