Adams-Morgan and Pentagon City

So yesterday was a busy, fun day full of exploration and adventure in this new home of mine. I started the morning off semi-early, leaving around eleven or so after sleeping in a bit and getting ready. I took the metro to Chinatown where I transferred to the redline and got off at the Zoo/Adam's Morgan stop. One I got off of the metro and exited the terminal I proceeded onto THE LONGEST escalator I've ever seen in my life! I thought it had no end. I imagine if the pyramids of Giza had an escalator to the top, it would look like this. So after finally reaching the street level, I headed down Connecticuit Avenue to the Adams-Morgan neighborhood. Adams-Morgan is the more trendy, clubby, nightlife part of town. It reminded me of 18th street in New York, around NYU. I went there in the day to visit the Design Within Reach studio and get a bedside saddle, since I don't have a nightstand. The studio was just perfect! As you enter through the large, golden facade, a group of various chairs sit amongst the door. Modern furnishings were stocked everywhere: rugs, lamps, beds, couches. And it was all terriffic! I am a huge fan of the modern furniture/asian design school, so it was like heaven for me there. After getting my handy bedside saddle from the nice lady there, I headed out to 18th street where all the trendy restaurants and bars live. Most of them aren't open for lunch, since it is a nightlife area, but a few were. I stopped in and had lunch at an Indian restaurant called the Chefs Kitchen. Very good and authentic. Next I hiked back to the metro stop, which was a bit of a walk, and descended the pyramid escalator into the tube. Since I hadn't been out much yet, and not really having anything to do for the rest of the day, I decided to head down to Pentagon City where the metro lets you directly out into a great mall. Once there I got a pomegranate frappacino from the Starbucks stand and began my walk around and up the mall. That's right, up. There were five seperate levels to this mall all circling around an open atrium where, at the bottom, there wan an awesome food court. Once I had armanied, banana republiced, and ivy crewed out, I decided it was time to go before I started spending lots of money that I didn't have, so I hopped the metro back to Prince Georges Plaza. Still needing a few sundries I stopped by Target and spent about twenty minutes or so there. Why is it that when one goes in Target they suddenly need everything there? It's such an amazing store, not just because the stuff is great but because it just seems to suck in your money! But after much restraint, I ended up getting a great cookware set! Stainless steel, no non-stick crap on it so my guests or I won't be getting cancer. So after regrettably checking out I came back to my oasis of an apartment: so neat, clean, and fresh. I've tried to make my room some place that I can retreat to and truly relax, and I believe that I've accomplished that. To end the night I made a great dinner of Thai curry chicken on black rice with my new cookware. So I ate and enjoyed. Nice times in a great place.

So today has been pretty much a day full of nothing, which is important every now and then. And since I've spent my last three days or so running around the city and going to and fro I think I deserve it, especially with classes starting soon. Earlier this morning I made myself a great cup of freshly ground and brewed coffee with two peanut butter stuffed muffins. Terriffic. Since then I've just layed around, chatted with some friends, and watched "The Workout" on Bravo. Lazy me. I still have to send off my resume to a few places, so I'll probably do that in a few, but other than that I'll probably stay put doing a whole lot of nothing....