Archive for September, 2005
Observations from a baseball game
- Why are there still people who yell “O!” during the National Anthem? Not only are you at the wrong stadium, you have terrible manners. – Three pieces of string does not qualify as underwear. That’s not panties, it’s twine. Also, I don’t want to look at your ass crack all night, so wear a [...]
More »My Yard Sign is Bigger Than Yours
You know, some political emails are just so funny that you have to let them speak for themselves. I just got this gem from the Fenty Campaign: From: alec@fenty06.com Subject: FENTY CAMPAIGN SURPASSES 2,000 YARD SIGNS To: alec@fenty06.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Adrian M. Fenty (D-Ward 4) announced today that his mayoral campaign has delivered over [...]
More »Autumn Cravings
I hadn’t been to the Luna Grill and Diner in ages, but last night after re-joining the National Capital YMCA we needed something close by and relatively uncomplicated for dinner. Not to mention the minute I remembered the place I began to obsess about their sweet potato fries. There’s something about the sweet potato that [...]
More »Dog Parks In DC
When I was out for Happy Hour on Friday, my friend Ben was telling me a tale of woe of how he was nearly arrested when he and a friend had taken a dog out to a local park and let it off the leash to run around. I was astounded to hear that there [...]
More »Weekend Festivals
Thanks to Christian and Nikolas for reminding us that there’s more to life than the anti-war/anti-capitalism/anti-you-name-it-we-hates-it rallies this weekend. If you’re looking for something to do locally, there’s going to be a Green Festival (a joint project of Co-op America and Global Exchange) at the DC Convention Center with tickets at $15 a day and [...]
More »Virginia Law – Anti Beer Pong!
This just in from Dr Dremo – their Beer Pong games are history. Why would they stop such timeless fun? How could they end the hard-core competition? Well it seems that Johnny Law is anti-pong. Yes, there is no more beer pong at Dr Dremo’s by order of the Arlington county police and the VA [...]
More »“I have a cunning plan, m’lord…”
A Falls Church man has admitted to plotting with a Saudi Al Qaeda cell to assassinate President Bush. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali says it never got past the “idea stage,” and it’s not hard to see why: “My idea was . . . I would walk on the street as the President walked by, and [...]
More »The Revel Grove
Ah, yes, it’s that time of year. The time when you begin to have strange cravings for Steak-on-a-Stick, or smoked turkey leg eaten right off the bone a la Henry VIII. Perhaps you find yourself speaking in an excruciatingly bad English accent, or inexplicably adding “e” to the ends of words like “Shop” or “Old” [...]
More »DC Foodies Unite!
Do you find a good meal better than sex? Would you quit a job that interfered with dinner? Can you spot a truffle in the wild? Then you should belong to the Tastings Journal. There you can have 4, 5 and 6 course prix fixe dinners by Washington’s hot new restaurants. Each month they offer [...]
More »I am a sweet tooth
Yes, I am. I would mainline sugar and cream if I could, which shocks some because I eat so healthy and don’t have sweats near. Really, though, the reason I don’t get near the dessert tray or the ice cream isle is that I have no willpower when it comes to sweets. For Ben & [...]
More »Fifth Ain’t Bad
We took fifth tonight at Four Courts’ Pub Quiz, ace-ing out a round featuring roman and greek mythology and going near perfect on the olympics round. Half price burgers, wholesome delicious Guinness, tasty cider and their fantastic bread pudding were on the menu for the Beltway Buccaneers (our tribute to International Talk Like a Pirate [...]
More »Don’t Drill, Storm Capitol Hill!
Apparently, if you live/work near DC, America’s Arctic Refuge needs you. During your lunch break tomorrow, you could join thousands of citizens from across the country and send a message to Congress: Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge! Folks in the Dome might then realize its Arctic Refuge Action Day, Tuesday, and from 11 AM [...]
More »Hey Montreal…
…you’d better be garnishing Youppi’s wages now that he’s the mascot for the Canadians. That no-good gigolo left behind his bastard-child, Screech, and poor Slapshot hasn’t gotten a cent of child support from that jerk since he fled DC when he heard Slapshot had laid an egg. Of course the local rags have said he [...]
More »Yarrr
Yar, it be International Talk Like a Pirate day once again. All ye landlubbers best watch out for us pirates, as we’ll be conductin’ our commerce soundin’ as if we’d be taking up our cutlasses and givin’ out what for! All ye bilge rats that be lookin’ like ninjas best be watchin’ out as we’re [...]
More »Escape
This weekend we travelled up to northeastern Pennsylvania for my husband’s family reunion. On the way we saw both beautiful scenery and depressed areas. Some towns we drove through probably haven’t seen an economic boom since the days of the robber barons, if at all. At one point we drove through Jim Thorpe, a town [...]
More »Back To Back Brutal Losses
When I went to bed just after midnight last night, the Nats had a 5-0 lead on the Padres and what looked like their fifth straight win all but locked up. Oh, would that that that were so! Instead, Frank Robinson decided to change pitchers in the ninth twice, and closer Chad Cordero gave up [...]
More »the sultry voice of Master Wegman
Wegmans’ Menu magazine is the worst kind of food/home pr0n there is. Worse than Food Network, worse even than Williams-Sonoma, this magazine caters to every dirty, middle-class, giant-kitchen, china-pattern-choosing, mistress-of-the-manor fantasy I have. Oh sure, Food Network shows me how the other half lives, and Williams-Sonoma provides the retail outlet for the accessories of my [...]
More »Groceries Delivered
Starting today, Safeway grocery stores will be delivering their groceries to area homes via their Safeway.com onling ordering service. Of course, they’re going to be facing the ever-popular Peapod service from rival Giant. Safeway.com will be offering a free delivery on an order over $50 as a reward for signing up, but be aware that [...]
More »Your nominations, please…
Count on the people of DC to come up with the perfect person to head FEMA. This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »more secret mailing list fun
You know what’s a fun way to spend a Friday evening? Well, fun if you’re a frilly girl who likes fussy, glittery things that smell nice… A product launch party at Lush in Georgetown. You can smell the Lush store from a couple of doors down- fruity, perfumy bath stuff practically smacks you in the [...]
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