The longest day of the year has just passed us by, the solstice bells have rung out, and far to the north they’ve seen the sun at midnight. Here in Washington, we brace for the brutal heat we’ve only just tasted up to now. There is some consolation for the misery mother nature heaps on D.C.’s coming dog days. For many lucky office drones, in summertime the living truly can be easy. That filing that’s been stacking up on your desk? There’s someone to do that now. That mind-numbingly boring project that’s been clogging your task list since January? You don’t have to do it anymore. No matter how low on the office organizational chart you might be, someone just slid in underneath you. Now is your opportunity to shine. Because now is your opportunity to delegate. That’s right Washington, it’s summer, and the interns have landed.

Quote of the Week

Two 20ish male interns on the Red line to Farrugut North:

Intern 1: “So how long do you work?”
Intern 2: “Um, 7 and a half hours, so like 8 with 30 minutes for lunch.”
Intern 1: “Oh really, I only work 7.”
Intern 2: “How do you manage that?”
Intern 1: “Well, I figure my 30 minute commute each way counts towards my 8 hours.”

After the jump, sexy sXe strategies, junior political commentary, and lots and lots of little people.

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