scarves and smiles

ladies and gentlemen i am about to proclaim something i never expected to come out of my slightly chapped lips. "it is cold. and i LOVE it." now i know what you are thinking, oh cindy, that's hilarious. you are too funny. ok be serious. but i do! the weather indicator on my computer's dashboard dutifully reports that the current temperature is 52 degrees (i'm from san diego this is the equivalent of below freezing) and i want to shout from the rooftops: it's fall! it's crisp! everyone sing with joy!

now that i have confessed my secret crush on the cold i can apologize for my irresponsibility. 2 weeks since my last update. i have been threatened with loss of friendship and visits from the west coast if i continue to show such disregard for those who consistently use my little blog to procrastinate and/or light up their lives. i promise i will be better.

these past two weeks have been...everything. i have attended oral arguments at the highest court in the land, sat attentively through 15 hours of class, celebrated my last day of teenagehood at the symphony and rung in my first hours of adulthood at a karaoke bar. i have listened to the president speak (laughing to myself all along the way), as well as the former director of the CIA and the ambassador of singapore. i have led my first conference call as i reviewed my first federal regulation, written 2 papers and progressed as a k street pro/capital hill ho. i spent yesterday touring the white house grounds and gardens then walking home barefoot in the park.

and today i wrap my scarf and smile. it's cold.