Mr. Scott goes to Washington - Act Three, Scene One: All in the Family
Alright, team.
Once again I've left posting on this blog for far too long, so I'm going to plan, tentatively, to post three entries or so in rather quick succession. This particular entry is going to document the period from my last post (Oct. 18, I think) until Sunday, Oct. 23.
As I mentioned in my last post, on Tuesday (Oct. 18) I went to another meeting of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform. They decided on their final recommendations, and are going to be releasing their report at the beginning of November.
On Wednesday (Oct. 19) I went to a Senate Agriculture Committee meeting where they were discussing what programs to cut in order to bring their budget in line with the Senate's budget reconciliation legislation. I went in with low expectations, but it was pretty interesting stuff, actually.
On Thursday (Oct. 2o) I finished my reports from the previous two days, and then went to meet my mom and brother (who I sometimes affectionately refer to as Jerko) for dinner, as they had flown in that afternoon (yes, loyal readers, it appears my previous online guilt-trips paid off!). I tried to get us reservations at the Capital Grille (which is this very fancy looking steak house on Pennsylvania Avenue near the embassy) but they were booked. After far too much discussion, we decided to go to Matchbox, the awesome pizza place I ranted about earlier. We didn't end up getting there until probably 8pm, so after dinner I hopped on the subway and headed back to Virginia.
I took the day off on Friday (Oct. 21), and came into the city in the morning to meet up with Mom and Elliot for brunch at their hotel. From there we walked down to the World War II monument, which Mom was eager to see since it wasn't there the last time she was in DC. Then we visited the American History Museum, then the Natural History Museum, and then went to the National Gallery for gelato (or, in Jerko's case, pizza).
After that, I took them over to the embassy to see where I work, but since there was a reception being held in the building I couldn't take them to the 6th floor to see the swanky view of the Capitol. I also got my flu shot at the clinic the embassy was having - as I'm sure you know, I never turn down a free innoculation.
From the embassy we walked over to the International Spy Museum, which was pretty cool, and Elliot and I managed to successfully complete our assigned covert operations. Mom, unfortunately, forgot her alias as soon as we walked out of the briefing room, and presumably ended up in a Turkish prison. That took us probably until 6.30 pm or so. After a stop back at the hotel, we headed off for a late dinner at a fantastic southern restaurant before turning in for the evening.
That was quite a day.
On Saturday (Oct. 22), we slept in a little later, and were joined for brunch at the hotel by my friend Claire. After brunch, we headed out to Arlington National Cemetary, to allow Elliot to fulfill his pilgrimage to see Taft's grave. We wandered all over the cemetary for several hours, before heading back into town. That evening, Elliot and I went to a Washington Capitals hockey game. They played quite crappily and were massacred by Carolina, but it was still fun to go see the game with my brother.
Sunday (Oct. 23) morning I took the family down to Reagan National Airport for their flight home, before returning to my apartment. Once there, I wallowed in homesickness for a bit before doing some homework and then vegging out for the afternoon. Wow, too many "homes" in that paragraph.
Well, this concludes my first catch-up posting. If I were you, I'd expect more soon. Then again, if I were you, I'd also post more comments.
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Oh, I forgot to mention that when I returned to my apartment I flipped on the TV and watched several hours of cartoons. For some reason ABC Family was having a Marvel Cartoon Marathon, including the most amazing episodes of Spiderman which guest-starred The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America, and Storm (that's Mistress of the Elements to you). It was breathtaking. Just thought I should share.
Once again I've left posting on this blog for far too long, so I'm going to plan, tentatively, to post three entries or so in rather quick succession. This particular entry is going to document the period from my last post (Oct. 18, I think) until Sunday, Oct. 23.
As I mentioned in my last post, on Tuesday (Oct. 18) I went to another meeting of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform. They decided on their final recommendations, and are going to be releasing their report at the beginning of November.
On Wednesday (Oct. 19) I went to a Senate Agriculture Committee meeting where they were discussing what programs to cut in order to bring their budget in line with the Senate's budget reconciliation legislation. I went in with low expectations, but it was pretty interesting stuff, actually.
On Thursday (Oct. 2o) I finished my reports from the previous two days, and then went to meet my mom and brother (who I sometimes affectionately refer to as Jerko) for dinner, as they had flown in that afternoon (yes, loyal readers, it appears my previous online guilt-trips paid off!). I tried to get us reservations at the Capital Grille (which is this very fancy looking steak house on Pennsylvania Avenue near the embassy) but they were booked. After far too much discussion, we decided to go to Matchbox, the awesome pizza place I ranted about earlier. We didn't end up getting there until probably 8pm, so after dinner I hopped on the subway and headed back to Virginia.
I took the day off on Friday (Oct. 21), and came into the city in the morning to meet up with Mom and Elliot for brunch at their hotel. From there we walked down to the World War II monument, which Mom was eager to see since it wasn't there the last time she was in DC. Then we visited the American History Museum, then the Natural History Museum, and then went to the National Gallery for gelato (or, in Jerko's case, pizza).
After that, I took them over to the embassy to see where I work, but since there was a reception being held in the building I couldn't take them to the 6th floor to see the swanky view of the Capitol. I also got my flu shot at the clinic the embassy was having - as I'm sure you know, I never turn down a free innoculation.
From the embassy we walked over to the International Spy Museum, which was pretty cool, and Elliot and I managed to successfully complete our assigned covert operations. Mom, unfortunately, forgot her alias as soon as we walked out of the briefing room, and presumably ended up in a Turkish prison. That took us probably until 6.30 pm or so. After a stop back at the hotel, we headed off for a late dinner at a fantastic southern restaurant before turning in for the evening.
That was quite a day.
On Saturday (Oct. 22), we slept in a little later, and were joined for brunch at the hotel by my friend Claire. After brunch, we headed out to Arlington National Cemetary, to allow Elliot to fulfill his pilgrimage to see Taft's grave. We wandered all over the cemetary for several hours, before heading back into town. That evening, Elliot and I went to a Washington Capitals hockey game. They played quite crappily and were massacred by Carolina, but it was still fun to go see the game with my brother.
Sunday (Oct. 23) morning I took the family down to Reagan National Airport for their flight home, before returning to my apartment. Once there, I wallowed in homesickness for a bit before doing some homework and then vegging out for the afternoon. Wow, too many "homes" in that paragraph.
Well, this concludes my first catch-up posting. If I were you, I'd expect more soon. Then again, if I were you, I'd also post more comments.
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Oh, I forgot to mention that when I returned to my apartment I flipped on the TV and watched several hours of cartoons. For some reason ABC Family was having a Marvel Cartoon Marathon, including the most amazing episodes of Spiderman which guest-starred The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America, and Storm (that's Mistress of the Elements to you). It was breathtaking. Just thought I should share.
posted by Scoops at 10:31 p.m.
3 Comments:
STORM, MISTRESS OF THE ELEMENTS, COMMANDS YOU TO RELEASE THAT CHILD!!!!
SWIRL MIGHTY WINDS AND CARRY US TO JEAN!!!!
-clearly you know who is leaving this comment snotacus!
I was in the middle of studying for BDM Part Deux and thought I'd take a break to read your blog. Sounds like you're having a great trip... keep posting.
Regards,
Mustafa
Hey Scott, I have another comment for you (well a quote) as I now have several episodes of X-men downloaded on my computer.
"Jubilee...princess of pyrotechnics, commands you to release the human!"
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