Where's Fall?

It is cold out. Like really cold. What happen to Fall? One day it is nearly 80 and now it is 40something and freezing and rainy and there is a threat of snow. I want my fall back!

I am swamped at work. I keep getting assignments, which is good because it now means they trust me, but I have no time to do them! I only work 36 hours a week!

Yesterday was my roomie's b-day. We went out and I had way too many margaritias. It was a very fun dinner that included two silly little girls who wanted me to color with them all night. I love kids! They are so funny! Why don't I have an older sibling who's kid I can hang out with?

Oh, and yesterday I recieved a text from W. I must have been texting him on Saturday. Oops! Good thing I am several states away and no longer an AQ student. That could be Very uncomfortable!!!

College Football Rocks!

I am so tired right now. I am having such a hard time tying and keeping my eyes open, but it is only 2:45pm so I can't yet crawl back into bed. Very sad.

Anyhow, the reason for my sleepiness is good, so I guess I don't mind. Yesterday I went to the University of Maryland football game and had a wonderful time. We started tailgating (and drinking!) at noon. Soon the rain followed and we were climbing on top of coolers to stay dry, but it was wonderful. After a couple hours of rain and many beers we decided to skip the game and start the bar hopping. It was so fun! I flirted with many, many guys, and my roomies told me that they would pick me up no matter where I ended up. They are so nice, but I was good and stayed with the group. I don't really remember alot about the evening, but it was fun. If I called or texted any of you in my drunken state I am sorry. I only did it because I love you.

Ok, well I am done, I know I have left out many details but it just seems so hard to keep typing. Maybe I am more hung over than I thought!

Miss you all!

Many moods...

So I have been in the funkiest mood the past week. I keep having cravings for christmas shopping in Chicago, Meijer Runs,cheese plates, the french buses, seeing a bad high school musical in C-town and christmas shopping. I have no idea why! They are all kind of random!

Tonight is The Office! Yay!

Monday Night Football...a little late

I am currently watching the Denver vs. New England game. NE is ahead 13-0. It’s only the 2nd quarter, so we will see what happens. My roomies like football, so it is on a lot here, but as you know I don’t really care.

Anyhow, I have been quite the past few day and that is because my parents were here this last weekend and I was playing tour guide. I am actually quite good at it, maybe that will become my new career. That could be cool. I would meet a lot of people, but I think I would like to be in a different DC. It’s kind of boring here. Not as boring as J-town, but still kind of boring. I guess any city is boring when you are actually working and living there as opposed to visiting.

My parents had a cute hotel. At first I thought it was kind of old, but then I found it charming. It was built in 1910, so it’s a little old fashioned with a tiny bathroom, but something about it was just too cute! Plus the hotel was only a few blocks from just about everything, including the White House and a great restaurant called Les Halles it is an Anthony Bourdain restaurant. Les Halles is my new favorite place in the whole world. The food is so good and the waiters are so friendly! I am salivating just thinking about the food. Anybody up for really good French food?

When I wasn’t trying to sneak off to Les Halles for great food and the slim chance of running to Anthony Bourdain, I visited just about every site you can visit in DC. I have included some pictures. We had great weather here, and it is finally acting like fall, in fact, too much like fall. I never see the sun. I get up before the sun then ride the metro to sit in an office without a window for eight hours only to ride the metro and arrive back without seeing the sun all day! Ok, that’s not totally true, but I wish I could have just a little more sun time!

I feel like I am forgetting something, but I can’t be because nothing exciting has happened recently.

Happy Birthday Toi! I know this is posted a day late, but I wrote it on your birthday!!!

Scattered

Ok, so I wrote a post yesterday, but I saved it somewhere funny so when I eventually find it I will post it. It maybe out of date by then but it was long so I will post it anyway!

In review, my parents were here this past weekend, we had a good time, I played tour guide, I ate here (and it was fabulous), then I went back to work and skipped the building fire drill by going to starbucks. Sometimes I love DC!

Flu Season

I know the flu season is upon us and there really isn't much we can do except wash our hands and try to be as sanitary as possible, and I understand you can't help that you are sick when you catch a cold, or the flu of death, but please don't ride the metro and cough in my ear. Stay home! Get rest! and get better!

Thanks for your concern over the car thing. Everything is ok, me, the car, I think the other drivers, but I don't really know, I kind of freaked out and kept driving... I wasn't *directly * so I didn't have to stay right?

OMG!!

Ok, I just *almost* died. Not joking. Maryland Drivers are insane!!!!

All I can say/type because I am shaking is that a delivery truck crossed the center line and hit the truck in front of me. If that truck wasn't there I would have been dead. I have a small car. I need a smoke, or a drink.

