"Security"

On my run this morning I was enjoying the view from the Washington Monument toward the Lincoln Memorial, and I was thinking about how much I’ll miss DC. So I took in the view and tried to appreciate the moment as much as possible. Then when I get to work and it all unraveled. I forgot my badge. The security guards know my name, but there’s no entering this building without the proper process. We’re close to the White House and you’d think that the President was actually in the building.

I manage to get in without too much difficulty, because I have our staff listed as a permanents guest in case we forget our badges. But I can’t get into the gym/showers. I ask the guards to let me in. They know I’m legit after all, but no. They aren’t going to be remotely helpful. Or maybe they think I actually might be a terrorist.

Anyways, I manage to by pass security and get other tenants to let me into the locker room. The guards see this, but don’t stop me. Fabulous. Sure they won’t let a terrorist in, but their not going to make any effort to stop her. Maybe they were laughing behind my back because they know my mission would fail. See, I had my suit, running pack with daily essentials (underwear), but I left the shower bag (shampoo, brush, soap) in the office. Since I wasn’t sure if I could get back in the locker room again, I decided to make due with the “body shampoo” that’s stocked in the shower. So the security guards didn’t prevent my crime, but I am having a really bad hair day.