at home.

you know that moment after you've been somewhere for awhile when it hits you that you don't feel like a tourist anymore?  maybe that feeling is only familiar to those of us who've spent years of our lives moving around...but i digress.  i got that feeling today on the metro.  as i stepped out of the turnstile and got on the escalator, this lady stood smack dab on the left and wouldn't walk.  for anyone who's lived in dc, this is a huge faux pas.  before i knew it i was saying "excuse me, excuse me miss" demanding subtly that she move out of my way.  normally i wouldn't have cared and i certainly wasn't in a hurry it was just the fact that she had the gall to stand on the left when it's so clearly not a kosher thing to do.  anyway, it weirded me out that i've adapted norms of the city i never really cared about and didn't even know it.  i'm such a townie now. 

today is the first day i've had off of my internship so i'm enjoying the free time and using it to catch up on school work.  the whole switching your brain back and forth between work and school mode is a lot harder than one would think.  but i'm desperately behind on research so i think my washington thing tomorrow will have to be the library of congress.  i suppose if i have to sit in a library all day it can't hurt that it's the LOC (sorry UGA libs...i still love you and will no doubt see you in the fall).  

i miss all of you dearly and can't wait to see some of you soon! as much as i love the city, it would be a $800 billion stimulus package better if you were all here. love.