Feb. 27th, 2009

Super-cute picture of me & a guy I'd been seeing for the past month or so, having drinks at Aroma Bar in Cleveland Park... right before we got into a massive, messy fight & he stormed out of my apartment at 5 a.m.

He moves next week, & I probably won't see him before he leaves. This picture was the calm before the storm, I suppose.

I suck.

Feb. 26th, 2009

This is one of my grosser photos, I know, but today I seriously wounded the inside of my mouth on a Blow Pop. In this trash can are the tool & results of my wound -- lollipop stick, empty water cup I used to swish my mouth out, paper towel I bled onto... OW OW OW. Seriously - only me.

Feb. 25th, 2009

Straight from work on my way to dinner with a friend, I realized I hadn't looked in a mirror in hours. So yes, I was vain enough to photograph myself in the elevator to make sure I was looking OK. Ha.

Feb. 24th, 2009

JIMMY EAT WORLD SHOW! Truly one of the best events of my life. More on it here... it was incredible.

Feb. 23rd, 2009

Spent the day sick with a sinus infection. This photo has nothing to do with anything except that it's got the date, I guess. I didn't leave my apartment all day.

Feb. 22nd, 2009

Oscars party!

Feb. 21st, 2009

I've got a sinus infection somethin' awful, so this is where I've spent most of the day, except for the times when I was in my bed.

Feb. 20th, 2009

My boss, who works a gabillion hours a week, took what I can only assume was a much-needed 15-minute nap at his desk on Friday. And lest you think he's just a bum & my office is TOO low-key, I should reinforce the fact that my boss is a workaholic. I think this pic is great, especially because when I accidentally woke him, he groggily asked, "Is today done?" or something amusing to that effect. (And no, today wasn't.)

Feb. 19th, 2009

Came home & fell asleep at 7:30 p.m. Woke up, confused at 10:30, having missed "Grey's Anatomy," so I played a few games of iPhone Boggle from bed & promptly fell back asleep. Delicious.

Feb. 18th, 2009

City on fire? The lights of Dupont Circle were shining brightly this evening as I waited for the Metro elevator because I was wearing galoshes & didn't think it'd be intelligent of me to walk down the broken escalator in them.

Feb. 17th, 2009

I NEED TO DO LAUNDRY. My closet is a freaking disaster. For someone who hates all her clothes, I sure do have a lot of 'em. Yikes.

Feb. 16th, 2009

This little Post-It was stuck to the bedside table at the side of the bed(imagine that) that I slept in this weekend while I house-sat. In case you can't read it, it says, "No longer on the novelty list: cookies, ice cream, tzatziki, applesauce, clementines, dad's bread, pita, choc. chips."

I have no idea what "the novelty list" is, but this seemed like an interesting conglomeration of edibles to be on any list together. It made me smile each of the three nights I fell asleep there. Something about it just seemed very quirky.

Feb. 15th, 2009

I spent Sunday afternoon at a local synagogue, where three rotations of more than 700 high schoolers from across the country (I met kids from Alaska & Hawaii, even!) got together to package kosher meals for a food bank in New York City. I don't normally like mass Jewish events because I still feel excluded & foreign, but this was a cool event to watch happen. The kids were really joyful, excited to there, happy to work together - they were singing, dancing, laughing, & just glad to helping out.

Feb. 14th, 2009

Walking in the suburbs with the cute little miniature poodle I house-sat for over Presidents Day weekend. I don't usually like little dogs, but she was a sweetie.

Feb. 13th, 2009

House-sitting in the 'burbs of Bethesda for the weekend, waitin' at the neighborhood bus stop so I can make my way back into the District for a night out with friends

Feb. 12th, 2009

You know you're livin' single in the city when your grocery basket looks like this.

Feb. 11th, 2009

My boss took part in a pretty snazzy press conference on Capitol Hill announcing the launch of a new interfaith immigration reform initiative. And on my way to staff him, I met Katie COuric while going through Capitol security!

Feb. 10th, 2009

A frame I made. A photo I love. For more, read here.



"You cannot give somebody joy, but you can find it by trying. You can't save someone from death, but you can love them while they're dying." - Gratitude, 'The Greatest Wonder'

Feb. 9th, 2009

Someone on my floor has apparently been smoking somewhere nearby (in the hallway, maybe?), which seeps into my apartment & makes my teeny tiny place smell like smoke. To combat it, I've been creating my own smoke by lighting incense. I don't know what scent the incense is because I got it for free from Antonio, the homeless man who used to stay on the street in my neighborhood. I got him some dinner one day & he gave me this package of incense that a friend of his had given him - it had gotten wet, so the friend could no longer sell them, so he'd given Antonio lots & lots of it. Antonio was trying to dry it out to sell it, but in the meantime, he gave me a whole packet.

I haven't seen Antonio in a very, very long time & knowing some of his health problems, I worry that he he's passed away. But every time I pass his spot on Connecticut Ave. or light this incense, I think of him fondly & hope I'm wrong & that he's someplace living a better life.



PS: Don't make fun of my book collection.
PPS: Or my ghetto incense burner.

Feb. 8th, 2009

The best part about this sign (right outside California Tortilla) is that I've never seen a single pigeon in the area.

Feb. 7th, 2009

Look closely: Either my toothbrush was a little weak or I brush way too strongly, because I somehow snapped it in half mid-brush.

Feb. 6th, 2009

A couple of my friends on our way home from "He's Just Not That Into You" at Union Station, the most ghetto-fab theater on the planet. On our walk there, we legit saw a drug deal - like, baggie, money, exchange, walk away. CRAZY. I like this picture mainly because the guy next to them is catching Z's in it.

Feb. 5th, 2009

Another one of those days where I was massively relieved to get home, eat some chicken tortilla soup & watch "Top Chef" reruns. It was a tough week & an especially tough day. I took a two-hour nap, woke to watch "Grey's," & am headed back to bed forthwith.

Feb. 4th, 2009

It's been a long week, so a couple of my coworkers & I spent last night unwinding a bit at Open City, where the food was way subpar, which is extremely unusual. Bummer. Henceforth known as "The time we went to Open City when everything sucked" or something related.

Feb. 3rd, 2009

Gross, rainy day. Upbeat, cutesy band poster at the bus stop, though. Who names a band Shwa? Love it.

Feb. 2nd, 2009

I've been pretty absent, I know, but I've still been taking photos! My computer was broken this week, so I've been working on a free comp in a coworker's office. Ughhh. So lacking in the color & comfort of usual cute desk!

Feb. 1st, 2009

Dear Steelers:

I still hate you.
Long live Cleveland.

Sincerely,
Kate