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.

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.

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.

Settling in to the house and House, M.D.

[--Because of wonderful phrases in the English language such as: "No screaming?  No shouting?  No rending of garments?"  "Your socks are askew,"  and "slattern".]



[--Because of finding promising part-time internships to apply for.  Here's to hoping I don't find out they withhold paychecks regularly, the position doesn't close as soon as I click "submit my resume", and that they reply.]



[--Because of Goodwill.  Desk = 30 dolla'.  HOLLA!]



SOTD: Matt and Kim - Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare

Last day in c-town.

[--I got to meet another friend's bundle of cute, and I made a rad swaddling blanket with my superfriends Janome the Sewing Machine and Janome the Serger!]



[--I don't have to pack all my stuff up again for a while.]

[--Leaving TOMORROW!  America's Byways, here I come!]





Also, starting SONG OF THE DAYs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzp5bindXfQ