. . . and all the same I've lost myself and walked along the land. These steady steps, I fear them so, as I long for leaping decks and the ocean's unholy hands. Where one horison leads to another, and the end you can not tell. But alas, it's here I sit amognst the trees, and from my dreams dispelled.
Well, I am starting my fourth week here in DC. I haven't had much of a chance to get around the city, but that's not to say that I haven't been enjoying myself.
Currently my basement apartment is nearly packed with five guys (not the hamburgers, just five males), even though there's room for one more. One from Minnesota, who's due to leave tomorrow, another from South Boston (I haven't yet asked him to say the legendary "You're no f*cking cop" line from The Departed, but I'm pretty close to it), another guy from South Dakota, and a final guy from Poland (he finds the fact that I've been eating pierogi almost every day pretty hilarious).
I truly love my work at CNAS. Currently I'm working on the Natural Security project, in addition to doing some work on a new project about the future of the Iranian state. It keeps me busy, and waking up at 7:15am each morning is something that even I didn't think I was capable of.
I've been taking my camera around with me most everywhere, but it seems like all those classic sites have become just part of the background anymore, and I haven't been all that inspired to snap pictures of them. I have found what I consider the holy grail of DC sites to take a picture of. For a $5 fee, you can take a tour of the gargoyles that perch themselves atop the National Cathedral (which is apparently the 6th largest cathedral in the world). One of the gargoyles was supposedly the result of a contest for school children to design a monster which embodies absolute evil. The result, Darth Vader.
I hope to have some pictures up soon, and some solid updates for you all.
Best wishes.
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It's good to hear that you're enjoying your job; your CNAS blog entries have been thorough and thoughtful. And GARGOYLES? Who knew? I am so checking them out the next time we visit DC--I love gargoyles! (Other than some gargoylian politicians, I mean.) Thanks for posting!
I'm glad that you are enjoying your job. Make sure you take the time to enjoy DC and get to visit friends, the time will fly by before you know it....
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