People in Massachusetts need to stop having children...

Alright, at the request of some of you who apparently are living vicariously through me this summer, I will blog, despite the fact that I really just want to go to bed. Yup, it is 8:30, about an hour past what my body would like bedtime to be. It is hazy outside, and the humidity has arrived care of Alberto. I haven't seen rain yet, but supposedly it is happening somewhere around here.

Work was fine today, I worked on some National Science Education Standards for our upcoming academy (the conference in July), and then faxed a lot of brochures to a lot of middle schools on the east coast. Massachusetts has an obscene amount of middle schools! I also got my offer letter from the Smithsonian, along with some housing information. Seems like this maybe would have been useful, oh, I don't know, a month ago. I guess it's nothing I didn't know, but man, these people are so freakin' unorganized. Whatever, at least I will get a paycheck now.

I also checked out the gym scene in DC. It is not too pretty, actually rather expensive. I guess I will suck it up though, I can't go all summer sitting in the office without a gym, even if I am walking probably 3 miles a day on average. I like how I just walk up and down the mall, with no real idea about where I am going, and I just walk toward to capitol for a while, and then toward the monument for a while. I like to watch all the student groups in their matching fluorescent shirt and the stressed out chaperones who look like they haven't slept in a week. You know they are wondering, when was this trip a good idea?

Tomorrow I am not starting work until 1pm, due to our NSRC board dinner tomorrow night, which apparently counts as work. This board is made up of all sorts of high ups from all over the science education community, wo it will either be good networking, or just really really boring. I am hoping for the first option. Due to my morning off, tomorrow I am hoping to go up the Washington Monument and maybe see an IMAX show during the week, to avoid the crowds on the weekend. I am finding DC much more friendly during the week than on the weekends. It is just more relaxed, less crowded, and everyone is in a better mood.

Anyway, that is all, I am sure I will have a fun update tomorrow after this board dinner.