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It’s just fucking bizarre that this is all happening and I’m just… going to work like normal?

I have a vivid memory of carrying around a paper schedule of which bands were on which stage when. It’s so funny to think about in 2025!

OMG I almost said Capitol New Year but I convinced myself I was confusing it with Capitol Fourth, which was also a music festival thing but on the Capitol lawn

Omg I remember this! I think it was in Landmark Center for the most part, and then some tents on streets too. Can’t remember the name but I’ll think… I definitely remember swing dancing lol

Welp my FOMO has won so we’re going to NYC for Bat Boy this weekend 😂

MD has the best voting stickers!

Rooting for you from across the border in MD! …and also can’t wait for the political ads to stop lol

I loved books 1-5 back in the day! But have been told by several friends to avoid book 6 and beyond, apparently they’re in Dani’s POV and she’s still only 14.

My kid drinks Miller Light 😭 but they also do mixed drink stuff, like pour cheap vodka in a big pitcher with Hawaiian Punch

Photo shows a smalll brown dog on a gray blanket

This little lady knows “look” - because she’s stopped believing me when I say I have a treat, so I have to tell her to look at my hand to prove it. Lol

Omg on the first day of the fed government shutdown, too. I hope everyone is ok!

I stopped by today and it was so much fun!

Got a panicked call from a staff in another area, her boss presented a slide deck to a *big* boss, who asked for source on the numbers.

Not only were the numbers made up, the thing he presented is not a thing. Her boss used ChatGPT to create slides and didn’t check. Sorry… I can’t help with that!

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Got an email so enraging I had to get up and go take a walk, so that’s how my day is going

Just got out of the most bonkers meeting of my career. Like, ever.

First day of school tomorrow, and we went to the grocery store to get lunch stuff. My neurodivergent kiddo has been bringing the exact same school lunch for literally 8 years now, and she’s soooo excited to eat it again tomorrow, it’s adorable

this language feels like a subtle anti-choice dig, to me - like “we need to support disabled children or those evil liberals will abort them”

Spent a beautiful afternoon at a ballpark and even got carded when I bought a beer?! This is the best day ever

(is it a bartending strategy to card middle-aged women to get bigger tips, because it may have worked)

It feels like such luxury to have three major airports all reachable in less than an hour on reliable, affordable public transportation

Brought to you by my delightful train ride to BWI, lol

Tweaking my bio for a conference, and was suddenly struck by how my college-age self could never have dreamed of this life or career. It’s kinda humbling to ponder, honestly

Middle kid asked to go with some friends to see another friend’s band play next weekend. Normally that’s an easy yes - they’re city-savvy kids who know their way around and regularly use public transit.

These days in DC, though… I think I’ll drive her.

So pretty! I love that building

wow! That’s my office window, so now you know where I am 😂

Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is:

Was momentarily alarmed by a large group on the Metro with swords, until I realized it was Otakon weekend! 😅

Ohhh it will be bad! My husband and kids have learned to pre-eat before we go over lol

My mother (a terrible cook) just told me about the new recipe she’s trying for our visit.

It’s something called Taco Bell crunch wrap casserole… that she already made last week and froze 😭

Package of Old Bay seasoned bagel chips

I picked these up for mine the other day, he proclaimed them “fire”

My oldest is addicted, he gets so excited when he sees them in the store!