In general, work has been pretty great. I've been working on really interesting things -- lots of time on a spreadsheet on energy savings from the energy efficiency programs we're recommending, writing papers on building training and the smart grid, and lots of scheduling and (this week, anyway), lots of time on the website. I helped prepare a testimony to the Senate Energy and Nat. Resources committee, which was stressful (you have to get them 50 copies of it 48 hours before the testimony itself, ack), and I went with my boss at the beginning of the month to get to know some of the energy staffers. Observation from that experience: Republican female staffers are intimidatingly pretty. With fabulous shoes. just saying.
I went home the first weekend in February just for a few days, but got to see Mom and Bubbie and did some shopping and such. AND after Alli went back to teach Sunday school, Mom and I went to the Italian market in Philly and then Dim Sum in Chinatown with Bruce and Vicki. AND it happened to be the Chinese New year's Parade, so that was basically one of the best days ever.
The next weekend was the start of Brandeis vacation, so I got to see a lot of people I love. Max came on that Friday, and I went with him and Alli to Columbia Heights, where we met some of his very fun vegan-y friends. The next day, Matt came, and we had four days of gallumphing together around DC. Highlights included a birthday brunch for Whitney, watching Candide, Funny Girl, AND De-Lovely, a visit to the Zoo (!), my first Chipotle experience, a romp around the Portrait Gallery with Catie Sprague, a fabulous Restaurant Week dinner with Missy and Jason at Perry's in Adams Morgan, and a day of Smithsonian-ing (American History and lunch at the American Indian museum - yum!) with Missy, her mom, and Matt. Whew. We're really good at packing a lot of ridiculous into four days. Oh, and Missy was still around for a few days, so she came to LOST that wednesday (which was at my apartment). When I made my new favorite sweet potato casserole.
The rest of the month was also full of goodness -- I had eat-in Chinese shabbat dinner with a Gavi and Jason, and then the next day Jenna Gondelman and Jason and I went to Spike from Top Chef's amazing burger place, Good Stuff Eatery (which apparently is opening in Dupont, yay!). We then spent the afternoon walking around the Library of Congress, which may or may not be my idea of heaven. SUCH a beautiful building, with books everywhere, and with everything as a monument to learning and reason . . . uch, amazing. This week involved two happy hours (I know, I'm such a lush), one with other junior staffers at work, and one with other Brandeis alums at Tonic near GW.
Other than that (whew), things are great. I like that I get to see Alli at least once, and sometimes more than once a week. I like my LOST group of friends. I like that I discovered this uber-cute bookstore, Politics and Prose, just a few blocks from my apartment. All in all, things are going swimmingly. OH, and it's getting warm!
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