DC Here I Come!!!

One of my friends expected me to blog the moment I get here in the US. Even I thought of the same thing. Both of us thought I'd be THAT excited that blogging would become the top priority activity. Apparently, this is my FIRST time to do so after a week or so of being here so... whatever that means.

It's been good so far here in DC. Prolly except for the killer cold weather the past couple of days. It didn't even feel this cold in Chicago and it's supposed to be colder there. Wrong timing, I guess. As I've told some people, snow was the first thing I looked for when I landed in Chicago. But there was none. Heck, I don't mind. The weather's more than fine for me. Winter's not gonna be complete though without snow. I heard it's going to snow HERE so I'll be waiting for it. I hope my friend didn't give me false hopes. Yes, you don't get people's hopes up. According to WashingtonPost, snow's gonna accumulate today and this afternoon then (little.. LITTLE????) snow falls...TONIGHT. Bring out your winter clothes kid! (And I still don't have a camera!!! Darn it!)

(It seems I'd finish writing this entry first before I could even finish the sandwich I got from Starbucks an hour ago. This is what I've been eating for breakfast the past couple of days. Thank God Starbucks is right beside our apartment. I haven't gotten coffee though. Yes, that's me tryin' to save up some money.)

Classes started Monday (it was Martin Luther King Day!!!) and I surely did miss writing down notes. And shopping for books. And school supplies. The geek in me is slowly waking up after 8 months or so of hibernation. Heck, he better do so! There's quite a loooot of work waiting up for me. 8-10 books, 4-5 papers, and major exams. Woohoo. So much for a non-PolSci major. Way to kill yourself baby! (And yes, I'm starting whine about SCHOOL again, also after 8 months or so.)

(My sandwich is almost finish. A couple more paragraphs and I will be done.)

Perhaps this is the best way to blog about DC experience so far:

WHAT'S TO LOVE:
The people. Flatmates or not, everyone's just been amazing. I've been hanging out with several people and all have been just great. Surely as early as now, I can already feel that what I paid for this is worth it. You meet different people, from different backgrounds and nationalities, with different personalities. DIVERSITY. Germany, Hong Kong, Poland, Uzbekistan, Romania, Slovakia, Korea et al. Yesterday was prolly the first time I hanged out with a couple of people from the other apartment. It'd be cool to spend more time with the others.

Georgetown. Ahhhhhh... the beautiful, old, buildings are just so hard not to admire. (DIGICAM!!!! And sandwich done!!!) Yesterday I spent some time in the library and it was like going back to Ateneo once again. (Ateneo, Ateneo, I miss thee!) There are a couple of bad-looking buildings but they're alright. Probably not as nasty (and old) as those in UP? =P And the bookstore's good too. I'm very tempted to buy one of their stuff. Shirt, sweaters, sweater BLANKETS etc. (I guess I wouldn't even bother worrying about my luggage weight come end of April. No, I shouldn't.) Plus Georgetown ID which is strangely called GOCard and my own @georgetown.edu email. Now how's that?

Washington DC. Capitol Hill. Rayburn House Office Building. The White House. Penn Avenue. Vietnam War Memorial. The Lincoln Memorial. Washington Monument. Need I say more?

Weather. You never get a weather like this in the Philippines. Well, duh. But you know what I mean.

WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE:

Hurting Feet after walking for close to 3 hours. And it started hurting on the second day after moving in to the apartment. So don't ask when you see me limping at times because earlier it was just the feet. Now the pain has crept up to my (left) knee as well. So, shit. I might need to get a pain reliever cream or something.

Expenses. Not worth talking about it.

Weather. When it gets so cold, i.e., the past couple of days and everyone's just freezin' to death.

Sandwiches becoming a staple meal. Let's just say, 80% of the time, sandwich is all I eat. I. MISS. RICE. AND. GOOD. CHINESE. FOOD.

Waiting. For MetroBus and for results of interview (and TOEFL and Master's application). I had my interview for the internship the other day and I still don't know whether I'm in or not. I realllly hope to find out soon so I could be more productive. TOEFL... crap them. It's been a month and the results were supposed to come out 15 working days after the test. Talk about inefficiency. Without the scores, I wouldn't also know the result of my application for my Master's. (Fingers still TIGHTLY crossed.)

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I'm still sleepy but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to go back to sleep. It's cold (a good reason to sleep), but I haven't read yet for my class tonight (who has anyway? Oh I know one) because she forgot to return the books (another reason to go back to sleep?). Nah, I think I better stay up. I'd become too much of a bum if I did. (My eyes are starting to close. Dammit!) It's only 1120 right now and the class is not until 630. Crapness.

I'll figure out a way to spend my way. But it could never be shopping. I've just spent so much already.

PS All of a sudden, I already have Facebook, the Friendster of everybody else here. I've spent some couple of hours working on my profile and account. Yeah, that's what happens when you got so much time on your hands. But it ain't gonna be like that pretty soon.

PPS I think our professors are quite good (well, they gotta be). I like the Econ Prof best though. I prefer his style of teaching and... the subject itself.

PPPS I haven't written anything for Sportingo.com for quite some time. With all the work comin' up, I'm not sure if I can still do so. What happens to my sportswriting hobby-to-be-a-career?