I'm sitting in my downstairs family room.

And my brother's baseball xbox game is paused.

And I'm listening to the music it is playing at me.

And it is some weird Indie shit.

Some guy with an oddly goatish voice.

I had no idea baseball fans listened to this.

NO IDEA.

PROFESSIONAL!

Dear EveryMan!

I feel this deep (DEEP) desire to "blog" about politics. And tell you how I feel about my BFF Hil. And that handsome Mormon guy. And then talk about the New Left. Quickly followed by a rant about hippies.
I feel this desire, but I won't.
*La Sigh.
Instead, I'll write about me...
I have an internship. I think this is a sign. I research...things I desire to. And then write 450 to 500 words about what I researched. Then some man named Merill, Merl...hmm...reads what I wrote into a machine, and it is recorded. The soundclip of a MeadowLark singing is added and it is then played on the radio (NPR, Prairie Public, whichever) four times a day, on a certain day.
Dakota Datebook.
Man...
North Dakota history gets me all pumped up.
For real.
I enjoy my new job.
I'm getting tired.
I started out strong and then my mom called and I talked to her about how annoying my sister is and then I lost my groove.
I am completely out of the loop.
I think I will call this a new start.
POOP!

love.
Annie.

25 Things I Learned Whilst in Washington, DC.

1. Greenbelt, Maryland is not a good place to raise a family

2. The good people at the Red Roof Inn in Laurel, Maryland are tons of fun:
    a. They steal pillows and towels, beware.
    b. It takes approximately three days to get these pillows and towels back.
    c. Wake up calls aren't necessarily going to happen.

3. It's interesting being the minority.

4. Ron is a sexist; "Girlz art dumb."

5. The Library of Congress is NOT worth getting up at six in the morning.

6. Red Pandas are the most amazing creatures.

7. D.C. should be a 13+ city ONLY. (Children at Museums are obnoxious)

8. The Holocaust is not funny, and exhibits concerning it should not be treated lightly.

9. D.C. public transportation really showcases the city at its best...

10. Verizon hates Daylight Savings Time, and Ron and I waking up when we planned to.

11. George W. Bush's dog is even more entertaining than its owner.

12. Easter Island was named after the beloved holiday, according to the Natural History Museum.

13. The White House really is remarkably white.

14.  Buying snocones from street vendors is a bad idea.

15. Do not look crazy metro riders in the eye.

16. Ben Bernanke is Ron's new BFF.
   a. Few people are interested in touring the Federal Reserve Building, Ron is one of the few.

17. D.C. has an insanely large number of people infected with AIDS...according to the Metro.

18. Union Station is a good place to go when you're hungry, and need to take the Amtrak.

19. There is no such thing as a tacky souvenir.

20. D.C. Memorials minus Water equals Cool, but not as Cool as they could be.

21. Arlington Cemetery needs to reevaluate their tombstone numbering system.

22. Ron has weak ankles.

23. Seeing C3PO and R2D2 made Ron forget how much he likes me.

24. Never take the wrong bus, if you do...you're in for a scenic tour of backcountry/bad part of town Maryland.

25. D.C. would have been less satisfying had it been in different company.