Word of the day: proselytize.

Because of the fantastic bus system of Odenton.  It allowed me to get back a mere 45 minutes later than I would have had I not lost my keys.



Because I had a fairly productive first real day at work.  I didn't feel as hazed as yesterday.




Because of randos on the train and metro-- one bought me coffee and conversed the whole way to DC with me.  The other and I had an exchange on my way from the metro to Union Station that went like this:


*guy next to me gets up to leave*
*woman brushes bag against me*
Woman: Gosh, I'm sorry.
Me: It's okay, it happens.  It's the metro.
Woman: You think I'd have developed a way to not fall on people by now.
Me: Well, it's fine.  I've developed a way to ignore it all.  Really, I'm not bothered at all.
Woman: Do you go to school here?
Me: Nope, I've got an internship for an exchange program and I'm searching for a job in communications.
Woman: You should apply to the Department of the Treasury.  *exchange of names* You know, one grumpy person can make a metro experience bad.  But what's there to be upset about when you're going home?
Me: Are you headed home?
Woman: Yep.
Me: Where do you work?
Woman: The Department of the Treasury.
Me: Imagine that.
Woman: Drop my name with your resume and maybe I'll read something if it comes from you.  Maybe not.  Sometimes it's all about the random encounters.
*Union Station stop*
Woman: Bye!
Me: Um, bye!(?)
*exeunt*

Turns out this woman's like Director for International Affairs or something.  Who knew?

SOTD: Hey Champ - Anything At All. Went through my head during the key crisis. Possibly because I was proselytized to this morning.

She's a soul sucker.

Because MARC tickets are good for more than one specific time.  Heck, they're good for like a year.




Because when I complain about not being able to be assertive enough, the problem is easily fixable-- be more self-assertive.  People are receptive to that sorta thing.



Because I'm sensitive to the Totem Pole Game here.  Even though it causes me stress and I'd rather be blissfully ignorant, or choose to not care.  The latter is probably best.


SOTD: The Melismatics - Soul Sucker. Because they're playing in DC later this month at an Ethiopian restaurant! (?) Also I feel this song expresses my soul as of late.

Hark, I hear the disco inferno.

Because I found classic black pumps of an average comfort level that look brand new for the right price-- $4.  GO GO GOODWILL!




Because of fun days out with Mary, even if Friendly's was less than phenomenal.




Because Mary and I have renewed our gumption to find a choir to join.  Thanks, Washington Master Chorale.



SOTD: Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal, arr. Alice Parker. I didn't really love any of the choir ones, so enjoy this funky multitrack one. Kinda cool, no? It's an awesome song, at any rate.

HAPPY OCTOBER-FEST! (not Oktoberfest...)

[--Because now I know that the MARC -commuter- train does not run on weekends.  Oops.]





[--Because Portal 2 coop mode is friggin' like the best thing in the entire universe.  Also homemade nachos.]




[--Because of friends sorta kinda having dates question mark?]

SOTD: Kylie Minogue - Better Than Today.

In other news, I still get lost at every possible opportunity....

[--Because if nothing pans out, I can start a Georgian restaurant in the DC area, since there is NOTHING to help me out if I suddenly get a craving for khachapuri or namcxvari.  : | ]



[--Because of meeting with old friends for awesome Greek food and impromptu meetings that lead to internships at cool places!]



[--Because of Godka, the finest drink from a new microdistillery, coming soon. Made in an abandoned missile silo with an advanced hydro-cooling system. Godka; closer to heaven^tm.]


SOTD: Matthew Ebel - Wasting My Time. This is a shoutout to YARebels this week. Especially Friday ; )

What luck (?)!

[--Because even though I shook the whole night and didn't get much sleep and forgot to bring chocolate, going to the Embassy for my meeting with the Ambassador today was okay.  Although I will have to call the person I'm meeting with tomorrow who was supposed to call me.  Hm.]


[--Because of making metros and lights and the MARC just on time (with a little help from a friend)]



[--Because of not only this possible media thing for the Georgian Embassy, but also an internship lead and a USAID dude giving me his card and permission to name drop!  Win!!]


SOTD: I Fight Dragons - The Geeks Will Inherit the Earth
Thanks, Jeff. : )

magnetebi, rogor mushaobs?

[--Because of people offering you time and space to stop looking like a drowned rat because you don't have an umbrella.]




[--Because of dancin' pants off at a dive bar with a bunch of returned hippies!]



[--Because of having enough gumption to walk into the Georgian Embassy and talk to a man in Georgian, asking if he knew of any positions at the embassy.  He then e-mails later, saying I have a meeting with the Ambassador tomorrow morning.]


SOTD: ICP - Miracles

What did Paula do today? Hm...

