Last week I went to Washington, DC for a few days of job hunting. Some highlights:
- Missing my flight out of Gulfport by 5 minutes and having to sit in lovely GPT for a few more hours.
- Settling into my seat on the plane and then spilling over half of a big coffee all over myself and somewhat into my bag.
- Walking to the rental Jeep Liberty Wednesday, about to head to Capitol Hill, only to find that the vehicle had been BOOTED!
- Spending the rest of the day on the phone with the DMV and with Dollar Rent-a-car, taking the metro to the DMV, waiting an hour in the DMV stench, paying the $255 fine that was for outstanding tickets that weren't even mine, and metroing it back to Dupont Circle to find the car finally free of boot.
- Wig Night at L'Enfant.
- The Apple Store!
- Various physical discomforts resulting from carrying a 19-pound briefcase all over the Hill for two days, and a 46-pound hanging bag on my arrival & depature days.
- Getting to National, getting my rental car for free and boot money reimbursed, only to find that my flight home was cancelled! And they can't get me out until the next morning!
- Frustrated and pissed with commercial air travel, spending the night in the airport...an interesting night of wandering the empty concourse, watching the night shift, and lying on hard surfaces.
- Yet more good luck with my camera falling off the baggage cart and breaking.
- But still, two reasonably productive days of dropping resumes and talking to various Hill people (but no Lothar).
- And of course all of the time spent with Laura, Melissa, Robyn, Megan, and Keirsten & family.
- And finally, coming home to the chickens!
It was some week.
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