Finishing Week 1

The last two days of my internship this week were substantially faster paced than the first three days.  In fact, I was pretty much working the whole time I was in the office.  This was made possible by my training in the technology that catalogues constituent mail.  Yes, we have a lot of mail, and if you provide a return address, we will write back to you.  I've also been able to start working on a project to get books donated to needy schools in the 5th District.

Thursday, the WSP interns paid a visit to the law firm of McKenna, Long, and Aldridge.  We were able to meet with Mr. Randy Nuckolls, a lawyer who also serves as UGA's chief lobbyist in the nation's capital.  He spoke briefly about the origins of lobbying, and the opportunities that await us in Washington, DC.  After that, we went to dinner at Elephant and Castle, a pub right down the road.  For those who were legal, the drink selection was good, or so I was told.  And I can speak from firsthand experience that the food was good as well.  It was about an average price for a DC meal, which means expensive, but well worth it.

Friday, there were no special events going on, so it was a night in for me.  The night started with a party in the hallway, and others ventured into the city later that night.  The penthouse party on the 6th floor was briefly interrupted by the apartment's Aussies.  Many of them are friendly people, but they also seem to think that because they have Australian accents they are God's gift to the world. . . or at least every female from the University of Georgia.  Now don't get me wrong, I'm certainly not implying that I would taking their places if they weren't around, and perhaps it just means that I'm insecure. . . in fact it probably does mean that. . . but their presence at our social gatherings does grow a bit old.  I was not at all disappointed last night when they decided our party was to lame for their liking.

Today, not much is on the agenda.  I've been attempting to catch up with sleep and reading while fighting off a minor cold.  Tonight, we are all headed out on the town, to see our Atlanta Falcons (hopefully) defeat the Green Bay Packers.  That's all my news for the time being.  I will leave you all with one simple question:

What Do Falcons Do???

(Answer Here)