April

91/365

04012015

Completed one of my new years resolutions this year: take a photo of a stranger. I've been wanting to do it for so long and finally mustered up the courage to approach Earve in front of his townhouse in DuPont today. It's not as bad as I'd imagined and people are definitely nicer than you'd think. Explored DuPont area, Georgetown Waterfront, and JFK Center today and the weather was so nice. DuPont is really good for random street photos because there's so much architecture and small things there! And the JFK Center rooftop was beautiful! We saw the entire D.C. and it just felt so nice being high up and seeing everything from the monuments to planes taking off at Reagan Airport. Definitely a new favorite spot in D.C.

92/365
04022015
Felt very ambitious today and went for a run after work. A run much longer than any other runs I've done. Started at Ballston and ran towards Georgetown Waterfront and then turned towards the JFK Center to see the rooftop again. And then from there the shortest distance home was 4 miles D: In total, I ran for 6.9 miles, but the entire route including walking was 8.8 miles. It feels good, but I'm already starting to feel the pain coming tomorrow.

93/365
04032015
Happy Friday! Went to work and got my caricature photo! I don't think it looks very much like me, but it's still cool to have! And then the toys for our team room came in, including LEGOs, Connect Four, Uno, etc... It's like Christmas! For most of the day, I worked on non-analytical stuff but I thought it was still a pretty productive day. The weather was really warm today but a little too humid for my liking, but at least it's warm. After dinner, I went to Gravelly Point Park to get some night shots of the planes taking off and landing at Reagan Airport. The planes were soo close and it's such a good picture spot, and just to relax. I'm definitely gonna go back there one evening and just lie on the grass watching the planes.

94/365
04042015
Super busy day today but it was a really great day. Went to the second day of Kollab auditions and the artists today were all generally really good. Some of the bands had a lot of set up and really put on a good audition piece. I was asked to take photos and videos of the auditions and had a lot of fun doing that, definitely something I want to be more involved in in Kollab. Afterwards, had a fun time with the group as usual and didn't leave UMCP until 6pm. Then at night, I stopped by the Southwest Waterfront Festival for the fireworks before heading to Sravanthi's housewarming. Lots of Princeton people so had to meet a lot of new people, but they were all really cool and fun to talk to! Busy days always seem to be the fun days.

95/365
04052015
First time dragonboating in 2 years and it felt good but tiring. I forgot how much of a lower back work out it is, but it felt nice to be on the water again. I came home after practice and knocked out haha. And then in the afternoon the weather was beautiful so I went in to D.C. to get some nice photos. I found a small garden with a lot of cherry blossoms and got a bunch of photos. There weren't any by the Tidal Basin. I also realized that the WWII memorial is really nice and has a fountain in the middle! Never saw that in the winter so I always thought that memorial was kinda lame.

96/365
04062015
Slow Monday today at work. It was such an eventful weekend I didn't feel all that rested for the start of the week. The weather's getting nicer and nicer now and it's so great leaving work while it's like 70s outside. But it also makes me not want to even work.. Womp.

97/365
04072015
I'm starting to like this 6am workout routine. It makes me feel very productive from the moment I wake up and sets me off on the right foot. I think I'll slowly ease into this by doing morning workouts 1-2 times a week, and then see if I want to continue.. It will free up a lot of time at night to go explore or do other things I want, but not sure how long I can sustain waking up at 6am... Anyway, work was busy today but was productive! On the drive back, I started listening to Serial podcast and it's actually very interesting! The way it's told makes me want to listen more and made the drive so much less tiring. I'm looking forward to next week's Richmond trip so I can listen to the next episode.

98/365
04082015
I think I need to wake up at the same time every morning or it throws off my routine. Woke up at 6am yesterday fine, but 7:30 today was such a struggle. Work was the usual - was proud of my work on this white board today. After work I stopped by the library because when I jogged by it last night I saw these really pretty white flowers. They were all over the place so I spent a good 15 minutes just taking pictures. Oh, and got a few books from the library as well.. I watched Hitch tonight and really liked it! It's so sappy as usual but a lot of what's in the movie are actually pretty true..

99/365
04092015
Very American car on the drive back. Today I looked a lot more into the Nikon D610, the full frame camera, and now I really want it. Especially in time for the New Orleans and Texas trip in less than a month. But it's so damn expensive! I think eventually I'll switch to a full frame, so why not now? (That's to make me feel less guilty about getting it). I checked it out at a Best Buy after work and did a bunch of research online about it, but can't find anything cheaper than like $1300 D: We'll see...

