Big Update

Ok... so I can't honestly remember what I've done since a lot of the last post. Most weekdays consist of a lot of work and then I come home and try to catch up on paperwork for ONU and my class, and the Washington Center and then I sleep heavily and wake up the next morning to do it all again.
Two weekends ago I had some good times, saw a lot of the museums around DC. The Postal Museum and the Building Museum and the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Museum of African Art and the National Archives and I went to see The Last King of Scotland. It's good but very upsetting, which I think is the point. Sunday I went to an organ recital at the National Cathedral which was nothing short of amazing.
Work has slowly been getting better. I'm becoming more friends with people in the office and I'm getting more responsibility. My Midwestern work ethic is becoming a problem though. In fact, it may be my worst enemy. I tend to get identical tasks done faster than the other interns and therefore get more jobs throughout the day. On the plus side it makes me look really good to my supervisors, and I've even gotten the attention of some other departments. In fact, one of the top executives in the organization told me to call her when I graduate because she knows she could find a place for me. That felt WONDERFUL. Beyond wonderful... I can't even put it into words. We had our open house tonight and our country directors were there and Zainab spoke and everything. It was really cool. I even told some people how the organization worked and stuff, it was neat to know enough to feel really worthwhile. I even got my own legitimate nametag!!!
The only other big news is that I'm officially applying to work in France next year. I have the application about 90% filled out, which I'm very excited about. A few more things to get done and I'll take it off to the French Embassy here in DC (that's the goal deadline anyway).
I can't believe I have so little time left in DC. I'm kinda sick of the 9-5 plus class and portfolio thing, sometimes it's too much to handle and I get really overwhelmed, but I'm really going to miss living in the big city. The lights the metro the free stuff. It's all going to be VERY missed. Getting back to ONU will be nice though... see my friends and my boyfriend (he gets home in 31 days!!! :) ) and start on the final stretch of the road to GRADUATION!!! When did I get so old? I can't believe I'm about to be done with college. It's really hard to wrap my head around that idea, but I'm working on it.
A few general observations about DC. If there was a soap opera about DC it would be called The Running and the Desperate. Everyone here runs. It makes me feel so lazy, but whatever. Seriously though, if you walk down the National Mall without seeing a runner just assume that nuclear holocaust has hit and you missed it. Most of the runners are pretty polite but there are a few that make it known that they are sooooo much better than you because they're runners. Kiss it. The people are also sadly desperate. I was looking up things to do one weekend and found a Young Professionals mixer. Sounds fun, right? Network, meet some cool people, relax? That is until I read farther and found out it's a "Lock and Key Party". All the females get a padlock and all the males get a key (can we say sexual connotation?) and the idea is to mingle and find the key that opens your lock. ACK. I kept reading on that site because I found it humorous and sadly, or hilariously, that was the most sane idea. There was wine tasting for women... with a sit-down to talk about how to deal with men. There was a cigar tasting for men only with a psychologist to teach them how to talk to women... yeah. What can I say? And then when people here do find someone they IMMEDEATLY get pregnant, as if to mock the singles. I'd like to see their mocking in 12 months when they haven't slept a full night in as long as they can remember, they block out crying, and puke is considered a fashionable accessory. Yeah, talk to me then when I still have enough money and sanity to travel. Hee hee. Joke's on you.
Anywho... the season finale of Project Runway is about to come on, I need to proofread my paper due tomorrow and start writing some papers for the Washington Center. Free night of theater tomorrow, so I'll be at Ford's Theater (think Prez. Lincoln...) to see State of the Union with my roommate Ellie. Should be good times, though it's free so even if it sucks, I'm just out a few hours. Is that terrible of me? Oh well, don't care. :)
Hope this post was enough to tide you over for a few more days. More info to come. If you don't see a post on here by Monday night call and yell at me. Laters!