Archive for September, 2006
Massive Disappointment
OK, maybe not massive, but the Massive Attack concert last night at the 9:30 Club was a bit of a let down. Don’t get me wrong, I really do like the band, but after about 5 or 6 songs my friend and I decided to leave. Their performance seemed very monotone, and if [...]
More »No Love for the Nationals?
Caption Please!
Wow. So I post a “Get Free Nationals Tickets” caption contest yesteray and get not a single entry.
What gives DC? Was the contest too hard? Might you have difficulty laughing at me? My supermodels sure don’t.
It can’t be the mental challenge, this [...]
Why they keepin my man Teddy down?
Apparently the key to good turnout isn’t scoring or standing, it’s fleece. Over 27,000 in attendance tonight.
I, on the other hand, may just have to start boycotting games. Not one single win for Teddy Roosevelt? Aside from being a great President the man was probably the most athletic in life of the four contestants in [...]
Wanna See Nationals vs. Mets for FREE?
I have four tickets to Saturday’s Nationals vs. NY Mets 7pm game at RFK and this is the next to last game of the season. The tickets are in Section 445 and you can be sitting in them tomorrow for free, enjoying $6.50 Miller Lites. How?
Submit the best caption for the photo [...]
Automated Glitches at Home Depot
Photo by DC Metroblogger
This is the self-checkout line at the Rhode Island Avenue Home Depot.
It is either a crowning achievement of modern technology, another small step towards shopping automation, or a marker of the end of civilization in America.
As a technology achievement, its pretty cool. Each station processes [...]
Freecycle DC Highlight: Boxster Child Seat
Freecycle is a movement across the country designed to make sure that nothing ever gets chucked into a landfill until it’s been on an email list for at least a few weeks, and DC has their very own yahoo group dedicated to such a concept. Today’s highlighted message comes to from someone who likely [...]
More »WMATA 30th Annual Bus Roadeo
What do you visualize when you read this Metro press release?
Metrobus “cowboys” are set to drive and brand their “steers” – in this case 40-foot long, 30,000-pound Metrobuses and various maintenance modules – to victory in the 30th Annual Bus Roadeo on Saturday, September 30, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Would it be individual bus [...]
A little Friday smile
This isn’t the kind of bike Wayan’s always campaigning for, but I figured he could appreciate the sentiment if not the vehicle.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
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Triathlete Dating Lab Realities
No Pain, No Gain!
I love the WashPost’s “Dating Lab” in the Sunday magazine. Every week they have some dating train wreck for us to gawk at.
Last week I noted they had a call out for crazed athletes like I:
LOOKING FOR SCHOLARLY TRIATHELETES — and other singles wishing to [...]
Art rage!
At the risk of encouraging the Borfization of our fair city, I have to say that this bit of sticker modification at the local Costco gave me a smile. And after the discussion earlier this week of post-processing of images I thought I’d give the picture a little filter love…
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Be a Part of History
While we’re all just a speck of sand in this thing we call the universe, and none of what we do really matters in the grand scheme of things, sometimes it’s worth noting and recording a little piece of history. Case in point, when Alfonso Soriano (aka “cry baby”) became only the fourth player [...]
More »Discounted Cake!
Psst! In October, Cakelove will be selling cupcakes for $2 instead of $3 for Customer Appreciation Month! Mmm, cupcakes.
I know of at least one DC Metroblogger who will be having a birthday in October, so I am particularly excited about this.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
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Calling the Mayor for Life
Last night, when re-telling the tale of the Metroblogging DC vs. DCist trivia fight, I asked the usual crowd-stumper: What is Mayor for Life, Marion S. Barry Jr.’s middle name?
As usual, no one knew it was “Shepilov “. Challenged by fools doubting me, I Googled “marion barry dc” and got this interesting [...]
Robinson: So Long And Thanks For All The Fish
It’s official, Frank Robinson is in his last games as the Nationals’ Manager. Robinson, already a Hall of Famer, will end his tenure with the Nationals with a sub .500 record, surprising precisely no one. Sadly, the Nationals suck more than a Dyson vacuum cleaner, but I’m not sure it’s all Frank’s fault. [...]
More »Framing My Elephant
Photo by DC Metroblogger
When I travel, I love to bring back fun knick knacks from around the world. Often, they are items that can fit in my carry on bag: cloth, cards, rolled posters.
This last trip to Sri Lanka, I brought back an elephant pillow cover. Not one to [...]
I’m posting about this secret
photo courtesy of Fall for the Book
PostSecret, that is. If you’ve never seen what I’d describe as a collaborative art project, you owe it to yourself to have a look. Theoretically every submitted postcard represents a secret that is both [...]
More »“I’m in out? Am I up down too?”
Back in May I snarked here about an ad for Mitchum’s deodorant which fell somewhere between homophobic and generic moronic. Some time later I was contacted by a writer for OUT magazine asking me a few questions about the ad, where I’d seen it and my reaction to it. Amusingly, he asked [...]
More »Gas Price Oddity
Hess
Originally uploaded by tbridge.
Yeah, prices are going down to sane levels again, as evidence by this Hess station, but what’s going on that it’s happening in such an odd fashion? Check out the Shirlington Shell by my house, which is $0.30 more per gallon for regular [...]
More »Missing Something in NoVA?
Photo by DC Metroblogger
Location: The elevator in Potomac at Riverhouse, Pentagon City
Notice anything odd about this elevator panel? Look closely…
Did you count the floors? You notice that its missing one (or two).
First there is no first floor, which is common, “Ground Floor” and “First Floor” are [...]
All Aboard the Ghost Train
OK, I know I recently wrote about how most attempts at photographing the Metro fall short of being interesting, but when I stumbled across this shot by Flickr user kerron7, I nearly ran for the hills. Maybe I should have waited until Halloween to post this, as I find this shot downright spooky. [...]
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