100/365
04102015
Fridays always a super chill day. Spent a good hour building LEGOs and ended up with a pretty cool LEGO phone holder, and it has wheels too! After work, went to Tyson's to watch Furious 7 and it was really good, more sentimental than the other ones I think. The tribute to Paul Walker at the very end was so sad but it was a good way to remember him. I came back home and was feeling a little lazy about going to James' party, but decided to be social and had a good time there! We took a Cornell photo with like 15 people - I was surprise that many Cornell people were there! But it was a fun time and catching up with some people I don't normally see.

101/365
04112015
I need a rest day. Woke up at 7 to beat the crowd to go see the cherry blossoms. That's earlier than waking up for work! The cherry blossoms were really pretty and they were everywhere! I walked around the Tidal Basin once and took photos along the way. Funny story. This lady starts filming me and asks me a few questions, like interview-style. Out of no where. Afterwards I found out she makes YouTube videos for a TV show, and got her YouTube channel to look out for the video. She showed me a few clips of me and it's pretty intense. It's like looking through someone else's stalking lens of yourself... Cool but a little creepy, but she was nice haha. Then I checked out the parade for a little bit before meeting up with Margaret. We walked around the Tidal Basin again, by then I was so exhausted. In the evening I went to Kollab deliberations to decide who passes the auditions. It was a long process with lots of debates but we finally decided on the 6 performers after...  hours. Time for bed.

102/365
04122015
Dragonboat today was much nicer because the weather was actually warmer than last week. Still slowly easing into practices, but another practice done and getting less and less rusty. Came to Richmond in the afternoon to meet up with Kevin for dinner since he's interviewing here tomorrow. Nice to meet him officially and catch up over a bunch of stuff. Spent a good amount of time getting food and then desserts, and I ended up with a free McDonald's toy when I asked the cashier what toy they had and how much it was. LOL. It wasn't even a cool toy..

103/365
04132015
It was a struggle to get up, not a good start to a Monday. I was really productive at work today - did a bunch of research on the Nikon D610, and of course actual work, and had productive meetings. There's a conference in Miami in 2 weeks I'm trying to go to haha. And also got a vanilla bean creme brulee from the bakery and it was delicious! After work I wandered around for a bit and then had a Kollab meeting for an hour. Then picked up pizza from Tazza Kitchen and it's so good. The place also has really nice decor, I wanna go back and sit outside on the patio.

104/365
04142015
Work. The usual. Got Hibachi for dinner with Min and Margaret (M^2) and had a bunch of random stupid moments. Went to Sonic afterwards to get a milkshake and they didn't come out in rollerskates I was very disappointed. Stopped by best buy after to check out the D610 again and just look around, and damn that camera is huge.

105/365
04152015
One last time to double, triple, quadruple check the D610 one last time before buying it. Finally ordered it tonight and hopefully it'll come by mid next week so excited!! I spent the entire night making a 1-minute video of the cherry blossoms. I think I'm putting my laptop through a lot of stress making these videos because it's not meant to be processing videos.. Oh wells.

106/365
04162015
Got my Chase Sapphire Preferred today! The metal card is so nice, Capital One needs to start doing this. Today at work I kept checking Adorama for my order status. It went from being 'Ready' to 'Processed' to 'Packed' to finally 'Shipped'!! Which means I'll have it by next Monday and I can bring it with me to Miami and NOLA and all the fun places! :D

107/365
04172015
Finally it's Friday! Work was busy today but had breaks and met up with Alex Chang since he's down here for training. We got Korean BBQ after work and it was delicious. 2 people is a good group to go in - you get a fair share but don't feel stuffed. After much debate over what movie to watch, we decided to watch Focus over The Longest Ride. It was a good movie, but nothing spectacular in my opinion just entertaining. Then spend a good portion of the night planning New Orleans and Texas. 2 until Texas!!!

108/365
04182015
Global Citizens Earth Day Concert on the National Mall today! Alex and I went there, super unprepared - no water, no food, no blankets, no sunblock. We were pretty much just baking in the sun for hours before taking a break at McDonald's for food and drinks. Fall Out Boy performed, but I'm not a big fan of them anyway. But Train and Usher were both really good performers and their songs sounded really good live. But No Doubt was sooo good! The entire band was so goofy and it was so entertaining to watch. And Gwen Stefani looked really badass too and she did put on a good show. She's in pretty good shape for her age.. And now I'm sunburned and exhausted from being in the sun for practically the entire day.

