Archive for September, 2009
Samurai Sword Killing Takes a Turn
Fox 5 is reporting a slight change in the Baltimore Samurai story, which includes the phrase “modern-day ninja vigilante”. They’re suggesting that the victim in this case was not killed in the garage, rather the victim was crouched in a corner in front of the house. The suspect lunged when he asked his [...]
More »Cupcake Crawl: AKA, What I’m doing for my next birthday
‘Georgetown Cupcakes’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Finally a form of extended, ambulatory debauchery I can get behind: Cupcake Crawl this Saturday, starting at 9AM. Participants will sample cupcakes from 15 different bakeries (and are encouraged to split cupcakes with other participants so as to maintain their endurance/insulin levels).
The party starts at the Alexandria Farmers’ Market, then winds its [...]
“Jonathan Parker is robbing a house RIGHT NOW! LOL”
‘Facebook poke’
courtesy of ‘liako’
How dumb can you get? Really, really, REALLY dumb. Jonathan Parker, a PA resident, decided to rob stands accused of robbing a house outside of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, WV. But that’s not the dumb part. Ready for this? He checked his Facebook account on the victim’s computer and left it logged [...]
White House Farmers’ Market Opens
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courtesy of ‘Hoffmann’
Today, the White House Famers’ Market opened for business. The Market features about 20 stalls staffed by area farmers and various, agriculture related government offices. It will occur on every Thursday until October 29 on Vermont Ave., between H St. and I St. It seems that market has some security issues to work [...]
The Wait, What? I’m Lost Symbol
I see the future, I bend my thought to it: millions turning to these words and taking meaning from them, imbuing them with personal meaning; individuals comprehending “untold” mysteries written secretively in every building; a double decker bus with a speaker, the supreme leader shouting interpretations through the streets. That’s right, I see… The Lost [...]
More »Sweet Sidewalk Art Won’t Help American Auto Industry
Outside of the Union Station metro exit right now there is a man putting the finishing touches on a pretty banging chalk drawing and optical illusion. The sidewalk drawing, which the man said he designed himself by hand, makes it seem like there is an illuminated open precipice in the cement floor. The drawing is [...]
More »Washington Post & website to finally get married
‘Saya Originals in the WaPo’
courtesy of ‘wharman’
In a move guaranteed to make people say, “What? They hadn’t done that already?” the Washington Post and washingtonpost.com are getting ready to become- wait for it- the same damn company. According to the Washington Business Journal, the change will become effective on January 1, 2010.
Which means when I [...]
We Love Weekends: 19-20 September
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courtesy of ‘erin m’
Karl: This weekend is birthday time! Saturday is my only birthday all year long, so I’m going to celebrate like birthdays are going out-a-style! But before I crack a beverage and prepare the festivities, it’s time to give back a little. I’m going to join the Honor Flight program Saturday morning to welcome US [...]
So, What Does WMATA Really Stand For?
FarecardOriginally uploaded by tbridge
Our friend @RitaHayworth tweeted this morning that she wondered if that WMATA actually stood for “We Make Accidents, Terrible Accidents?” That got me thinking. What do you think WMATA actually stands for? Can you come up with some good ones? Best entry gets a $10 farecard purchased by [...]
DC Shorts closes tonight
‘E Street Cinemas’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
The 6th Annual DC Shorts festival draws to a close tonight, but you can get some of the best bits. “Best of DC Shorts Show A” starts at 7p and unless you already have tickets, you ain’t going. Show B is at 9:30 and still has seats available, though I have [...]
“Hasta La Vista Taco Carrito”: Arlington Police Whip Out Tape Measure
‘Cops’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
“Whoops – what are we going to eat today for lunch now?” is what some Arlington Police officers might be thinking this morning.
The Taco Carrito served up delicious tacos to Crystal City and Rosslyn lunch crowds – until yesterday – when they discovered they were too big. We received this notice from the Arlington taco [...]
Garden District Saves PARK(ing) Day
garden district by NCinDC
PARK(ing) Day DC, an annual, global event where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks, almost didn’t happen due to difficulties obtaining permits. Fortunately, Garden District has stepped in to save the day by hosting the event in their parking lot. The PARK(ing) [...]
The Young and the Rich
‘Dream Car’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
It could be the title of the next DC based reality show, according to the latest report from Nielsen on Yahoo! News. The Washington, DC area is ranked as the top metro area in the country for top earning people between the ages of 25 and 34. Loudon County captured the number [...]
Virginia Reverses Book Ban
‘Book 1′
courtesy of ‘erin m’
State prison officials in Virginia have reversed their recent decision to ban the very popular Books Behind Bars program run by the Quest Institute. The program was halted last month after officials said the security risks were too great and that the shipments of books made too much work for the [...]
Tea Bag Metro?
‘they’ve had enough’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Tax hating, tea-party protesters are angry at Metro. You’d think it would be for being a publicly funded transit system that wastes tax-payer dollars as it ferries the excessively large federal workforce in and out of the city. It turns out, however, that the tea baggers are upset because WMATA’s service [...]
Pets and comic books out, sex-ed in
‘Glen Matlock – Sex Pistols Live 2008′
courtesy of ‘Edvill’
14th & You reports that Green Pets and comic book shop Big Monkey Comics will be vacating their current space on 14th between R and S (roughly across from the Black Cat). 14&You describes it as the “loss of their lease” but a subsequent indirect quote from [...]
