easing in

i had my first weekend in dc, and it was a glorious mixture of relaxation and activity and cheddar grits. i spent friday night watching alfie (the old one), and saturday was spent kicking it with cousins and taking a tour of columbia heights with dana. we actually only went to two bars--the red derby and wonderland (what a great name!)--but it was a great night. we made friends and made small talk with strangers and danced and quoted clueless at pertinent moments. i stayed over at dana's so that we could go to the argonaut yesterday morning for a delicious brunch.

i had a sort of frightening interaction with a man in the crystal city metro station/on the metro on my way to columbia heights saturday. i just had to use those feminine whiles that tyra is always talking about. to counter that bad encounter, i had a delightful exchange with a man on the street in bethesda on friday. he sang the fresh prince theme at me and we talked about richmond which resulted in a high-five. things balance out and it's just fine.

for any of you wondering what i look like at work (all of you!), here's a treat: