Tuesday and Wednesday

Yesterday was exhausting. I got up for work extra early, because it was time to conquer the train system to see if i could actually make it work via the metro. Turns out, my experience with the Hiawatha line in MPLS must have helped me..I made it here relatively unscathed..and a half an hour early. Also, no one walks into the office until 9:00 on the dot...Oh well, now I know. Yesterday was great at work; I'm learning a lot and being here is stimulating my passion again for working on LGBT rights. I think this is going to be really great. I also met Ace, the puppy from down the hall, who comes over and makes himself at home whenever he sees fit. I love it!

After work, Jamie and I went to Target, which is conveniently just one metro stop away from my work stop. Following a minor fiasco involving Jamie and the red line (the green line is the right train..) we eventually made it to Target. At this point in the day, both of us were a little grumpy...it had been hours since lunch, and navigating a new city is actually extremely exhausting! So there we were, debating about hangers and toothpaste, all the while just wanting to go to sleep. We were also a little upset because the obscene price we paid for groceries at safe-way was WAY more expensive than the food at Target; which is so odd because usually Target is the more expensive option. It's another one of those, "hey, now we know" experiences I suppose...

SO many learning experiences. It will be so nice once we actually know what we are doing... anyway, after Target, we got dinner at Potbelly's, which was by far the cheapest meal we've had since being here. Getting home was fine, except that 1/2 mile walk from Union Station can be a doozy when tired.

We got home, watched Rachel Maddow, and hit the sack. This morning came WAY too soon, even though I got more than seven hours of sleep. I was still too early for work, but only ten minutes this time. Eventually I'll get it right...

Today is a slow day at work, which is why I am writing this now. I start class tonight, and by looking at the syllabus, it seems like it will be pretty interesting. Politics and Communications is the name of the course, and it is going to focus on the 2008 election. I'm excited.

peace out from U street