Sunday Night at the Movies

Ok, So I went to the movies last night because I had nothing better to do and I didn't have to go to work today so it seemed like a good idea. Not only was it a good idea it was a great idea. The Olney 9 was almost empty except for a few retirees who became my friends when it was just us in the theater. They made sure I didn't feel lonely and were so into the film that they were clapping when good things happened to the main characters. It was so cute! I love it when people around you become so connected to a movie that they clap, or cry or whatever, it makes it such a fun experience!

The movie was "The Express" it's about the first black Heisman Trophy winner. I know, not the typical thing I would go see because I am not a big football fan, but I had read several reviews that said it was good, and it really was! I really like the movie, but it was a little sad.

Here's the Trailer:

Tell me it's not true..

OMG, so my saturday night has been reduced to a night of youtube searching and look at what I found!:



I have no words.

Saturday Night

All this week I promised myself that I would finally go out, by myself at night in DC, but now it is Saturday night and I have a headache and no idea where to go if I were to go out. Plus, I don't want to feel like some kind of loser walking to a bar by myself.

In addition to all of that I would have to drive to the metro and take it in, or drive into DC or take the bus to the metro, but that bus stop is like 1/2 mile away. No matter what I choose I can't really drink too much because I would have to get home some way.

I wonder what's on SNL tonight?

Changes, Turn and Face the Strange...

I have decided, with the help of Moi, to change my blog colors to honor fall. This could become really fun, changing for every season! I can't wait to see winter!!

I'll tell you mine, if you tell me yours!

Ok, are you ready for my big dark secret?


Really?



I'm not so sure you can handle it!




Ok, here it goes!





I am totally crushing on a co-worker. It's embarassing and a little childish, but I can't help it! He is totally cute, nice, and he is from the UK so he has this totally adorable accent!

I am a sucker for Brits!

Luckily he is in the Austin office and only pops in occasionally. Plus, I think he might be married.

Enough with confessions, one day of work ahead of me and then babysitting on Friday!

Did I mention that I don't have to work on Monday? Ya, I guess there is this federal holiday for a dead guy named Columbus who did something like sail the globe and kill some Indians. Seems fitting. We should have days off for all kinds of murders. When is Hitler's Birthday, or how about Stalin's?

Sorry, odd post. I am tired and cold.

La Maison Blanche

D'accord mes amies, aujourd'hui j'ai visitee la maison blanche. ( I don't even want to know how many mistakes are in that sentence, it will just depress me) It was totally cool in the stand 1,000 feet away, don't touch the fence kind of way. But at least I went to see it. I can imagine it as one of those things a true DC person never does.

Anyhow, it wasn't my goal to visit today, in fact, I went to that part of the city to get a Doner kebab. Yes you read that right, I found Doner Kebabs in DC. Ok, they aren't exactly the same as the ones we ate in France, but it was better than a Gyro and quite tasty if you didn't torture yourself with the French comparison.

This weekend was quite busy, I was a very touristy person! I went to the Spy museum as you know (it was totally cool, I want to be a spy) Hit up the National Catherdral (I couldn't find the cigarette burn from the "West Wing" but I like to think it is there somewhere) and then wandered the zoo for a little bit. Then today, as you know I hit up the Turkish Festival, the White House and Union Station. Union Station is amazing. So pretty, so big and there is great shopping!

Ok, well that is my tiny weekend update. Tomorrow starts the work week. I am trying to hold in my excitement!!!

Oh, and just so you know what West Wing Episode I am talking about:


Oh, ya, almost forgot to mention, I am a brunette again. I am amazed at how easy it is to change hair color!

With every season turn, turn turn....

So I am considering changing my blog. I like the format, but I really feel like I need new colors, so help me out by voting in my poll!!!!!!!!!!


P.s. I am so sad I can't see all of you at AQ's homecoming!

007?

Yesterday I did the Spy Museum here in DC and let me tell you , it was awesome!! I passed the spy tests we had to do. My cover: Travel agent Angelena Falcone, Italian, age 21 on a business trip to Hanoi to check out a resort. It was fun, yes a little childish, but fun!

Then I ate at the American Indian museum (the best museum food ever!)Visited Albert Einstein, wandered the zoo and had a wine and cheese dinner with my aunt, uncle and his parents. It was cool. I love cheese, and wine.

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I am watching Dr. Horrible. OMG it is wonderful! Why did I wait so long to watch it?

Charlie bit me!

Sorry, I was thinking of this video today on the metro and I just had to find it and share it. Charlie is too cute, as is his silly brother who is dumb enough to put his finger in Charlie's mouth.

Not much is new here, I am exhausted, because for some reason I have become an insomniac again.

So far this week my bus has decided to run 40mins late, right on time, and 10mins late. It's so hard to plan when you have no idea what it's going to do. At least today when it was 10mins late it was free. I have no idea what, but it was a pleasant surprise.

Work is becoming a little more exciting, I have two major projects in the works along with the intern edition stuff that I had to go to a photo shoot for today. It was kind of weird, but fun.