sex and politics

status check - thoroughly amused
background ambiance - 5.21.04 mraz show

where would i be without updates on humor from the inside the sordid world of our nation's capital? lost - or, at least not laughing as hard as i have this evening. i leave dc for a year and find out about all the fun i've missed. where to begin?

while lounging in the apartment with chloe back in the day, we joked about how amusing it would be to have a "real world" season in d.c. what would they do? where would they go? where would we sign up? well, according to wonkette, there will in fact be a d.c. season afterall - a loft space has been purchased. and in what neighborhood? adams morgan, naturally. perfect, i tell you. they'll get plastered and hit up pizza mart on many an occasion.

after discovering this, beth and i were laughing about the real world house we'd set up in dc-land. among the list: beth, myself, chloe, paul, anita and the senate staffer i always saw outside russell or while giving tours of the capitol. the seventh spot is still up for grabs - you know you want it. we'll submit the concept outline to mtv. let's make some television history.

but that's neither here nor there. the real fun comes courtesy of a fellow blogger. the newly infamous washingtonienne. fired from senator dewine's office for using senate equipment to post the short-lived chronicles of her sexcapades in politician-land. making up for her measily staff salary with the help of several sugar daddies - after all, who gets by on the salary alone?

in less than two weeks worth of blogging, she describes a life worthy of a cinemax special. threesomes, anal sex, adultry (but paid adultry, so that's obviously ok) and the realization that she's sleeping with six men. pretty typical fare, of course.

but it's the little things in the blog that amuse me so much. the (very true) observation that sidewalks in dc are not meant for high heels, meeting up with staffers at red river grill, downing pizza mart following a night of drunken debauchery. being the topic of observation (and, likely, conversation) at lunch with coworkers.

so at least part of the "staff ass" experience can resonate with someone who walked the same halls a year ago and lived to tell the tale.

but let's focus on the most important part. she only had to handle mail and answer the occasional constituent call? crikey - add the office greetings, moveon.org phone trees and tours of the capitol and then talk to me about working on the hill ...