Friday, November 07, 2003
Shoot. I was almost done with this post when we lost our remote server connection. Here we go again (although no one out there needs to know that, or is affected by it in any way).
Fall in New England is all about smells. Outside it's the slightly musty smell of the leaves that pad the ground beneath your feet. Inside it's apple pie and cinnamon spice, and the peppermint mochas that are my seasonal treat at Starbuck's (where they use peppermint syrup, instead of throwing in a candy cane like they do at Coffee Bean.) Of course, I haven't had an Iced Blended coffee in December since I was in college.
Here in DC, the smells are a little different. There are still leaves around, and even cinnamon, but my floor sort of smells like green peppers -- tangy and fresh, and sneeze-inducing. I'm not sure what that means or where it's coming from, but peppers it is.
This week has been long and slow, although I haven't paid as much attention to posting here as I thought I would. I haven't been sleeping very well, and the thing that strikes me the most about that is how long it makes the next day. It hasn't helped that there isn't much work to do at work this week, although I'm scavenging for extra projects.
I'm going out to dinner with my roommate tonight, and then we're meeting up with some friends to go dancing in the District. I never thought I would be one of those girls who liked to get dressed up and go dancing, but I have several times here and it's been pretty fun. It's still really hit-or-miss, depending on who I go with, and also where we go. Just going with one other girl is not always fun, because so much depends on who you meet and are dancing with (and in dancing, as in life, the line between nice guy and skeezy guy is sometimes crossed). Going with a bigger group is more fun because there are more outs.
I'm not going to North Carolina this weekend, even though Tim and Karon called to lobby for my attendance earlier in the week. I"m excited about staying here and spending some time with new people. I've been in touch with a couple of girls I met at the party last weekend, and I think we're going to hang out sometime soon. There is also much football to be watched this weekend. We'll see.
Fall in New England is all about smells. Outside it's the slightly musty smell of the leaves that pad the ground beneath your feet. Inside it's apple pie and cinnamon spice, and the peppermint mochas that are my seasonal treat at Starbuck's (where they use peppermint syrup, instead of throwing in a candy cane like they do at Coffee Bean.) Of course, I haven't had an Iced Blended coffee in December since I was in college.
Here in DC, the smells are a little different. There are still leaves around, and even cinnamon, but my floor sort of smells like green peppers -- tangy and fresh, and sneeze-inducing. I'm not sure what that means or where it's coming from, but peppers it is.
This week has been long and slow, although I haven't paid as much attention to posting here as I thought I would. I haven't been sleeping very well, and the thing that strikes me the most about that is how long it makes the next day. It hasn't helped that there isn't much work to do at work this week, although I'm scavenging for extra projects.
I'm going out to dinner with my roommate tonight, and then we're meeting up with some friends to go dancing in the District. I never thought I would be one of those girls who liked to get dressed up and go dancing, but I have several times here and it's been pretty fun. It's still really hit-or-miss, depending on who I go with, and also where we go. Just going with one other girl is not always fun, because so much depends on who you meet and are dancing with (and in dancing, as in life, the line between nice guy and skeezy guy is sometimes crossed). Going with a bigger group is more fun because there are more outs.
I'm not going to North Carolina this weekend, even though Tim and Karon called to lobby for my attendance earlier in the week. I"m excited about staying here and spending some time with new people. I've been in touch with a couple of girls I met at the party last weekend, and I think we're going to hang out sometime soon. There is also much football to be watched this weekend. We'll see.
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