My bags are packed. I'm leaving tomorrow morning for my first adult visit to our nation's capital. I've been there twice in my life as a child, which means I remember dinosaurs and a giant statue of Abraham Lincoln. This trip will be significantly different. As an adult I've read about Capitol Hill and all of the rotten and sometimes amazing bills that have been turned into law. D.C. is an amazing city to me because it is more of an idea than a place. Living in Boston for a handful of years has given me an interesting perspective of history and location. Every major city in America has a ghetto and a ritzy downtown. Likewise, they have experienced miracle and tragedy. It's easy to live somewhere and forget it's history, and it's even easier to visit some place and forget that people live there.
Through the grace of good friends I have accommodations for this trip to D.C. and thanks to the bad players at Cake Poker, I have the means. I'm excited to feel the emotions of the people who've been charged up by politics and hopefulness, not Britney Spears or the New England Patriots.
Hopefully I will be able to get some great video and pictures for you all who cannot make this trip, though I'm sure CNN will do a more complete job. Stay tuned!
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