Archive for September, 2005
Maternal Style Mavens
Last night a dear friend of mine and I oo’ed and aah’ed our way through browsing the fall fashions at Pentagon City. Usually this involves showcasing our uncanny ability to pick up variations of exactly the same outfit, color, style – so much that sometimes we have to bargain with each other (“if you buy [...]
More »Just One
Well, the Nationals are coming into their final series of the year, and while they’ve clinched a .500 record, it’d sure be nice to get that 82nd win. The Phillies come in needing to sweep the Nats to have a chance at the Wild Card, with their elimination number at 1 (number of Astros [...]
More »BEP has a sense of humor
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (who have the best domain name ever) released the brand new $10 bill yesterday in a big event by the Statue of Liberty in New York. Of course, all the bills will be printed off the presses in DC, over at 14th and C St. SW, and the [...]
More »Lame Duck
Mayor Williams said tonight he won’t run for re-election next year. If you get a chance, come noon today (the 29th), he’ll be giving a press conference at the rec center in Hillcrest at 32nd and Denver in Southeast. For seven years, he’s been our man on the street, bow-tie and all. [...]
More »Classless Society
A co-worker just relayed something he had seen this morning.
There’s this janitor in our office building, extremely hard-working, very quiet and rather shy. He was on his hands and knees scrubbing up something on the luxurious marble floors of our lobby. Two suits walk by and push through his work space, practically walking over [...]
a personal update
So, we weren’t going to post about it here, because this blog isn’t about us, but at Wayan’s insistence…
Tom and I got engaged yesterday in Point Reyes, California. You’re welcome to read all about it on his blog or on mine. There are photos of both Point Reyes and of course, the ring [...]
Affleck for Senator?
You have to be kidding me. Seriously. Kidding me.
With Senator Allen up for re-election next Fall, the Democrats are looking to pull a rabbit out of a hat and they may be asking Ben Affleck to be that rabbit.
As a Virginian, I am absolutely horrified that this is what the party [...]
One of the things you have to know…
…is which city officials take bribes, and which ones are FBI agents. Douglas Jemal didn’t quite figure out the difference, and seven months after they raided his offices, he’s been indicted for bribery.
Oops.
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So, What’s For Lunch?
That quintessential question, sitting at your desk, long about 11:45 and your stomach’s grumbling at you and you wonder, “So, what’s for lunch today?” Well, this week is your lucky week, because Galileo is doing their grill feature again this week. We’ve been before, and their cannolli’s to die for, so if you [...]
More »Save Serenity for DVD
Tonight I saw a pre-screening of Serenity, a new movie, free just so I’d write about it. The corporate shills say I should quote some industry crap for my free swag. Yeah, and they also say that DRM (digital rights management) is good for me. Enough of that.
Serenity is a new sci-fi movie [...]
Lost in Translation
I was just in Firehook Bakery for my usual afternoon delight, when I overheard this exchange between a British tourist and the barrista:
Brit: “Could I get a cuppa tea?”
Barrista: “You want a cup of green tea?”
Brit: “No, no, regular tea. Tea.
(Pauses…)
Don’t you have just an ordinary cup of tea?”
Barrista: “You mean, not flavored? We [...]
quiet on the homefront
What’s this, you ask? A hundred thousand protesters in DC this weekend and nary a peep from the Metrobloggers?
Let me clue you in on a little secret. Protests are part of daily life here. Anyone who has lived in DC for more than a month has learned the critical lesson: Whether it’s [...]
Sunday shopping at the Bling Bling Giant
Push, shove, get outta my way!
Wow, never have I seen anything quite like a supermarket on a weekend in DC. You would think that Hurricane Rita was hitting DC by the way folks elbow and scramble for bread and eggs. Instead, it
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Places Not To Hang Out
With 50,000 angry women (and the 50,000 college guys pretending to be angry so they can get laid) descending upon the city for protests this weekend, you might be thinking, so what exactly is DC going to do about it?
The answer is: close streets. But the good thing is, the Post is there with [...]
Bleach! Ow!
I realize that I had a pretty religious upbringing. And while my parents aren’t prudes by any stretch, I realize that there is a lot out there I haven’t really been, um, exposed to.
But what the HELL is up with nude housecleaning services? I mean, I suppose I understand the market [...]
Off to Webzine 2005
Danger, Danger!
Originally uploaded by tjbax.
These are the shoes that the TSA decided were so dangerous that they had to have “additional screening.” These shoes. The ones I bought for $10 at Target. In the CHILDREN’S section.
Tom and I are headed to Webzine 2005 in San [...]
Display Only?
Display Only?
Originally uploaded by tbridge.
What happened to “Out of Order” ? I mean, I just don’t get it. There we are, sitting in the Dulles terminal waiting for our Jetblue flight to California, charging our laptops (hint for travelers, all payphone areas at Dulles have [...]
More »Blogger Movies
Hey DC Bloggers, want a free ticket to Serenity?
Okay, now that you’ve started to salivate, please be sure to wipe your mouth.
From Instapundit Glenn Reynolds:
MOVIE SEEKS BLOG REVIEWERS: The PR folks for the forthcoming Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, etc.) science fiction movie Serenity are inviting bloggers to advance screenings. (List of cities here [...]
Half a Mil
Professional Development Trip to Paris for your chef: $3,500
Luncheon for the wife and garden club: $5,000
Trip to Nigeria: $22,345
Drivers’ Costs: $54,000
Bar Bill: $100,000
Spending over half a million of the university’s money on yourself? Priceless.
Yup, the President of American University is currently in some awfully hot water over his spending habits, which include pan-seared foie [...]
Big Hunt to Bokum Cafe
Tonight was a good bar-crawl. I’m entertaining/interviewing a candidate for a prime Geekcorps Mali Program Manager position and took him out for a night on the town and social testing. I don
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