Adopting in Ashburn

This is being posted belatedly as the internet connection at home was completely useless when I was typing this on Monday. Also, it's in parts because I am an unapologetic rambler. Sunday morning was bright again, and somehow in setting my alarm I’d messed up the actual time on my bedroom clock, so I wound up getting up a full hour earlier than necessary. I spent the time reading the newspaper and getting myself ready for church. ASIDE: It has been an exceptionally long time since I bothered to read the newspaper. I got horribly discouraged during the campaign season last fall, and haven’t been able to pay attention to any non-work-related news since then. I know I’ll be kicking myself later – because it’s not good to live in a world where you’re ignorant of current events – but I honestly feel like living inside the Beltway makes me incredibly cynical that anything is actually being done in the world for the good of other human beings. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to work mysel...

I will do my best to never submit you to the bizarre sequence that would come from me doing a post in stream of consciousness. However, I have been keeping some interesting and completely unrelated items in a draft document that may or may not interest you. One dollop of Heather's personality, coming right up! I can't remember when I wrote this, but: On my way into work this morning I passed a girl, who I kid you not, smelled exactly like a jelly doughnut. Because we all love Harry Potter (and if you don't, I think I may be able to persuade you!): And I quoth: " Despite all efforts to discourage me, I refuse to believe in anything less than attempting perfection." One particularly good (accurate??) description of me based on my astrological sign. TAURUS - The Enduring One (April 20 - May 20) Charming but aggressive. Can come off as boring, but they are not. Hard workers. Warm-hearted. Strong, has endurance. Solid beings that are stable and secure in their ways. N...