Update?

I moved to Columbus in August, and I’m really excited about this time in my life. Which is a bit ironic, because from the outside, my life seems so boring. After work, I cook, read, write, or sew. I go to bed early. I don’t do anything exciting. But that’s what makes it so exciting. I’m writing a book. I’m studying Chinese again. I’m just learning a lot and keeping it simple.

People are surprised that I don’t have a TV, the internet, or a car. It’s not that I’m trying to prove a point or live a certain lifestyle; these things are just unnecessary to me right now, and I don't miss them. What I am trying to do is to push myself to make the most of my time and my life and to learn as much as I can.

I love my job. I work with cool people, and the projects I work on are filled with opportunities to learn about politics, history, social issues, current events, the arts... anything and everything. My current obsession - laugh with me here, is researching Oliver Hazard Perry, who won the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. If I ever have a son, his middle name is going to be Hazard. Sweet, right?

Speaking of work, major changes are coming in the next few weeks, and not just with the Republican majority coming into the Statehouse – 22 new interns/fellows will start working in December! So, although I totally enjoy my simple, solitary, introverted existence, I will appreciate the new faces and new friendships.