Archive for October, 2006

Vote “Clean Up Your Signs”

Photo by DC Metroblogger

I love the American election process. I do believe it is the foundation on which our great country is founded. However, I don’t like its accompanying visual pollution.
Mr. Jenkins, do you have to staple your signs to every post between Arkansas Avenue and the White House? [...]

You Beat Me To It

No, I didn’t go to the Air Force Memorial dedication ceremony a couple of weeks ago. Are you kidding me? Fight with traffic, idiot cops, and crowds of people? No thanks. Not worth it. That being said, I’ve been dying to go over there (assuming I could figure out how [...]

Social Media Brainjam Beer Whatever

I went to the launch of the DC Social Media Club last night. I went with a little bit of trepidation, because first of all, “social media” isn’t that descriptive or useful a term, and yet I somehow know what it’s supposed to be describing. Secondly, every single event I’ve ever gone to [...]

I love Halloween

Seen between my garage and my office this morning:
- A guy in a REALLY impressive parrot costume. Like, as if the parrot were a mascot for something. I thought it was a promotion for something until I remembered what day it was.
- An older lady (or man, hard to tell) in a very [...]

The Melanie Boyer Interview – Part 1

Melanie Boyer by Patrick King

It was a hot and sweaty night this summer when I met Melanie Boyer, the Washington City Paper’s About Last Night.. columnist. Hoping to add her to the supermodel harem, I did my best drunk Wayan moves – divining her undergarments down to type and model [...]

That ain’t Borat!

Photo by DC Metroblogger

Check out the post-plywood chrysalis on the lawn of the Kazakhstan Embassy to the United States and Canda.
While its no Borat, the monument to Kazakh independence dedicated by Nursultan Nazarbayev makes me wonder.
How can Kazakhstan celebrate independence with a hunter on a griffin? Neither founded the modern [...]

Tommorrow’s the last night for the Freak House

photo courtesy of Freak House DC

No, not (insert lame-o political joke here), I mean the Cherry Red-Lobsterboy collaboration on a haunted house! One of the saddest days of my life in DC was when Ian announced that Cherry Red Productions would stop doing regular shows in the [...]

The Nature of Loyalty in Supporting the Home Team

Did the Redskins play yesterday? Judging from their web site I don’t think they did but other than that I would have no clue. You see, I am not a Redskins fan. Or a football fan or a baseball fan. I think sports are a nice diversion, even fun to play and watch but to [...]

Sledding on Metrorail

Say you in the Blue/Orange Line Metrorail tunnel under the Potomac and the lights go out on the rail car as it stops. Not a sound you can hear, not a sight you can see. Just as people start to freak, cell phones showing panic, you see a light and hear an authoritative [...]

Politicians and Their Porn

With all the foofaraw attached to the Virginia Senate Race, I didn’t think it could get weirder. Then It Did (thanks Wonkette!). Senator Allen’s campaign brought up Jim Webb’s written fiction novel. Which, of course, drove Slate to drudge up all the pornographic writings of previous and current politicians. The best [...]

2006 Marathon photo roundup

As promised, my last few notable shots or things that amused me at the marathon. Leading with the strongest entry is the Big Giant Hat. How can you go wrong? More after the jump.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs

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8 Days Left. Who Are You (Not) Going To Miss?

With just 8 days left until the Midterm Election of 2006, most of those who are up for reelection have log since abandoned the District for their home turf, where they’re stumping and fundraising and speaking and putting up attack and defense ads on television. It’s likely that several incumbents might find themselves short [...]

A Multiple Fashion Violation Morning

Photo by DC Metroblogger

I don’t even know where to begin.
Maybe by questioning the thought pattern that thinks those boots work with that skirt.
Maybe by wondering about the physical discomfort of riding a bicycle in a short skirt on a cold morning.
Or maybe by calculating the inherent danger of a [...]

The Machine

I’d actually intended to just do a roundup of the interesting outfits and shirts I’d seen and have just one more marathon post, but I got diverted by this woman: Jaimee Joroff. Funny shirts are one thing, flags – for all their additional drag – are another. But firefighter gear? That’s some serious [...]

Fernandes Out, Gallaudet Hosts Giant Kegger

Jane Fernandes is done at Gallaudet after the Board of Trustees voted to terminate her appointment as the president of the University, resulting in a jubilant scene on Florida Avenue where the protestors not only burned Fernandes in effigy, but exulted in their triumph after 27 days of demonstrations.
They’re not out of the woods, yet. [...]

Congrats to the first timer

Please join me in congratulating Kristen, seen here at mile 22, who would go on to complete her first marathon with a time of 04:27:54. The addiction seems to have set in – a few hours after finishing she was indicating to us her desire to do it again and finish in under [...]

Odd marathon sightings

I mean aside from otherwise reasonable people deciding to push their bodies to the point where they’ll need days to recuperate. No, in this case I’m talking about The Sport and Health Dancers who were on-hand to dance to entertain…. someone. They were fairly talented – check out a short video clip after [...]

DC Photo pages link deleted due to self-respect

When I was writing about Markoff’s Haunted Forest I was going to use a photo from DC Photo Pages since they have a whole gallery of Markoff’s photos. In the end, though, I decided that their copyright page was so obnoxious that I didn’t even want to give them a hotlink. Paragraph one says all [...]

Hurry To the Finish!

Photo by DC Metroblogger

If you are planning to cheer on a loved one in today’s 31st Marine Corps Marathon you better get a move on.
As you can see here, runners are off the National Mall and headed into NoVA.
If you are a techno geek like me, you are getting runner updates [...]

Marine Action We All Can Support

Photo by DC Metroblogger

As the last of the runners in the Marine Corps Marathon pass, these recruits spring into action.
Cleaning up the mess of too many thirsty and hungry runners, uncomplaining marines quickly return the city to its usual pristine state.
Thank you US Marine Corps. From the famous Iwo Jima Memorial [...]