This Is Not Your Playground, It Is Ours

Let's get one thing straight.  People who live here, work here, play here year round live in "the District".  SI's live in Washington, D.C. or even just D.C.  This is not your playground, you are a guest.  You do not blend in, you are not a native, you do not go to school here, so when you're updating your super fly Facebook or myspace page to show all of your friends just how cool you are, know your role and where it says "Residence", don't insult us with "the District", do the right thing and put "Washington, D.C."  

And no, listening to the Postal Service song does not give you permission to use that coveted phrase.

Interns Rule The World

For once, SI's deserve a little credit, so do the people who intern year round.

We are the gate keepers to published fiction, grant proposals, blog items, spread sheets, press releases, government research, news compilations, and innovative policies.  We work at $8 an hour (if we're lucky) to create quality work that our bosses get credit for.  We impact national and international financial markets, media outlets, lobbying strategies, publications, you name it.

The 18-20 something SIs and YPs (young professionals) do the grunt work.  Up the pay, bosses of the world - you get raises for our ideas.