Side notes from my morning
Some Interesting things that have happened in the past few hours.
*A man stopped me in Silver Spring as I was walking to the metro asking if I went to Gonzaga. I found this odd, but then I remembered that I was wearing my Gonzaga DC Classic shirt. The shirt doesn't actually say Gonzaga on it, so this was not creepy as I had originally thought. Turns out he graduated in '88 and just saw the shirt and figured he'd ask. It was a brief conversation but it made my morning.
*Two kids roughly 7-8 years old were sitting behind me on we're taking the metro for what seemed like the first time. From what I gathered they were going downtown with there mom to visit Dad at work. Usually tourist gawking at everything annoy me but for whatever reason I couldn't help but smile.
*I saw a woman in a large black cape ridding the escalator behind me this morning. Still not sure I understand this one
*I lost my WJLA badge almost two weeks ago, and the only woman who can make me a new one has been on vacation. Finally today she was in but before she could make it I had to go to the Human Resources area and pay $25. Kinda sucks considering I'm already paying UD to work here, and paying for metro or gas over here, etc... Even so it was my fault and such is life. For whatever reason, the woman whose job it is to collect the money didn't have change. Now correct me if I'm wrong but if your job is to collect money for things like a new badge, wouldn't you keep some change on hand?
*Finally this story came across on the wire and was to funny to pass up
"Claiming that the bride in an arranged marriage was too homely for his son, a Massachusetts man is suing friends who sought to set up the New Delhi nuptials. In his lawsuit, Dr. Vijai Pandey contends that he traveled with his family to India to meet his 37-year-old son Pranjul's future wife, but was "extremely shocked" to discover that the woman was "ugly," had "protruded bad teeth," and could not speak English or hold a conversation. The family called off the ceremony, noted Pandey in his Hampden Superior Court complaint, a copy of which you can find below. The lawsuit, which seeks $200,000 in damages, names as defendants Lallan and Kanti Giri, a Maryland couple whose niece was the proposed bride. As Pandey sees it, the Giris are guilty of, among other things, fraud and conspiracy for trying to arrange a union with their unattractive relative. Along with supposedly suffering emotional distress, Pandey alleges that the derailed wedding cost him money spent on travel and long-distance telephone calls."
Just some thoughts. Happy Belated fourth everyone. Fireworks from the Jefferson the other day were truly amazing.
*A man stopped me in Silver Spring as I was walking to the metro asking if I went to Gonzaga. I found this odd, but then I remembered that I was wearing my Gonzaga DC Classic shirt. The shirt doesn't actually say Gonzaga on it, so this was not creepy as I had originally thought. Turns out he graduated in '88 and just saw the shirt and figured he'd ask. It was a brief conversation but it made my morning.
*Two kids roughly 7-8 years old were sitting behind me on we're taking the metro for what seemed like the first time. From what I gathered they were going downtown with there mom to visit Dad at work. Usually tourist gawking at everything annoy me but for whatever reason I couldn't help but smile.
*I saw a woman in a large black cape ridding the escalator behind me this morning. Still not sure I understand this one
*I lost my WJLA badge almost two weeks ago, and the only woman who can make me a new one has been on vacation. Finally today she was in but before she could make it I had to go to the Human Resources area and pay $25. Kinda sucks considering I'm already paying UD to work here, and paying for metro or gas over here, etc... Even so it was my fault and such is life. For whatever reason, the woman whose job it is to collect the money didn't have change. Now correct me if I'm wrong but if your job is to collect money for things like a new badge, wouldn't you keep some change on hand?
*Finally this story came across on the wire and was to funny to pass up
"Claiming that the bride in an arranged marriage was too homely for his son, a Massachusetts man is suing friends who sought to set up the New Delhi nuptials. In his lawsuit, Dr. Vijai Pandey contends that he traveled with his family to India to meet his 37-year-old son Pranjul's future wife, but was "extremely shocked" to discover that the woman was "ugly," had "protruded bad teeth," and could not speak English or hold a conversation. The family called off the ceremony, noted Pandey in his Hampden Superior Court complaint, a copy of which you can find below. The lawsuit, which seeks $200,000 in damages, names as defendants Lallan and Kanti Giri, a Maryland couple whose niece was the proposed bride. As Pandey sees it, the Giris are guilty of, among other things, fraud and conspiracy for trying to arrange a union with their unattractive relative. Along with supposedly suffering emotional distress, Pandey alleges that the derailed wedding cost him money spent on travel and long-distance telephone calls."
Just some thoughts. Happy Belated fourth everyone. Fireworks from the Jefferson the other day were truly amazing.