I believe in change...

I usually don't like to talk about politics, because I find people become very excited and upset when discussing such things. However, I feel I must tell you that I have decided that I am supporting Senator Obama. I have been following the election process since this time last year and I feel that Barack Obama is the best choice for the 2008 Presidental Election. I hope you are following the elections as well and making your own informed decision.

I hope to see change and Barack Obama is the one to do it.

If you didn't get the chance last night you can watch his nomination acceptance speech here.

Sadness

I just read on Aq's website that Dr. Ozarow has died. He wasn't that old! I am just in shock, it's weird to think a teacher I had has died.

Ma chambre est propre!

Really, it is very clean! I even have pictures to prove it!


See!
Now that my room is clean I have realized how much I like it! Too bad I am now moving out of my parents’ house! But isn’t that how it always goes?

Last night I introduced my brother to Doctor Who and he seemed to like it! He watched the whole episode and when I asked him what he thought he said “It’s ok.” For him that is like saying “I look forward to seeing more!” in normal people language. I desperately need the dvds. That is all I am putting on my Christmas list this year!

In less cheery news, I thought my dog Maggie was dead yesterday. It was really scary, and when a dog is 77yrs old (11yrs in people years) it is a very real possibility. I came home and she was laying there in the grass not moving so I jumped to conclusions. I began yelling her name and she didn’t move a bit, so then I really freaked out, sure that she was dead. My mom, hearing my screaming told me to stop yelling and walked up to Maggie and gently shook her and sure enough Maggie woke up from a very deep nap. It was really freaked out. I don’t want my dog to die! I know that will happen eventually, but can’t eventually be a hundred years from now?

Ok, now that I have put that damper on this post let me leave you with happy news. I have new tires for my car! Alright, not very exciting, but I needed them and my parents bought them so, yay!

स्माल बुक रेविएव

I just finished a novel called “My French Whore” by the actor Gene Wilder. At first, I felt like the book read a bit like a screen play, but then I was so wrapped up in the story that I didn’t care. The novel focuses on a man named Paul Peachy who enlists at the end of WWI. Soon, Peachy, a former railway worker from Milwaukee, finds himself pretending to be a German spy and involved with a French whore named Annie. I won’t spoil the ending for you, but I insist that you check this book out. It is a little corny, but when you’re really busy and in the mood for an entertaining book this is a perfect choice! It’s a fast read, or you can even find it on CD. Unfortunately Gene Wilder doesn’t narrate the story himself but it is still worth a listen! Or read! Which ever works for you!

Rockin' Robin

I am sitting at the adorable Colonial Coffee House and Rockin' Robin just came on the radio so here is a cute/odd Disney music video:

Ya, it's just kind of weird, but I think it is appropriate for the kind of mood I am in.

It was brought to my attention yesterday that I need to write a weekly update, because I kind of lack details in my postings so here is what is up with me:

I am moving to DC next week. I am going to live with my uncle's cousin. They are very nice. I will have my own room and bathroom suite. I have a 15 mile commute to work, but I will only drive about seven miles and take the Metro into the city. I am not crazy enough to think I will take the Freeway.

During my visit to DC last week I had lunch with my future boss/supervisor and others from the department. They were totally nice, very chic, and young, so I think it is going to be a fun 12 weeks.

Clean up!

I move to DC in about a week, I think. So I am desperatly trying to clean my room and go through all of my clothes before I move. It is so hard. Have you seen my room? It looks like a bomb went off in there and I am not joking.

Ya, it's bad. In my defense I have been busy, and my parents forced me to put all of my stuff in my room as soon as I moved home from college. How can they do that! I think I first need a walk in closet before I can begin to think all that junk will fit!

Ok, off I go to clean. I will post an after picture soon.

W a-s-h i-n-g t-o-n, baby, D.C.!

So I am back in Michigan for about a week before I head back to DC! I have many stories, but lack the patience to write/type them all here. Let me just say that DC was fun, and interesting, but it still doesn't compare to Paris or London for me! I am desperatly going to *try* and love it as much as I love those two cities!

I love that I will be living in a city that has the metro and more museums than I will ever be able to visit, but it just doesn't have that vibe that cities in Europe do, I am betting that is because it isn't an European city!

Anyhow, here is an awesome video I found on youtube about dc. These people really love DC!

Where's the Pizza?

At this very moment I am sitting in my DC hotel room waiting for the pizza guy to bring me pizza and I am so hungry I am about to eat my travel guide....OH the phone just rang! PIZZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yummy.......

Anyhow,

I survived the beltway!

Do you want the good news or the bad news?

Good News: I drove many, many hours today and survived the Capital beltway during the end of rush hour.

Bad News: All of the apartment hunting stuff is falling apart, I still haven't recieved the paper work from my internship and I am having a panic attack.

All in all, I guess today was ok, except for the tightness in my chest I feel everytime I try to breathe.

I'm Blind!!!

Today I had an eye appointment and now I am blind. Well, not really, but you know those silly little dialation drops? Ya, I am a little goofed up. I can focus on everything far away but everything close is a blur. Plus, I am wearing sunglasses everywhere, even inside so I look super cool!

