I went to DC last Saturday to visit the International Spy Museum with my coworker and her friend. Flash photography and video recording was not allowed so I snuck in some cell phone pictures instead ^_^ Enjoy!

Upon entry, we were told to pick an identity and to remember all the details about that person. This is not a requirement, but it adds a fun element to the entire experience, I think. I picked the alias below because I related to her a lot more than the others. I’m pretty good at remembering details so I was kinda confident in my ability.

After we picked our new identities, we watched a brief video about spies and spying. Very interesting, I might say. Then, we enter the room with the first exhibit. There was a computer that tested you in your knowledge of your alias to see whether you will be able to enter the country of your “assignment.” Fortunately, I was able to “enter the country” without suspicion and then given further details about my mission. (I did not get a picture of this because there was a line of people behind me…)

Here are some pictures…

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My coworker recently adopted a German Shepherd mix named Murphy. He was rescued from a kill shelter by a foster family. My coworker found out that Murphy had diabetes, but adopted him nonetheless.

He was such a good dog and was always so energetic. I met him about a day after he was adopted. He was so behaved and calm and played well with the other dogs in the office.

Lately, he’d gotten sick and started vomitting blood. The vet said there was some inflammation in his organs, but that the antibiotics should help. My coworker was confident that Murphy was going to pull because despite the pain and the blood Murphy was still his old self.

Unfortunately, I found out this morning that Murphy didn’t pull through. He died last night at the age of one It is such a loss to many of my coworkers because we got used to seeing/playing/feeding Murphy almost everyday. My condolences are with his adoptive parents.

Riding on the wave of my previous link post, this next website has been a favorite of my friends, AY & MP, for awhile, so I thought I’d share it as well. Check out the following pictures from Passive-Aggressive Notes.com.

I gotta admit – there are quite the passive-aggressive notes posted everywhere in my work building. I’m gonna have to start talking pictures and sending them to the website. LOL.