Jordan, ‘10

Last weekend, I went to D.C..  I woke up on Saturday morning with the sudden, unrelenting urge to go somewhere and be a part of something new.  So that is exactly what my boyfriend and I did. 

The drive dragged on for an hour longer than previous trips because of the surge of whoever into the city center and then we wandered around for another hour because the city was repairing something near the Pentagon.  Finally, we found a parking space, which took another thirty minutes, and walked to the National Mall. 

My boyfriend, Patrick, had never been to D.C., so I asked him where he wanted to go.  We walked to the Capitol.  Two young people, who couldn’t have been older than I am (20), were getting married in front of it.  None of the members of the wedding party looked old enough to be a part of one, but they were.

Then I dragged him to my favorite museum on the Mall–the Hirshhorn, the international contemporary and modern art museum.  Patty didn’t seem quite as thrilled by it as I am every time I go.  Its new exhibits, produced by the artist Louise Bourgeois, were something straight out of a Tim Burton nightmare.  One sculpture was a ten-foot high cage guarded by a giant spider, her arms cradling the box that contains her eggs. 

With little time, we walked quickly past the Washington Monument to the Lincoln and Vietnam Memorials.  Patrick really liked them.  I think next time we go, we’ll have more time to spend wandering around them. 

 

Then, we walked past the White House, which impressed Patrick most of all.

The Collegian, SLAM poetry for my Documentary Journalism class, and writing screenplays occupies the rest of my time.  This Friday, I will meet with Megan Holley, the woman who wrote the script for Sunshine Cleaning, a movie starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt that came out last weekend in select cities.  I’ve also decided to submit my script to two other competitions. 

Optimistically me,

Jordan

Quote of the week:

“[S]he is able who thinks [s]he is able.” - Buddha