F in DC, two years ago, and other things.

I like the blues in this shot.  That’s all.

And.

Had an event directed toward connecting campus and community tonight, with four higher eds and Central Baltimore.  I work at one higher ed as an AmeriCorps type.  (Well, I’m assigned there.)  My wife works at another of the higher eds.  We both had to go to the same event tonight. Professionally.  As in, we were separated all night because we were there on business.  Each of us. We didn’t even walk up together because I went with someone from my institution (and because we had to score some caffeine first).  Bizarre to be physically near but apart from someone you share a bed with. I suppose it was beneficial to have the distance to step back. And to see how awesome my wife is and how…excellent she is at everything she tries to do. Being so close to the awesomeness, it’s not that you/I don’t see it. You/I just see it differently. Details. Not the breadth. That’s what I mean. You know what I mean.

Funny moment: When someone came up to us at the end as we were leaving (we did leave together and ride the bus home together after all), with a furrowed brow and said (tentatively) at the realization that we have the same last name, “You two have a connection….?….” Yeah, like I have a common last night? (I don’t.) Maybe it’s because we’re a different color? I don’t wanna think that. Not tonight.

Other funny moment: My pal ate a pizza with what looked like tiny octopi on it. Pulled one off and ate it and exclaimed, “AGH! This doesn’t taste like octopus!” It was squid. And she knows what octopus tastes like. Oh. My.

Also ran into my favorite socialist bike folks, with a Starbucks cup in my hand.  Shame.  Seriously.