the observer
Everything has turned around since the last entry. Some days you have to check yourself.
Yes, I am amazing.
Yes, I am worth loving.
Yes, I am changing my world for the better.
It’s true, I’d like to surround myself with more do-gooders. Non-smokers. People who are constantly pushing for more.
The Weekend
I’ve been working out of Kevin’s house in Pennsylvania since Friday. We’re both busy during the day, then rock out at night. Strange realization in Philly last night when I knew about as many people there as I’d have bumped into at any bar in D.C. Living a dual life now. We made our way from Bump to the Tavern after clown car-ing it into town. All our friends from the Outerbanks trip were there, as well as a few others, and the infamous
russross, who was lovely in person.
Kevin and I have been joking around unabashedly. Mostly bathroom humor. It’s nice; we’re making it through that awkward stage after the initial infatuation wears off when you have to really build a relationship. It’s becoming easy to be myself around him and to let him bring out the attractive parts of me. The goofy parts.
Lifestyle Changes
I’m excited. I’m making an active effort to eat right. Lots of salads, cut the caffeine (one soda at max per day), barely any alcohol aside from at work functions, working out (abs/cardio especially), yogurt, fruit and veggie snacks. I’m going to a vegan café with the coworkers on Monday. Not sure what my goal is; I'm about 5 lbs heavier than I have been for most of my adult life -- which is a good thing. I just want to tone up and put on some muscle. Healthy living is the focus right now. Keeps a smile on my face.
Living Situation
Apartment shopping was lame. I need to sit down with my mom and work out finances and figure out what I can afford if I actually buy a condo. DC feels like home now, and the only thing that makes me think I might not stay is my relationship. I would love for Kevin to fall in love with D.C., but I know he is rooted in PA, having grown up there, working six (sometimes seven) days a week there. I didn’t realize until this weekend that his busy schedule is going to stay busy until December. Of course, that’s when my work world is going nuts.
Misc.
Really happy to hear Rilo Kiley is releasing album #4, Under the Blacklight. Finally something to overplay aside from American Doll Posse.
And it turns out there was something to be happy about for pride. Hooray for continued marriages in my old home state. What happens when the moral majority isn’t in majority anymore?
Professional Life
Work is getting to be fun again. The environmental campaign is really picking up and I’m working on writing every state legislator in 36 states along with some hundred thousand constituents. Our office party really brought me back out of my shell. It was a better time than I expected, and I have to take these events as networking opportunities. This is how I keep people liking me and keep my job. Which will hopefully pay off soon (more on this later).
The party was in honor of our move to a new building, and therefore MOViE themed, with its own red carpet, paparazzi, movie posters (I was superimposed over Emilio Estevez in the Breakfast Club), popcorn machines, etc. I did not restrain my dancing (spot me on the floor in one of the pictures below) and didn’t intend to stay that long, but surprise, it was midnight and people were still telling me wild stories.
Visuals!
