a change in the weather, it just might do you good

I read Bill Gates' annual letter at work yesterday (this is what you do working for a philanthropic organization) and I'm posting a link to it if you want a quick peak. He discusses his beliefs on improving health abroad and education at home, which are both initiatives I would love to work on in the future. There's also a little shout-out to work being done in inner-city Charlotte schools towards the end.

2010 Annual Letter

I'm starting to settle into a nice routine here, which probably means my blog is about to get boring. At work, I've been helping with some event planning and sitting in on meetings. I haven't completely left the glamorous world of database management yet though, so no fears. Today I got to edit a thousand-person invite list!

Robert and I went to lunch and some of the museums on Saturday, which was a lot of fun. We started at the Natural History Museum, where the big elephant from Night At the Museum 2 is. There were about a gazillion children, but it was still really neat. I don't think I've actually seen dinosaur fossils before.

Next we went over to the art gallery. I'm kind of picky about art because I have the attention span of a 6 year old, but they have a good Impressionist collection and lots of modern art. There's a huge Jasper Johns exhibit too. We were pretty tired and didn't spend a long time there, so I'd definitely like to go back.

On Friday, I went for a jog on the Mall in the middle of an anti-abortion rally. I think that's a pretty unique D.C. experience. I wish I'd had my video camera on me; I think that would have made great footage for my independent study. My favorite part was when I ran by a group of Asian tourists smoking and posing with anti-abortion posters.

We're expecting snow this weekend! The weather has been all over the place, so I have my doubts, but we'll see!