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.

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

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.)

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.

All-day driving-- Day 2

[--Because I drove through the mountainous region of Northern Maryland in a thunderstorm among semis and lived to tell the tale.]



[--Because I managed to get lost in cities, towns, AND interstates (Toledo, Gambrills, and I-80/90/71/76???).]




[--Because of my amazing roommate, I slept on an air mattress with clean sheets in a freshly vacuumed room.  MY room.  And not on the floor with unwashed sheets in some motel.]



SOTD: Mgzavrebi - Arada Miyvarxar

Because of limited translated lyrics, I can translate it if you want.  But it's understandable, either way, if you listen.  If you still don't get it, you can Google translate the following for a hint:

მე დღეს, ვითომ ამითი მინდოდა მეთქვა:რომ, მე დღეს შენ აღარ მიყვარხარ!

აღარ მიყვარხარ,

არადა, მიყვარხარ

აღარ მიყვარხარ,
არადა, მიყვარხარ

აღარ მიყვარხარ,
არადა, მიყვარხარ

All-Day Driving-- Day 1

[--Because this is the first day of the rest of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]




[--Because of delightful Indian restaurants... in Toledo!]




[--Because of parents who will mail you running shoes when you realize you forgot them 30 minutes into your two day drive.]


SOTD: The B-52's - Roam