109/365
04192015
Dragonboat practice today was painful. Jumped right into a 10-minute drill and my poor lower back was in so much pain the entire time. But it's good to have a real practice in and the sore feelings after a good practice feels good. In the afternoon I went to Gravelly Point again to take some photos and just to get some fresh air. Met up with a bunch of people for dinner at Peter Chang's, but since it was packed we got take out and ate it at someone's apartment instead. Pretty productive weekend overall, exhausting but felt pretty good about how everything turned out this weekend. Had fun at the concert, got my exercise in, and made amends with some people. Can't complain :)

110/365
04202015
New camera came today!! The D610 is so much bulkier and heavier, but the photos come out so much nicer. I monitored the UPS page the whole day until I saw that it got delivered. There's so much other stuff that came with the bundle, but I'm thinking of selling most of it since I won't use them anyway. I came to Richmond and took it for a test run around the mall. It works really well in low light and there's just so much more settings you can tinker with.

111/365
04212015
Starting to like this morning workout routine. Considering shifting my sleep schedule earlier by an hour just so I can go to the gym in the morning without falling asleep at work. Today I wore a super bright polo to work and I was so self conscious. So many people commented on the color and when I went to get lunch I felt like eeeeeeveryone saw me. Never again D: Oh and got Uber/Capital One sunglasses from the Uber deal that went public today. After work I went for a jog around Short Pump and this tiny dog chased me around for a while haha.

112/365
04222015
Impulse McDonald's purchase since the gas stations was right next to it D: Work was really busy today, such bad timing because I'm gonna be traveling in and out of the office for the next two or so weeks. Came home and spent a good amount of time cleaning and organizing and packing for NYC tomorrow and Miami next week! So excited!!

113/365
04232015
Nothing new today. Work and then a loooong commute back to NYC. The people on the NY subway are so different from those on the DC Metro.

114/365
04242015
Work from home today but woke up super early to Evelyn busting in my room and jumping on me. Played with her and Chloe a bit before they went to school. In the evening, I went to open a Chase checking account to get the bonus and had a pretty fun conversation with the banker. She asked what I do at Capital One and it's funny how I'm at another bank applying to Chase. But I like her and it was a good conversation. :) Then for the rest of the night it was just playing with the babies and watching TV. Oh, and I planned my activities for Miami!! :D

115/365
04252015
Babysitting for the entire morning and early afternoon is soooo exhausting. But anyway, ran a few errands in the afternoon before heading out to the city for Amy's birthday celebration. First stopped by Bryan's to pre game a little and I realized how low my tolerance is D: And then we went to M1-5 Lounge in Tribeca and met up with Amy and all her friends. I knew a few of them and good seeing them again. Mui also stumbled in later already super drunk haha. Drinking is too exhausting, I'd rather sleep in than go out.

116/365
04262015
Woke up to go dragonboat with Wall Street! Nice to be back on the boat again and back in the dirty NY water. Spent most of the day bumming around at home, but I did go to Brooklyn with Rafey to get some photos by Williamsburg. Quick catch up but that's what we always do.

117/365
04272015
I took the 6am flight from LGA to MIA for the Net Finance conference. The Trump National Doral Hotel is a villa-styled resort and focuses heavily on golfing. It’s soo nice – the rooms are so fancy and the service is what you’d get at an all-inclusive resort. The conference itself was pretty interesting and I got to talk to a few vendors as well. When the conference ended at 5pm, I took an Uber to Little Havana and got a Calle Ocho (Cuban sandwich) from Versailles Restaurant – the supposedly most authentic Cuban sandwich. It was just alright to me, but maybe because it was 95 degrees and humid and I wasn’t in the mood to eat. I walked about 25 minutes from there to the heart of Little Havana, which spans only about one block and didn’t really have much. I got Azucar’s ice cream and got Guava and Conche de Leche flavors – pretty delicious and refreshing! Then off to Miami Beach!! I walked around the beach before it got dark and dipped my toes in the water – it’s so warm! Then spent an hour plus walking up and down the Lincoln Road Mall and Espanola Way. As I was going to head back to the hotel, I turned onto Ocean Drive and discovered where all the parties are happening. Bars popping everywhere and party goers filled the streets. It was nice people watching and just taking a bunch of photos with my camera. Finally at 10 I called it a night because my feet were exhausted from walking in flip flops.

