Monday kept me running all day. I visited the Capitol and got a tour, learned about the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and visited the DEA. As I waited for the people I toured with to arrive, I wrote the following:
I'm sitting outside the capitol building sipping my iced venti caramel latte. I'm in the bus drop-off circle waiting for the person I'm meeting to arrive with our tour group. As I read one of the three 400 page books I have the pleasure to read this summer, two busses arrive. After a few moments swarms of presidential scholars pour out of the buses. Bemused, I lower my book and begin to watch. The first thing I notice is the advisers, who all felt compelled to apologize -- as if my amused smile really meant I was annoyed.
The second thing I noticed was how half of the students attempted to dress professionally (most looking like little kids who played dress up in mommy and daddy's closet), and the other half was- painful. If a dress has tule... it's probably not appropriate for the capitol. And I'm all about expressing oneself through what you wear... but red converse with black skinny dress pants are not acceptable -- even on a guy.
During my day, I got some amazing shots of the capitol and the DEA museum.
Lincoln Statue 
Beautiful... I want it.Tomorrow I will update on today... because it was memorable.
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