Here's a video of the shrimper dumping oil on herself (you can hear her, at least). See if you can spot me...i'm in there! (Thanks Dad!)

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20007240-503544.html

Had a really really busy day today - spent two and a half hours at another Oil Spill hearing this morning where the Energy and Natural Resources Committee interrogated the Secretary of the Interior (Ken Salazar). There was a protester who stood up and dumped "oil" all over herself while screaming at the committee towards the beginning... very insane and messy! Security responded quickly though, so that was good. Learned a TON about the oil spill and response efforts. It was interesting to hear the administration's point of view. I still have a lot of respect for Obama - he's doing a great job dealing with the situation given all that's going on.

The rest of my day was spent at reception (which is always fun) and giving another Capitol tour. Had a really nice family again today, which is fantastic! Makes my job easy and rewarding.

Tyler drove down from Baltimore to surprise me for dinner, which was fantastic!!! Made my week :). Plus you can't go wrong with Pita Pit. Yum.

Nothing really exciting happened today - scheduled a bunch of tours for the upcoming months, reorganized a few things, and finished the START treaty. I'm going to two hearings later on in the week and i'm spending one afternoon listening to Sonia Sotomayor give a speech... it'll be fun! I have found that even though i'm working fewer hours (technically) I'm equally productive and busy.

Started the half day schedule today... and I've gotta say, I could really get used to this 5 hour workday thing. Led another VIP tour today, which was incredibly fun. The people are always so sweet and excited to be in the Capitol. I love it! Finished the START treaty project today, so I should be ready for the hearing next week. Not much else went on today, but it was a good day regardless :).