I did enjoy the official Inaugural poem (although not the best delivery) by Elizabeth Alexander, but I had no idea until today that there were others floating around. There is a great discussion over at Ta-Nehisi Coates' blog about Alexander's poem, as well as the full text. For now, my favorite part(s ( Read more... )

Went to the Lincoln Memorial this morning at the ass crack of dawn. Well, got up and left the house that early. Got to the line to get in at about 7:15 or 7:30. It was cold. I wore 3 shirts, a fleece, then a 3/4 length wool coat, wool hat, scarf, stockings under my jeans, thick socks, and then wrapped myself in a fleece blanket for much of the ( Read more... )

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So my friend found a place with actual bed space to sleep, so my absurd worries have passed. I'm not sure why I freak out about disappointing friends and/or stretching the truth a wee bit about how over crowded my apartment might be ( Read more... )

So I just got a Facebook message from my old college roommate. I adore this girl, although we don't talk nearly as much as we should ( Read more... )

So I'm back in DC after 3 months almost entirely on the road ( Read more... )

I am freaking out and loving this all at the same time ( Read more... )

Phew. Tired. Interesting though ( Read more... )

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