118/365
04282015
Another exhausting day that started with a 6am workout before the conference. I didn't attend as many speaker sessions today as I had some work to do, and also talked to a few vendors and got free swag. After a while, every speak kind of blend together and there's little value in listening. After the conference, I Ubered to Wynwood Walls - the art and hipster district of Miami. Graffiti all over the walls, art exhibits, and all that hipster stuff. Didn't stay long before going to South Pointe Park in South Beach. From there, I walked North along the beach and it was so nice dipping my feet in the water. It was muggy out and cloudy, with occasional drips of rain, but nice being on the beach nevertheless. Walked around Ocean Drive to see what it's like during the day time and then got tacos for dinner. Then I went to Bayside in Downtown Miami to check out the outdoor mall there and see the view of the waterfront. It was really pretty indeed and there was live music playing. Concluded my night with a Corona with lime at Bayside before heading back to the Trump.

119/365
04292015
The conference ended pretty early, or shall I say, I left pretty early. Today was such a crappy day because it was thunderstorming all day. Ruined my plans of napping by the pool. So instead, I went to the Vizcaya Mansion, home of some famous guy in the earlier 1900's. It was cool reading about some of the history and just walking around the mansion and garden. After that, I went to Cocowalk in Coconut Grove. I thought it was some really fancy outdoor mall worth checking out, but it was so small and very disappointing. Then walked like 2 miles to The Village of Merrick Park, another outdoor mall, and yet another disappointment. All this was in the rain and I decided to call it a day and headed back to the hotel. Then a few hours later caught the flight back to DC.

120/365
04302015
It's like I came back from vacation. Kinda hard getting back in working mode, but had to catch up on a bunch of stuff, and get ready again to be out of the office for another week. Also, had such a hard time staying awake today D: Came home after work to unpack, do laundry, and pack for Texas!!

March

60/365

03012015

Got lunch with Tony and Margaret at Eden Center and got delicious Pho. Good hanging out with them outside of work, and talked about a bunch of random stuff. Had a mini debating on what girls do vs. guys do after a breakup. I have my own opinions, but I'll save it for another time.. Then we went food shopping in Good Fortune lol, we were so bored. Then I spent a few hours at Barnes & Noble reading this book. My brother told me about it and it's actually a good and easy read. About why people form habits, how to change bad habits, and how to create new habits. About a third done and will continue once I check it out at the library.

61/365
03022015
Doesn't feel like Monday for some reason. I have a pretty packed week in DC, Richmond, and then the snowboarding trip on Friday! Having something to look forward to makes the week go by faster. At work, we're asked to learn something outside of what we do for our job. So gotta start thinking of what I want to learn - can be programming languages, certifications, take classes, etc... I think a class like consumer behavior/psychology would be pretty cool to take. Anyway, after work I was feeling ambitious and stopped by the grocery store to get salmon to cook for dinner. It's actually really easy and turned out pretty good! Shall do this more often as part of my plan to lead a healthier lifestyle!

62/365
03032015
Pretty successful day today and made lots of progress on my project. It's so exciting when things gain momentum and you're one step closer finishing. Left work super early at 3:30 cause everyone left, but then I caught up on some work tonight at the hotel. Had to stay at the Westin because the Hilton was all booked, but the Westin food is soo much better.

63/365
03042015
Busy day in Richmond today with all the planning sessions and the random meetings I had here and there. Talked with Ryan for an hour about Cornell recruiting, where we are now and where we want to be in the future. And also talked about the upcoming dinner at Ithaca which I'm probably going to wheee! I decided to come back to DC tonight to avoid being trapped in Richmond when the snow comes in tomorrow. I stopped by the same Thai place as usual and the lady is so jolly! She's like she might have to close work because of the snow tomorrow, and then she'll miss her customers and her dog at home will follow her everywhere thinking she has food. Makes me want to be a regular customer at the Thai place haha. The drive home was soooo foggy today.

64/365
03052015
Snow day today so worked from home, but first had to pick up a laptop charger from Michael's because I forgot mine. So spent my morning venturing out in the snow. The snow came down fast and put a pretty thick layer on the group. In the afternoon I went out to explore a bit and one thing I don't get about DC is how come they don't invest in actual plows, but instead use bulldozers to clear the streets. Doesn't make sense.. Finished the Power of Habit at night and it's a good read, very thought provoking.

