I can see I've been neglecting my duties of enlightening everyone to the marginally fascinating life I lead in our nation's capital. Inclement weather has prevented us from taking full advantage of city life lately. We've been having rain for the past five days, but tomorrow we hope to see the sun again.
Last week was fairly slow, not many academic responsibilties. We heard from a panel about gender in the workplace, which quickly ignited discussion among some of my roomates about men and women-a topic frequently discussed in the apartment. I am now learning to keep my non-feminist opinion to myself.
I made a solo trip to the Smithsonian Postal Museum on Friday morning-I couldn't convince from anyone else to accompany me to learn about the greatness of t
he postal service. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. The museum was not very busy (is anyone surpised at that?) and I got the idea this was a low security threat: I caught one of the security guards ambling through a dimly lit exhibit sending text messages on her phone. Saturday we spent some time at the Museum of American History, but learned rainy days are not good days to go to museums-it was incredibly busy. We were only able to see maybe half of the musuem, including an exibit on the presidents, one on the first ladies, the Ruby Red slippers from Wizard of Oz, original Kermit the frog and Oscar the Grouch puppets, and my favorite-the one that displayed the "Puffy Shirt" worn by Jerry Seinfeld haha.
The other hours of the weekend were filled with exploring new areas and restaurants with friends, going to church, eating, and napping.
This week I am especially excited because my Dad/Mom, Brother/Sister/Nephew, and Uncle are coming to visit. I will attempt to play tour guide for the weekend to show them as much as possible during their brief stay (as well as take full advantage of the use of a vehicle and a larger cash reserve).
Last week was fairly slow, not many academic responsibilties. We heard from a panel about gender in the workplace, which quickly ignited discussion among some of my roomates about men and women-a topic frequently discussed in the apartment. I am now learning to keep my non-feminist opinion to myself.
I made a solo trip to the Smithsonian Postal Museum on Friday morning-I couldn't convince from anyone else to accompany me to learn about the greatness of t
he postal service. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. The museum was not very busy (is anyone surpised at that?) and I got the idea this was a low security threat: I caught one of the security guards ambling through a dimly lit exhibit sending text messages on her phone. Saturday we spent some time at the Museum of American History, but learned rainy days are not good days to go to museums-it was incredibly busy. We were only able to see maybe half of the musuem, including an exibit on the presidents, one on the first ladies, the Ruby Red slippers from Wizard of Oz, original Kermit the frog and Oscar the Grouch puppets, and my favorite-the one that displayed the "Puffy Shirt" worn by Jerry Seinfeld haha.The other hours of the weekend were filled with exploring new areas and restaurants with friends, going to church, eating, and napping.
This week I am especially excited because my Dad/Mom, Brother/Sister/Nephew, and Uncle are coming to visit. I will attempt to play tour guide for the weekend to show them as much as possible during their brief stay (as well as take full advantage of the use of a vehicle and a larger cash reserve).
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