Capitol Jill 

1 tag

Because there's a lot that's happened in a... →

And part of that is explained by clicking the link above.

Mar 15th

2 tags

Update from Cairo

uhuh-she-said: Just heard from a friend in Cairo. He says that he’s not able to get any flights out, not that he could even get to the airport in the first place. Things are crazy with live ammunition, grenades, tear gas and just as many people in uniform setting fires as people in plain clothes. So they aren’t even trying to hide it. He’s Egyptian and he is freaked.

Jan 29th

29 notes

4 tags

“9p.m. My flat. Feel very strange and empty. Is all very well thinking everything...”

– - Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones the Edge of Reason So, brilliant. I have now spent a good 10 minutes looking for my copy of Bridget Jones Diary. Found the book (yay) but can’t seem to find the movie. What the…where…did I leave it with my old roommates? Oh for shame.

Jan 22nd

1 note

5 tags

So there was this guy...

Um, so. Blogging. That thing that I used to do. Well, wow. Where to start…Numbers seem comfortable, familiar, likely inappropriate, but let’s go with it. 1) So, now that I’m paid to edit/write a blog daily, let just say it’s hard to come home and blog about life anymore. I mean, it’s not like I have nothing to say or something. But, the creative juice (ew?) is spent...

Jan 22nd

2 notes

3 tags

“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”

– The ever eloquent Neil Gaiman

Jan 3rd

401 notes

4 tags

Dec 29th

321 notes

7 tags

Dec 19th

3 notes

3 tags

It's not you, it's me...

Erm. Your wee Jill is overloaded with work and finals, and therefore, can’t blog right now. Seriously. I mean, I can blog for work and what not, but…you get what I mean. I even missed a Show Tune Thursday! (And yes, I worked over Thanksgiving break, thank you). Anyhoo…consider this my official notice of “blog hiatus”. I will likely reappear post-finals around the...

Nov 30th

2 notes

3 tags

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get...”

– Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Nov 29th

1 note

4 tags

Nov 23rd

2 tags

The Unfortunate Theme of the Weekend... →

So, I’m not entirely sure why this was bothering me this weekend. Maybe it’s just because I allowed myself a little more downtime than usual. I dunno, it’s strange. Anyway, I’ve spent a good deal of time this weekend debating questions that really can’t be answered. And I’m not talking about philosophical or theological stuff that makes your head hurt. I’m...

Nov 22nd

3 tags

Nov 21st

3 tags

Nov 20th

3 tags

Nov 19th

2 tags

More Fun in Finance Class...

Professor: So...do you all understand...? Does this make sense?

Student 2: Not really.

Professor: Well, if you don't understand it now you'll never understand it.

(Man, the text just doesn't do it justice, but this professor is hilarious).

Nov 18th

4 tags

Save Screen on the Green? →

DC Residents! I’ve mentioned my love for Screen on the Green a couple of times on this blog. Now, it’s your chance to help save classic summer movie screenings on the National Mall, and heck, you could win a prize! Save Screen on the Green, the campaign who has helped save our beloved summer movie series for two years, is giving you a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Matchbox...

Nov 17th

2 tags

Nov 17th

2 tags

Nov 13th

145 notes

4 tags

Nov 11th

1 tag

Just Another Night In Finance Class...

Student 1: Wait, Professor? But, how do you know what numbers to pull into the investment cost?

Professor: Well, that's your problem.

Nov 11th

4 tags

“C.E.O.’s of the largest American companies earned an average of 42 times as much...”

– Nicholas Kristof’s recent Op-Ed in The New York Times, “Our Banana Republic”

Nov 7th

2 tags

Nov 7th

3 tags

Nov 5th

2 tags

List of Incumbents That Have Lost So Far... →

I am really bummed out about Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX), Chairman of the Military-Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee.

Nov 3rd

4 tags

GOTV Exhaustion and Hope. Lots and Lots of Hope. →

Well…it’s been a full day of getting out the vote for children (have I mentioned I love my job?) and I am exhausted. Rand Paul is currently making his victory speech, and I kinda feel nauseous. Ugh. MSNBC is now projecting the Democrats losing the House, and I’m not sure if I can go there yet. Being a former House staffer, generally feeling like it’s the only chamber in...

Nov 3rd

3 tags

Watch

For those of you who missed today’s Rally for Sanity and/or Fear.

Oct 30th

506 notes

3 tags

Oct 29th

3 tags

Oct 28th

1 note

2 tags

“Normally the class average on my finals is about 68, but for some reason your...”

–  My finance professor, who was very concerned about our high class average. A little ridiculous, but I am happy to announce that I got a 90 on that test. Worked my ass off for it, but it was an *extremely* rewarding grade.

Oct 28th

3 tags

Oct 22nd

4 tags

Oct 19th

3 tags

Oct 18th

4 tags

Well, I returned from a midterm about an hour ago....

Oct 15th

2 tags

“Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot in sea,...”

– Balthazar, Much Ado About Nothing, Act II, Scene III, 62-69

Oct 13th

3 tags

Oct 9th

45 notes

4 tags

Oct 8th

2 tags

Oct 7th

71 notes

3 tags

“It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great...”

–  Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens

Oct 5th

3 notes

3 tags

Oct 4th

4 tags

Sep 30th

4 tags

Sep 26th

4 tags

Sep 23rd

3 tags

Watch

Well, I’ve become slightly obsessed with Florence and the Machine since her appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards. Not only was it the best performance of the night, but on further listening to Florence’s album Lungs, well, it just makes me plain happy. I mean, not all the songs on her album are “happy”. Not at all. But, Florence Welch is one talented woman, and *that*...

Sep 20th

3 tags

Sep 18th

3 tags

Watch

Oh Jon Stewart. There are no words to describe how much I adore you. In case you missed The Daily Show last night, the  “Rally to Restore Sanity” was unveiled at the beginning of the show, and quite frankly, is probably the most brilliant idea Stewart and his staff has ever come up with (so that’s saying a lot). October 30th couldn’t come soon enough.

Sep 17th

3 tags

Sep 16th

5 tags

Ramblings and Shiny Things.

My brain is sort of a jumbled hot-mess of thoughts at the moment so I’m just going to go with a hot-mess of an update. You know, sort of like the written form of verbal vomit but more endearing. Or something… 1) Now, brace yourself. This is a big deal. I actually *enjoyed* my finance class tonight. Now granted, it could be because my professor is adorable. No, I’m not even...

Sep 16th

3 tags

Sep 14th

2 tags

Watch

“This is a time of difficulty for our country.  And it is often in such moments that some try to stoke bitterness – to divide us based on our differences, to blind us to what we have in common.  But on this day, we are reminded that at our best, we do not give in to this temptation. We stand with one another. We fight alongside one another.  We do not allow ourselves to be defined by fear,...

Sep 11th

4 tags

Sep 10th