Aww shucks, y’all are the best for your outfit approval (Note: this does not include my sister). I stole a long vintage navy blue jacket from my friend once I was downtown DC, and that way I was mixing all the neutrals and it actually kinda worked. Library of Congress-ing was successful and fun, I shall return tomorrow for an actual day of work. I got my researcher-ID, though, which is a helpful government-issued photo ID to have & it will make researching in the Jefferson reading room possible. 

In other news, I poetically finished Checkmate, the last book in the Lymond Chronicles, in the apartment of the friend who gifted them to me. I read the last twenty pages while she was off at a lawyer-dinner-thing, and under her instructions I continued to read even when I wanted to throw the book across the room and give up on life. I made it through, and it was so worth the heartache. What a beautiful series! It feels weird to be done — like I don’t know what to do next. Do I wake up and eat breakfast in the morning? What will my day look like?

Walking to Union Station this morning and watching the sun hit the Capitol Building was cold, but lovely. I want so badly to live in a city.