US Senate Internship
They let me work in the Capitol
2008 · Lenses: Legit Business, Useful Nonsense, Actual Sincerity, Community Work · Roles: Collaboration, Community Organizing, Civic Service
In the summer of 2008, I was an intern for U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel, who later became Secretary of Defense. At the time, Obama was a Senator too, and I rode in an elevator with him. He remains the only President I’ve smelled (he smelled nice).
Though I really loved giving tours of the Capitol Building to visiting Nebraskans, working in politics in D.C. made me realize how much I did not want to work in politics in D.C. So I came back to L.A. and started writing TV scripts, disappointing all my relatives who expected me to do something important with my life.