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Currently following the @roccodispirito #NegativeCalorieCleanse but if I wasn't, I would face plant into my fave pot pie from @cafedeluxedc! #commecocoeats #CCinDC

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A tale of 3 beauties. About last night with @fancyfrancois and @bagsforyourjourney at the @chrisbrownofficial #thepartytour2017 at @verizoncenter. This photo pretty much sums us up. We have mama boss directing, Bria bee posin' and then me, clueless as ever🤓 Absolutely loving the friendship that is blossoming and looking forward to it flourishing sum 'mo! Wearing| jacket: @gapstyle Leather leggings: @asos_us Shoes: @converse Tank: @lnaclothing #commecocoevents #CCinDC

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A view the East of Capitol Hill--at night. Taken after seeing Othello.

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So last night I took a night off from the usual student activities to catch a play at the Fulger Shakespeare Library. They have 3 plays per year and chose to start this year's play off with Othello. I'm an English major, so sometimes I enjoy doing artsy activities, if only once in a while (like poetry readings, plays, etc).

For those who haven't read the play in some high school class, Othello is a tragedy about a black Turkish man who weds a Christian Venice white woman. This version takes place during the crusades--and Othello is the general of the Crusader Army (against the Turks). There is an interesting dynamic set due to the race and religious relationship between the "Moor" and the others due to these differences.

One of the more memorable characters, is the sinister Iago, who is the character that puts most of the play into action. He is witty, hilarious and pretty evil. His goal throughout is to take the place of Othello and his Lieutenant, Cassio. To do so, he plays on the "green-eyed monster" of Othello's jealousy for his wife Desdemona. Does Iago end up winning out or does true love conqueror all?

Well, if you know Shakespeare the answer is: they all are (mostly) killed. I won't ruin exactly what happens, but it is definitely one of my favorite plays for all the reasons mentioned. The set last nice was awesome: a sort of Arabian scene as well as usage of the middle aisle near the audience. Though it is always hard to understand Shakespeare, the performance of the actors makes it all the easier. If you are in Washington in the next month and have an evening to spare to culture, I'd recommend seeing Othello.

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Back

After a nice respite, I'm back in DC. Few posts coming up on some of the stuff I did today.

As for tomorrow? Back to work.

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Out of Office until Monday! I'm heading home on the Amtrak today. So excited to get some reading done and visit home for once without taking a plane.

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Open For Business

Government is still open for business so I'm heading work tomorrow. There's nothing too exciting to report of the past weekend. It was mostly spent enjoying the religious holiday. I did have an interesting experience last friday, so I'll be making a post on that. Next weekend I won't be in DC, so there shouldn't be too much.

Hold tights though because there is plenty more coming from the weekdays and this past week. Oddly enough, the DC weather has taken a major turn for the worst. It was around 48 degrees these past two days, maybe even lower at night.

At least that may mean the end to the crazy humidity/crowded metro nightmare that's existed so far.

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Finally, uploaded my camera...

So it's no secret that I get lazy when it comes to uploading blogs sometimes. The good news is that there are more posts coming up (and I think I'll upload them all to facebook too!). Somethings to look forward to in the next few posts are:

*Spectacular Pictures of the Nationals Game

*Fireworks after the Game

*Getting to Work!

*Spy Museum Description

It's going to be uploaded in que--so you guys know the drill. It will trickle out over the next few days.