65/365
03062015
Another day working from home because the office was closed till 10 AM. In the morning I worked out of Buzz Bakery down the street - should go there more often it's a pretty cozy place. The rest of the afternoon I was actually really productive working at home. Then got a few more books from the library to read! At night, Tony, Peter, Min, Margaret and I pregamed at Min's with the intention of going out to DC. We drank soo much beer playing power hour, and shotgunned for the first time in forever. Some of us made it out to Tombs in Georgetown and others didn't.. haha And then Peter goes and orders the eeeeeentire bar menu and we got like 8 plates of bar food, way too much. And then Bryant came in at like midnight.

66/365
03072015
Super early morning to get the free tickets to visit the top of the Washington Monument. Drinking a lot the night before and waking up super early don't go well together.. Bryant and I did so many things - saw all the monuments, White House, Library of Congress and all the touristy things. The White House was put on lockdown when we were there and the Secret Service evacuated everyone by the fence. And this dude was just walking around with a big gun, nbd. Turns out it was a false alarm cause of a food truck catching on fire. Got lunch at Founding Farmers and it was delicious as usual. Then took a much needed break/nap at home before heading out to see a few more of the monuments we missed, and then finally decided to watch The Kingsman at Tyson's. The movie was really good, a lot better than I expected.

67/365
03082015
Went to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier this morning and saw a wreath laying ceremony as well. Always pretty neat to see these kind of things. Today was also super nice outside in the high-50's, so in the afternoon I went for a run. Spring is on its way!! At night, a bunch of us went to Neal's place to make our own pizza using his pizza oven. They actually came out pretty good and it was delicious. Another tiring weekend gone, now the week D:

68/365
03092015
The struggle was so real this entire day. Daylight saving threw me off so much; I didn't think it'd be this bad it's never been this bad. Felt slightly sick and horrible waking up and on top of that I was sooo tired and exhausted all day. On the bright side, it was in the 60's today!! Sooooo nice outside and smelled like spring, it better not snow again and drop down to the 20's. Since I'm in DC all week, I stocked up on groceries and can actually cook this week. The oven is my new best friend, makes everything so easy and delicious.

69/365
03102015
One day of super nice weather and now we're back to the rainy and gloomy days. But together was much better than yesterday - i.e. less struggle. The office was so empty though, but I was still productive. The day seemed to drag on forever and it was only noon when I thought it was already 3. Sigh.. it's gonna be a long week, not even hump day yet. Made roasted chicken for dinner, so much more of a hassle than salmon. I'm just gonna stick to salmon from now one. And then started planning for New Orleans!! Excited to go somewhere new and explore. T-2 months!!

70/365
03112015
Hump day. Finally. The morning was alright, but the afternoon was a major struggle just to stay awake. I kept pacing around the floor just to stay awake and the second I sit back down I start dozing again. Came home and just knocked out for a good hour. It felt so nice napping in bed when it was still so sunny outside - perfect lazy napping weather.

71/365
03122015
Very slow day at work today - made some Excel sheets more efficient since I had free time. Not really sure what I did for most of the afternoon, but hung out in the atrium for quite a while. For once I wasn't feeling dead and exhausted today, maybe because I had a big cup of coffee this morning. After dinner, I went out for a stroll and tried taking night shots on this really dark street. Kinda hard without my tripod so I borrowed someone's front yard ledge.

72/365
03132015
Work from home day today. Had a nice morning at Buzz Bakery and starting to become a regular there. Had a productive morning, and during innovation hours in the afternoon I started a few lessons on Codecademy, hopefully I'll learn some web programming skills after I complete the series. Coming back to the apartment I saw a bunch of food trucks outside, so I decided to try Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken since the line was so long. The chicken sandwich was good, but not that spectacular.. Around dinner time Margaret asked to get dinner so why not, and we got so much food at Lighthouse Tofu. Met up with Sang after to get some dranks, and then karaoke for 2 hours before calling it a night. Spontaneous nights are the best.

73/365
03142015
Woke up with a headache and throat not feeling well, ugh. It was a tough morning, but managed to get out of the apartment to read The Happiness Project at Boccato. Found a nice couch and camped there for 2 hours or so. There was these two people in front of me talking about managing their life and it was a pretty interesting conversation to eavesdrop on :P The waiter apparently tried to photobomb when I took this photo, but I was too zoomed in and didn't get her in the frame, oh wells.

