My week starts on Tuesday.

It was nice to have an impromptu three day weekend. I went to Nic's show at the Rock and Roll Hotel Thursday night (The cast members of the Real World continue to be pathetic in this upcoming season), Ocean City on Friday, shopping on Saturday ($15 purple corduroys!), babysitting and listening to Nic's karaoke on Sunday (they were so "good" that Tonic ended it's karaoke slot half an hour early and the boys got kicked out).

Work and class was canceled today. I used the extra free time to go on a walk along the Potomac River and the Georgetown canal with Nic and Mokey.






On our way to a path unknown.





Pit stop to do some exploring.






The view from the top of a hill. You can see a hint of a bridge.





An unexpected surprise. Got to the tunnel just in time to wait out a light rain!

What a real man looks like:

Nic and I were crossing Washington Circle when I spotted the best
facial hair I've ever seen. Those are the manliest sideburns. The suit
is a nice touch.

Hunting Dog in the making...

Today we put down a new layer of wood chips in the neighborhood dog park.
When I took Mokey to the park, she found a nest of baby mice in the middle of the park! There were 5 of them, each one the size of my finger, hairless and pink, and very much alive. I had mixed emotions.

They were babies... kinda cute!
Are those baby moles?
Oh no! Where's the mama??
Mokey! Drop it!!! (She decided to save one from being scooped up in a shovel)
How can you throw them over the fence? They're still squealing!
WHAT THE HELL WAS A NEST OF BABIES DOING IN A BAG OF MULCH???

I was pretty proud of my puppy for sniffing out live animals buried among the wood chips. It was Mokey's moment of glory- truth that she was a real dog. I could tell she wanted the moment to last because she continued to sniff for more treasures for 20min after they were already gone.

Natural Selection?

I came upon this video while browsing my Facebook friends. It's titled "crazy road trip"
If you don't watch all the video, then you don't see that there are two girls going down a Texas highway on cruise control at 80mph. At times there aren't any hands on the steering wheel, feet on the foot pedals, OR driver in the seat.

This got me so angry. I let her know this was the most stupid thing I've ever seen and that she was lucky she didn't kill anyone else. The response? "Bitch move the fuck on. Nobody was out there. Worry bout ya damn self."

Needless to say she's no longer my Facebook friend. And she probably won't ever realize the world doesn't revolve around her.

Once Okay Twice Show Dates

September 10th @ Garrett's - Come spend Thursday night in Georgetown. It'll be a great show because A) the bass player is a bartender there B) all our friends will be there because it's so close to campus!

September 11th @ The Annex - For everyone in New York.

September 24th @ Rock and Roll Hotel - The guys are headlining and a kid from MTV's Real World DC is going to be opening for them! Come show your support and try to get on TV!

September 25th @ Ocean City, MD - is it too late to go to the beach?

I'm really excited about all the shows my boyfriend, Nic, has lined up. I'd love to have you support him with me!

Listen to their music at www.myspace.com/onceokaytwice

King Kong

Sharpie frenzy. Feels good to sit down and finish something that
you're proud of doing. I drew this to be tattooed as a half-sleeve.

Still hate GWU, continued...

Today was a beautiful Saturday. I started my day early by taking Mokey to the dog park. No dogs were there so I took her for a walk and decided to take her to Fall Fest at GWU. Outdoor festival of music, free food, and amusements.
While waiting in line to joust with giant Q-tips, a UPD officer asked me to remove my dog from Fall Fest. I asked him to give me a few moments because I had to put my shoes on (I was about to enter an air bounce jousting ring). He told me "Ok, just make sure she leaves." No problem, man.
So I end up tying her up in the shade, 40 ft away from any vendor and crowd, with an ice snow cone. I continue to keep an eye on her as I wander around University Yard, looking for food and activities. 10 minutes later another UPD officer comes up to me.
"Ma'am, is that your dog tied up over there?"-UPD
"Yep."-Me
"You're going to have to remove her from here completely."
"I'm sorry, I thought I moved her away from everyone. Let me tell my boyfriend." He was only a few feet away from me.
"Ma'am, move your dog now or I'm going to call Animal Protective Services."
"Excuse me? I'm going to move her, just let me tell my boyfriend where I'm going."
"Alright, I'm calling Animal Protective Services." He walks away with his walkie-talkie to his ear. My mood immediately turns sour. Is it appropriate to threaten to have my dog taken away?!?

I start walking over towards Mokey as the UPD officer comes back and asks for my ID.
"No, I'm removing my dog right now. That's not necessary."
"I'm writing you up for disorderly conduct because I asked you remove your dog." - UPD
"Why? I'm leaving right now to get my dog." I end up giving him all my information.

"Are you MPD or UPD?" I wanted to know what he was capable of doing. Was he working for the university or part of the Metropolitan Police?
"UPD."
"What's your name?" -Me
"Oh, I'll give you my business card." He never told me his name nor gave me his business card. I read Corporal BROWN.
"Is it school policy to not allow pets at outdoor functions? Did a student complain?" -Me.
"I'm writing you up for disorderly conduct because you didn't remove your dog the first time I asked."
"I'm sorry. I believed that I did." He didn't answer my question.

I hear a voice come over his walkie-talkie.
"There might be injuries or accidents at Fall Fest involving the amusement rides, if anything happens please call EMERGE and not us."

ARE YOU SERIOUS? They are worried about people hurting themselves and they are spending their time writing me up when my dog is far away from everyone and not being a bother?
"Sounds like you have more important things to worry about." -Me

He escorted me out. Now I have a write up for disorderly conduct because some silly UPD officer was on a power trip. Can't wait to go to the Student Judicial Services hearing.

The good news is: Our friend also brought his dog, thinking it'd be ok too. He was lucky enough to hand us his dog to take home with us before UPD called Animal Protective Services on him. As soon as we came back from a play date at the dog park, a man unexpectedly introduced himself and visited our house to show his kids where he lived. Sounds like the Alley Dwelling house looks exactly the same from the 80s.

Read if you hate GWU.

I am very upset with GWU right now. To graduate in December (and on time) I had to take 19 credits worth of classes. I am lucky for GWU to cover full tuition, but GWU only paid for up to 17 credits, so I had to drop one class because they did not give me enough financial aid.
They are charging me a 10% fee. $200 because I dropped $2000 worth of class. They are charging me for a class I could not afford in the first place. I am in the process of trying to get that fee waived.
So now, I have to take one more class (3 credits) to graduate in the spring, but to qualify for financial aid when you're enrolled only part-time, you need to take at least 6 credits. So I will HAVE to pay for an extra class so that I can afford my first class.

And we were told that Universities value education. Universities value money.

Night ride

I rode my bike to my babysitting job in Adams Morgan. By the time I
get off it'll be 8:15pm. I love a night ride in the city. But I forgot
my lights so cars can see me.

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