Sailor Soldier of Love and Justice

The tour of the White House was pretty neat!

We got there a bit before 5 and they let us in early. White House security was real security, unlike airline security. After an ID check and a walk through a metal detector, we were good to go. No groping or naked scanners or even taking off our shoes or coats. And the guards were all so nice! Ben lost his ring and they dropped everything to help him look. TSA could learn a few things from White House security.

Anyway, the tour! It was a self guided tour so we were allowed to take our time looking through the rooms and taking pictures. So I took plenty. Below are some of my favorites.

( Many many pictures )



After the tour, ben and I went to a brazilian bbq place where they served copious amounts of meat. On swords. It was a bit awesome in a horrible "how many animals did they kill for all this?" kind of way.



I couldn't get a very good picture of it, but basically men walk around with meat on swords. And interrupt you every 5 minutes to ask you if you'd like some. If you say yes, they use the sharpest knives I've ever seen to carve a piece. The knives went through the meat like soft butter. It was amazing.

I opted out of the meat. They had a well stocked salad bar that kept me well fed. Plus they brought out side dishes like potatoes and plantains and rolls filled with cheese. And then I had molten chocolate cake, which was probably too much food but it was really good.

So it was a pretty good evening. Almost makes up for my terrible interview. And now it's the weekend! Yay!

Poooo, I've been working so hard all day. And now I look at the clock and it is only 2. That is just cruel.

I have to go to a remodeling show in October. I was told to look and see if there were any seminars or classes that interested me. None of them did, but there was a White House tour that seemed really interesting. Plus, they don't let the public in the white house anymore, so this is a really good opportunity!

However, since it won't train me in any way that would benefit the company, I can't go. Poooooooo.

I guess I'll just have to break in the old fashioned way.