Ethics Training...

Having not worked yesterday, today was like Monday in the office. Everyone was a bit slow getting started with their work, and even more so today than other Mondays as congress is not in session. My daily tasks kept me busy through the morning hours, and ethics training this afternoon was almost as bad as everyone had warned us it would be. However, it did not last the full two hours, and for that we were very grateful.

The craziest part of the day was nearing running into one of the guys Kristine and I had met/played Wii/accepted drinks from at Union Pub on Valentine's Day. We had been invited out again with this guy multiple times throughout the long weekend, but things just never worked out. So we didn't think we'd ever see either of these guys again. Little did we know, institution of the United States Senate isn't as large as we may think. In order to avoid an extremely awkward encounter, we dodged behind a few people to make a clean escape. If nothing else, it gave us a reason to laugh after having been put to sleep during training.

Coming in at a close second for craziest part of the day was carrying a Swiss Army pocket knife all the way from one end of the Senate buildings to other. If you know me well, you know that carrying a knife like this makes me uncomfortable in general, let alone in federal buildings with strict security. But I had to do it in order to keep a promise that we would mail this *weapon* to a constituent who was not allowed to take it into the Capitol Building. I suppose I am glad that he wasn't allowed to have it there, but my question is...why was he allowed to have it in the Senate buildings where I work?

Other notable items...we no longer have a hole in our bathroom ceiling, doing homework in my house is an extremely difficult task, our chief of staff and I are still chums, and TOMORROW IS PAY DAY!