74/365
03152015
Really sunny day today but also pretty windy. I woke up at 9:30 with no alarms and decided to stop snoozing to get out of bed. Feels good to wake up early on weekends and be productive in the morning - read some news, read my book, made breakfast. Then had the Kollab DC meeting in Tyson's for 2 hours, but it seems to be getting more exciting with auditions as early as next weekend! Afterwards, a few of us got a late lunch at Shake Shack in Tyson's - I haven't had it in so long. We just chilled in the mall for quite some time. Then I finally washed my car to get all the nasty snow/salt/rain off; I hope it doesn't snow again any time soon...

75/365
03162015
The weather was so nice today! In the high 60s!! But it was a slow Monday at work, so I left early since my manager left at 2:30. So nice leaving work and coming home when it's still so sunny outside. Made my way down to Richmond early to get the steak that I've been craving for so long, it was so good. Then just watched TV for the rest of the night.

76/365
03172015
Today's weather was so nice!! I left work so happy and in such a good mood because it was so sunny and warm outside. Makes me so excited for summer. Had dinner at European Taste and the owners were very friendly as usual. I think they like Capital One people going because we leave a pretty hefty tip haha. But that's fine because they're so friendly and the food is pretty cheap. Then I decided to take a walk around the Short Pump mall to walk off my food, and ended up getting a pair of pants haha.

77/365
03182015
Feeding my FR-S. Today was a typical day, just chugging along doing a lot of Excel work, nothing too spectacular about my day. But the drive back up to DC is sooooo much nicer now with day light saving. I can actually drive in day light and get home when it's still light outside. With the weather getting nicer and summer approaching, I think I'm gonna look to join DC Dragons and get back into dragonboat. I miss the feeling after a hard practice and the adrenaline rush from races.

78/365
03192015
Had a big conference with everyone under my VP today and we had two interesting guest speakers. First is General McChrystal who led JSOC in Afghanistan and he talked about effective leadership. Then we had a design guy who came from Google talking about design processes and creative innovative products. Both were really interesting and I was much more engaged than I expected. Then the afternoon was just a bunch of conversations about March Madness and how so many people's brackets are getting ruined haha. Was in a pretty good mood after work talking to several people and then took my post-dinner stroll to Harris Teeter for some fruits.

79/365
03202015
Why is it snowing on the first day of spring? I put away all my winter clothes and jacket. Had free lunch at work today because one of the meetings got canceled last minute and we already ordered catering, so free food for grabs wooh! I left work at like 3:30 because everyone else left haha, best part about Fridays. In the evening I went back to Tyson's Corner for a hide and seek at the mall, but it never happened and a few of us just ended up getting Shake Shack and then went to Colton's super nice apartment to watch the basketball games.

80/365
03212015
Had an eventful day today doing Kollab auditions at UMCP. It felt nice being back on a college campus again even though it was completely foreign to me. The auditions were fun and it was cool listening to the people sing/play instruments and hear about their backstory. Hung out with the KDC staff too and they're really fun! We walked to the other side of campus to get food during lunch, and then hung out at Ten Ren's afterward to just chat and joke around. I came home and was exhausted and passed out for like half an hour haha.

81/365
03222015
Awesome day at the Newseum today filming strangers for our design thinking project. It was pretty awkward asking them if we could film them at first, and got turned down by two people, but eventually it wasn't all that bad! It was fun talking to them and asking them questions about their experience and what they like about the museum. This old couple was so adorable and was very genuine and so friendly! Afterwards, we walked around the White House, and got to see a motorcade leave the front entrance of the White House. Everyone was evacuated to the other side of the street and there were so many cars, swat teams, police cars, etc.. all around the motorcade. Apparently the president is always in the second car on the back right corner... according to this tour guide. But I didn't see Obama..

82/365
03232015
Slow and long Monday, but time passed by a little quicker with all the side conversation we had in the room today. Everyone was just very talkative, well... it was only like four of us, but we still made good talk! Had a pleasant drive down to Richmond since it was still sunny for half the drive and it's just so much easier driving when it's not cold outside. There's something about winter draining all your energy, and when the weather warms up you just naturally have more energy during the day.

