Archive for the ‘WTF?!’ Category
Real World Update 2
‘House’
courtesy of ’squidpants’
A week after the original projection for the RW cast move in date, there’s still no sign of them. The house looks like it’s more or less ready to go. I stopped by on Saturday and there was some minor construction happening inside, but the exterior of the house looked to be in ship-shape; there was [...]
Paolo’s Georgetown Catches Fire
‘Paolo’s Ristorante’
courtesy of ‘john w’
At around 10pm Saturday night, Paolo’s Ristorante on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and N Street NW caught on fire. I happened to be sitting across the street having a drink at Martin’s Tavern, when I noticed black smoke billowing out the back roof of the restaurant; shortly thereafter we saw flames. [...]
Fenty on the Death Toll Count Problems
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Mayor Fenty, in the Tuesday morning news conference at the site of the Metro crash, cited a figure of 7 dead, a number that had been reported by all the media earlier in the morning as 9 dead. Now, we have an explanation from the mouth of the Mayor, [...]
More »Talkin’ Transit: Hard Questions
‘Franconia-Springfield metro station’ courtesy of ‘nevermindtheend’
So Metro, now what?
That’s the question in the back of everyone’s minds here in the District after Monday’s tragic Metro accident. It’s not an easy question to ask and in the coming days, how John Catoe and WMATA answers it may well make or break the transit agency.
It will certainly [...]
In the Aftermath of the Metro Crash: Tips for Tuesday
Tomorrow is going to be a very, very difficult day for many. Our hearts go out to those who’ve lost loved ones, or were injured in the catastrophe. But, we must go on, and we must learn from what happened. We have to get ready for tomorrow.
Let’s start with what’s [...]
Metro Derailment, Collision at Fort Totten, 6 Dead
Courtesy of WUSA-9 via Twitter & Flickr
Courtesy of NBC Washington via Twitter & Flickr
Shortly after 5pm today, two Metro Red Line trains collided just outside the Fort Totten Metro station. Systemwide delays in the middle of rush hour are now to be expected. It’s not clear at this time if there were any [...]
Real World Update
‘Workers’
courtesy of ’squidpants’
The Real World watch has officially begun. Word on the street was that filming was supposed to begin this weekend, but it looks like that the actual date may be a bit later. I swung by the RW house on Saturday to try to catch a glimpse of the incoming cast, but found [...]
Is Homeless the New Sexy?
Homeless in Sugamo 2
by jamesfischer
It’s a slow day here in Georgetown, what with it being early still and thus nobody making too much of a fuss over me being the only guy in the neighborhood without one of those shitty men’s scarves all the pseudo-hip guys seem to be wearing nowadays. Being a bit bored, [...]
Office Schedule Change - Ugly Sweater Day Revisited
Justin’s Ugly Cat Sweater
Originally uploaded by nerdcoregirl
What? A high in the 60’s? It’s June, for Pete’s sake. I just wish I had a nice cat sweater and a beer and I could stay at home, away from the impending craziness, snow-induced accidents and obvious breakdown of order in the world. It’s too cold to be [...]
More »Two People Killed by Trains Over the Weekend
‘The Evening News’
courtesy of ‘Bogotron’
This weekend was a deadly one for Metro riders as two people were struck by trains in separate incidents. The first took place on Saturday at the Potomac Ave station when a man was run over on the orange line. He was alive when rescue workers arrived but later succumbed to his injuries. The second [...]
Recycling woes: People amaze me
People still don’t get it.
Originally uploaded by carlweaver
I work in an office in DC, where recycling is enforced and violations come with fines. Granted, we are new transplants here, as our office recently moved from Virginia, where lawlessness pervades and you can do anything you want without consequence. Almost. We are simple, country folk, still [...]
