Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Tony Snow that is. Finally, a move by the Bush Administration that is finally moving in the right direction. I think this is not just good for the BUsh Administration who will not have to train a newbie to regurgitate the administration's stance on the issues with no soul, since Snow as a member of the Fox News team has been doing that most of his career, but this is good for Fox News, who can stop pretending that they are well intentioned journalists, but are actually the partisan hacks they truly are. Maybe next we can make Rush Limbaugh in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobbaco, and Firearms????

Where has all the time gone?

So the weekend was pretty good. On Friday, Archie and I went to the Nationals game against Atlanta. There was a two hour rain delay, so most people had left and we got excellent seats almost right up to the field. But while we were in the upper bowl wasting time, we got cruised by these two guys. One clearly wasn't into baseball, early to mid 30's, decently attractive kept looking at me for like an hour. Then the other guy, older and fatter kept nodding at Archie and saying hey. To which Archie responded with a head nod back and another hey. And he wonders why creepy guys pursue him with encouragement like that?

Saturday, I had lunch with M&M, then he touched up my hair, so I am completely a blonde now. Blondes do have more fun! Later that night, went with him and Preston to Remington's, which was kind of dead. But with the weather as bad as it is, who can blame them. But I realized I really want to learn to country/ western dance. It looks like a lot of fun.

Sunday I relaxed and took a day off from the gym. I started taking up running as a drastic measure to encourage my body beyond the plateau I've hit. And running is like the hardest thing in the world. I can't read while I'm running like i can with the other cardio devices at the gym, the elliptical, the bike... But running hurts. My feet hurt, my hips hurt, my quads hurt. Muscles I didn't know existed hurt.I hope it works. I also refuse to get on a scale until May 1st again... the fluctuations between numbers bothered me too much, so i needed to clear my head from them. Then I went to Health Bar with Ruthie to work on the Quals test case study.

And I'll end this entry with three importnat announcements

1. I have written a page and a half of my case study!!! I have three references and only abou 10 more pages to go. My goal is to have it ready to send out for feedback by May 1.

2. I asked out a boy today. After the last fiasco, I really broke off from that plus the whole exercising and rebirth thing has kept me from being interested in guys, but I broke that today with asking a boy to dinner. We shall see. If it works out, i'll give more details. If it doesn't I'll move on.

3. I have had 1,000 views onthis blog since I began.

Happy end of April readers!

two stories

I. Friday evening, I decide that I will have a quiet evening and go to the movies. I walk down to the Landmark E St. Cinemas. On the way there, mere steps from the door, there is a homeless guy asking for money (about the 5th or 6th on this walk alone). He shakes his cup at me and I respond "Sorry, I don't have any money on me," which is actually the truth thanks to the invention of the debit card. Then I continue on and he says "Well, you could take me home with you..." I just laughed and shook my head. Only me. Only I would get cruised by a homeless guy. Then I started to think about it... this actually is an improvement in my dating life that a homeless guy tried to pick me up.

II. Monday evening. In DC, Easter Monday is apparently a holiday in DC, so the building that my classes are in, the School Without Walls is all closed up. And of course, no one thought about this until 4pm so left and right classes were cancelled that take place there. So we take this as an opportunity to go drink beer. I didn't think many people would actually show up, but at least a third of the class did so. Great time by all and I was the nice guy doc student who bought everyone's drinks (ok, in truth I was trying to buy friendships, but that goes way too deep in my psyche to address here and now). Some of the highlights were Navy Rich getting groped by Michael Moore. Learning a lot about Ross, who I think is genuinely a really great guy and I was very honest about being intimidated by him at the beginning. And Jodi surprised me as well. Last week I got all nervous because her type of Josselson's theory came across as something like "hates groupwork" and I was like "great, my partner hates groupwork." But we became very close as a group. The main disappointment was Archie and Navy Rich leaving before the bar closed, but we were just fine without them. For those that were there, did I miss anything I should've put in here? If so, leave me a comment with a story that will make me turn bright red.

