Hunky Dory

Got my Georgetown award letter today... not quite as exciting as my Centenary award letter which was a pinnacle of bright shiny hopefulness compared to this one. But the overarching point is... award letter received. Received. I also got my Georgetown email address. Um, and some form asking if I have tuberculosis.

I have largely given up on Tulane, because they basically stopped communicating with me and although I know it's a two way street, and I want to live in New Orleans so terribly bad... I think that this is the best choice. I think. :)

I'm really glad that I got that letter today because today was fixin' to suck pretty bad. After a long, beautiful, three day weekend, it was a horrid rainy day and everyone at work was irritable, cranky, incredulous, and generally should have stayed in bed.

This weekend was awesome though... Saturday we went to Eastern Market and bought fresh veggies, pickles, lemon-aid, homemade pasta, bread, and a roasted chicken. The one thing I miss most about France, above all things, above all things, was going to the outdoor market and buying a fresh baguette and a roasted chicken every Sunday. This market doesn't put fresh roasted potatoes in the bag as well, but they also don't make pay in Euros, so you win some you lose some. I think Tim and I have decided this is going to be our new Saturday ritual.

Afterward we went to our friend Dan's house for the first time, where we learned that Dan has the hidden ability to play just about any 80's pop song on demand on his Casio key board. I love discovering that people have hidden talents, so that was basically amazing.

Sunday we went to a Nats game with Jana using free tickets we had earned picking up trash in the Anacostia river on Friday. Yes, I took off work on Friday to go out in a boat and pick up toxic crap out of the river and it was the best day I have had in months. It was a beautiful sunny day, I got to see baby birds and be outside and play in the (toxic) mud and help the planet and not be at my desk. Anyway, we went to the ball game and then out to old town Alexandria to a used book store that Dan recommended where I bought a billion more used books (which reeeeeeeally has to stop).

Monday, I finished Redwall. And did nothing else of any use to anyone. Huzzah!