September 09, 2005
not in kansas, er, california, anymore
as my internet access has been rather limited for quite some time i have a lot to say. let me start with this: our country is funny. i arrived in dc a fresh faced girl ready to take on whatever this city could throw at me. three hours later i realized i had forgotten that the east coast means i'm not in california anymore. it means that it is quite possible to wait for 30 minutes while three subway employees attempt to make my sandwich. it means that when i ask for my sandwich to be grilled i get a flat out "NO" as opposed to a "sure, no problem" and a smile. it means dodging people in crowded areas to avoid being mowed down and not expecting an "i'm sorry" or "excuse me" if i do get knocked over. it means waiting almost an hour to be helped at the bank when all i wanted to do was open a checking account and then having my ear talked off as the rep attempted to cram the lost hour of customer service into the next 20 minutes. it's enough to make me laugh out loud. and i have. snickered, giggled, and outright snorted my way up and down the northeast. and then there was the shopping. i would like to point out just for the record that business attire was designed for men. for men and probably by men. ugly men. coupled with the conservative colors that working in dc demands (ironically reminiscient of a bruise), any attempts to appear remotely femine in a suit have been squandered by miles of pinstripes and racks full of frumpy jackets. in another life i hope to solve this problem by becoming a real life elle woods and bringing hot pink to the people of our nation's capital. somehow i feel my current position is not (forgive the pun) well suited to this endeavor. in the meantime i must content myself with the shoes, jewelry and other accessories that will scream "i am woman" even as my clothing shouts "i am donald trump". there is definitely more to come but siw orientation awaits my conservative, power suited presence.
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um...the east coast is missing something that the SOUTHeastern coast has...open racism!!!! just cuz here on the east we all don't smoke weed and surf and listen to whiny music doesn't mean we're all assholes...there happen to be some nice, genuine, caring people here...especially in the south..oh..and racist...anywho, hope all is well...i'll be in paris in like two weeks and i'm gettin real excited..ok well i'll see you spring quarter!!!! wooooo spring break!!! peace
woo spring break!! so thindy, im not gonna see you all year, and that sucks. i hope youre having fun in dc, im about to move in tomorrow. see you NEXT YEAR!
You are missing an opportunity to use your California-ness! Do whatever you want and then say, "I'm from California!" Everyone will say, "Ohhhh!", nod their heads with a look of "Well, that explains it!" I was in DC as a photographer w/ a magazine in the first Bush era for a news conference with George about his anti-drug campaign. I wore a nice CA business suit with COLOR and I was the only one. I got a lot of stares, and, at first, I thought it was because I looked GOOD, which I did, but it was because I was different! It was good, though, because we got picked out of the crowd to take picutres up close and personal and talk to the drug czar himself. (I'm old now and can't remember his name.) First question we got was "Where are you from?" "CALIFORNIA!" "OOOHHH!" Then we got our story and pics!
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