[--Because I DIDN'T send out a cover letter that began with a sentence fragment.  Caught that one just in time.  What kind of job am I applying for again?  Not something that deals with quality writing, right?]



[--Because I sent out 3 applications before my flash drive decided to eat the cover letters and corresponding CV files.]



[--Because of snarky comments made to roommates instead of the intended party.  Still blows off steam, with 90% less bitchiness!]


SOTD: Bob Gentry - Upside Down. This is on the Jog Tunes Indie podcast. I dig it.

Urge to destroy CVs... rising

[--Because ‎"We're from Iowa: we're easily amused. All it takes is an itchy butt--sometimes not even that...Sometimes all it takes is a butt."]



[--3/5 applications sent in ain't bad.]




[--Because I was allowed to revamp my profile like 20 times after I submitted my application to add things on one places' job application site. Do they get notification when I change it? Probably.]


SOTD: Skrillex - Kill Everybody (with wicked sick dance moves.)

Some days are better left un-burnt.

[--Because I didn't burn down the house with the vacuum or the forgotten blueberry syrup.  Both of which started to smoke on me.]




[--Because Mary and I didn't make treacle tart with my culinary skills so blatantly screaming "YOU CAN DO NOTHING TODAY!!!"]



[--Because of friends who are straight up and tell you exactly how you can be better.  Pussyfootin' around ain't for this girl.]


SOTD: Natalie Walker - Colorblind

Gaming is swell!

[--Because I FINALLY have joined the awesome throng of those who have played Portal.]



[--Because I managed to not either do terribly bad or make a huge social blunder while playing Apples to Apples with a bunch of math nerds I didn't know.]



[--Because I witnessed someone play Duck Hunt to level 20.  Miracles happen every day.]




SOTD: Lady Gaga - Telephone. Best sung with a friend in a car at the top of your lungs. (This isn't the whole video

Trains galore!

[--Because of the people who randomly share umbrellas at street corners. : ) ]




[--Because the MARC train's conveniently close and not too expensive.  With an income.]



[--Because, even though things are complicated, at least I haven't had to sleep with anyone for money, and when I married someone who lived far away, no one didn't greet me at the train station because some jerk shot my husband and his kids.]

SOTD: Ennio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In the West: Addio a Cheyenne (this is #3's.)

DC DAY ONE!

[--Because of lunch with awesome RPCV ladies. Dutch sushi date?]




[--Because of the human ability for setting oneself up for destruction. Especially when related to relationships.]




[--Because of meetin' a whole slew of rad RPCVs. They're just cool people.]



SOTD: The Bell - Today

Hummus is yummus.

[--Because of all the people who replied to my grammar question.  Except maybe one.]




[--Because of yummus.]

[--Because of half an hour phone rants in Georgian.]



SOTD: Jhameel - How Many Lovers

Sci-fi movie night!

[--I only have a massive amount of editing work on my CV and resume before submitting.  For a part time internship.]



[--Because of cheesy, awesome eighties movies (one in particular) and the groups of nerds that watch them.  I now know, like, 9 people in this town!]




[--Because of instantaneous help with running routes from my roommate-- mapped out courses and offers to run with me when softball season's over.  Only catch is, I don't run a seven and a half minute mile.]


SOTD: El DeBarge - Who's Johnny.  This is the cheesy, awesome eighties movie I was talking about.

Jobs, friends, and emo songs.

[--For an Odenton friend count of THREE!! One of whom I don't live with, four if you count the sweet job center lady at the library.]

[--For slews of information about jobs and the MARC train and boosts of confidence ("You're so qualified!  You wrote three grants? WOW! That's a beautiful phrase you wrote!  I would hire you in a heartbeat!"), all from your friendly neighborhood library.]

[--'Bushka may or may not hate us.  Only seven days left!!!!!!]

SOTD: Aiden - Let the Right One In.  I said it before, I'll say it again here.  The video is awesome. 3:05-3:10 = my favorite part. 2:09 and 1:24 are nice, too. I also love the firey guitars and constant showing off of the neck tattoo.  Class.

Game day!

[--My roommate lent me his not-in-use wireless adapter, indefinitely.  Also, I picked up some speakers for a pretty good deal.  Thanks, craigslist, for once.]

[--Babushka (resident cat, currently suffering from an ear infection) didn't even squirm during med time... once we coaxed her out from underneath the chair, which was a long plan involving watching House for 30 minutes and then wrenching said chair backwards and tackling her.]

[--Because my roommates and a visiting friend choked down my mujadara with only, "It's... different from anything I normally eat," and "It's very dry."  xD  Two out of four liking my nonstandardAmerican cooking is a pretty good ratio, actually.]



SOTD: SEREBRO - Не время


Side note, the reason I haven't posted all the other replies until now are because I hadn't had Internet access of my own, remedied today as described in the first thank-snippet.