Mary Richards and Me
I know I haven’t posted in a couple weeks (though I’ve thought about it more than once) and, as a result, this will be a rather loooong post (sorry). I didn’t post the first week because my life was just too boring and my mind simultaneously too overwhelmed such that I couldn’t think of anything [...]
Today is Day 3 of Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings and if she hasn’t started to sweat yet, I imagine she will today. Judicial experts and pro-life advocates have ramped up their opposition this week and built a strong and compelling case against Elena Kagan becoming the US Supreme Court justice to replace Stevens. Though she [...]
My dad loves almost everything about the colonial period of American history–the politics, the written works, the major figures, the culture, and especially the food! Knowing this, my sisters and I planned an authentic meal from the official Colonial Williamsburg cookbook (yes, there really is such a thing) for our family to enjoy in celebration [...]
Last August, after spending a summer in Washington, DC, I was very ready to leave and return home for a variety of complicated reasons. I met Anne for an early breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien in Georgetown to say goodbye and she could tell that I was ready to go. My internship was over, my [...]
Okay, to be honest, I have never been called “ma’am” (that I can remember), but since that is the title of the episode when Mary Richards starts her new job in season 1, that is the title for this post about my new job internship. I may not be 30 yet, or getting paid, or [...]