The Hottest Day of the Summer

Because, really, it always comes back to my hair. And, my hair looked horrendous today - no, wait, it was perfectly straight and parted for the few minutes I stood in my air conditioned apartment - then it became an ever-expanding, humidity-absorbing sponge of ridiculousness. And, on the first day of a new internship, you can't just start telling your supervisor or the incredibly talented and well-educated staff that it is difficult for you to focus on them or their fascinating work advocating for children with special needs because your hair is a mess - but, for any of you who have spent more than five minutes with me, you know, it's all about the hair.

Truth be told, instead of naming this blog "Always Becoming," I should have named it "Kerry's Daily Hair Updates" because, really, that's all that I'm focused on anyway.

A close second to my daily hair updates would be my proximity to Arne Duncan - who I must meet by the end of these six weeks! Today, I was in his building - saw his name & office location next to the elevator, but there was no chance meeting in the elevator. Believe me, I visualized the entire scene. But, no dice. Instead, I smiled underneath his gigantic, framed, colored photograph hanging beside President Obama & VP Biden. As a totally unrelated side note, my colleague and I decided that, hands down, Biden has the most genuine smile.

There isn't much to say - today was the hottest day of the year, I walked many miles - lost - between the two Department of Education buildings, I had forgotten how crowded a subway can be at 5pm, I headed home in the wrong direction defeated by the heat & crowd, I thought it appropriate to watch the Food Network cake-baking challenge instead of fixing a proper meal, and I started this blog this evening.