Taking my body's hint that I've been quite active this week - I slept until almost 11 this morning - I decided to have a nice, mellow day (instead of walking to the National Mall as planned; I still have 25 days until I start at NASA). I went into Alexandria for awhile to pick up a few things I needed (and a couple of plants for my patio, which were more of a "want" than a "need"), then came home and worked on the patio for awhile. I plan on spending the rest of the day reading, resting, and thinking about what I should do/get done over the weekend.
Interesting things I learned today:
1. There are 266 Starbucks within a 20-mile radius of my apartment. And to think I used to drive an hour to get to one!
2. There is one highway in Alexandria on which I can buy just about everything I need. It's not near Costco, but I figure I'll only have to go there once every couple of months!
3. I printed out the entire list of Smithsonian museums in the DC area. There are a LOT of them. I still plan on visiting them all this month!
4. There was one very cool moment driving back to the apartment today when I could see the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial to my left and the Capitol on my right. VERY surreal!
Addendum: So, one of the 2008-2009 fellows (who is staying for a second year) called me tonight and invited me to come out with her and a friend. She lives in the Eastern Market area - very chic and fun. We went out for dinner and drinks and had a blast! Nice to be making some new friends!
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