i'm in DC for the national social studies conference. so far this weekend i have...
...happened upon occupy DC, where i forced jenny to walk slowly so i could gawk as much as possible. actual, non-ironic, non-middle school "anarchy" flag! hundreds of tents! very few visible people, though.
...toured the supreme court building (very cool) and the library of congress (also very cool).
...this mug came into my possession (thanks, jenny!!) and we shared a history nerd moment with the library of congress bookstore worker.
...gone to some pretty interesting sessions, but managed not to wear my nametag outside of the convention center (success).
...eaten at nando's!!! (this is a favorite restaurant of mine from oxford that has a couple locations in DC. yesssssss.)
...seen rachel and morgan, and will see nora tonight. i have more friends in DC than in any other city (other than atlanta). why am i not applying to any grad schools here? oh right...because there are none with programs that match up with what i want to study. SIGH.
...eaten amazing food at every meal, courtesy of my per diem from school. yesssss.
...discovered an outdoor holiday market where i'll be spending some time tomorrow before my flight leaves.
...panicked a little bit about the party i'm hosting on monday night that i haven't prepared for at all. oops.
So fun to see you! And poo-poo at DC grad schools for not having attractive programs for you. Maybe you can be a fancy schmancy school leader in DC when you're all finished :-)
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