Monday, July 1, 2024
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It has come to my realization that Jenna and I spend about 12 consecutive hours together. From commuting to work to after-work hangouts, I do not think I go for more than 30 minutes without seeing her daily. While this is absolutely lovely (because she is my favorite, and I am her favorite (Jaden is not her favorite)), it means that if she were to ever leave me, I might implode. Unfortunately, she left me this weekend.
Monday we worked at ACP, then played spikeball. Reidyn and I were partners again and did quite well. However, Reidyn has a very strong high five and left my hand bruised (literally bruised) for 2 days after. We will have to change our per-point celebration.
On Tuesday, Jenna and I went to the NIST office for the first time in weeks. I spent my last 30 minutes of work trying to find a place to play trivia at. After lots of hard work and dedication to trivia, I found a place in Virginia with no spending minimum and no ridiculous line. Little to my knowledge, it was Shrek themed. Fortunately, we just watched Shrek 1 and Shrek 2. Unfortunately, there are 2 other Shreks I have never seen and I have the memory of a goldfish. We didn’t win, but we didn’t lose.
Wednesday and Thursday, Jenna and I went to the NIIMBL national meeting. The sessions were 2 hours long, so I got a bit antsy, but the topics and talks were super interesting! Plus the catering was the best conference catering I have ever had. Wednesday night we watched Scott Pilgrim Versus the Universe. It was a very long movie and my attention span is very short. I rate Scott Pilgrim better than Spy Kids but worse than Spider-Man.
Thursday, Jenna left me at 2 p.m. EST. To distract me from the Horrors of a Jenna-less DC, Jaden, Kai, and I went to the Cleveland Night Market. It was a mid market, but we found a happy hour with Mojitos, so all was okay.
Friday, outside of ACP work, Jaden and I went swimming and then we all went to see Ratatouille outside at the Kennedy Center. To everyone’s surprise, I had seen Ratatouille before Friday.
On Saturday morning, at 7 a.m., Kaden, Charles, and I went for a run to Theodore Roosevelt Island. It was lovely. Later in the day, we visited the Natural History Museum and the Smithsonian Folk Festival.
Jack (the creator) had two extra tickets to the Symphony at the University of Maryland, so Jaden and I spent the evening getting to and being at Maryland. The symphony played Blue Cathedral and Beethoven’s Ninth. That was my first time hearing Ode to Joy live; it was beautiful. Jaden, unfortunately, almost fell asleep.
Sunday was beach/hike day. 11 of the interns went to Cunningham Falls State Park for a hike to a waterfall and a small beach day. The fun thing about getting to the park was that there were 6 of us in a car meant for 5 people. Jaden, Charles, Kaden, and I were a bit cramped in the backseat. Kaden sat on Charles and then Jaden’s lap for the ride there. That was a painful hour. On the way back, I sat on the car floor. I was quite comfy. The waterfall itself was beautiful. The beach was full of children but overall nice. I don’t think I like sand all that much. I took a lovely beach nap, played monkey in the middle, and ate a sandwich.
Once we got back, we watched the Cars movie. It was very good, but I have many questions and concerns about the Cars cinematic universe. I have even more questions and concerns about why Charles knows so much about the Cars cinematic universe.
Charlotte Bimson