You, Doin' that thing you do, Breaking my heart into a million pieces, Like you always do And you, Don't mean to be cruel, You never even knew about the heartache, I've been going through Well I try and try to forget you girl, But it's just so hard to do, Every time you do that thing you do I, Know all the games you play, And I'm gonna find a way to let you know that, You'll be mine someday 'Cause we, Could be happy can't you see, If you'd only let me be the one to hold you, And keep you here with me 'Cause I try and try to forget you girl, But it's just so hard to do, Every time you do that thing you doI don't ask a lot girl, But I know one thing's for sure, It's the love I haven't got girl, And I just can't take it anymore 'Cause we, Could be happy can't you see, If you'd only let me be the one to hold you, And keep you here with me Cause it hurts me so just to see you go, Around with someone new,And if I know you you're doin' that thing, Every day just doin' that thing, I can't take you doing that thing you do...
Wasn't that fun? Anyways, the reason I bring this up, and devoted so much of my blog to a song, is due to a part of the movie, actually just one line in the movie, that relates to what I did this afternoon. Lenny Haise, played goofily by Steve Zahn, said a line when the group played in Illinois. He said, "THE LAND OF LINCOLN!" In a minute when I get to the point of all of this, you might say to yourself, "why did he waste all of that time just to say one line, but, I don't care! I had my fun ;)
Getting to the point, and the subject of the blog posting, I went to the Lincoln Exhibit today at the Library of Congress. I got to view documents that were over 150 years old! I particularly enjoyed seeing the WANTED poster put out after Lincoln's assassination, and the $100,000 reward for the capture of John Wilkes Booth. I am finding a new appreciation for history being here.
Ok, so that was the reason for the ridiculously long intro, the LAND OF LINCOLN. It's because I went to his exhibit. In a round-about way, I made a point...didn't I?!?
Last night at class, we had a very interesting man come and speak with us. I first met this person at our welcoming reception as he sat down at my table, and he immediately made me terrified. A 39 year CIA veteran, Burton, (or 'Super Sniffer,' 'Magic Head,' and 'Weepy Boy Santos...anybody get that??), and he had much information to share. Burton worked to recruit spies, and did it very well, serving abroad for much of his time with the agency. We discussed at interrogation techniques, and ethical and moral dilemmas. He detailed intelligence gathering techniques, and what potentially could define America's image around the world. We talked Gitmo, waterboarding, and the U.S. policy. We talked Abu Ghraib, Iraq, and Afghanistan. We also talked about what to do after graduation...interesting...
Burton recommends NOT going straight to grad school after undergrad. He thinks everyone should joing the military, but, realizes that most of us won't so he offers this advice. "Join the peace corp, get a weird job, but whatever you do, get out of your comfort zone." I really took that to heart, because the last two years of my life have been outside my comfort zone. I lived in Rome, Italy, traveled Europe, went to Israel, am currently living and working in Washington, DC, and now I am looking for my next move. How can I next go off the map, without losing my mind or being miserable? Pessimistic much? haha
Anyways, tonight I am going out with some friends from work. It should be a good time; I feel like I have earned their respect ha! I mean, if they want to hang out, that's a good thing, right!?
I have officially run out of food again, I have nothing. It's struggles for me over here. I'm in a bad way. I barely have enery to run anymore, but I do, just not well, or fast. Maybe it's because we never have clean dishes or pots and pans, to cook in, or maybe because I buy crap, or maybe it's because I don't have time, I don't know, it's just not good!
ok, I'm off to have my remaining 3 pieces of bread...BYE!
Andy
p.s. I am having lunch with Burton Sunday afternoon!
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