August 2015 I couldn't resist. As many of you may know, last Friday was a blue moon. A blue moon is when a full moon occurs twice in the same month, which is a somewhat rare occurrence, hence the expression "once in a blue moon." It's not as rare as all the hype might make you think, though. In the next 20 years, about 15 blue moons will occur, with none happening in 2017. So not super rare, but still pretty special. The really rare phenomenon "twice in a blue moon," two blue

July 2015 Warning: cute cats ahead. Yes, this is a real thing – and for my fellow cat lovers, perhaps the best thing in the world. In Georgetown, there exists a DC ASPCA partner café known as Crumbs and Whiskers, be-speckled with cushions, toys, platforms, and, of course, cats. The local ASPCA sends over 25 of their poor stray kitties to hang out and the store employees hand deliver you coffee, milkshakes and cookies while you play with your new-found furry friends. You can a

July 2015 We did it! What blogs and DC area news articles brandished as the great challenge of the capitol, we found a spot at the National Mall to watch the DC 4th of July fireworks! But actually, the hyperbole was insane. Let’s take a few steps back. Seeing the fireworks in DC on the 4th of July has been on my bucket list from the beginning – as it’s a very important holiday for me – so it was big on my to-do list for this summer. Every blog post and article on the best pla

May 2015 Hi all. My semester is finally over and it's summer once again, so hopefully I can get back to the blog life. I got an internship with APCO Worldwide, so I'm spending my summer working in DC and living in Maryland. I've been here for about a week, and I have some first impressions of the area and my internship. My Apartment The trip to move down here took a solid 7 hours with stops. For being such a small state, I was pretty positive that we were never going to make