this morning, i was on the metro, clinging onto one of the poles in my usual sleepy stupor as i dragged myself to work. as i slowly became more awake, i  heard a child's voice chanting or singing something in a rhythmic pattern in the metro car. i have always appreciated hearing or seeing children on the metro during rush hour because it is such a change of pace from the grumpy adult commuters, who are worse when it's rainy and cold like it was today.

the little girl couldn't have been more than 4 or 5 years old. at this point, she had my attention and i started straining to hear what she was saying or singing. eventually the train emptied out a little and i could hear more clearly. it wasn't a song. or a nursery rhyme. she was saying the full names of ALL THE U.S. PRESIDENTS. what the freak. only in washington.

*bonus: when she got to some of the more recent presidents, she said, "ron-ald rea-gan, george herbert walker bush, hil-a-ry clin-ton..." and then her mom stopped her and corrected her and said, "no, it's william clinton, honey. she's his wife." seriously, only in washington.

happy friday. indeed.