So I dragged my sorry ass out of bed at 5 a.m. today to go with all of the other kids in my program to the capital to see in (GASP) the house floor. We waited in line for 2 hrs or so, during which security guards through out all of our lunches and angrily pushed us to the side. I left my lunch outside with some other people's, but they disposed of them because they were security hazards. I was pissed because I made really delicious stirfry under the pretense that we could leave them somewhere (as our advisers told us)...but whatevs. We then received a glorious 3-6 minute "speech" from two reps, MN and NE. They went along the lines of.. (and forgive how mean and cynical I am):
Rep from MN (1st black Muslim rep, seems like a cool guy): "Hey guys! America rocks, man. Be the change. You see this button here? That's how we vote. That's tight! Peace."
Rep from NE (probably closeted Nebraskan farm boy): "You know what? America is wonderful. We're the best country now, and definitely in history. You know that sporting goods store, Cabela's? That's in my hometown in rural Nebraska. How cool is that? Yay outdoor sports! (not indoor gay bars...)"
We were then hustled out and took a sappy group picture on the steps.
Best Moment: A girl hid her lunch outside in a bush so they didn't toss it. A security guard runs up to her as she tries to sneakily retrieve it, which promps him to scream, "Yo, miss? Yeah you. I bet that you thought you could just leave that out here, huh? Well you can't do that here!" ::angrily grabs lunch from her hand and throws it away::
Powertripping people are really enjoyable to watch. They take themselves so seriously.
I'm working on my feature story (!) now, but tomorrow is looking like another painfully slow day. Do homework? Pft, no, I'd rather text my roommate and nytimes.com myself to death, thank you.
Tonight: work until 5
walk home
power nap
gym 7-10
homework
pass out
peace.
Oh well this is wonderful. Yay American justice system!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/washington/24cnd-justice.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Timewaster of the Day: The Onion. If you don't read it, it's a hilarious weekly spoof newspaper that is online. I've spent many fond hours secretively giggling at my desk over this.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bush_says_he_still_believes_iraq (politically hilarious)
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/area_grandmother_tries_indian_food
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/ex_girlfriend_dont_want_to_speak (forgetting sarah marshall-esque)
check out all of the articles...they're lovely.
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