DISCLAIMER: This week was rough. No fun pictures, just banter of a frustrated girl.

Conveniently this week my laptop’s wireless decided to die. I will keep the name of the maker of said laptop anonymous, for their protection, but I was VERY upset. So, on President’s Day, I had the pleasure of going to the Apple store in Pentagon City. Now I’ve gone MAC and probably... will never go back. MacBooks are pretty nifty so I am glad to own one. They come with a slew of programs for all kinds of different things, which is pretty convenient.

The aftermath of PANDASNOWDIUM (Ha...ha) 2010 is seemingly finally settled. Metro Rail and Bus seems to be running back to normal. I went back to work for a whole full week, except for President’s Day. This week has been all about catching up at work: because the government was closed and we couldn’t do any work, we were subsequently pushed back an entire week with the projects we are working on. The scope of my responsibilities at USMS has grown larger, which is fine with me! I really am enjoying administrative work, but at the same time, I know that it’s something that I could not possibly do for the rest of my life. My campus liaison from my college came on Friday and we just went over what’s been going on, how I’ve been doing, and the usual line of questioning concerning my internship and time down here in general.

This week, we also went back to classes for the second time. My class, Essentials for Aspiring Leaders, is great! Professor Keaton is extremely knowledgeable, and pleasant, and is one of the few professors who I have encountered in my college experience that really loves and is passionate about what he teaches. Our class has two main components: a midterm and a final project about a prospective leadership project. The two don’t seem too bad. I would rather complete projects or papers than take any sort of test, so I was relieved we don’t have a “final.”