Common People

"I want to live like common peopleI want to do whatever common people do
I want to sleep with common people
I want to sleep with common people like you."
well what else could I do?
I said "I'll see what I can do."
- Common People from Different Class (1995) by Pulp

I'm beginning to see how many different people come together in the capital city. It's crazy. I almost forgot that DC is a major tourist attraction. I went to the National Museum of Natural History. One of the last exhibits I went to was the Hope Diamond. It was pretty disappointing in real life. Tonight while I was studying in the lounge, a girl turned off her iPod, and started to speak to me. She asked me to sign a petition for someone running for a officer position at Howard. I can't remember her name, but she said she was Jamaican. Our exchange after I signed the petition was pretty funny:

Her: So, where are you from?
Me: Oh, well... Have you heard of a state called Kansas?
Her: Yeah, actually. Dorothy, ruby-red slippers...
Me: Haha... yeah, exactly.
Normally I would have been annoyed, but I wasn't. I thought it was funny. Oh, the people you will meet. Oh, the people I have met.