In other news, I am going down to DC tomorrow to start looking at places. The only problem is that every apartmen I am interested wants me to check them out on Thursday night all at the same time. So now I am trying to schedule everything with in only a few hours knowing that I won't be able to make the commute from place to place that fast.

Ahh the joys of apartment hunting from 600 miles away........

L'un soliel l'autre lune.....

Dear Friends;

I am freaking out about this silly apartment stuff in DC. Does anyone want to go live with me? It will be fun!! And it will keep me from totally freaking out like I am doing at this very moment! For some reason the only thing keeping me sane is that Vanessa Paradis song "L'incendie". I have it on repeat. I would put the video in the post, but I still haven't been able to figure that out on Blogger. Damn you blogger! I am sure it is very easy, but I find it difficult and at this moment it makes me very frustrated. So here check it out for yourself.

Wait, You have a Birthday?

Today my mom and I went shopping for "real adult" clothes for me to take to DC so I didn't look like some midwestern hick. I like everything I bought, but I am slightly afraid that things won't seem as cute when I actually move to DC. I know, I am paranoid....sorry.

Anyhow, I am here at my aunt's house using totally awesome free wifi and I just realized that today is my cousin's birthday and I didn't do anything for him so I sent my mom out to get m&m's. I plan on leaving a very happy birthday message on the table, hopefully the dog won't eat them!!!

Oh, P.S.

So, right after my last post here is what I found on Mlive about the J-Town Cops. It is a must read!! And in honor of the segway, a video of GOB who made them popular in the first place.

Family Frustrations

This past weekend was my third oldest cousin’s wedding. It was nice…I guess. She and her husband are a real life Barbie and Ken, with personalities to match so it was kind of a boring wedding. She looked pretty in her strapless dress; he looked nice in his run of the mill suit: the perfect couple. The bridesmaids wore champagne colored dresses the groomsmen wore suits with matching vests. It was just so original. Oh, and I was the program/bubble girl and had a lovely corsage. I felt soooo special, especially when I got to the reception and found that I was seated at the kiddie table. Yes, I was at the kiddie table with all of my younger cousins. I was the oldest at the table! They carded me to give me champagne and then tore down our table before the cake was cut so they could have a dance floor. It was lovely, especially since the bride threatened to stab me with her heels. I just ADORE my family.

In more exciting news, the J-Town cops have segways!!!!! You know, like the one G.O.B. had on Arrested Development! It was so awesome! It made me think of AD, and how much I missed it!

What will I wear?

Today, dear friends, I realized that I am not smart enough, or fashionable enough to move to Washington DC. Seriously, as I am looking for an aptartment I am finding posting such as "..well educated looking for someone with the same background" and "Harvard grad looking for roomie" I DIDN'T GRADUATED FROM AN IVEY LEAGUE SCHOOL!! I AM GOING TO LOOK LIKE A FOOL!!!! The current intern who I am replacing goes to MIT!!! MIT!!!! Plus, I don't have anything cute to wear, nothing stylish, or currently "hot". What was a thinking saying yes? Oh well, enough freaking out, I bought a Washington DC book today, it is really fun, with a fold out map!!!

In other news, today was a really, really weird day at work. First, this crazy guy on a bike who has asked me out several times, and I turn down each time, drove behind me on the side walk and made kissing noises. Then, a little bit later in the day when I was taking my break a guy pulled up next to my truck and stared at me until I drove away. The final and creepest part of my day was went this guy went to take a picture of me from across the street, so I moved behind a big light/utility post so he couldn't see me, so then he walked down the street so he could get a clear view!! What is it with these creeps in J-town. The soon I move to DC the better!

I'm Movin' Out!

About a month ago I printed off an application form for internships with NPR and set it on my desk, telling myself I would get it done in a day or two. Well, a couple of weeks passed and I found the application the day before it was due and filled it out. Then, I had to decide which internship I wanted to apply for. Reading the descriptions I realized that I had to go with an internship without a writing sample because I didn’t have one ready and I had to have it post marked the next day. I sent the application off and was sure I wasn’t going to hear a thing because NPR clearly says on their site that they don’t call those that they aren’t interested in. So a week passed and I get this crazy little phone call from NPR requesting a phone interview which we set up for a week later. A week passed and NPR called me, interviewed me and I was absolutely that I wouldn’t hear anything back because I felt like an idiot, but then that Friday they called me back and I accepted the internship. I am now looking for a place in Washington D.C.!!! It’s only three months and it’s unpaid so I am hoping to sublet a place. It is just so crazy! One day I am looking desperately for any kind of job that doesn’t involve watering anymore stupid flowers and now I am looking for an apartment in D.C.!

In other news, this past weekend was spent in L-town being silly with Toi, Karen and Sleepygirl. The highlight of our weekend, in my opinion, was when Sleepygirl decided to ride a mechanical bull. It was fabulous. Good job Sleepygirl!!!! We need to do another weekend filled with shenanigans (and drinks) and those of you who couldn’t make it!!

p.s. Small update on my zip drive: I can have it fixed for $400, so I guess I will just forget about all the silly things on it, except I really wanted a copy of my research report....