Its a Lovely Night for an Exorcism

It's getting cold here, so Kat and I decided that it was now or never for tourism.

We started yesterday by going to the Mall and seeing the major monuments along the way. It was freezing, but a really nice walk. Afterwards, we went to Georgetown for shopping where I bought a new winter coat, hat, and scarf. Then we ate yummy fried green tomatoes at a resturant called Old Glory before heading over to the FAMOUS STAIRS.

Maybe you know the ones I'm talking about. They were featured throughout The Exorcist, especially at the end when the priest throws himself down all 97 steps after being possesed by a demon. I was going to put a clip of the scene on here, but youtube doesn't allow that one to be embedded.

Anyway, we took several chilling pictures (and some fun ones too!) in the lovely yellow light. Enjoy!

New-ness

So I made a major change in my life last night. I dyed my hair. There are a few good things about this and a few not-so-good.

Good things:

1) YAY I ACTUALLY DID IT!

2) It doesn't look crazy or bad and it matches my features

3) Now I'm not scared anymore!

Bad things:

1) It is way lighter than the picture on the box said it would be

2) It is so light that although I see a difference, no one has really even noticed :(

3) It is kind of anti-climactic

Judge for yourself:

Old:


New:


So I guess that the change was more of an inside one than an outside one. I did it! But no one can tell.

Stolen

So, I stole this from Sarah's blog. I really couldn't help myself. Really. Sorry for all the movies lately. Strike that. No I'm not. This one is so worth it.

Prop Eight

Prop Eight. I could rant about this for days. Instead, I'll let Keith Olbermann take care of it for me. Enjoy.

Whats a girl to do?

There were good times, once.

Like a few weeks ago at the Obama rally. That was fun.

Or even just a few days ago, looking forward to the end of Starbucks.

Sigh.

But now things are different. No more election fever. No more looking forward to the end of work. Even today, my last day at the coffee palace, was overshadowed by far more pressing problems.

Like the fact that I got kicked out of my house. And the fact that I feel like a loser because only losers get kicked out of their houses. And no one believes you when you say that you aren't a loser and that you really were wronged. Like, "No really, you must have deserved it".

I was thinking about this when I arrived home from work today and saw, to my dismay, that the internet cable on the outside of the house was cut. I feel pretty confident that my landlord did it. Yes, I am alleging that the terrible excuse for a person fell to a new low in the so-called "FIOS WARS" and has now cut me off from the world.

It could be worse. I could have boatloads of homework to do. I could owe the IRS $700 (and counting). I could have a zillion small things to do that together feel so immense that I can't get started on anything, instead retreating daily to the Post Crossword, competitive online scrabble, GFY archives, and sleep.

Wait. No. All those things are true.

And now I feel like an emo reject who blogs when she is feeling blue because she really just wants attention. But that's not the case. Really, it's just that I've already finished the crossword, played my games, and read the blogs. It just isn't time for bed yet.

Halloween macht Spass!

It has been almost a month since I've blogged, but I have been so busy! Several weeks were pretty uneventful, with work and school taking up most of my time. Thank goodness I'm quitting Starbucks!

Halloween weekend, however, was really fun! I have a new roommate, Katrin, who is here from Germany for an internship. We have spent a lot of time hanging out, and I'm so glad that she moved into the house! We are currenly working on our own slang with a mixture of english and the very limited German that I remember.

On Friday, Kat, Erica, and I went to Cox Farms to pick out a pumpkin. We got there shortly before closing, but it really was beautiful with the sun setting behind the farm and the last minute families looking for their jack-o-lanterns. We got our perfect pumpkin and spent awhile looking at the goats and talking to their keeper.




When we got home, my roommates and I carved the pumpkin and made yummy pumpkin soup and baked the seeds. I had to be up early for work the next morning, so it was a pretty tame but really enjoyable night. It was especially fun because it was the first time that Martha and Kat had carved pumpkins before! We named ours Jack Martha and he is still sitting on the porch.



The next day (Saturday) we had a day-after-Halloween costume party! Almost everyone dressed up, and the party went on until the wee morning hours. Mostly it was Allison's friends (since she is local) but Martha brought some Ugandan friends, Kat brought a group of Germans that she has connected with here, and I invited some people from school. Our big house was pretty full, but we didn't have any problems with the landlord and, despite a few uninviteds who had to be kicked out, everything went very smoothly. Here are some pictures of us in costume:





So that was my Halloween weekend! Expect more blogging soon, since I am going to an OBAMA rally tonight and then voting on Tuesday!