weekend past

I think the best way to discuss this past weekend (whose only memorable night was Friday by inserting emails between me and Ruthie. Only last names have been dropped

Email one: Response from Ruthie from my email entitled "What I remember from the weekend" (Ruthie's comments are in parenthesis)

I remember:

going to CObalt and meeting Serge, the bartender who also works at
JR's (who gave us some free drink tickets..eh em, you are welcome.) .
While at Cobalt I remember some girl checking out my shoes, but in
actuality she was looking for her coat ticket which she claimed I was
standing... how that happened is beyond my guess.
I also remember meeting a former PAF (whose name escapes me: Jeff insert appropriate last name here)
that I
thought was way cute that you said you'd do a little reconnaisance to
see if i can pursue (will get back to you on this one).
I remember meeting Todd, who I thought was fabulously fun and being
explained the rules to "that's your boyfriend."
I remember the mantra, but not what the mantra was b/c i want to put
it in my bathroom for inspiration.

I am not the Victim!

Never Tired

Sometimes Slightly Fatigued

Always Fabulous

I remember on the way between bars, you indoctrinating me to "that's
your boyfriend" by pointing out my boyfriend walking by. Thankfully I
don't remember how he was gross just that he was.

I remember being at APEX, first time ever and not being so
intimidated(rock on!). I remember meeting a flamboyantly dressed dancer,
whose
name i don't recall (kitty). I remember running into people i know and
introducing you. I remember dancing and being surprised that Antonio
wasn't being more proactive in finding a boy to take home(I believe he found
one after you left). I remember
dancing with this guy Jason who I know through Chuck(who came onto me big
time after you left and invited me home, I declined. ). I remember
leaving much later than I had planned, but earlier than you all (I ended up
leaving some time around 3ish..I think).

On the walk home I remember stopping by Antonio's pizza, best drunk
food ever!!!! I remember as I walked by the circle some guy got out of
a cab and asked for some and I said sure just rip a piece off and he
did (that is hilarious)


Email Two: My response back.That boy has a taste for the dark meat. Nick, his ex that i know is
> also a black guy. While not saying that you would've ever gone home
> with him, i believe everyone should be congratulated on not going home
> with him.. so good call on not going


Email Three: His response:Besides the point that I'm not on the market, I could hear your voice
saying "That boy has every disease in the world

Email Four: My response:well the number one reason i would think you wouldn't go home with him
> was being in a relationship with someone other than him. NOt the only
> reason. I appreciated the whole my voice saying he had diseases thing,
> but he's not deformed in anyway and I know other people who have gone
> home with him, so I wouldn't have judged nor thought it was
> necessarily a bad thing as long as protections were used.

Email Five: His response: LOL, trust me...if I was single I wouldn't have gone home with him either.
You know, some people say they can hear God in their ears...apparently I can
hear Flo (that's my name to Ruthie)in mine. ;)


So in summary, I am god to Ruthie.

Feeling a little nerdy lately...

In an intellectual mood as of late so I wanted to talk about some more serious issues compared to the usual, I went out I got drunk I still came home alone...

Issue One: I heart Russ Feingold!!!!!!

He has come out in support of gay marriage, joining an elite and small group who supports it, including Wyden (D-OR), Kennedy (D- Mass), and Chafee (R-RI). This man is willing to take principled stands on issues long before other people see the principles behind them. He's not one of those politicians that do things to win votes, he does things because he thinks they are right. So Vote Feingold in 2008!

Issue Two: Religion

CNN reported recently, or at least that's where I saw it:http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/04/06/gospel.judas.ap/index.html

They may have found a manuscript to be the Gospel of Judas. How fascinating... it even makes him out to not be such a bad guy afterall. This could completely revolutionize concepts of Christianity and make them reevaluate the centuries of anti-Semitism that they are responsible for.