Hooveritis hits WMATA

Let us hope that this gets shouted down.  At a time when more people than ever are riding Metro and public transportation, they  want to cut back on the system's service, slashing not only the jobs of the people who work for Metro, but also for people who rely on it to work night shifts, get home afterward, etc.  And what the world needs now is more unemployment... 

 It goes without saying, but stimulus money should be directed toward public transportation systems for exactly this reason.  

The Lifestyle

It's a strange blend of a monastic existence of focusing on texts for a good period of time, living in an "apartment-style dorm" (got my own bedroom, share the common space/kitchen/bathroom) on the law center campus near my classes/the gym. Mix that with a young adult life in DC (new restaurants, meeting with friends, sporting events, etc.), and you have a fair approximation. On Saturdays, I'm hoping to get out to Northern Virginia to do some canvassing for Barack (more on the first outing later).  Living in "downtown" as opposed to Georgetown definitely has its benefits, too: I'm 4 minutes from the Judiciary Sq. metro, 8 minutes from Chinatown, 5 minutes from Union Station, and 15 minutes from Eastern Market (all times walking), plus, my arteries have cleared up due to the distance between me and Philly Pizza (although it did just get a few blocks closer: http://www.thehoya.com/node/16225) .