Washington Wrap-up

I was in the DC area again to meet with FDA a few weeks ago and haven't really posted due to the fact that I am still recovering from that experience. We worked insanely long hours through the weekend. At least this time I was able to have my coworker friend, Allison, go with me from San Diego and experience the insanity of a FDA meeting, prep and debrief . It is painful, but very rewarding, if that makes any sense.

On my last night there (even though I was crazy brain dead and tired) I was lucky enough to have the client invite me to go with them to see the DC monuments and government buildings. We headed out on the metro and it was very funny that the only American (me) had no idea where I was going. Even though I have been to the DC area multiple times lately, they have all been for work and I have never seen any attractions or even the White House up close. (I know- so unAmerican of me). It was very ironic (right word?) that we saw cockroaches outside the United States Treasury building. Is that considered poetic justice?

We had a lovely dinner outside at the Occidental. This restaurant has walls and walls of pictures of historically relevant people adorning its interior walls. Allison and I were a little silly from all the stress from work finally being behind us (and maybe a glass or two of wine) that we decided to make up stories behind the pictures on the wall. This picture is of my "boyfriend". I love his picture. I thought he looked like he is asking the camera person "Are you done yet? I really am not down with this portrait thing." I love him. I wonder who he really is.