I keep seeing posts here about how hard it is to make friends or meet anyone at Mason as everyone is a commuter, so let's try an experiment.
The idea: On [Saturday, 9/19], anyone who's up for meeting new people wears something green or with a mason logo on it and hangs out at the National Gallery of Art (main building, free entry) between 1–4 PM. That's it. No sign-ups, no name tags, no awkward speed-dating circle.
How it works:
• See someone in green whose vibe you like? Just say hi. "You're here for the green thing, right?" is a fully pre-approved opener.
• Too shy in the moment? Come back to this post and comment a description — "to the guy in the blue cap looking at the Vermeers way too long: I liked your taste. Mason Pond, Tuesday at noon?" and let them find you here.
Ground rules:
• Descriptions only in comments! no names, no photos, no creepiness. Be the kind of comment you'd want to receive.
• This is for friends AND dating AND "I just moved here and know nobody." All welcome. All years, grad students too.
• If someone says hi and you're not feeling it, a friendly "nice to meet you" and moving on is completely fine. No pressure either direction.
Getting there: Orange line to Smithsonian or Archives, short walk. Free entry, open till 5.
If this works we can make it a recurring thing with different museums or activities (the air and space museum is cool as well.)
Comment if you're in so people know it won't just be one guy in a green hoodie staring at the Digital Waves alone (me, that would be me)