83/365
03242015
Super long day today. Work was a series of checks on previous changes we've made, and just making sure everything is correct. Margaret and I explored WC1, the newly remodeled building, and it looked so fun! Hammocks in the building, walls you can write on, and everything was so modern looking. For dinner, the Design Thinking group went to Savory Grain near downtown Richmond and the place had a really nice feel to it. Live music and the environment felt very inviting. The steak was not bad, and it was great I didn't feel bloated after dinner. Then we went back to the office to work out the details of the Design Thinking video, and after an hour or so we were all exhausted and ready to leave. But tomorrow I'm waking up at 6am to jog around West Creek and go to the gym. Can't bail on Margaret D:

84/365
03252015
6am gym and jogging! Because the Hyatt beds weren't that comfortable, waking up wasn't that big of a problem. Richmond was colder and less sunny that we thought, so it was a pretty nippy morning jog around the West Creek campus. Energetic start to my day and at some point I felt like I was crashing, but managed to get through the entire day no problem! For dinner, we went to Black Sheep in downtown Richmond - the food was just alright in my opinion. I got lamp chops and they weren't very hot, and the sauce wasn't quite my type. Afterwards, we went to Rock Bottom for drinks and talked/gossiped a lot about all types of things. Impromptu plans and conversations are the best conversations.

85/365
03262015
Day 2 of 6am workouts. Almost didn't make it out of bed, and today was definitely a lot harder than yesterday. Instead of running because we were feeling lazy, we just worked out at the gym and called it a day. The entire morning was such a struggle to stay awake and I was just so exhausted physically and mentally. But I left work pretty early to get back to DC in time for a sell dinner at The Palms. The weather was absolutely beautiful when I left - clear skies, sunny, 76 degrees! The breeze was so warm and it felt so nice driving with the windows rolled down. Dinner at The Palms was alright. I got salmon, the third type of meat I've had this week... I'm just feasting every day of the week this week.

86/365
03272015
Very chill day at work today. Had a few meetings here and there, but the main thing I did all day was going out to Chef Geoff's for lunch for the Analyst Welcome Weekend. The crabcake was delicious! I left work at like 3 in order to hit the gym before going out to the Wizards game at 7pm. We got a box seat with food and drinks so it was a pretty sweet deal. The game itself was alright until the last 3 minutes when it got really close and heated up, and ended up going to double overtime. The overtimes were pretty exciting to watch, and the Wizards won at the end! First time in the Verizon Center and it was fun! Afterwards we went to the W Hotel and got bottle service with champagne, cocktails and vodka. Had a few drinks but came back home around 1:30 so I can wake up for dragonboat tomorrow morning!

87/365
03282015
Woke up to go to the Anacostia Boathouse to help DC Dragons but the boats in the water. Met quite a few of the team members there and they all seem pretty cool, some even know people on WSD! This morning was freezing and I definitely didn't dress warm enough. But putting the boats in the water made me really want to get back into dragonboat, and especially racing down the Potomac River in May! Afterwards, I met up with Lauren, her mom, and David around the White House. I passed by the Kite Festival but didn't stay long because it was so windy and cold. We walked around the touristy places, and then went to Georgetown for lunch and Baked & Wired. The line was so long, but the cupcakes were really good actually. But I still wouldn't wait for it again.. Got dinner at Founding Farmers and it was delicious as usual. So much food today but I guess walking 10 miles offsets that?

88/365
03292015
Went for a 4-mile jog on the National Mall this afternoon. Jogging in DC is much more interesting because I also get to explore places where I usually wouldn't go to. I found a small pong between the Lincoln and the Washington Memorial today and it has a really pretty view of the Washington Monument. And the Jefferson was also really pretty today since it was clear skies and sunny, but too bad there's not cherry blossoms yet.

89/365
03302015
Pretty happy Monday! Lots of really quirky and random conversations in the team room this morning. Since when did we become so liberal and start using mild profanities?? But anyway, spent a good portion of the day figuring out NOLA flights and AirBnb stuff, and still haven't sort everything out yet, but hopefully by tomorrow evening we will! On the drive down to Richmond so many people do below speed limits in the inner lane. So frustrating.

90/365
03312015
Woke up at 6:30 to go to the gym at the Hilton. Felt pretty good and then treated myself to some Chick Fil-A breakfast. Their breakfast is not all that great, the tatertots were delicious though! The cashier addressed me by my name and I was so confused at first. And I guess it showed, and she clarified that she saw my Capital One ID with my name on it... Richmond weather was so nice today, and then on the way back it started raining here and there. Why can't the weather warm up already and not dip down to the 30s every night D: