Not serious about wanting a gun. Serious about being broke, bored, and bothered. Entertain me please?
― j.lu, Thursday, 25 September 2008 22:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
hi j. lu
― metametadata (n/a), Thursday, 25 September 2008 22:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
Hi, how have you been?
― j.lu, Thursday, 25 September 2008 23:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
this election season needs more I DIED
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 September 2008 00:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah I'd be posting more except that I have tried putting Palin's head on Doctor Casino's other photos and it just doesn't work as well.
― I DIED, Friday, 26 September 2008 14:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
case in point
― I DIED, Friday, 26 September 2008 14:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
hello, I am in Oslo airport, I shall be here for some time it seems.
― I am not drunk sufficiently constantly (Ed), Friday, 26 September 2008 14:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
holy shit i love you i died
― Mr. Que, Friday, 26 September 2008 14:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
The atomium is not used enough for hilarious photoshops, god work.
Also that is the closest she ever got to foreign parts, I think
― I am not drunk sufficiently constantly (Ed), Friday, 26 September 2008 14:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
WOW.
I have missed the DC thread, frankly. Though not so much the Saturday morning too-many-beers-at-Big-Hunt hangovers.
― quincie, Friday, 26 September 2008 17:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
I miss the photoshopping.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 27 September 2008 04:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
I love everyone.
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 27 September 2008 05:53 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'm gonna edit this thread title tomorrow so it has to do with that new coen flick. nobody panic.
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 27 September 2008 05:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
when is beers o clock?
There. Go Skins.
― TOMBOT, Saturday, 27 September 2008 18:41 (4 years ago) Permalink
last night you could follow the debate walking down 18th, even over the downpour. maybe not such a shocker but slightly odd nonetheless, in person.
― W i l l, Sunday, 28 September 2008 02:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
i had to be at work during the debate. and today from 11-7:30. all hands on deck until election day!
i will make some photoshops when i am back in the office.
did this the other day
― regular guy, scranton, pennsylvania (daria-g), Sunday, 28 September 2008 04:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
Wait was that really insane football video from way back (sandbox, maybe?)? Someone flying through the air in a ridiculous manner. I can't remember any other details, sorry. But it was awesome A++ would watch again if someone knows what the hell I am talking about.
― quincie, Sunday, 28 September 2008 15:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
OH WAIT IT'S THAT GUY UP THERE INNIT?
― quincie, Sunday, 28 September 2008 15:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
YEAH HE DID THAT AGAIN! this video is from last week!!
FLYING DAWKINS
― regular guy, scranton, pennsylvania (daria-g), Sunday, 28 September 2008 16:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
― I DIED, Monday, 29 September 2008 20:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
Wow.
― quincie, Monday, 29 September 2008 21:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
The cigarette is an especially nice touch!
^^^^what happens when you meet without preconditions
― mookieproof, Monday, 29 September 2008 23:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/22/AR2008102203346_2.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2008102300047&s_pos=
"She's like one of us, just a normal, hardworking person, not someone from D.C. " said Ivan Capps, a Bureau of Land Management records manager who attended a Palin rally in Grand Junction, Colo.
fuck youuuuuuuu
― I DIED, Thursday, 23 October 2008 13:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
the special prize we get for being #1 Obama supporters is that he's gonna come live here!
― I DIED, Wednesday, 5 November 2008 15:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
not just him: On a chain-link fence erected by inaugural construction crews [near the White House], someone hung the sign: "Welcome Home Malia and Sasha!"
from the Post article on last night's partying. U Street was just, wow
― W i l l, Wednesday, 5 November 2008 22:02 (4 years ago) Permalink
that was my view around 11:30 last night, insane
― I DIED, Wednesday, 5 November 2008 22:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
They call it the White House, but that's a (increasingly) temporary condition.
To each his reach, and if I can't cop, it ain't mine to hang.
― B.L.A.M., Wednesday, 5 November 2008 22:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
hey guys we have to get this thread going again now that DC is the new BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD!
― I DIED, Thursday, 6 November 2008 14:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
I SO want to move back.
Damnit.
― B.L.A.M., Thursday, 6 November 2008 21:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
I am officially retired from breakdancing in the street. Ow.
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 6 November 2008 21:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://www.slate.com/id/2204096/
hey Slate: fuck youuuuuuuu for reprinting a 15-year old column about "life in DC" and saying "it's still remarkable how little of the city's character has changed."
― I DIED, Friday, 7 November 2008 15:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
orange line extending to NY? rendering of new 2nd Ave subway entrance.
― I DIED, Friday, 7 November 2008 15:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh man that would be the best i would buy so many records and work pays the smartrip
― 69, Friday, 7 November 2008 15:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
that's the part of the upper east side with all the fresh-out-of-college banker types and shitty bars
― gabbneb, Friday, 7 November 2008 15:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
So, I'm coming to join your cool place-to-be city some time around February. Pretty jammy timing. I've visited before but only for 2-3 days. I think I'll be living somewhere near Dupont Circle/19th, if I take over the apartment of the last incumbent in the job...
― ljubljana, Friday, 7 November 2008 21:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
cool
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 November 2008 21:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
our football team is awesome
― T-PALIN (daria-g), Friday, 7 November 2008 21:25 (4 years ago) Permalink
― T-PALIN (daria-g), Friday, 7 November 2008 21:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
I get to learn the football rules!Is that a real TV show embedded in that vid somewhere?
― ljubljana, Friday, 7 November 2008 21:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
nah.. DC go go band Mambo Sauce had this song out for a while and finally made a video for it, so.. that's what they did. chuck brown shows up at the end to tell the police to let them go, I guess is the gist of it
― T-PALIN (daria-g), Friday, 7 November 2008 21:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
Even your cheerleaders go on tour!
― ljubljana, Friday, 7 November 2008 21:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'm still trying to get my head around 15K ppl in DC voting for McCain? TOO MANY I DEMAND RECOUNT.
― quincie, Friday, 7 November 2008 21:41 (4 years ago) Permalink
TOMBOT can you embed the mambo sauce vid at the top of the thread? tks.
― I DIED, Friday, 7 November 2008 22:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'm still trying to get my head around 15K ppl in DC voting for McCain?
http://latenightshots.com/
― T-PALIN (daria-g), Friday, 7 November 2008 22:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
who all had logins to there? I miss the roffles ;_;
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Friday, 7 November 2008 22:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
WAU
http://dcist.com/2008/02/06/reality_show_ba.php
― Mr. Que, Friday, 7 November 2008 22:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh shit
OH SHIT
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Friday, 7 November 2008 22:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
awesome
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 November 2008 22:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
I can give LNS invites if anyone wants
― I DIED, Friday, 7 November 2008 22:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
^_^
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Friday, 7 November 2008 22:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
can read such threads as:
- Stolen undergarments on Saturday- Manipulating men into LTRs and marriage- FATTIE, but great in bed. Keeper?- Is it possible to be super smoke and humble at the same time?- whats the website to order generic Viagra- How did you make up for election night depression?- any hill staffers wanna release some tension?
― I DIED, Friday, 7 November 2008 23:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
FATTIE, but great in bed. Keeper?
omg
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Friday, 7 November 2008 23:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
Is it possible to be super smoke and humble at the same time?
username on this question was "bho choom gang" right?
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Saturday, 8 November 2008 00:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
See I always assumed the LNS crew lived in Bethesda/NOVA and thus would not be fucking with DCs polls.
― quincie, Saturday, 8 November 2008 01:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
no much of LNS lives in DC west of rock creek park! Like YOU!
― I DIED, Saturday, 8 November 2008 02:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yeah actually I think some of them live directly below me. PICK UP YOUR CIGGY BUTTS DOUCHES.
― quincie, Saturday, 8 November 2008 02:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
who wants to pal around w/ terrorists next week?
Busboys & PoetsMon, November 17 6.30pm Author Event, William Ayers
― I DIED, Monday, 10 November 2008 21:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
hey whatever happened to stephen x
― mookieproof, Monday, 10 November 2008 21:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
HE DIED
― I DIED, Monday, 10 November 2008 21:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
well, maybe. I don't know.
― I DIED, Monday, 10 November 2008 21:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/11/no_restaurant_for_you.php
sala thai is fine for delivery and take-out? I don't understand the point about mediocrity somehow profiting from the restriction - if a restaurant truly sucks, it goes out of business, no? As pointed out in the comments, Adams Morgan is packed to the gills with bars and restaurants and I wouldn't say it's any kinda amazing dining district. Brains, tell me how it is.
― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 18 November 2008 06:05 (4 years ago) Permalink
Sala Thai is eh. I used to eat there plenty before Rice and Regent Thai opened. Now I pretty much just do Rice since the last time I went into Regent Thai it smelled distinctly like rat poison.
This overlay needs to get changed but it's not really a problem as it stands - I know plenty of people looking at opening up in that corridor and they don't expect any problems getting a zoning exception.
I think new building in DC should require all retail on the ground floor without restrictions - this would drive retail rents way down and would negatively impact efficiency of new development somewhat, but it effectively translates to having developers subsidize cheap retail. Because of the building height limits DC retail spaces are overpriced and we lack a proportionate population to support retail, so lower rents could do a lot of good.
Mediocrity does profit from restriction sometimes - like with cabaret laws in NY.
I think the biggest factor in keeping bad restaurants open is lack of reliance on repeat business. Woodley Park is a great example of this - it's got the same demographics and a similar streetscape at Cleveland Park just up the street, but it's got a bunch of shitty places and Cleveland Park has, generally, very good ones. The large hotels in Woodley Park mean there are a bunch of tourists and conventioneers coming through who are going to eat at that random indian place or wherever because it's right between the Metro and their hotel - I don't think it's the locals keeping that row in business.
I don't think Yg's argument is valid here given the current state of development along 14th/U St. There are a lot of older struggling places in that stretch that would actually be less expensive for a restaurateur to buy out and remodel than a new space would be. If Sala Thai is able to stay open despite not doing very much business that just means they'll eventually be bought out by another operator that thinks they can maximize their volume in that space.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Tuesday, 18 November 2008 14:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
our football team is awesome― T-PALIN (daria-g), Friday, November 7, 2008 4:25 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― T-PALIN (daria-g), Friday, November 7, 2008 4:25 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
RIP
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Tuesday, 18 November 2008 14:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
Inauguration Organizers Plan for 4 Million on Mall
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703672.html?hpid=topnews
woah
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Tuesday, 18 November 2008 15:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
shit is going to be lunacy
― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 18 November 2008 17:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
and fucking cold as hell
apparently i don't care about going to the inauguration, but i still want one of these
http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/11/20/obamas-mug-on-dc-subway-cards-for-inauguration/
― gabbneb, Thursday, 20 November 2008 22:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
#Have they done this for previous presidents-elect? If not, this is a blatantly partisan move by an organization funded with taxpayer money.Comment by Ryan Lile — November 20, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
Have they done this for previous presidents-elect? If not, this is a blatantly partisan move by an organization funded with taxpayer money.
Comment by Ryan Lile — November 20, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
my favorite part about this is that if you click dude's name it takes you to a site to buy $100 designer dog bowls
― El Tomboto, Friday, 21 November 2008 00:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
I enjoy the fact that this thread is easily found in the search engine by querying for "pitt shit"
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR BRAINS.
when would you be available to check out PROPERTY with your bro mewhenever is fine 'cause we just started looking and I haven't bothered about a lender yet
but tis the season for getting sweet deals on exposed brick & etc
― TOMBOT, Saturday, 22 November 2008 23:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
Tombot taking the property-ownership plunge OH YEAH.
― quincie, Sunday, 23 November 2008 02:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
I just got back from a very brief visit to your fine fine city and I am still getting over the fact that I'm going to be living near the fabulous Kramers book store rather than here. Though Kramer's website is a bit self-congratulatory, or at least the video is. ETA now some time in February, so will miss the Mall madness...
― ljubljana, Monday, 24 November 2008 10:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
Kramerbooks is a fairly small bookstore with an OK selection and decent beers and shitty food. And it's open 24 hours on the weekend. That's all.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Monday, 24 November 2008 15:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
TOMBOT I am on crazy schedule for the next 2 weeks but should be OK to look at some places after.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Monday, 24 November 2008 15:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
I live in Swindon now, so an ok selection and half decent food will do me fine for now :-) I'm afraid I'm pretty easy to please when it comes to cities at the moment...
― ljubljana, Monday, 24 November 2008 15:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
Recommendations for better bookshops very welcome, thanks in advance...
― ljubljana, Monday, 24 November 2008 16:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
Second Story Books in Dupont is pretty okay for used stuff. Other than that. . . Olsson's used to be the other big indie bookstore around here, but they shut their doors. So you're stuck pretty much with Borders and B&N's.
― Mr. Que, Monday, 24 November 2008 16:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
Thanks Mr Que. My colleague whom I'm replacing there also recommended Second Story Books, but she worked in Swindon for even longer than me, so I should not rely on her warped judgement...
I'll drop the excited puppy thing now. I'm showing up provincial England. I'm capable of getting over-excited by Whole Foods as well.
― ljubljana, Monday, 24 November 2008 17:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh hey, I will be in DC tomorrow
I should have said something sooner, yeah?
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 22:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
just tomorrow?
― T-PALIN (daria-g), Wednesday, 26 November 2008 22:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 22:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'll be around! TOMBOT has my #.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Thursday, 27 November 2008 00:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
i gotta spend the day w/family in the MD suburbs. not really looking forward to it, though prob won't be all that bad. theoretically i would be home about 8, but who knows.
― T-PALIN (daria-g), Thursday, 27 November 2008 00:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
I'll probably get called in to work on some bullshit premise as soon as I get dressed and walk out of my house
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 27 November 2008 00:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
goddamn circus.
tom I told you not to take that job with the circus.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Thursday, 27 November 2008 01:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
US-CIRCUS
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 27 November 2008 01:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
Not just tomorrow! J and I will be here thru Saturday.
Email me at djperry @ gmail if you want to do drinky type things
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Thursday, 27 November 2008 05:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
all this time I've spent wondering, who do I e-mail if I want to do drinky type things, and it was BLACK SEINFELD ALL ALONG!!!
― TOMBOT, Thursday, 27 November 2008 05:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
ha
― W i l l, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
City to be renamed "Obama, DC" January 17 - 21, 2009
― W i l l, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
Obamavegas
hey, the new Day the Earth Stood Still DVDx2 is more fun when you map the chase of Klaatu all the way up Connecticut Ave.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol those fuckin' irish morons who own the fuckin' jury's hotel shut down for renovations on november 2nd
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:25 (4 years ago) Permalink
wait morbius are you describing an actual special feature on the new version or did you just break out the paperwork and a grease pencil while you were watching
Unless I'm mistaken, he's talking about a new release of the original movie (ie the DVD is new, not the movie).
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
fuck, the jury's isn't gonna be a bargain anymore?
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
that's my favorite place to stay in town
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
xxxp: haha, neither, but I said "oh yeah that looks like Columbia & Ct." They did an awful lotta second-unit work in DC.
I'm not sure how much if Klaakeanu lands on the Ellipse, I don't want any part of it...
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 18:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
The D.C. Council Tuesday night voted in favor of extending last call to 5 a.m. during inauguration week.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 19:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
Hey Dan I am available for post-work gathering tomorrow somewhere in the downtown-ish vicinity (note: my definition of "downtown" is pretty much the whole of the district, plus select MD stops on the red line).
Unfortunately Mr. Que has class on Thurs.
― quincie, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 20:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
dan went back to boston last sunday, he got sick of waiting for "those ridiculous 'q' people"
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 20:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
you ques, you lose
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 20:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
hahaha OK I should have made note of the date posted, huh?
― quincie, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 20:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
My baseball covention next summer is at the JW Marriott Pennsylvania Avenue, $179/might + tax, oh fuck that.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 20:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
uh, that's a good rate
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 20:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
for rich motherfuckers
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 20:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://www.marriott.com/specials/senior/default.mi
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
funny, Que (I'm in the most youthful third in that crowd)
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
it's a good rate for a good hotel on the Mall, motherfucker
(you want to do better, check the Tabard or the Jurys Normandy (promotional rate), both of which will require more walking in humid DC on the hottest coupla days of the year)
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
don't need to sleep on the Mall, assface
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
tell your fellow geeks not to have a convention there, then
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
Why the hell are all you non-DC ppl on the DC thread? Get your own damn thread, douchebags!
― quincie, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
Mookie is of course welcome as he is a former dcilxor. Gabbneb's time in the District does not count.
there's also these places
http://www.thedupontcollection.com/
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
WHAT DID I JUST SAY?
― quincie, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 21:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
did someone say somethng?
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 22:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
;_;
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Wednesday, 3 December 2008 22:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
hey dan give us a heads up next time yr in town, would love to hang. sorry we missed you
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 3 December 2008 22:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
in fairness, I gave my brother a 72-hour heads-up confirmation that we were, in fact, going to be in town (we'd said we were coming but hadn't actually made plans)
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Wednesday, 3 December 2008 22:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
On which side of this line do I fall?
I lived there for >6 years, during which time Ia) Had lots of drinksb) Ate lotsc) Met, moved in with, and married Mrs. B.L.A.M.d) Attended law school
May I continue to post, or am I doomed to remain a deemed lurker of the (Capital) Dome?
― B.L.A.M., Wednesday, 3 December 2008 23:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
if you've been a Hunan patron you don't even have to ask.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Wednesday, 3 December 2008 23:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
BLAM is totally in. Dan is an honorary. Oh what the hell I love all of you, post away.
― quincie, Thursday, 4 December 2008 16:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
ok this is kind of random but if anyone is interested in downing good cocktails at christ0pher h1tch3ns's house and donating money to a really good cause (DC youth writing center) pls email me. lolomgwtf at gmail.
― W i l l, Thursday, 4 December 2008 16:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
I have had scotch with christ0pher h1tch3ns at his house! Really nice apartment. Lots of books.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Thursday, 4 December 2008 16:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
i am not from dc and will leave immediately so quincie doesn't yell at me, but i just had to stop by to commend Wi11 on winning the awesome gmail address game
― MINOTAUR FACEPLANT IS ITS OWN REWARD (John Justen), Thursday, 4 December 2008 16:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
ha thanks. i also have development @ gmail. if you want CVs from the subcontinent i got em
― W i l l, Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
my time in dc just about parallels BLAM's, except for the law school. was really ready to leave the city when i did, but now i really miss it. scotch at h1tch3n's place sounds great! i once had breakfast at at table next to him, he looked really hungover and barely said a word.
i'll be visiting again for the 24 hour drinks around inauguration day. yes!
― mark cl, Thursday, 4 December 2008 19:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
Damnit, I miss DC.
― B.L.A.M., Thursday, 4 December 2008 19:53 (4 years ago) Permalink
And DC misses YOU.
― quincie, Thursday, 4 December 2008 20:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
I may be back for a brief time after Christmas. Stay tuned.
― B.L.A.M., Thursday, 4 December 2008 21:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
I really do not want to go outside today.
― TOMBOT, Monday, 22 December 2008 15:41 (4 years ago) Permalink
I kind of like this weather.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Monday, 22 December 2008 16:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
great winter to be unemployed
― a mountain climber who plays an electric guitar (gabbneb), Monday, 22 December 2008 16:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
Is there really any good season to be unemployed?
― quincie, Monday, 22 December 2008 16:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
winter?
― a mountain climber who plays an electric guitar (gabbneb), Monday, 22 December 2008 16:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
RONG
― quincie, Monday, 22 December 2008 17:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
no I see his point. mr. que posted this on another thread once:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/opinion/25robb.html
― TOMBOT, Monday, 22 December 2008 17:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
The MARC broke down at New Carollton and then my hat blew off on the way from the subway.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Monday, 22 December 2008 18:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yeah the thing is I sleep better knowing there's a check in the mail.
KKvsG: better get a new hat--cold as tit out there.
― quincie, Monday, 22 December 2008 18:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
dudes have you looked at the "Dirtbike Friends" flickr group lately
― TOMBOT, Saturday, 3 January 2009 17:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
:D:D:D
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Saturday, 3 January 2009 18:43 (4 years ago) Permalink
sorry quincie.I wish it were possible to hate darren sproles as much as it is possible to hate pee rivers
― TOMBOT, Sunday, 4 January 2009 04:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
we were watching the game at james hobans and right after the final touchdown the jukebox started playing LOVE WILL TEAR US APART. it was http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=77&threadid=286
― TOMBOT, Sunday, 4 January 2009 04:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
WTF @ DIRTBIKE FRIENDZ
― mookieproof, Sunday, 4 January 2009 08:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
GUYS
NEXT DOOR to BEN'S is basically OPENthey will be FULL ON FOR THE INAUGI have told the head bartender he should get some ALE TO THE CHIEF from avery brewery but anywayWE SHOULD DRINK THERE
― TOMBOT, Monday, 5 January 2009 01:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
srsly you can just hang out and have la chouffe or allagash in bottles and just eat ben's chili all day watching football at the giganourmous bar with like 9 fuckoff big HDTVs and that shit is like brand name for real all the way
― TOMBOT, Monday, 5 January 2009 01:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
also they apparently hired "chef rock" from teevee who is going to help them formulate amazing kitchen magic but I'm like dude everybody is just going to eat half smokes come on
― TOMBOT, Monday, 5 January 2009 01:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
Being able to drink, watch tv, and eat Ben's in one place should pretty much be illegal or at least highly regulated. But until it is I'll be happy to take advantage of the situation.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Monday, 5 January 2009 02:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
Also speaking of inauguration we need to figure out MEGAOBAMAFAP2K9 situation!
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Monday, 5 January 2009 02:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah I am pretty much sold 100% on hanging for at least some period of time at NEXT DOOR (to BEN'S) sometime during the run-up; as per bro'ng out on the 20th itself things are probably limited for me because I have to show up at 8 FUCKIN AM the next day somewhere on NY ave for INDOCTRINATION TO SERVING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
R3-V4 still hasn't figured out whether she is gonna be working in an official capacity or not but I am definitely NOT working in ANY capacity from the 16th-on
― TOMBOT, Monday, 5 January 2009 03:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
Here is the thing about the 20th - I think we should fap at a bar during the ceremony and just watch that shit on TV - it'll be early and warm! That's my plan, at least.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Monday, 5 January 2009 03:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
of course that is the plan, we all live here, plus, not insane/stupid/insane-o-stupid
― TOMBOT, Monday, 5 January 2009 03:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
I mean the fuck, if I gotta get up at fuckin' morning times and go downtown the 21st anyway, why I'm gonna do that two days in a row?
― TOMBOT, Monday, 5 January 2009 03:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
that made sense when I typed it. seriously though all I mean to do is strongly recommend next door to ben's as the hang-out-place for some day that weekend and the 20th too if we can get some seats
― TOMBOT, Monday, 5 January 2009 04:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
So much Obama at Ben's Chili Bowl coverage
― curmudgeon, Monday, 12 January 2009 07:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
hey guys the list of places going for the later alcohol sales for inauguration weekend is up and it includes HUNAN PALACE?!?
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Monday, 12 January 2009 14:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
Do you guys have the day of the inauguration off?
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 00:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
yes, but had to work a weekend day to make up for it
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 13 January 2009 00:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
trenh0lm b0ggs!
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 13 January 2009 01:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol darcars "his dad's got a dealership man"I hate white people
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 01:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh, god noguys we know u are all young republicans there is no need to do this
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Tuesday, 13 January 2009 01:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
I have the inauguration off because I am quitting my job this friday
you are white despite your ethnic name, El Tomboto.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 13 January 2009 01:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
I might be white but that doesn't mean I'm people
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 01:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
you are a fed now are you even allowed to quit?
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 13 January 2009 01:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
I mean your job, not being white
i wasn't going to come down for this, but now...
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 13 January 2009 01:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
this article is even more cringeworthy than you can possibly imagine. Chefs Settle Down in ‘the Real D.C.’: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/dining/14wash.html
― a slap in the face (Kitties!!!), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ms. Cashion calls H Street “a kind of post racial Georgetown, as it once was before the national retailers staked their claims there.” She’s consulting on the Mexican menu for the H Street Country Club, which is supposed to open in February. It will feature an irony-laden miniature golf course that requires putters to work through the swinging briefcases of K Street lawyers and shoot around Marion Barry, the former mayor and councilman.
jesus christ on a cracker^^^^
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
seriously. this was so bad.
― a slap in the face (Kitties!!!), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
i am so not reading that article again tomorrow when i get the paper
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
let's just start with the hyper-obsession with the race of every person interviewed and each neighborhood in this city. what was this story about - a demographic breakdown by ward? who writes this shit?
― a slap in the face (Kitties!!!), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:25 (4 years ago) Permalink
and that line about best Belgian beer selection in the city is so laughable. In a city where most restaurants have a strong Belgian beer selection. I feel like she went to one place, saw they had Chimay on tap, was super impressed, and deemed them "the best". an entire article made up of throwaway lines. Congrats NYT!
― a slap in the face (Kitties!!!), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
Some people call it the Atlas District, others call it lower Capitol Hill and still others say it is Trinidad. The area had 22 killings in 2008. “I don’t care what you call it, it’s still the ’hood,” Ms. Clark said.
H St bugs me out, I hardly ever went there even when I lived 5 blocks away, but.. really poor neighborhoods just around the corner & then you have a place like Granville Moore's where you can't get a beer for less than $8. hated worrying about muggings and break-ins but I guess they happen here @ dupont a lot and I just don't pay attention
hey I DIED, did you know Marvin was another quasi speakeasy? LOLOL
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
i don't understand how playing miniature golf with Marion Berry and briefcases equals irony
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
see, a bar serving very expensive drinks to hill types is not enough like a country club, that you have to make a theme of it being a country club
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 03:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
a cool, P. M. Dawn feeling
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
AAAAAAARGH THAT ARTICLE
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
COULD REFUTE 240% OF IT
FUCK YOOUUUUUUUUUU
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
?? i have heard a lot of music in there but never heard any p.m. dawn, i dunno. p.m. dawn are okay, it's just not a connection i would come up with.
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
(x-post) that is the situation as I see it
(x-post) this city needs more PM Dawn
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol NYT articles about DC are always so special
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
this city needs more PM Dawn
^^ this. more early 90's hip hop/r&b anywhere, i got four compilations of new jack swing not long ago.. hadn't heard some of those songs since 1992 <3 <3 <3
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
"GILLIAN CLARK calls fried chicken the curse of the black chef"
hmm that is so interesting as your restaurant offered a fried chicken dinner for the four years it was open
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ms. Clark’s parents are from Panama. She graduated from a Long Island, N.Y., high school. She enrolled in a French-influenced cooking school and was first taught by French chefs. But whenever she opens a restaurant, people want her to fry some chicken.“I’d be more at home making knish,” she said.
“I’d be more at home making knish,” she said.
wow because you had a fried chicken night but never a knish night
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
I would like the early 90s fried chicken/r&b dinner why because it look so interesting
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
Later this year, Ms. Clark plans to open Georgia Street Meeting House in her working-class neighborhood in Northwest Washington.
... in the ground floor of a luxury condo development
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
knish are superfrançais come on
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
“It’s such an interesting time for the real D.C., because for years there has been a whole lot of nothing going on,” Ms. Clark said.
yeah the years when "nothing" was going on was when you opened your first restaurant, when property values rose, when chefs planned the outposts they have now, when developers courted restaurant tenants to make an article like this possible.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:43 (4 years ago) Permalink
Diane Gross and her husband, Khalid Pitts, just wanted to live, work and eat out in their neighborhood, which bridges Logan Circle and U Street.
Initially, their brokers didn’t get it. “When we were looking for a space, they all wanted to show us the Hill,” Ms. Gross said.
Diane u a liar I have worked with commercial real estate brokers during this time and it was all DOWNTOWN and GEORGETOWN, the hill was way back on the list.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
p.s. I love the drinks at your bar, though
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
guys you know what I can't WAIT to see what matt yglesias has to say about this article!!! maybe mcardle will weigh in too
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
hang on did I say I can't WAIT? HA HA I MEANT I CAN'T WHITE
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
"That not only means black eating next to white, but gay next to straight and young next to old" - NYT on Cork, 01/09
"Black, white, straight, gay, young and not-so-young: They're all gathered on U Street NW in what looks as if it's been around for decades rather than merely one year." - Washington Post on Marvin (three blocks north of Cork), 10/08
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
I mean seriously
I don't care if you're black, white, that guy in the riddler suit or a gym twink! You can eat chicken in this town.
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
Downstairs, where a huge folk art image of Mr. Gaye dominates one wall, the restaurant feels like a stylish American speakeasy.
... a speakeasy with wide open windows and a sign. Maybe if you want to write about something you think of as a speakeasy you will write about the place next door. OH WAIT you are writing about that this Sunday.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 04:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
TOMBOT OTM re: riddler suit
One good way to see the changes around Washington is to jump in Ms. Clark’s car for a tour, which I did last week. She starts out with a stop at Columbia Heights Coffee. Five years ago, Ms. Clark said, good espresso from a La Cimbali machine was unimaginable in this neighborhood.
please to note two people shot within a stone's throw of this place in the last two nights.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah, well
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
the espresso is that good
― velko, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:02 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ann Cashion, a chef who has helped start many food careers in Washington, including Ms. Clark’s, lives there. The neighborhood, she said, “is truly still black, Latino and Caucasian in almost equal measure, despite the introduction of lots of new housing and D.C.’s only Target and Bed Bath & Beyond.”
No another Bed Bath & Beyond opened three years ago on 7th St. Also the restaurant you sold last year that still carries your name is not very good despite the $25+ entrees.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
Columbia Heights vs. the setting of Road House
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:05 (4 years ago) Permalink
ed the car toward an even tougher neighborhood, bouncing over a few dozen blocks of rough asphalt northeast of the Capitol. Some people call it the Atlas District, others call it lower Capitol Hill and still others say it is Trinidad. The area had 22 killings in 2008.“I don’t care what you call it, it’s still the ’hood,” Ms. Clark said.
“I don’t care what you call it, it’s still the ’hood,” Ms. Clark said.
okay this is actually incredibly OTM, from personal experience
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:05 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh shit, are they writing about the place next door this sunday? shit. it was full on a wednesday last time i was around there. what days can you actually go in there without a reservation any more?
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
who the fuck DOESN'T know that Trinidad is our Little Beirut
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
One of the most successful is Granville Moore’s, where people line up on weekend nights to work through big, steaming bowls of large mussels simmered with bacon and wine, and dip perfect hot fries into curry mayonnaise. The place also has what might be the best Belgian beer list in the district.
No, Brasserie Beck, which is only a mile away, has the best Belgian beer list within 2000 miles at least, followed by about 5 places in Philly.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol daria I swear to god maur33n d0wd is going there this weekend
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
Tina I am very much enjoying your fisking of this horrible waste of everyone's time A+++
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
Maureen Down is going to Trinidad? Praise the Lord.
Ms. Cashion calls H Street “a kind of post racial Georgetown, as it once was before the national retailers staked their claims there.”
lol. just lol.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
It will feature an irony-laden miniature golf course that requires putters to work through the swinging briefcases of K Street lawyers and shoot around Marion Barry, the former mayor and councilman.
FYI this place was supposed to open 18 months ago, and will suck ass when it does.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
Just reading the tidbits you've reposted here makes me want to move across the anacostia river or something. Jesus. RIP U ST U USED TO BE COOL
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh no, i despise her. can some people not let her in, maybe? pleeeease?
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
ny-laden miniature golf course that requires putters to work through the swinging briefcases of K Street lawyers and shoot around Marion Barry, the former mayor and councilman.“The D.C. culture has evolved now to a point where we can be proud of it,” said Lee T. Wheeler, the artist who designed the course.
“The D.C. culture has evolved now to a point where we can be proud of it,” said Lee T. Wheeler, the artist who designed the course.
u are the problem, not the solution
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
(xpost) no I am going to hit on her an convince her men are necessary
And no one knows whether the economic downturn will stop the restaurant revival cold.
oh actually everyone knows the answer to this and it is YES
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
... just based on my experience in talking to many more restaurant and bar owners than were interviewed in this article.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
i want to run into her and be like "maur33n who? sorry i don't even know who you are"
also ESPN2 is replaying redskins-niners 1983 NFC title game dudes! john riggins! darrell green! the hogs! JOE MONTANA
― disco is the reason (daria-g), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
daria sundays thru tuesdays are cool there still. No guarantees after inaguration blowout 2k9.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 05:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
yes! Brasserie Beck. I was going to say that clearly has the best Belgian beer selection in town - but was blinded by my rage from this asinine use of column space. and that is a very high bar to cross on any day with the NYT.
― a slap in the face (Kitties!!!), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 11:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/01/beer-news-good.html
― a slap in the face (Kitties!!!), Thursday, 15 January 2009 17:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
this really sucks for me and Tombot as we enjoy many single beers from a variety of craft brewers. Argh. I live in Ward 1 and not exactly sure which parts of the ward are covered by this.
― a slap in the face (Kitties!!!), Thursday, 15 January 2009 17:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
btw when Pizzeria Paradiso Dupont moves to its new home a block east it'll have a 10 tap birreria!
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 15 January 2009 17:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
Wuz reading on the city paper young and hungry food blog about a New York writer for politico.com I think, who was supposed to come up with 10 DC restaurants worth eating at, and she listed only 8. She said that was all that she could come up with that met her NYC standards.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 January 2009 18:05 (4 years ago) Permalink
she writes one of those every couple years, no worries
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 15 January 2009 18:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
sucks about the single-beer ban. i bought 750ml bottles quite a lot when living in dc. though usually from chevy chase liquors on conn. ave. that's ward 3 right?
i might move back to dc later this year. i miss it more than i thought i would.
― mark cl, Thursday, 15 January 2009 20:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah that's ward 3
― a slap in the face (Kitties!!!), Thursday, 15 January 2009 20:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
Is that roller derby girl art exhibit at a gallery (forgot the name)worth seeing? How about the Jubilee exhibit at the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum? I haven't been there in years. Heard Texas Fred talking about the Jubilee exhibit on WPFW and the NY Times just mentioned it.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 January 2009 19:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
Cory Oberndorfer’s paintings combine the visual language of graphic design with the subculture of flat track roller derby. Oberndorfer elevates roller derby players to iconic status with bright colors and simplified, stripped-down forms. While having the look of mass production and silkscreen, these paintings are actually meticulously hand-painted. at the gallery at flashpoint
http://www.flashpointdc.org/venues/art_gallery.html
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 17 January 2009 04:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
Is it quiet enough yet to go to Ben's or Ben's next door?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 January 2009 22:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
No on Ben's but you can get lucky at Next Door. I was able to poach a couple of seats from a young couple that were on their way home Monday night. Ben's is pretty much our Wailing Wall or the Kaaba at this point.
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 21 January 2009 22:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
like, you circle the structure seven times, and then you get a half smoke.
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 21 January 2009 22:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
Bill Burton, the press secretary for Mr. Obama’s campaign who is following him to the White House, predicted changes in the Washington restaurant scene’s pecking order.
Already, he said, Cork, a relatively new restaurant in the Logan Circle area of town, is becoming a popular spot for young, incoming administration hands, many of whom have moved to the neighborhood in recent weeks. 1-14 NY Times
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 January 2009 13:53 (4 years ago) Permalink
please don't get me started again
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 22 January 2009 14:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol terps
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 January 2009 20:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
DUKE SUCKS
note - ben's chili bowl has calmed down a little bit, uh.. only about a 20 minute wait to get (vegetarian) chili fries around midnight? i couldn't really eat too many of them. it was nice stopping by though, i used to go there a lot in 01-02. they have a big obama picture on the wall now.
― NFL RUNOFF miss u plaxico (daria-g), Saturday, 24 January 2009 21:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
Visiting from 27 Jan-7 Feb, mostly working/compulsory worksocialising but if anyone's free and wants to have a coffee/drink would be great, esp on 30th/31st. Moving out properly at the end of Feb, if the human resources dept manages to work out what I'm allowed to ship before I have to get out of my house. Feel a bit weird announcing my impending arrival since I'm about 9/10ths lurker and 1/10th poster, so consider this spam from some random Britisher.
― ljubljana, Sunday, 25 January 2009 00:42 (4 years ago) Permalink
SOME NOTES
1. a surprisingly good brunch option is sette osteria next to the benetton/G-STAR RAW on connecticut/20th - go there, get the poached eggs on toasted bagel, order a side of mozzarella and a side of proscuitto and stack your own benedict, plus, excellent hot bloody mary and no crowd
2. marvin is okay, I recommend the allagash tripel since their price for it is pretty comparable to what you'd pay in a store. Momo's still has the best burgers around U st for some reason
3. I think everybody officially knows about Next Door now, oh well, more room at the saloon?
4. Carson from Queer Eye was hanging outside Busboys & Poets this afternoon. No idea.
― TOMBOT, Sunday, 25 January 2009 21:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
Welcome ljublajana; would be lovely to get a drink with you upon your arrival, just post with your availability/approximate location as the date gets closer. Please note also that ILXDC prefers the term "britishes" to "britisher" and thus expect to be addressed accordingly.
― quincie, Sunday, 25 January 2009 21:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
What is this "Momo's" and why would I eat a cooked hamburger when I could eat raw hamburger at Dukem?
― quincie, Sunday, 25 January 2009 21:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
xpost - thanks, will do that. Approx location will be Dupont. What's the singular of britishes, or will I exist in the plural?
― ljubljana, Sunday, 25 January 2009 21:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
"britishes" is both the singular AND the plural. As in "LOLbritishes be wanking over soccer again especially that one britishes dude MattDC."
― quincie, Sunday, 25 January 2009 21:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
AmericansesAmericanersAmeriklesor simply Americas
― ljubljana, Monday, 26 January 2009 01:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
Magic People of the Eagles
― Mr. Que, Monday, 26 January 2009 01:25 (4 years ago) Permalink
― NFL RUNOFF miss u plaxico (daria-g), Monday, 26 January 2009 01:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
From my predecessor in the job - Hi Ljubljana - I went out for brunch with (future landlady) yesterday and we had a quick chat about things. Firstly, she would like to meet you next week and has suggested a novel outing. Her husband is the executive producer on America's Most Wanted and has suggested dinner on Saturday, plus a trip to the studio to see the show being made - would you like to do this?
Ph - wh - er, yes.
― ljubljana, Monday, 26 January 2009 19:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol a high-school ex of mine used to do re-enactments for AMW
― Barack You Like A Husseincane (HI DERE), Monday, 26 January 2009 19:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol yanks
― mookieproof, Monday, 26 January 2009 19:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
2-3 inches of snow = everyone freaks the hell out, schools close for "winter storm."
welcome to DC, by the way! i will get drinks.
― NFL RUNOFF miss u plaxico (daria-g), Tuesday, 27 January 2009 15:53 (4 years ago) Permalink
Shortly before a meeting with business leaders on the economy at the White House, Obama said he wanted to make an unrelated comment to the press. In a slightly amused tone, he noted this his daughters' school, Sidwell Friends, was canceled today because of a snow and ice storm that hit Washington.
"Because of what? Because of some ice?" Obama said to laughter around the table. He said Sasha, his 7-year-old, pointed out that in Chicago, not only is school never canceled for snow, "you'd go outside for recess. You wouldn't even stay indoors."
He concluded by saying: "We're going to have to apply some flinty Chicago toughness to this town. I'm saying that when it comes to the weather, folks in Washington don't seem to be able to handle things."
― W i l l, Wednesday, 28 January 2009 17:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh man I'm sorry I disappointed you by walking slowly on the ice on the way to work today, Mr. President :(
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 28 January 2009 18:19 (4 years ago) Permalink
gary williams = insecure asshole, exhibit 5369
"Kathy Worthington doesn't speak for me. She has never won a national championship. She has never done anything. She is an associate AD."
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 28 January 2009 18:42 (4 years ago) Permalink
wow @ all the quotes!
"Yeah, and it wasn't my fault that they're not here. You know, that was somebody else's call""Kathy Worthington doesn't speak for me. She has never won a national championship. She has never done anything. She is an associate AD.""Why do they jump on me all the time?""It's somebody else's call. Who said University of Maryland's call? Nobody. Why can't I say that? This is just giving you guys stuff to make me look bad.""I don't want to get into that now. No comment.""Take a look. I coach here. I've got to live here. That's the way it is. I've coached here for 20 years, long before anyone else was here. Nobody was here 20 years ago."
"Why do they jump on me all the time?"
"It's somebody else's call. Who said University of Maryland's call? Nobody. Why can't I say that? This is just giving you guys stuff to make me look bad."
"I don't want to get into that now. No comment."
"Take a look. I coach here. I've got to live here. That's the way it is. I've coached here for 20 years, long before anyone else was here. Nobody was here 20 years ago."
he needs to retire already
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Wednesday, 28 January 2009 19:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
3 more years on his contract I think, and the school has no money to buy him out (in this economy).
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 29 January 2009 15:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
Sunday anytime for drinks if anyone can make it? I'm at Dupont, but can travel anywhere as long as there's a bus or metro - in fact it would be nice to get to a new area. I only really know Dupont Circle (not even far past the actual circle), bits of Georgetown and the little bit around Ballston metro.
Cultural points so far:
Your cab drivers are friendly but not psycho friendly People stop and politely offer help if you look lost, this is very very niceYour hotel breakfasts are extortionateI do not know what A-1 sauce isNever inadvertently touch anyone softly with the edge of your coat in a bar
― ljubljana, Friday, 30 January 2009 22:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
someone take her to a super bowl party
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 January 2009 22:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
Sorry, forgot about the superbowl! Next week may be fine also one eve.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 31 January 2009 05:53 (4 years ago) Permalink
How's the visit going?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 5 February 2009 16:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
Deeeeeeeeeeee Ceeeeeeeeeeeee. I alway like how Russ Parr says it.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 February 2009 14:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
<3 russ parrdid you hear the zodiac sign part?
― NFL RUNOFF miss u plaxico (daria-g), Friday, 6 February 2009 16:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
Nope. I like the friday morning at 8 "wrong song" segment but it wasn't on this a.m.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 February 2009 18:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
sorry, I was out of contact. The visit's been going pretty well. New job panic and all that but I've got three weeks to get that under control. I head back to the UK tomorrow and then I'm back here on 26th Feb. Two friends just told me they'll both be in New York that weekend at the end of Feb so even though I'll have just arrived and should be getting ready for work I might have to get that Chinatown bus I've heard so much about...
― ljubljana, Saturday, 7 February 2009 05:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yea, and if that one won't work for ya the bus has competition from other bus lines now
― curmudgeon, Monday, 9 February 2009 06:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
just crickets here
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 22:42 (4 years ago) Permalink
I am right now on Skype to Comcast, arguing with them about why they can't just switch the internet service into my name
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 17 February 2009 22:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
Good ol' Comcast...Always impressive with customer service
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 05:20 (4 years ago) Permalink
DC Folks be working all the time I guess, when not not going to dj nights and stuff--see the ilm Capital Swamp linkCapital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 22 February 2009 16:54 (4 years ago) Permalink
Thanks for the link - maybe the move will get me back out to gigs
― ljubljana, Sunday, 22 February 2009 18:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
Not music:
Sietsema in the Post magazine section only likes expensive restaurants, so why do I keep reading him every Sunday? I think he blogs and/or does a chat too, but I've never bothered.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 February 2009 17:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
if you read him every Sunday, why do you think he only likes expensive restaurants?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/urban-burger-company,1135558.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/w.-domku-bar-and-cafe,1111346.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/spider-kellys,1152350.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/bars-clubs/stoneys-bar-and-grill,806077.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/pike-pizza,1145487.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/nava-thai,1131986.html
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Monday, 23 February 2009 18:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
It just seems that way to me Brian. I guess I exaggerated a bit although I haven't analyzed a year's worth of items. Plus I think I remember reading someone say that in a note to him, so it's just not me. Maybe also I've been just reading more Tyler Cowen lately and he covers all sorts of cheaper Northern VA restaurants that Sietsema never mentions (and he throws 'digs' at Sietsema too re some of Sietsema's dc faves)
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 February 2009 18:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah, Cowen is valuable but also has a tendency to list places that have been closed for two years, and a lot of his feedback (by necessity) is based on single visits.
Sietsema generally tries to highlight places with the best food, which (not coincidentally) tend to be the higher end places. I think he's largely beyond reproach in his taste and fairness. There are always balancing complaints for him - some readers think he doesn't cover enough cheap places, an equal number of readers get upset when he does cover a mom & pop joint and throngs of people show up. Some complain he doesn't cover enough restaurants outside the beltway, some complain he doesn't cover enough in DC.
Do you read T0dd Kl1man's coverage in Washingtonian? He's very good and does tend to highlight less expensive places, his dirt cheap eats list especially has a lot of worthwhile finds.
Tim C@rm@n, who writes for the CityPaper, kind of specializes in finding the rare or unsung dishes and places on the cheaper side, but often errs on the side of overpraising an establishment based on a compelling backstory rather than the actual quality of the meal or experience (lol typical altweekly review problem, amirite?).
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Monday, 23 February 2009 20:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
also Cowen mentions too many places he hasn't actually been to (although he does always mention this).
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Monday, 23 February 2009 20:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
I like Kliman best, then Cowen and Carman. Maybe I need to splurge some time on one of Sietsema's "best Food" places and I would appreciate him more. I kinda feel like he overrates decor.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 05:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
As a restaurant designer, I may be in the wrong position to judge there.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 05:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
I shoulda tried a Sietsema fave during restaurant week
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 13:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh man restaurant week is the worst time to go to a nice restaurant - they're way overbooked, the menu is typically dumbed down, and the servers are overworked. Better to find a place that has a good pre-theater or special menu (T0sca, R@y's the Ste@ks, 2941) or a lunch deal (V1dalia, Pr00f, Restaurant 3ve).
There is a pretty broad consensus on what the best restaurants are - all four of the Washington P0st's four star restaurants are in the W@shingtonian's top 10, an overlap you'd rarely find with music, movie, or art critics.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 14:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
Thanks. So have you been to Inn at Little Washington, 3ve or any of the other pricey ones that always top the lists? Do you think they're worth it?
Will I really like them better than the Sichuan food at Hong Kong Palace out in a strip mall near a Home Depot in Falls Church, or Mynamar, a Burmese place out in Merrifield, or any of several Eden Center places?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
I have eaten at places all over the map, and the tasting room at Restaurant Eve remains the best meal I've ever eaten. 2941 is second. But those are "occasion" places; I'm not even sure I use the same scale for those as for Eden Center meals (which are also grebt, btw).
― Ye Mad Puffin, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
I haven't been to Inn at Little Washington - it's 100 miles away and it seems really over the top frou frou from what I've seen. But I have been to the other three and I think two of them (CityZ3n and K0mi) are absolutely phenomenal - the other is very good but I didn't think it hit the same heights.
I don't know if you'd like them better than suburban asian joints. I can tell you they have better food, better service, and better atmosphere - and I say that as a fan of the aforementioned suburban asian joints. The staff at these places is as passionate and engaging as they come, they love what they're doing and they want you to have the best meal of your life. I don't think that's necessarily the case with a lot of older more formal high end restaurants.
Just like with lower end restaurants, you'll get out of the meal as much as you put in. If you go to Hong Kong Palace and don't engage with the server and order the most americanized dishes you're not going to think it's a great restaurant. It's the same with going to a place like CityZ3n - if you're nervous and don't let the sommelier help you with the drinks, don't ask the server about what might fit your tastes, and don't really engage with the meal, you're not going to have a great experience.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:43 (4 years ago) Permalink
Oh and the Sietsema web chat often teases out mentions of / shoutouts to some less hoity-toity places - just because a review is necessarily confined to one place, and the chat is more able to touch on a larger sample.
― Ye Mad Puffin, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
anyone eaten at brasserie beck? i stopped in there for a drink last week--delicious smells, very friendly bar staff, atmosphere felt very 'this is a goood restaurant'. my stomach was full of teatr0 g0ldoni restro week duck so i stuck to drinks.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 18:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
I had lunch there on Sunday. They have very very good beers (best Belgian selection on the east coast at least?) but I'm always happier when I think of it as just a bar and ignore the restaurant part.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 19:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
ah. got any specific beer recommendations?
― W i l l, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 19:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ask them if Thor is working and get a suggestion from him - he's great. Otherwise, the De Regenboog Kerst they have on tap now is fantastic. If you sit at the bar when it's not busy they're usually happy to give you a sample of whatever they have on tap to help you decide.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
Back for keeps. Have a long 'locked out of apartment' story but too tired and embarrassed to tell it. All well now though. Need for wireless access dictated Cosi as dinner spot.
― ljubljana, Friday, 27 February 2009 01:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
Not amazing, but some decent photos in dcist.com show at Flashpoint
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 March 2009 01:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
good luck snow
― W i l l, Monday, 2 March 2009 02:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
Aww man, the Feds will only cancel if it goes over 8 inches or something
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 March 2009 12:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
so i finally went to the gibson last night. great place. had my first vieux carré, very nice. my friend was joking with t1ffany the bartender about quizzing her on ingredients in mystery cocktails, and i asked if she could identify the specific ingredients and brands in a cocktail just by drinking one. she says, "no, but this guy [I DIED's name, i think??] comes in here and does that sometimes." and said you designed the place, too? if so, wow, nice job!
― W i l l, Thursday, 5 March 2009 21:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol I am famous only to bartenders
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 5 March 2009 21:43 (4 years ago) Permalink
a good crowd to be famous to imo
― W i l l, Thursday, 5 March 2009 21:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
that is a+ fame
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 March 2009 21:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
man this same bartender made my friend what she called an escalade, a manhattan with 23 year willett, dunno if it's a real drink or custom-made, but WOAH that was a good manhattan
― W i l l, Thursday, 5 March 2009 21:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
oh man anything with the 23 year willett is bound to be great, I have made myself a manhattan with that at home and it is unbelievable. And not really available outside DC!
― Dane Cook's Illustrated (I DIED), Friday, 6 March 2009 08:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
Where'd that guy go who used to be at brasserie beck with Thor?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 March 2009 02:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
idk what this thread even is but brad pitt was rumored to be in new orleans the same week i just was. i didnt see him though :(
― moonship journey to 51 (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 17 March 2009 03:53 (4 years ago) Permalink
(xpost) he's beer director at the de vinos stores now.
― Dane Cook's Illustrated (I DIED), Tuesday, 17 March 2009 11:11 (4 years ago) Permalink
How's this Out of Hours thing at the Hirshhorn? Anyone been?
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 23:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
Er, After Hours I mean
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 23:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
generally good, but very crowded and sceney.
― Dane Cook's Illustrated (I DIED), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 23:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
better to see most exhibits during regular hours and focus on the special installations/music at the events.
thanks, might give it a go. I saw some of the regular exhibits last week. I loved this:
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 23:43 (4 years ago) Permalink
The NY Times on the Obamas and D.C.
How about a tasty meal? The Obamas have enjoyed white-tablecloth dining at Equinox, Bobby Van’s Steakhouse, B. Smith’s and Georgia Brown’s, and street-corner casual at Ben’s Chili Bowl and Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
awww pretzel walrus and his gf gave me THE WAY THINGS GO DVD for my bday in january!
― 69, Friday, 27 March 2009 20:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ummmm, I just don't get the cherry blossom thing.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 14:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
aw c'mon, they're pretty!
― quincie, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 14:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
I have similar looking trees in my Arlington neighborhood and no tourists are stopping by to look at them.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 19:07 (4 years ago) Permalink
I did the compulsory foreign transplant visit to the Tidal Basin on Saturday at 8am and it was already pretty packed. I like them. There's one across the street from my apartment that I can gaze on.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 01:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
so, i probably won't have at least my same job, or maybe any job at my organization, by the end of may. change is good & all, have an idea of what kind of place i'd like to work for & what field, but on the other hand.. have some time to think on it & wondering if i should take the opportunity to pick up and move out of dc.
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 01:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
Oh noes! To lose you and 69 in so short a span would be too sad!
― quincie, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 14:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
Is 69 going to Cali or elsewhere?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 18:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
already gone to SF :(
― quincie, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 19:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
missin mah doggz
― 69, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 19:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
<3
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 19:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
...although this tasty 2.75 BBQ pork bánh mì is easing my grief
(btw amy d sent me a link yesterday about new phở place in columbia heights that is supposedly good but is charging like NINE DOLLARS for bánh mì. UH isnt the point that it's cheap??? stupid TARGET mark-up. it's just gonna end up another place that's shittier than what langley park and annandale and columbia heights potbelly can offer)
― 69, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 19:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
DOESNT ANYONE CARE ABOUT MY TROUBLES
― 69, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 22:17 (4 years ago) Permalink
dead to us
― J0rdee Z. (I DIED), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 22:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
charging like NINE DOLLARS for bánh mì.
Saw this on dcist.com Apparently they're pushing a combo, the banh mi sandwich and soup and sumptin else for $9, but you can get just the banh mo for half that (but it's not obvious on the menu)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 10 April 2009 12:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
I went to Beijing earlier this year - mid February, so it was still cold and rainy - and actually saw people lining up to take picures in front of multiple fake cherry blossom trees in front of a few department stores on the main shoppig drag of central Beijing.
Crazy.
― Baffleck!!!! (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 10 April 2009 19:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
Also - 69. How's SF treating y'all?
― Baffleck!!!! (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 10 April 2009 19:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
its great! anni3 got a job at UCSF, we got record shelving, we saw I LOVE YOU MAN last night and missed zack and emily, and we're trying out all the local pizza, and it's all like mall pizza so far.
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
have y'all tried that indian pizza place--shakey mo turned us onto it on the SF thread when we were out there last fall--fucking great
― Mr. Que, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:37 (4 years ago) Permalink
no but we were talking about it on wednesday! which place is it??
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:38 (4 years ago) Permalink
shakey mo lives like 1 block from me
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
zante's
― Mr. Que, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:40 (4 years ago) Permalink
i was suspicious but it was delicious
― Mr. Que, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:41 (4 years ago) Permalink
lil young mc over here
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:58 (4 years ago) Permalink
Back over here the $20 3-course lunch at Vidalia is still the deal of all deals. James Beard Award winning cooking, pick from the whole menu, oh my gosh.
― suggest bahn mi (I DIED), Friday, 10 April 2009 20:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
still goin? is it to become permanent?
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 20:14 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah dude I tried to hit you up for that today but no luck :(
― quincie, Friday, 10 April 2009 20:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
― suggest bahn mi (I DIED), Friday, April 10, 2009 8:10 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark
UH yknow suzy's walkin around with the same handle right dogg
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 20:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
WAHT
― suggest bahn mi (I DIED), Friday, 10 April 2009 20:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
had no idea
will modify
if the Vidalia lunch special isn't permanent it's at least running indefinitely.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Friday, 10 April 2009 20:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
also a killer lunch deal at Proof, an entree (from a list of six) and a glass of white or red wine for $12.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Friday, 10 April 2009 20:56 (4 years ago) Permalink
wowwww that IS a good deal!
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 21:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
guys my next door neighbor is playing music really loud, it is some terrible amy winehouse cover
WHAT CAN I DO
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 22:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
fight back with 'friends in low places' at high volume
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 April 2009 22:28 (4 years ago) Permalink
to save your village you may need to destroy it, etc etc
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 April 2009 22:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 22:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 22:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
do you have any helmet and or jesus lizard
― Mr. Que, Friday, 10 April 2009 22:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
isnt there a split record?
― 69, Friday, 10 April 2009 22:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah i have LIAR somewhere (prob at work?) and GOAT on vinyl but in a drawer back home b/c i have no turntable
dude has turned off the music though
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 22:57 (4 years ago) Permalink
― the shep (shepard smith ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 10 April 2009 23:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
Where to take visiting Britishers gay friend for best bits of DC scene on a weekend? bar-wise rather than dancing?
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 15 April 2009 00:39 (4 years ago) Permalink
I guess you winged it, or got the answer elsewhere.
Is this just taking cheaper food and marking it up in price, asks cheapskate me?
from GOGs washpost blog:
Three years after he sold his popular Breadline downtown, Washington baker Mark Furstenberg is getting back into the retail business, this time with a 70-seat restaurant devoted to his current passion: street food from around the world
― curmudgeon, Monday, 27 April 2009 18:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yep, winged it especially as it was thundering and raining - went into the first bar we saw on 17th - no idea what it was called but it was ok, with huge white leather posing sofas.
― ljubljana, Monday, 27 April 2009 23:16 (4 years ago) Permalink
(xpost) it's taking cheaper food and using better ingredients and paying downtown rent so the prices are higher.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 27 April 2009 23:24 (4 years ago) Permalink
i am dining at minibar in one week.
i am excited.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:00 (4 years ago) Permalink
I haven't been in a couple years but it's AMAZING.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
that is just what i wanted to hear. (the second part, anyway.)
later that night, junior boys. cinco de mayo perfecto.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
Spirit Catcher @ Muse this ThursdayJohn Selway @ Muse this FridayWolf + Lamb @ Comet this SaturdayJunior Boys on Tuesday
busy week
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
the only one of those i can attend is jb :(
― W i l l, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 20:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
Obama's making the restaurant rounds--Citronelle with his wife, and now Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington with Biden
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 01:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
i can recommend he check out minibar (though it wouldn't be good for the optics). pretty amazing.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 14:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
somehow i'm going to that $$$ cocktail party at proof tonight. dropping more dough on food/drinks in one week's time than i usually do in like four months.
excited, though. 10 cocktails on a monday night. yeah.
― W i l l, Monday, 11 May 2009 13:59 (4 years ago) Permalink
see you there
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 11 May 2009 15:44 (4 years ago) Permalink
lol my username may be very accurate in this case - I lost my phone after the dinner last year, although it certainly didn't help that I went out for drinks afterward, too.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 11 May 2009 15:45 (4 years ago) Permalink
hey guys, i am playing at comet ping pong next month, is it cool?
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Monday, 11 May 2009 15:55 (4 years ago) Permalink
It is! It's in a kind of residential part of town but it's a neat pizza place with a backroom they've been using to do really great shows & DJs in the past few months.
― ^ THIS IS WHY (I DIED), Monday, 11 May 2009 16:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I've really enjoyed myself the few times I've been. Nice, intimate little venue.
― lou, Monday, 11 May 2009 16:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
sweet. i am definitely going to eat the #4 when we're there.
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Monday, 11 May 2009 16:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
xpost - cool, i'll keep an eye out for you.
make sure to get the chicken wings at comet. they are...good. very good.
― W i l l, Monday, 11 May 2009 17:06 (4 years ago) Permalink
ooh.
cool, i'll post when i find out the date but it'll be sometime between june 17 - 22.
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Monday, 11 May 2009 17:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
They got back to you, cool. That's great. I've been e-mailing your buddy. Working on a Baltimore show
― curmudgeon, Monday, 11 May 2009 17:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
thx for the help, steve!
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Monday, 11 May 2009 17:21 (4 years ago) Permalink
i take it back, we're doing thurs. june 18th at chick hall's surf club
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 14 May 2009 20:41 (4 years ago) Permalink
huh.
― W i l l, Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:08 (4 years ago) Permalink
is that a bad huh?
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:09 (4 years ago) Permalink
nah, just surprised. place has a lot of history, but mostly as a country/zydeco venue. curmudgeon would know more, i'm sure. i didn't know they did rock shows now.
― W i l l, Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:22 (4 years ago) Permalink
i don't even know if your band is rock
not rock
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:23 (4 years ago) Permalink
it's new orleans brass band music, so that place might be a cool fit
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah that makes sense
― W i l l, Thursday, 14 May 2009 21:29 (4 years ago) Permalink
I told them about both Comet and Chick Hall's and both were contacted and alas, only Chick Hall's was interested.
Does anybody have any suggestions on where they could play a quick free set during the day at a streetcorner or something? Like in front of a Smithsonian museum? This is the other idea I am trying to encourage them to try. There used to be (or still?) a House of Prayer gospel brass band that played near Dupont Circle I think. And I think there's still a paint bucket go-go drummer or 2 near Natural History.
Also, any Baltimore ideas? I think 8 by 10 is booked, and An Die Musik has not responded.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 15 May 2009 18:49 (4 years ago) Permalink
These would be in addition to the Surf Club
― curmudgeon, Friday, 15 May 2009 18:51 (4 years ago) Permalink
I bought a condo. Fenty is doing a walk through the hood on the 27th! Have you guys checked out http://dc.everyblock.com/ yet?
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 21 May 2009 06:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
two guys bought a diner, the kind you can move on a truck, from a town in upstate ny. they want to open dc's first "real diner" on a bladensburg rd lot that used to be one of those money laundering car dealers. follow the ensuing hijinks: http://twitter.com/capcitydiner (for best results read from bottom up)
― W i l l, Thursday, 21 May 2009 14:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
(dcra is the dc dept of consumer and regulatory affairs)
dcra is the scourge of my days
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, 21 May 2009 14:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
i've yet to hear anything positive about them, ever. surprised someone there has a twitter account!
― W i l l, Thursday, 21 May 2009 14:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
from everything I've heard, the dcra twitter feed is really helpful!
Not sure how they're working out all the code issues w/ the diner - it it possible to get a building relocated from another state grandfathered? What about accessibility/emergency egress path requirements? I have enough trouble getting regular construction to meet the latest codes so it's hard to imagine how an old diner will.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, 21 May 2009 14:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, i have no idea. it sounds like they thought they had everything good to go, but perhaps they were clueless.
are dc's codes particularly tough? or is it more a question of finding out exactly what dcra is looking for to satisfy them? like, where does breakdown occur that seems to stop so many new businesses from opening or existing ones from expanding?
― W i l l, Thursday, 21 May 2009 14:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
DC enforces code a lot harder than most other cities and the permit office is understaffed and generally screwed up.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, 21 May 2009 15:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
I bought a condo.
o_O
I mean I knew about this, but seeing it on ilx is blowing my mind a little bit.
― quincie, Thursday, 21 May 2009 16:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
everyblock.com looks like facebook for a neighborhood--mine's even showing party photos at the moment. much easier to scan their crime reports than inspector d3lgado's yahoo group emails.
― W i l l, Thursday, 21 May 2009 16:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Anyone signed up for the DC Police Alert texts or emails? It's pretty awesome, nice to get violent crime reports within minutes rather than days.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, 21 May 2009 17:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
Parking in DC sucks, guys. Please build a supertrain to pittsburgh, please.
― Prince of Persia (Ed), Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
of all people, ed, i would have thought that you'd have ridden your bike
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
one of my friends from undergrad is on the team that built the everyblock, they started it up in chicago. so cool to see it taking off.
― cnn and the holograms (daria-g), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
i sort of envy the guy because he didn't come from an IT background at all, but went on to do so much great work for progressive organizations & now has this thing going. most def winning at life right now.
― cnn and the holograms (daria-g), Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
if they could somehow integrate freecycle offers...yeah.
― W i l l, Thursday, 21 May 2009 20:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like how DC was giving out parking tickets in residential neighborhoods to folks whose cars allegedly stuck out too far down from their driveway.
And y'all been following the Adams Morgan issue re pulling liquor licenses from places that don't sell enough food--Bossa and some other place so far.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 May 2009 17:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah fuck those places imo - the way DC has gone about enforcement is kind of heavy handed all of a sudden but these places have been operating in clear violation of their licenses for years.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Friday, 22 May 2009 17:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
I do not understand how the licensing works for 'restaurants that sell alcohol'--How do they arrive at the percentage of food a place has to sell? How do they decide how many places can only be restaurants with liqor licenses rather than bars with liquor licenses and no food?
And if Bossa is closed, can it only be replaced by an establishment that also has to follow the 'restaurant with liquor license' rules rather than the bar with liquor license and no food rules?
I'm just asking, as I do not know enough about it, but do you think the DC license system is fair and that places in "clear violation" (I read that Bossa claims it came very close last year to meeting the proper percentages) have no reason to complain?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 May 2009 18:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
Do we still drink?
File this under "Be careful what you wish for," but I'm getting nostalgic about frat parties and have a hankering to see a bar fight (from a safe distance).
― phlegm brûlée (j.lu), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 03:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
Now here's something to talk about over brews and the right amount of food in a properly licensed establishment--- I see in the Washington Post that the Mayor's former substitute teacher in school is now (as a civilian not employed by DC) driving the mayor around town and getting millions of dollars for his private business from the mayor's administration.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 19:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
The issue is that many bars and nightspots in Washington are operating under restaurant-class licenses, which require businesses to derive either 45 percent of their gross receipts or at least $2,000 per seat in food sales. (The other usual option is a tavern license, which doesn't require food sales. Those are usually limited, though, and some neighborhoods, including Adams Morgan, have a moratorium on issuing new tavern licenses to prevent a buildup of bars.)
Keep in mind that $2,000 per seat per year is very very little - $5.95 per seat per night will get you there.
Based on the Adams Morgan license moratorium, yes.
Yes - the business owners know what the license class is when they start the business and what the requirements are. Skirting the regulations here isn't doing the neighborhood any good and heavily contributes to Adams Morgan being the hellhole it is.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 19:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
But aren't some of Adams Morgan's problems caused by "taverns" and not just the 2 "restaurants that sell food" that were shut down--Bossa and Bobby Lews?
And isn't the issue in some way just like the issue is/was in Georgetown--too many knuckleheads (from DC, Md, and VA) who drink too much in both types of licensed establishments, and establishments that are happy to sell more and more drinks to people who should be stopping at say 2 drinks?
So hypothetically an "I Died" designed and promoted establishment in Adams Morgan could meet the food and drink rules and help establish a reason to go to that part of town?! They may be wrong, but Bossa claimed it was not so easy.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm going to be in DC for about 24 hours next week (one night). Any recommendations for dinner and breakfast/brunch?
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
argh, there was an awesome place on U Street that TOMBOT took my brother and me to but I can't remember the name, super awesome brunch spot tho
― Unclench, y'all, unclench (HI DERE), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh man where to start.
oh I know: ethiopian (Dukem, Queen Makeda, Madjet).
― quincie, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
speaking of u street brunch, is hominy any good?
― W i l l, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ooh I love Ethiopian and SF is weak(er) than some cities on it. Do you have a preference on any of those three (it looks like they are all in the same area)?
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
no hominy
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like Dukem in general - solid performer.Queen Makeda is sometimes wonderful but very quirky and slow.Madjet I like, but maybe not as much as Quincie does.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
no hominy meaning you haven't eaten there, or it's no good?
― W i l l, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
One of the issues is that there are, according to ABRA, 16 places in Adams Morgan licensed as restaurants and operating as taverns - a very substantial total impact. The problem in Adams Morgan isn't that assholes go there, it's that due to the density of the places it crossed the asshole event horizon and attracts those people in general, leading to the marauding hordes looking for anyplace to go. And the places that are supposed to be restaurants are happy to not act as such in order to serve them.
It's not easy to meet the food requirements if you've established an image that doesn't include that, and you have an insufficient infrastructure for it. It's hard for Bossa to sell food because people only think of them as a bar - but that's only because they spent years acting like they were just a bar.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
I haven't eaten at Hominy but every restaurant in that space has sucked, and their new chef's previous restaurant sucked. Maybe two wrongs will make a right in this case but I'm not spending my money to find out.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
What's the less fancy Ethiopian restaurant right near Etete and DC Nine on Ninth just below U st. called? I kinda liked that about as much as Dukem.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 22:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Expo? Axum? There are quite a few on that block!
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 22:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Rolling DC thread, can I beg a favor?
I'm moving to DC in late June / early July, and I'm looking for a place to live with my gf. We have 4 "wants":
1. Close to metro and/or rail lines surrounding DC (within a 10 minute walk to a train, preferably, since I don't have a car)
2. maximum of 45 minute commute into downtown DC (I'll be working at EPA)
3. A small yard would be cool, to plant a garden, but I realize that might be tricky. Maybe if nothing else, access to a relatively close community garden.
4. Under $1250 a month.
Can anyone recommend a neighbor? Or even another city, Alexandria, etc? We visited Baltimore last month to see a friend and weren't that impressed, plus the commute would be on the very edge of what I could handle each day.
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 22:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
Can anyone recommend a neighborHOOD?
Although neighbor recommendations could come in handy as well!
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 22:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm too new to help ZS, but I'm registering general interest in a drink, maybe when ZS gets here?
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 00:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
Polly's Cafe, perhaps?
Takoma Park, MD (just outside DC) springs to mind upon reading your wants.
― phlegm brûlée (j.lu), Wednesday, 27 May 2009 00:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
x-post...I think it's Axum that I liked. So many Ethiopian restaurants around there
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 16:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
Okay so I think we are going to try Dukem. Any brunch/breakfast suggestions for the next day? Also anything happening this Tuesday night? Is the Washington City Paper the best place to find events?
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 17:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
Z S--you maybe could find a basement apt satisfying those criteria in the neighborhoods of Shaw (i'm thinking around 7th St NW, fairly close to U Street, which is a popular nightlife/restaurants/retail neighborhood), or Bloomingdale (farther east+south, less developed, maybe too far from Metro). your commute would be easy. dunno how you feel about basement apartments.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 17:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
the seventh street garden is around there (actually on 3rd st now) http://the7thstreetgarden.squarespace.com/
― W i l l, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 17:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
just a warning: community garden space hard to come by these days. the one I'm in has a multi-year wait list!
― quincie, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 19:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh and what is your crime tolerance? Important question, actually.
― quincie, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 19:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
dunno how you feel about basement apartments.
I lived in one in Chicago for about a year. The only thing that bugged me was the lack of sunshine. I'd be willing to consider living in one again, though, if the price was right and the location was nice.
community garden space hard to come by these days
Yeah, so I've heard. That's why it would be really nice to have a place with even a tiny yard.
Oh and what is your crime tolerance?
I have a decent tolerance, but my gf would probably prefer somewhere on the safe side. Not a gated community suburb or anything, but being able to walk outside at night to a corner store without fearing a beat down would be nice.
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Z S), Thursday, 28 May 2009 00:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:00 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Dukem and some of the other Ethiopian restaurants sometimes have live Ethiopian bands on late. White Rabbits, a Brooklyn rock band who Spoon's singer produced, are gonna be at the RnR Hotel that night, thought that place is over in NE. In addition to the City Paper, the Brightest Young Things website lists dc events, as does the Onion's decider column, and on Tuesdays dcist.com and the Washington Post website's Going Out Gurus list recommendations.
Hmmmm, I wonder if there's any reggae happening (dj-wise or band-wise) on U st that night?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 28 May 2009 16:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
"I Died" could probably help with DC breakfast/brunch ideas.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 28 May 2009 16:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Lunch places around the Capitol/Museum area would be fine too actually.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 28 May 2009 16:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Live Ethiopian would be great.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 28 May 2009 16:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think Dukem has live Ethiopian acts pretty much every night, they also serve late so you can catch dinner & music usually around 11pm.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, 28 May 2009 18:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
slim pickings for lunch around Capitol/museums - bunch of hot dog carts, mostly. Mitsitam, the cafeteria in the National Museum of the American Indian is quite good.
Teaism, at 8th & D NW, is pretty kick ass generally.http://www.teaism.com/Restaurant/PennQuarter7.html
There are a bunch of options heading north on 7th St, Jaleo is probably the best of them fairly close to the Mall.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, 28 May 2009 18:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh noes- just noticed Dukem site lists entertainment every night but Tuesday
http://www.dukemrestaurant.com/events.htm
I bet there must be one Ethiopian restaurant open tonight late with music.
Alex, you can go see Chaka Khan Wednesday afternoon for free if you'd like at Wilson plaza near the Reagan bldg from noon to 1:30
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
So much rain. When did this place become Seattle.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 5 June 2009 13:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
ULAH BISTRO
― El Tomboto, Friday, 5 June 2009 16:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
I may still be coming to town for baseball con at end of July if UI and family charity keeps me afloat!
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 5 June 2009 16:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
All right, asking for advice. Do I have more drinks - I guess I am near the breadsoda - or do I go home and watch this C Breillat film (la derniere maitresse - d'Aurevilly, Asia Argento, Roxane Mesquida FTW)
― daria-g, Sunday, 7 June 2009 23:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
drinks at Bourbon or Breadsoda!
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Sunday, 7 June 2009 23:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Lequel? All right, going to the breadsoda since I haven't been. I guess there is this basketball game so there's some justification for having another glass or two.
― daria-g, Sunday, 7 June 2009 23:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
who needs justification anyway
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 June 2009 00:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
I might. It's not football season yet.
― daria-g, Monday, 8 June 2009 00:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'd like to thank all professional sports for making it ok to hang out in a bar. I rarely do fwiw, and I MISS FOOTBALL
― daria-g, Monday, 8 June 2009 00:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
^ i agree with all parts of this post
twin peaks tuesdays at velvet lounge starting tomorrow. always meant to watch the entire series and this will finally give lazy fond-of-drinking me the proper means to do so
― W i l l, Monday, 8 June 2009 15:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
There is a restaurant called Confit opening a couple blocks from my place oh shiiiii...
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, 11 June 2009 17:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
i like the sound of that
― W i l l, Thursday, 11 June 2009 20:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
any lunch recs near dupont circle? on the 18th my band might do some busking over there before the chick hall's gig.
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 11 June 2009 20:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
Jordan, you should also consider busking at the Wilson Plaze, near the reagon building after the lunchtime gig ends at 1:30; or maybe before it starts at 12; then metro up to Dupont Circle.
Teaism at 2009 R. St is one idea...What do you folks think of Malaysia Kopitiam, 1827 M St. NWor the Greek Deli, 1120 19th or more expensive fare such as...
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 04:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://food.theatlantic.com/abroad/why-dc-should-be-a-food-destination.php
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 04:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
xp - i don't live in dc anymore but malaysia kopitiam was one of my favorite restaurants there. curry gluten, laksa noodle soup, satay tofu... yea it's a really good restaurant.
― mark cl, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 12:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
Maybe sticking with vegetarian options is the secret to good meals at Malaysia Kopitam - I've eaten there several times and always walked away disappointed, usually due to the low quality meat in the dishes.
Greek Deli is awesome - there's always a line around lunch, but it moves fast. Teaism is a great suggestion, too.
You can also try C.F. Folks, just a basic old lunch place with very good basic food, or Pizzeria Paradiso, or Zorba's for delicious eat in/carryout greek.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 13:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
what do you think of the Atlantic blogger's assertion?
― W i l l, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 13:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think DC is a serious food city, but I also agree that it's not a destination food city the way even Seattle is. That need not necessarily be a requirement - LA might not be a destination food city either (perhaps only because non-food elements, like sunshine, are that much more attractive there?) (and maybe it is now with all the trucks and such). But I think that size/layout have a lot to do with it. DC is just not very big. Ok, neither's SF, but come on, SF packs a lot more into a small space. And OK, DC metro is pretty big, but if you're not a native, you're probably not going to be predisposed to hound out all the suburban stuff the way you would in even bigger LA, where you're already going to be roaming around and where there is a lot more density and out-builtness in the various corners and spaces between.
― Fidel Gastro (gabbneb), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 14:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
In comparison to most similar size cities (Boston, Houston, Philly, Dallas), DC food scene is pretty damn great right now. There's an argument to be made for Philly as a great food city, but it's really a destination as an Italian-American food culture niche in a way that even NY isn't at this point.
I don't think DC's a destination food city because no particular area springs to mind as far as specialties, or at least the ones that do (Ethiopian, Salvadoran, Vietnamese) tend not to be destination cuisines. What DC's food scene does have at this point (and I wouldn't have said this ten or even five years ago) is exceptional depth and breadth. There's amazing dining to be done in and around the city in nearly every cuisine at every price point, especially now that there are finally a slew of good options in the $12-20 entree range (including Central, the only James Beard Best New Restaurant winner outside Manhattan in the last 5 years [there's a whole rant I've been meaning to get to on the Beard awards, btw]).
I think DC is a better restaurant city than it is a food city - we're still woefully short on markets, specialty shops, and an overall food culture the way it exists in SF or Philly, but I also think it's one of the most exciting places in the country to eat and drink right now.
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 15:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
just to sum up my point - DC's non-food-city-ness may have more to do with how DC is laid out and experienced by outsiders than with the actual food
― Fidel Gastro (gabbneb), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 15:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
In DC last weekend, I went to Old Glory and ate 1 x Creole Fried Catfish Wrap w/ Lettuce, Tomato, Cheddar Cheese, Frickles & Spicy Tartar Sauce wrapped in a grilled Jalapeno Tortilla, plus a side of BBQ beans
I'd kill you all for another.
― ¥€$ (gnarly sceptre), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 16:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
you ate at Old Glory?????
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 16:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
this thread!!!!
― quincie, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 17:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
Are those exclamation marks meaning "yes" or something else.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 13:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
Is Old Glory supposed to suck? I've never been to DC before, so I wouldn't know, but that wrap was seriously delicious.
― ¥€$ (gnarly sceptre), Wednesday, 17 June 2009 16:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh whew gabbneb is gone. that was the impetus for "this thread!!!!"
Also: Old Glory.
Not awful, just not a place I'd choose given other options.
― quincie, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 16:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
In G'town my dining option of choice would be Pizza Paradiso.
― quincie, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 16:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
come back, we will help u
actually, after searching for ilx dc food recommendations, it was a gabbneb post that sent me there.
food aside, i did find my way to Joe's Record Paradise in Rockville courtesy of am0n's expert instructions. that place beats just about any London record store hands down.
― ¥€$ (gnarly sceptre), Wednesday, 17 June 2009 17:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
Joe Lee should use that quote in an ad. But I don't think he knows of this site, and his website looks to be fairly bare-bones.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
So Jordan, good luck with busking today and Surf Club tonight
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/dining-guide-2009/
City Paper's Tim Carman has a new top 50 restaurants list out. He's going with a Silver Spring place near the AFI Silver as his fave Ethiopian choice.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 June 2009 15:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
Jordan's brass band may be busking at 4ish in Dupont Circle for those in that area..
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 June 2009 19:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
after like five trips down this hallway I finally remembered MY PHONE HAZ CAMERA
is anybody else thinking of going to the beer+bourbon+bbq fest this saturday at national harbor? $35 for four hours of "tasting"
― El Tomboto, Friday, 19 June 2009 04:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
omg Tom that photo is an instant classic
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Friday, 19 June 2009 04:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
loooool
― W i l l, Friday, 19 June 2009 12:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
hahahah when Mr. Que and I got married there, the marriage bureau office was just past the domestic abuse office.
― quincie, Friday, 19 June 2009 19:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
they should also have a sign that mentions the syphilis test requirement
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 June 2009 19:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
or just have
SYPHILITIC RETARDS -------->
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 19 June 2009 21:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
So Oohs and Ahhhs the U St. soul food joint made the City Paper's recent top 50 restaurant list. I was neither wowed by that place nor Flavors in Falls Church, is it me(I'm either wrong or expecting too much) or are these places overrated, or something else?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 11:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
Heard on the news that some folks are now avoiding the first and last cars on subway trains, since that Red line accident
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 27 June 2009 05:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
where's a good place in dc to get men's clothing (shirts and trousers) of quality? i normally get my workish clothes at like h&m and banana republic but am ready to shell out a bit for well-made stuff that i'll still be wearing in a decade (too optimistic?). rather than try to interpret yelp reviews or whatever, i thought i'd ask here.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 01:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
I love Redeem on 14th st.
― magical city of a 1000 taco geniuses (I DIED), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 01:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
That whole City Paper top 50 list was more bullshit than even old Washingtonian lists were.
― magical city of a 1000 taco geniuses (I DIED), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 01:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
i've been to redeem several times and their stuff is cool, tho my memory is of a mostly, uh, casual selection - but maybe that's b/c it's what i was looking for at the time?
― W i l l, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 01:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
I've gotten a number of blazers there, and have also seen a few suit separates. If you're in the market for more formal stuff, Brooks Brothers has been stepping up their game for real! It's amazing how non-preppy their stuff can look if it's just not paired with a pastel shirt.
― magical city of a 1000 taco geniuses (I DIED), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 02:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
x-post. Do you not like the CP list because of the way it appears to be done by food categories (new American, Ethiopian, etc) but then arbitrarily has 2 restaurants for certain categories (a Silver Spring Ethiopian and a DC one)and not for others, or do do you not like Poste or whatever choices that are included, or both or something else.Not enough high-end ones?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 22:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
x-post to me; So do you guys consider Jos. A. Banks not high quality enough a clothier
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
i don't know enough about it to have an opinion--i know the name but not whether their stuff is really that good, where they stand in comparison to other comparable brands etc. that's why i asked!
another thing i would like to know is where if anywhere can i try on apc shirts in dc (i know denim bar has their jeans)
― W i l l, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like Jos. A Banks well enough, but I like Brooks Brothers better.
Will, for clothing in general and for APC here you should check Barney's co-op in gtown.
― magical city of a 1000 taco geniuses (I DIED), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
so glad I don't have to wear suits. will have to be doing job interviews prob in the next month & I hate having to find some very boring business casual type of thing to wear. waaah.
― CAR CHASE!!!!! (daria-g), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
I don't like the City Paper list because it's labeled as the 50 best restaurants in DC and it's not - not only are there restaurants that are clearly among the best in the area missing from the list, but there are restaurants that aren't even good, nevermind great, on there.
― magical city of a 1000 taco geniuses (I DIED), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
can i have your old job y/n
xp
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm gonna just use the CP list as a source of possible restaurants to try, but yea, I can see that it is not definitive as a whole list.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
xpost - thanks!
i'm not really looking for suits at the moment. just well-made and -fitting shirts and pants.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
my old job won't exist, that's the problem. though i got so mad yesterday i was imagining that i'd just resign. conscience bothering me about direction of things. i guess i can't afford to be all dramatic, though. gotta pay the rent.
― CAR CHASE!!!!! (daria-g), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
sorry. yeah, i'm on the verge of being dramatic
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 01:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
I got the City Paper thing wrong, as flawed as it is, every restaurant on that list is at least decent. They saved the shorty ones for the staff picks on the website.
― magical city of a 1000 taco geniuses (I DIED), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 02:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think the CP's Carman lives in Silver Spring or nearby and it seemed like to me he used to cover more restaurants from there and from Wheaton then some of the other area reviewers (the same way the Northern VA based Tyler Cowen emphasizes that area). But he's got restaurants from all over so that might be just my perception.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 13:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
So I'm moving to Takoma Park! Should be signing the lease today.
― timelord of the internet (Z S), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 14:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's not comprehensive enough, but there are a few funny bits in the latest Onion re restaurant reviews.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 15:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 9 July 2009 15:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, heh, is that actually on the cover of the print ed.?
― W i l l, Thursday, 9 July 2009 16:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
It is.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 9 July 2009 17:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
The cover quote regarding Marion Barry on this week's City Paper is:
1. Unnecessary and juvenile and insensitive
2. Acceptable and relevant
3. None of the above
4. Who cares
5. I stopped looking at the City Paper years ago
or
6. __________
7. All of the above
― curmudgeon, Friday, 10 July 2009 15:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Loose Lips" p. 6
― hobbes (brownie), Friday, 10 July 2009 15:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
It was out there for little children to see.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 10 July 2009 15:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
7
― W i l l, Friday, 10 July 2009 15:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0709/639021.html
"The paper admits it has received many complaints about the issue's cover, including some vendors who have asked to pull the tabloid. By all accounts, the copies of the free newspaper are disappearing quickly."
I can't really say 5 because I moved house three months agocan't wait for this though http://www.hbo.com/events/ninelivesofmarionbarry/index.html
― El Tomboto, Friday, 10 July 2009 16:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
i think that was at silverdocs? and got meh reviews?
― W i l l, Friday, 10 July 2009 17:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yep, that's what I thought.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 10 July 2009 17:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070902792.html?hpid=topnews
― curmudgeon, Friday, 10 July 2009 17:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Before Barry's news conference yesterday, two women approached a group of reporters and demanded to know which one worked for the City Paper. They soon began shouting at City Paper's Jason Cherkis, waving a copy of the newspaper at him."
looool
― W i l l, Friday, 10 July 2009 18:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
Exhibits I saw Saturday that I recommend:
William Eggleston, Democratic Camera Photos and Video 1961 to 2008 at the Corcoran
I didn't like the video. Music fans, his Big Star cover and Alex Chilton Like Flies on Sherbet are included
Jaromir Funke and the Czech Amateur Avante-Garde (photos) at the National Gallery West Wing
Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to Abstraction at the National Gallery West Wing
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 12 July 2009 22:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
Some of the Eggleston photos are bizarre, others are 'hey I could have done that,' but some are special both due to his eye, technique and choice of subject matter. It's an interesting guide to parts of the American South.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 13 July 2009 15:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.fromkomitomarvin.com/
This woman is eating at all of Washingtonian's 100 best restaurants this year and blogging about her meals.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
not trying to be a hater here but i wish more bloggers would EDIT. she does not need that many words to make her points.
― CAR CHASE!!!!! (daria-g), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
this looks cool (tho i can't picture the location), going to check out standing in the shadows of motown tomorrow night: http://www.nomasummerscreen.com
― W i l l, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 01:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
I can't quite picture the location either (and have wanted to go to one of these but have not made it there yet). I got a press copy awhile back of the Shadows of Motown dvd and found it interesting, but am curious how it will work as an outdoors free flick.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 14:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
Will, what did you think of the movie and the location?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
thumbs up on the location. big screen, not a huge space but not too crowded, good mix of people. they sell bbq for $cheap but we picked up sandwiches and beer from taylor on h street--so good.
movie pretty interesting, though about 25% of it was footage of a reunion concert of the surviving funk brothers (uncredited motown backing musicians) playing live w/ like ben harper, bootsy collins, and joan osbourne (!?) singing the tunes, and all that did was make me want to hear the originals (which i'm listening to now). aside from that, the documentary had strange feel, like it was shot and lit in an atypical style for a documentary at least ime--at points i swear actors were playing what were supposed to be people on the street, or the real funk brothers were sitting in a fake car interior pretending to drive around while they reminisced. strange.
― W i l l, Thursday, 16 July 2009 16:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
I NEED TO DRINK. Does anyone want to join me?
― phlegm brûlée (j.lu), Friday, 17 July 2009 02:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Damn. I would have done if I'd seen this earlier. I am drinking now, alone. Would pop out for a quick one now though if you're anywhere near Dupont and want to drink with a near-stranger stressed out by tragic events.
― ljubljana, Friday, 17 July 2009 04:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
no energy to do anything right now.. none. I went for a pretty long walk earlier when it was still about 85-90 and muggy outside and now I feel just completely drained, which is odd - must be the weather. i am sorry because i've recently been uh, saved from the trouble of dramatically resigning from my job (layoffs!), so it's not like i have to be up early.
watching CNN now but there's not much new news at this hour.
― daria-g, Friday, 17 July 2009 04:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sorry about your news daria.
― ljubljana, Friday, 17 July 2009 04:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh, thanks. it's OK, i wanted to leave, was only a matter of time really.
good grief jakarta
― daria-g, Friday, 17 July 2009 05:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
This weather is balls, but unfortunately it is just normal for this time of year, after the reprieve of the last few weeks.
Today was my last full time day at my job. wooooooooo! What's up, stack of unread starting-you-own-business books at the end of my desk...
― dramatic, positive, whatever but in an ironic way (I DIED), Friday, 17 July 2009 05:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
So I've been by the GAYLORD NATION at "nat'l harbour" a couple of times now, and I've been by the new ATF HQ a few times as well, and I think Maryland REALLY has to go ahead and legalize gambling, because they are sitting on AC Jr. a boat ride from old town, and not even slots to speak of, while the employer of hunter age 7's dad apparently purchased 1/4th of a ballpark just to prove Kenneth Arrow wrong, and having lost the bet, turned the result into offices.
― El Tomboto, Friday, 17 July 2009 06:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
they may as well, it goes on all over the state anyhow. was totally unaware that this thing existed, what is it, oxon hill?
― because i hate us and want us to fail (daria-g), Friday, 17 July 2009 06:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
I went to the dueling piano bar there.
― dramatic, positive, whatever but in an ironic way (I DIED), Friday, 17 July 2009 07:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
you can cab to national harbor for a lot less than you'd think, and if you plan an exit strategy involving the water taxi to alexandria, you get to catch a nap between drunkenings. we did it backwards while the parents were in town, but I'm not losing any sleep.
― El Tomboto, Friday, 17 July 2009 07:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&view=map&q=Waterfront+St+%26+Waterman+Passage,+Fort+Washington,+Prince+George%27s,+Maryland+20745
― El Tomboto, Friday, 17 July 2009 07:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
lol dirt
dueling piano bar?!
― because i hate us and want us to fail (daria-g), Friday, 17 July 2009 08:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yea, Bobby Mckeys, Fritz Hahn wrote about it in the Post. They take requests from the crowd and sing them (and if someone shows up later and requests the same song, they'll sing it again.). I think I will stick with old soul groups at Lamont's in Pomonkey, Maryland (not too far away from National Harbor) but it might be worth it once.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/profile/bobby-mckeys-dueling-piano-bar,1154537/critic-review.html
― curmudgeon, Friday, 17 July 2009 17:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
it is totally worth it if you want the opportunity to be like O_o
― dramatic, positive, whatever but in an ironic way (I DIED), Friday, 17 July 2009 19:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
Not sure how they're working out all the code issues w/ the diner - it it possible to get a building relocated from another state grandfathered? What about accessibility/emergency egress path requirements? I have enough trouble getting regular construction to meet the latest codes so it's hard to imagine how an old diner will.― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:39 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark
― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:39 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/07/14/capital-city-diner-hopes-to-open-for-service-in-september/
Most of the DCRA comments are in, says co-owner Matt Ashburn, and so far the biggest change comes from the folks in plumbing, who want Cap City to add two handicapped-accessible bathrooms.
The only problem with that, Ashburn figures, is that the vintage 1940s-era diner has only about 560 square feet — total. The two bathrooms would take up about 70 square feet alone. “That’s a large chunk of our restaurant, and we can’t do that,” Ashburn says.
I would just like to point out that I have been OTM in this thread.
― dramatic, positive, whatever but in an ironic way (I DIED), Saturday, 18 July 2009 19:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
May that knowledge help you establish your own business...
In more mundane foodie news...Obama in DelRay (Alexandria)
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/06/24/dairy-godmothers-owner-doesnt-want-the-obama-bump-that-rays-hell-burger-got/
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 18 July 2009 21:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oops, that was back in June. The blog post is just getting more comments
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 18 July 2009 21:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
two bathrooms? i mean i know this shit probably isn't up for discussion but...really?
― W i l l, Sunday, 19 July 2009 01:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
Separate men's and women's accessible restrooms required for new construction or substantial renovation of a business serving the public with an occupancy of over 15 persons. That's building code nationwide. Some places choose not to enforce it. DC isn't one of them.
I spend a lot of my time getting new projects to meet code and dealing with getting them through the code review office, so I don't have much sympathy for business owners who are too naive, stupid, or shady to follow building regulations.
― dramatic, positive, whatever but in an ironic way (I DIED), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 08:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
Observation: Staying home and not drinking (well, not very much) has not been very satisfactory.
Theory: It's worth trying going out and drinking. If anyone wants to join me I'll be at the Black Cat's Red Room after 9pm.
Related question: Is anyone else planning on going to Run For Cover this Saturday night at the Cat?
― phlegm brûlée (j.lu), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
Might be up for Run For Cover if you decide to go...
― ljubljana, Thursday, 30 July 2009 03:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
today i was on the metro and we got delayed at dalston because we were going to cross the presidential motorcade
― heave imho (J0rdan S.), Monday, 3 August 2009 21:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
do you mean ballston
― Mr. Que, Monday, 3 August 2009 21:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
really needed that nasal-passage-destroying humidity this weekend. And the Nationals weren't home, so they bused us to Camden Yards -- at 5pm on a Friday, 10 mph much of the way. I got to my seat in time for the game's fourth batter.
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 August 2009 21:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
isn't the orange line underground at ballston?
― W i l l, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 02:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think so.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 6 August 2009 03:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
I believe it comes up for air starting at EFC so if he was heading westbound that kind of makes sense
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 6 August 2009 05:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
restaurant week and the annual discussion of whether one should skip it because restaurants taking part allegedly do hurried, watered down meals this week has begun...
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 03:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
skip it, especially since it went up to $35.
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 03:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
Is Rosa Mexicanos any good?
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 11:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
barbecue
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 13:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
this weekend is the last one before we go to scotland and then summer's over on labor day
Rosa Mexicano sucks
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 14:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
Is there any great Mexican food in this area? Fans of California and Texas Mexican food always seem to say there is not anything here that compares (I have never eaten Cali or Texas Mexican so I do not know). I tried that place on Kenilworth Avenue near the Surf Club in Hyattsville/Bladensburg (whose name I have just forgotten) and it was good but not great.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
re: restaurant week
I managed to have a nice meal at Ceiba last night (satisfying portions and not rushed at all).
― lou, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
There are always good new mexican places popping up/closing in Baldensburg, I haven't been there in a while. Not easy without a car.
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 16:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
Lou, the group that owns Ceiba does a good job with Restaurant Week generally. There are several places that do well, but especially this year it seems like almost all those places have great deals that run during normal times, too, when it will be less crowded and you may be getting a better effort from the kitchen/servers. Not that good experiences aren't possible during Restaurant Week, the odds just aren't great.
That said, the $20 lunches can be a great deal.
Ceiba's normal happy hour promotions are pretty great...
Happy Hour Specials
$5 Signature Cocktails
11:30am - Close
Monday - Mojitos (Cuba)Tuesday - Caipirinhas (Brazil)Wednesday - Pisco Sours (Peru)Thursday - Sangrias (Spain)Friday - House Margaritas (Mexico)EVERYDAY - Dark and Stormy (Carribean)*Available Throughout the Restuarant*
Monday – Saturday3pm - 6pm & 9:30pm - Close
$5 Signature Cocktails (Listed Above)and Half-Priced Bar Food Menu!!!*Served in the Bar & Lounge Only*
Complimentary Bocaditos
Monday – Friday4pm - 7pm & 9:30pm - 11pm*Served in the Bar & Lounge Only*
(Happy Hour specials not available on holidays)
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 16:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
Their mojitos were excellent. :)
― lou, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 16:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
Got in line at 5:15 Friday for the 6 p.m. giveaway of free Shakespeare at the Harman tickets for the 8 p.m. show. Alas, that wasn't early enough as they ran out of tickets about 30 people ahead of me (and hundreds behind me). Since they moved this from the Carter Barron it's harder to get tickets it appears.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 15:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
their website says the line starts forming 4 hours before showtime (2 hours before tickets are handed out). pity. was thinking of trying to go.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 18:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
An employee told those of us in line that on weeknights if you get there by 5, you can "usually" get in. I think the Harman holds less seats than Carter Barron plus season ticket holders get priority and the downtown location is more accessible than Carter Barron, thus it is tough to get in.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 20:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
So now we have Dan Brown's DC (via the Masons) and separately a more contemporary lobbyist DC complete with a map and a floorplan of Ristorante Tosca on F Street---
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/19/AR2009091902559.html
See the Secret Service guys at Old Ebbitt Grill (convenient to the White House); the administration's youngsters at Oya; low-level Hill staffers at Tortilla Coast; the older society crowd at Cafe Milano (Dick Cheney and his SUV entourage stopped by for a private-room meal and a bottle of the good stuff earlier this month); and so on. Few places in town, though, seem to have been embraced with such distilled dedication as by the lobbyists nesting at Tosca.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 20 September 2009 15:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
Is there any great Mexican food in this area?
Most of the "Mexican" food in the DC area is in fact made by (and for) Salvadoreans. People on Chowhound and like boards talk of stalking taco trucks in hopes of finding food like you supposedly can get in any LA hole in the wall.
― phlegm brûlée (j.lu), Sunday, 20 September 2009 17:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Went on one of the free Walk DC events yesterday, along the waterfront. Good to finally locate the fish market. Guide wasn't all that though.
Bad Sunday night syndrome. Anybody interested in a drink around Dupont?
― ljubljana, Sunday, 20 September 2009 22:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
You ok?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 September 2009 03:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I'm ok thanks - I should have just posted to the Sunday night sad thread!
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 22 September 2009 11:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
does DC ever FAP?
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 02:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
We haven't in ages. We probably should.
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Tuesday, 29 September 2009 03:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Up for it. Any interest in this w/e?
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
gonna be in town next weekend for a wedding, but i dunno if i'll have fap time
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 15:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
So I'm never gonna FAP againGuilty feet have got no rhythm. . .
― quincie, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 18:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
Friday, Oct. 2Moneytown at DahlakThe October edition of the (free) monthly soul-and-funk fest should be even more fun than usual, thanks to guest DJs from other great D.C. nights like Fatback and Brazilian Rhythms.
I wanna go to this...
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 18:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
or maybe not. You may resume FAP discussion
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 19:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
So more specifically... anyone up for...Sunday? brunch? evening?a workday evening next week?something further ahead/more realistic?
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 22:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Quincie, you building a Sukkah (as part of your Judaism studies) that we could FAP under?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 14:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
I could be up for a FAP. After work is usually best for me, though next week is pretty much booked. No need to schedule around me, however.
I'll probably be at Moneytown.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 15:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
and week after next is bad for me. What about Oct 22, Thurs? Anywhere in Dupont, Adams Morgan or downtown good for me. I only know the most obvious places, any suggestions welcome...
― ljubljana, Thursday, 1 October 2009 03:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
I am FAPing RIGHT NOW
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Thursday, 1 October 2009 03:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
Also I ran into TOMBOT last week!
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Thursday, 1 October 2009 04:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'd be up for a FAP. I only know I DIED, so it would be nice to meet the rest of you.
― lou, Thursday, 1 October 2009 12:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
I have ice skating lessons (!) on Thursdays, but would like to meet you all so will stay tuned for FAP scheduling.
Curm on Monday my class is being held in the Adas Israel sukkah! Guess I should dress warmly.
― quincie, Thursday, 1 October 2009 13:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
Poll:Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Fri 23some day the next week (specify)Venue tbc...
― ljubljana, Friday, 2 October 2009 12:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
Mon 19 or Tue 20
― curmudgeon, Friday, 2 October 2009 13:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
sooooo....
Mon 19th? At.... say.... Bourbon?
― ljubljana, Sunday, 4 October 2009 23:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
Can probably do this. Suggested time?
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Monday, 5 October 2009 01:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
Say, 7? But could be earlier if people prefer HH hours.
― ljubljana, Monday, 5 October 2009 02:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
anyone fancy a pint on monday the 12th? happy hour + maybe if the place showed exciting jets-dolphins football daria would come
― mookieproof, Monday, 5 October 2009 14:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
I could do 19th, could also do 12th.
― W i l l, Monday, 5 October 2009 17:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Doh, just realized I can't do Monday the 12th or 19th. Will meet you folks I have not previously met another time I guess.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 October 2009 23:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Can probably do 12th but not sure yet, depends on plans of friends in town
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 6 October 2009 01:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
There must be some dead clever way of doing this with some kind of special softward or iphone app that exists somewhere.
software
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 6 October 2009 02:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
The solution is just to go out every night, at least this is the theory I'm testing.
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Tuesday, 6 October 2009 02:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
And you can call it work research too.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 October 2009 23:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
holy shit, Ben Ali died http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gPmynfzpBKR9CVO4LrPJLqdTX6owD9B72OSO0
― as strikingly artificial and perfect as a wizard's cap (HI DERE), Thursday, 8 October 2009 18:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
RIP, Ben. Dude was on the scene longer than Chuck Brown.
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Thursday, 8 October 2009 18:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
RIP. I bet there were times between 1968 and the 90s that he wanted to move the place, but he stuck with it.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 8 October 2009 19:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
if anyone fancies a pint, mrs mookie and i and some ppl will be at the big hunt (connecticut just south of dupont) around 6:30 on monday 10/12.
please carry a large photo of ned raggett so we can recognize you
― mookieproof, Sunday, 11 October 2009 20:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
Not sure if I can make it as I've got friends in town, but will try. No Raggett-printing capabilities but will have a small red bag and look roughly like wot I do on WDYLL.
― ljubljana, Monday, 12 October 2009 03:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Thanks for the invite mookie! My parents are in town until Tuesday and I'm trying to avoid a family meltdown, but I appreciate it all the same. :)
― I got RIPPED in 4 weeks (Z S), Monday, 12 October 2009 03:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Is the 19th still happening? I'm no longer free this evening.
― W i l l, Monday, 12 October 2009 17:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm still up for 19th. Anyone else?
― ljubljana, Monday, 12 October 2009 20:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Also, mookie, ZS's response much nicer and more appropriate than mine, i.e. should have said thanks for the invite! Should be able to make it now.
― ljubljana, Monday, 12 October 2009 20:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
19th I can do only if it were to go down in the oh-so-hip neighborhood of Cleveland Park, near my loljewschool.
― quincie, Monday, 12 October 2009 20:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
Am fine with that - others?
― ljubljana, Monday, 12 October 2009 20:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Guys last time we went to Atomic, gabbneb was there.
― quincie, Monday, 12 October 2009 20:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just sayin'
Sounds good to me (*falls into trap of some complicated gabbneb situation that I don't understand*)
― ljubljana, Monday, 12 October 2009 20:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
was good to meet you and mrs mookie - sorry I had to go so quickly. And, now I know a new bar. So many restaurants round here, so few bars.
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 03:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
lovely to meet you as well. do let us know if you visit nyc!
(ps that dude on that other thread is a fool imo)
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 05:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sorry I couldn't join you guys tonight! Should be in NY later this month.
― Britain's Favourite Carp (I DIED), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 06:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
heh, thanks xpost
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 11:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/10/13/rasika-will-be-first-ethnic-restaurant-to-earn-4-stars-from-tom-sietsema/
Rasika to be first DC area "ethnic" restaurant to get 4 star love from Sietsema at the Washington Post
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 13:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
hey guys, who's going to be around the week of Thanksgiving? looks like the wife and I will be all up in yr AREA
― as strikingly artificial and perfect as a wizard's cap (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 October 2009 14:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
We'll be in town the night before T'day before rolling south.
― quincie, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 14:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
Friday 11/27, I'll be at the 930 Club for the Mountain Goats show!
― W i l l, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 14:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Skipping the HS reunion then, Will? :P I was planning on missing it myself and a Mountain Goats show sounds a lot better. Was thinking about the TMBG show on 11/28 too.
― Vinnie, Thursday, 15 October 2009 15:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
When this get confirmed tonight, a lot of people are going to complain, and a lot of people are going to stop taking the Post's dining reviews seriously. Rightfully so, as much as I love Rasika there's no way it's a four star restaurant.
Also T1m C@rman at the City Paper is a fool, who even calls places ethic restaurants anymore?
― I DIED, Thursday, 15 October 2009 16:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ha, you know what, I didn't even put two and two together and realize they're the same night. Maybe I'll check it out after the show, or meet up with some people. Let me know if you go to the Mountain Goats, we could have a mini-FAP.
― W i l l, Thursday, 15 October 2009 19:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
x-post, B, did you see the comments on the City Paper post--- Tim and Tyler C*wen and others still use the term "ethnic" instead of uh, "food made by people who do not speak English or French," or "food that rightfully so according to I died is not 4 star worthy." I kid. I am guessing there is an actual gourmet explanation for 4 star criteria and not Tim's (tongue in cheek?) one-- that Rasika's selection means "four-star restaurants don’t all have to be rooted in French cuisine, don’t have to be tied to a luxury hotel, and don’t have to have a long, multi-course tasting menu, with wine pairings, that runs well into three digits."
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 October 2009 21:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
"all food is ethnic food" -Tyler Cowen http://www.tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 October 2009 21:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yes, I agree with that Tyler Cowen quote, which is why calling any restaurant ethnic is odd to me. I mean, Komi is nominally a Greek restaurant, and Maestro had 4 stars and was Italian.
Regardless of the criteria used to define a 4 star restaurant (which vary from reviewer to reviewer), I can't imagine any list of factors that would lead to me saying Rasika is one of the five best restaurants in the DC area.
― I DIED, Thursday, 15 October 2009 21:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
I am still curious about the criteria he uses. His list is out. Quick analysis: Four "Contemporary American" restaurants get 4 stars, Rasika ("Indian") gets 4, and Citronelle ("French") get 3 1/2 stars. Here's Sietsema's list.
Here's Sietsema's list. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/gog/tom-sietsema-dining-guide-2009/
I finally made it to that Vietnamese restaurant, he, Tim C. from the CP, and Tyler C. like, Present on Route 50 near/in Falls Church, and it was pretty good.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 October 2009 15:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
so, Monday 19th coming up... Cleveland Park? At Atomic? Say, at 7?
― ljubljana, Sunday, 18 October 2009 01:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
If my kid's 7:30 baseball game gets rained out I may be able to join you folks.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 18 October 2009 15:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
I have class until 9, but can meet after!
― quincie, Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
Not many of us so maybe just aim for 9.15?
― ljubljana, Sunday, 18 October 2009 17:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
I should be able to make it.
― I DIED, Monday, 19 October 2009 05:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Will be there, will check this thread beforehand
― ljubljana, Monday, 19 October 2009 11:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
I can't stay long (famous last words but this time REALLY). I DIED knows what I look like otherwise look for v. tall lady in B&W print dress, black tights. Carrying a Torah.
― quincie, Monday, 19 October 2009 14:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm going to try to make this. Tall thin guy, tan & blue sneakers.
― W i l l, Monday, 19 October 2009 16:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
― mookieproof, Monday, 19 October 2009 16:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
Expecting to be there. Look for the black beret.
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Monday, 19 October 2009 17:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
;-)
― W i l l, Monday, 19 October 2009 17:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
(my photo of Ned obv)
Bucking the tall trend: short, brown hair in bob, will have small red bag.
― ljubljana, Monday, 19 October 2009 18:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
Think I can make it. Not sure what I'll be wearing but I'll definitely have on black shell-top adidas. :)
― lou, Monday, 19 October 2009 19:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
On my way, there 9.30
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 01:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
It was great to see both new and old faces last night! Thanks for schlepping to the unfashionable Cleveland Park. I will happily trek to another locale next time (assuming it is not a school night).
― quincie, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 13:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
I've been trying to remember the name of one of those Cleveland Park restaurants you recommended--started with a 'v', I think? Looks like I'll be having dinner in that neck of the woods later this week.
Good meeting and chatting with everyone.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 16:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Great to meet you all.
There was a restaurant beginning with 'P' as well...
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
Vace!
Palena!
― I DIED, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 01:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
sorry all, i guess i saw this thread a week ago and then forgot about it. next time.
― what kind of money? obama money! (daria-g), Wednesday, 21 October 2009 01:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
xpost thanks!
― W i l l, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 14:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Important Vace tip: it is takeout-only (no tables), but you are welcome to take it to Atomic to enjoy with beer (they don't serve food so BYOF is endorsed).
― quincie, Thursday, 22 October 2009 14:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh (or rather UH) shall we discuss the changes to our paper of record?
― quincie, Thursday, 22 October 2009 14:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
are you talking about Admin Log?
― I DIED, Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Fonts and the weather map and stuff in the Washington Post
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
hard to see why anyone could believe changing the style and layout would have any effect on the decline of the print edition
― W i l l, Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
tho maybe it cuts production costs somehow
― W i l l, Thursday, 22 October 2009 16:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
Today there was that new lifestyle section that was just a complete disaster imo.
― quincie, Thursday, 22 October 2009 16:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
is it updating or replacing Style, or what? i never actually see the print edition (except i happened to Sunday, first day of the new design)
― W i l l, Thursday, 22 October 2009 16:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
Style is still around, but I'm not sure what is going on with Food, Home, Health, etc--I fear they are all being rolled into this "lifestyle" monstrosity.
― quincie, Thursday, 22 October 2009 16:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
They are trying to do two things at once: 1. Make the print edition more reader-friendly to people who do not currently read the print edition; and 2. Save money by combining sections.
The end result is they do not make anyone happy (says biased me, and yes for 5 years I did freelance concert reviews for Style until in January they cut a number of us in order to save bucks and they started putting most concert reviews online only and not in the newsprint).
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 October 2009 19:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
The thing I found most offensive was "tabbed navigation." If I wanted tab navigation I would be reading the Web site you fucksticks.
― quincie, Thursday, 22 October 2009 19:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
Does the physical paper now have hyperlinks you can put your finger on and be transported to the appropriate reference? If so, I'm all for it.
― I DIED, Thursday, 22 October 2009 23:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
miss you guys!
― 69, Thursday, 22 October 2009 23:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
Tut-tutting at work over colo(u)r pics on more and more pages.
― ljubljana, Friday, 23 October 2009 00:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Weekend section still contains some nice stuff, but the editor(who was/is in charge of the kids post page) seems to have dumbed down some pages. Plus less cd reviews doesn't make us music geeks happy. Plenty of sidebars to make it look like you're looking at a computer screen.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 October 2009 13:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
Awww DC is just not the same without 69 and pretzel walrus. Come back and see us--we miss you!
― quincie, Friday, 23 October 2009 14:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://tynancoffeeandtea.com/
cannot walk by this place without LOLing. TYNAN!
― what kind of money? obama money! (daria-g), Friday, 23 October 2009 17:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
ill be in DC dec26-29? i bet zack will be, too. maybe we could hit the birreria or this BARLEY AND BIRCH place? what is that? theres a chill bar in SF called BOURBON AND BRANCH so i mean maybe thats the newest thing, B&Bs.
― 69, Friday, 23 October 2009 17:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
― W i l l, Friday, 23 October 2009 18:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
what is this thing
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/fashion/25boite.html
“I’m allergic to rope lines,” joked one Congressional staffer. “Do you know who I work for?”
― what kind of money? obama money! (daria-g), Saturday, 24 October 2009 18:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
GETTING IN: Reservations help, as does a West Wing hard pass.
DRESS CODE: “Casual sophistication” — suits with loosened ties, trendy dresses and BlackBerrys.
SIGNATURE DRINK: Dark and Stormy — rum and housemade ginger soda; $15
― curmudgeon, Monday, 26 October 2009 00:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
$15 DARK AND STORMY WTF???
― quincie, Monday, 26 October 2009 13:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
shouldn't "allergic to rope lines" imply you avoid such places altogether??
― W i l l, Monday, 26 October 2009 14:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
The ballsy and hilarious move about the drink pricing is that ALL the cocktails are $15 - some of them are absolutely worth $15, but also the people ordering vodka cranberrys get charged $15.
Nice place to kick it at 3pm on a Wednesday, otherwise it's just doucheville... WITH A VIEW. And, despite the press, having a nicer hotel there has not actually made the view any better than when it was Hotel Washington.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 05:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
Are there any coffee places in DC like Tryst, other than Tryst? Busboys and Poets is ok but kind of loud and really try-hard.
― ljubljana, Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
so for REALZ does anyone have a suggestion for, say, Sun or Mon night the week of THANKSGIVING when my lovely wife and I will be all up in yr grill?
― ADVANCED CHORD CHANGES (HI DERE), Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
(xpost) for coffeeshops, check out Big Bear Cafe, Mid City Caffe, or Chinatown Coffee Co.
― I DIED, Thursday, 29 October 2009 01:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
HI DERE are talking FAP? We got places. Where are you staying?
― I DIED, Thursday, 29 October 2009 01:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
are we talking Sun-Mon before Tgiving? if so we are around, would totally do a HI DERE-themed FAP
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 29 October 2009 01:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
re coffeeshops, I second Big Bear, and the above-mocked Tynan may be like a smaller lower-key Tryst (haven't had a chance to try it yet)
― W i l l, Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah Sun-Mon before or after Tday? Let us not forget to summon BOT and Kitties for HI DERE FAP.
― quincie, Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
Before! And not sure where we're staying yet but it's like to be L'Enfant Plaza or someplace else downtown
― ADVANCED CHORD CHANGES (HI DERE), Thursday, 29 October 2009 13:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh for coffeehouses also Sidamo and Sova.
― I DIED, Thursday, 29 October 2009 15:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
may finally be trying thai x-ing tonight. hope it's as good as people say!
― W i l l, Friday, 30 October 2009 18:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
Anyone interested in ethiopian on Wednesday night in the U-ish area?
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 20:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
I mean, I WILL eat all these kitfo by myself, but really a cuisine best enjoyed with a posse.
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 20:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
i could go for that!
― what kind of money? obama money! (daria-g), Monday, 2 November 2009 21:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
Great! I get out of the clinic at 7:30. Suggestions for restaurant? I always like Dukem and the place beside Dukem that isn't Dukem.
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
can I be a wet blanket and point out that in this age of swine flu epidemics, going for cuisine that usually involves a whole bunch of ppl eating off of the same gigantic plate may not be a good idea
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Monday, 2 November 2009 21:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
no, you can't
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's OK we'll have a certified virologist there to supervise.
ate etete fri night with minimal viral infections iirc
― W i l l, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
that raw beef dish even
― W i l l, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
See? Berebere clearly has antimicrobial qualities.
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
It’s come to this: The Washington Post Style section, for years known as “the sandbox” because it was a playground for sometimes immature writers, has turned into a boxing ring because one of the editors was revolted by a story that came across his desk on deadline.
― W i l l, Monday, 2 November 2009 21:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh dear god in heaven
― quincie, Monday, 2 November 2009 22:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
that feature did suck, however
I have a Wednesday evening meeting right across from Dukem, in fact. Trying to nail down a time but I'm always up for Ethiopian.
― I DIED, Monday, 2 November 2009 22:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
okay in truth I'm just jealous that you guys are having Ethiopian
t;_;t
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Monday, 2 November 2009 22:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
probably can't make it but may be able to, will know on the day.
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 01:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
so we're going to stay here:
http://www.affinia.com/Washington-DC-Hotel.aspx?name=Liaison-Capitol-Hill&page=Services-Amenities
thanking u, Priceline!
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 01:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
Alright ppl I will be at Dukem tomorrow (Wed) at 7:45 be there or be without injera.
― quincie, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 14:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
can't make it but raise a glass of taj for me
― W i l l, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 16:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
or tej
― W i l l, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 16:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
likewise
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 17:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
I can't either and I don't know what taj or tej are. Yet.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 00:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Tej is ethiopian honey wine and it is... sometimes not bad if you're in the right frame of mind.
Kitfo... wat... mitmita... injera... sambusa... gored gored... awaze... these are all things that it is very important to research.
Goddamit now I wanna go out and get ethiopian food tonight.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 01:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
By the way, the new cheesesteak place just south of 14th & U is legit!
― I DIED, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 01:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
I've only had one Ethiopian meal and I know I had some of those things and one of them was injera. It tasted like carpet underlay, but I'm putting that down to picking the wrong restaurant.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 01:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
mookie, I'll be in NY with a Russian friend prob 10/11 Nov and again with a Britisher friend briefly on 21/22 Nov - let me know if you and Mrs Mookie happen to be around and fappable. 21/22 probably more feasible, Russian friend's English is not all that.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 02:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
totally fappable!
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 04:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
Great! Now I have to explain to my friend what ILX is. I'll talk with her and send you a webmail.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 12:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dukem w/daria & quincie the other night was DELICIOUS
― I DIED, Saturday, 7 November 2009 18:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
That looks great
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 8 November 2009 16:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
could use more h1n1
― W i l l, Monday, 9 November 2009 17:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
so would tickets to a friday night wizards game be available day of, or should i buy ahead of time?
― W i l l, Monday, 16 November 2009 21:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
can't help you with that question I'm afraid.
Shall we talk about the cover of today's Style section, or shall we pretend it never happened?
― quincie, Monday, 16 November 2009 21:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
was it the eatonville piece? didn't read it. but i really dug the edward p jones profile from late last week.
― W i l l, Monday, 16 November 2009 22:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
no it was the tweed riders
I am at WWC tomorrow night if anyone wants to meet up for dinner ~7:45!
― quincie, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 14:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
x-post- Regarding Wizards tickets availability, it depends on who they are playing (team with a good record and stars or not). They also have certain promo deals mainly for the upper sections(student id discount for Wednesday nights); date night discounts; some "guys night out deals" that involve getting a beer and a Wizards cheerleaders calendar and an autograph session with the Wizard girls (insert jokes here if you'd like) and a girls nights out deal I think (forget what that involves; I think drinks and a t-shirt), and other offers.
They call the upper section now the "VW Penthaus".
http://www.nba.com/wizards/tickets/promotions.html
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 16:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
Can we pretend that tweed thing never happened in London or anywhere else first as well.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 16:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
Tweed rides are like the gateway drug to full-on steampunk.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 16:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
I was going to attend when I first heard about it but it quickly became apparent that my tweed hoodie and pumas had no place there, it was just a bunch of people that wanted to dress in a poncelike manner who didn't really care about tweed at all.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 16:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
wtf are you guys talking about, am I going to need to bring a bat to DC
― a Barbie-like nub where he provates should be (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 16:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
Glass houses, Dan, pretty sure they do this every day unintentionally at Harvard.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 16:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
I googled this
WTF
― a Barbie-like nub where he provates should be (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 16:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
ftr in my day anyone who did this at Harvard would have been dismembered
― a Barbie-like nub where he provates should be (HI DERE), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 16:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Guess what? The wife and I are in DC!
― lift this towel, its just a nipple (HI DERE), Saturday, 21 November 2009 22:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
WELCOME!
― I DIED, Saturday, 21 November 2009 22:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
Who wants to go out Tuesday night btw
― lift this towel, its just a nipple (HI DERE), Sunday, 22 November 2009 23:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
I do, and I will. We can round up the troops. What time are you guys thinking?
― I DIED, Monday, 23 November 2009 04:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
We are pretty flexible at the moment; no dinner plans or anything. If folks want to do drinks or food or whatever, we are cool.
― lift this towel, its just a nipple (HI DERE), Monday, 23 November 2009 04:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Unless there are any objections I'd like to nominate Bourbon (Adams Morgan location) at 2321 18th St NW, starting at 7pm. Dinner and drinks or just drinks, either is fine there.
― I DIED, Monday, 23 November 2009 19:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
Works for us!
― lift this towel, its just a nipple (HI DERE), Monday, 23 November 2009 20:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
i think i will be able to make it
― jazzgasms (Mr. Que), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 16:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
I was up all night working and have three more meetings coming up - I'll probably be a cheap and delirious drunk by tonight. Looking forward to it!
― I DIED, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 17:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
MUCH FUN
― lift this towel, its just a nipple (HI DERE), Wednesday, 25 November 2009 13:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
I am sorry I missed you and wifey last night, Dan! But Mr. Que reported a lovely time and much <3 <3 <3 for you and J. I hope he stepped up with proper representation for the Q clan.
― quincie, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 14:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
snowballed by mistake by a 7-year-old outside the Tenleytown Whole Foods
― ljubljana, Saturday, 5 December 2009 19:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
rough neighborhood
― I DIED, Saturday, 5 December 2009 21:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
might want to avoid using snowball as a verb there
― mookieproof, Saturday, 5 December 2009 21:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
whoops. I'm sure I say all kinds of borderline nsfw things at work in my clueless Britisherness.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 5 December 2009 22:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh no, a little bit of snow on the ground, time for everyone in dc metro to freak out & forget how to drive..
― yeah, whatever (daria-g), Saturday, 5 December 2009 22:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
Now I understand the construction at the National Gallery of Art East Building entrance---the building is falling apart. 85 mill to fix it...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703558004574581890709007568.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 19:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just been to 80s night at the Black Cat. What the hell happened in the US in the 80s?! Disappointing.
― ljubljana, Sunday, 13 December 2009 07:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
lol
― mookieproof, Sunday, 13 December 2009 15:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Did they play '80s hairmetal hits or early rap or uh Styx and Kansas and Billy Joel?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 17 December 2009 20:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
french toast alert has been raised to severe--grab your share of bread milk eggs and panic while you still can
― W i l l, Thursday, 17 December 2009 21:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
Mostly the hairmetal
― ljubljana, Thursday, 17 December 2009 21:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
No Brit New Romantics though.
Weather--Channel 4 guy says 30 % chance of a snow of "historic proportions"....70 % chance of at least 6 inches
That likely means less than 6 inches. Will is right. Panic and get that bread and milk now.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 December 2009 06:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
There's still time to buy more milk
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 December 2009 20:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
IF THERE'S ANY LEFT OH GOD WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE
― W i l l, Friday, 18 December 2009 20:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah every time this shit happens it's right around the freezing point and the heat island effect means DC proper will get less than half what the surrounding areas do, if it sticks at all.
― I DIED, Friday, 18 December 2009 21:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah dc proper snow forecasting goes something like: 16" predicted => subtract 4" b/c it will never ever snow more than 12" in dc => subtract 3" due to local news & weather sites hyping storm to drive viewers => subtract 2" b/c temps will be 1-2 degrees higher than called for => subtract 2" b/c the storm moves faster than expected/arrives later than expected/turns to wintry mix or rain earlier than expected = 5" = storm of the century
― W i l l, Friday, 18 December 2009 21:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
that said, i like capital weather gang and they like this storm so
― W i l l, Friday, 18 December 2009 21:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
all these 'friends' on my facebook 'news' feed like OMG THERE MIGHT BE 'THUNDERSNOW'?!
i don't believe it
― 10 yards for tripping o_O (daria-g), Saturday, 19 December 2009 04:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
Wow, there closing the above-ground Metro stations at 1 today
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 19 December 2009 18:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
they're
i feel like if they call for this much snow, we're gonna get it. it's when it's between 4-8 inches that they fuck it up.
looks awesome!
― that sex version of "blue thunder." (Mr. Que), Saturday, 19 December 2009 18:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
I've got tons of snow in Arlington. Does look great.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 19 December 2009 23:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
well that was fun
― W i l l, Sunday, 20 December 2009 20:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
― W i l l, Sunday, 20 December 2009 20:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Federal Govt. agencies in the DC area closed on Monday. Wooo Hooo!!!
Shoveling has not been fun. Not sure if I will make it to the Scream show tonight
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 20 December 2009 22:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
― Quiet, I'm making my Youtube Star Wars Review (Z S), Sunday, 20 December 2009 22:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
this means a lot of people have a 1.5 day work week - Tuesday+half of Wednesday, NICE
― Quiet, I'm making my Youtube Star Wars Review (Z S), Sunday, 20 December 2009 22:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Federal closure is making my Sunday night a pain in the ass as I try to figure out what to do with a bunch of new federal-site contract employees who are freaking out about how they are gonna bill.
― quincie, Sunday, 20 December 2009 23:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
DAMN U TOMBOT AND YOUR FED FRIENDS!
― quincie, Sunday, 20 December 2009 23:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
So who here other than I has to work tomorrow?
― quincie, Sunday, 20 December 2009 23:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
me
― I DIED, Monday, 21 December 2009 00:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
I do as well. From home though.
― lou, Monday, 21 December 2009 00:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
yo
― W i l l, Monday, 21 December 2009 01:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
based on my commute this a.m., Maryland wins the prize for the most retarded snow driving.
― quincie, Monday, 21 December 2009 16:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
Like seriously people 270 is CLEAR and DRY so wtf u going 20 miles under the speedlimit in your HUMMER for?
― quincie, Monday, 21 December 2009 16:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
my co-worker, who hasn't had the best year ever and just wanted to get home (see July posts here) sat on a stationary British Airways flight for 7 hours Friday night, then was stuck for 3 days in a hotel near Dulles. I think she finally flies to the UK today. She says spirits are surprisingly high but bodies are smelly.
― ljubljana, Monday, 21 December 2009 20:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh dear god SEVEN HOURS ON STATIONARY PLANE is like at least six hours too many for sanity.
― quincie, Monday, 21 December 2009 20:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
happy birthday, quincie!
― I DIED, Monday, 21 December 2009 20:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
The Senate is working on X-Mas Eve morning for the first time since 1963
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 24 December 2009 08:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah well my office is open (alas, I am not in it!) so least those bastards could do.
Thanks B!
― quincie, Thursday, 24 December 2009 13:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
Quincie, did you do a Jewish X-mas? My kid and I saw Avatar in 3d with the grandparents and cousins and then had Chinese food.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 26 December 2009 16:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
This movie is showing for free tonight courtesy of Solas Nua at 7 (doors at 6:30) at flashpoint, 916 G street nw, dc 20001 metro: metro center, gallery place/chinatown. Don't think I can make it.
the wind the shakes the barleydirected by ken loach | starring cillian murphy | 127 mins
as political tensions brew in early 1920s ireland, brothers damien and teddy (cillian murphy and padraic delaney) abandon their civilian lives and take up arms to liberate their country from the oppressive "black and tan" squads of britain. winner of the palme d'or at the 2006 cannes film festival, ken loach's provocative drama examines a microcosm of civil war in cork, ireland. liam cunningham co-stars.
Has anyone seen it?
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 December 2009 15:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
Free popcorn too!
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 December 2009 15:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
We did Jewish X-mas Eve! Chinese dinner that included actual Jews!
― quincie, Monday, 28 December 2009 16:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
Excellent. Passover is March 30th 2010.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 December 2009 16:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh god I'm not ready to do a seder! I still don't know all my Hebrew letters :(
― quincie, Monday, 28 December 2009 16:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
New DC plastic bag tax in effect (money is to go to cleaning up the Anacostia River). New higher parking meter rates and increased parking meter times on Saturday expected to be operational everywhere in DC by mid-January (money to go to DC government as city deals with the recession and stuff).
In other news, I finally ate at 4-star Rasika's. I haven't eaten at other Washington Post 4 star restaurants and I'm not a hardcore knowledgeable foodie so I can't really say whether or not its 4 star rating is deserved. The food was tasty and it seemed unique--not your standard Indian food.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 2 January 2010 04:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
brrr
― W i l l, Sunday, 3 January 2010 05:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
dear god in heaven it is cold
― quincie, Sunday, 3 January 2010 23:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
days like this remind me never, ever to move to Chicago
Yeah, at this point after this whole weekend I am basically opposed to the idea of wind.
― C-L, Sunday, 3 January 2010 23:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
sooo cold. i walked home yesterday from cleveland park and there was hardly anyone out. only what, four more months of bad weather?
― kicker conspiracy (s. suisham ha ha) (daria-g), Monday, 4 January 2010 02:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
still brrrr
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 January 2010 16:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Is anybody risking Restaurant week?
― curmudgeon, Monday, 11 January 2010 20:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
nah...maybe it's b/c i was young & naive but when restaurant week started it seemed like all the participants were pretty amazing. and expensive. getting an $80 peter luger steak for $20.02 ruled. getting a $11 app + $27 medium-blah entree for $34 or whatever it is these days doesn't. i'm sure there are still deals but having to search them out and call early violates the rw spirit that flickers on in my y&n heart
― W i l l, Monday, 11 January 2010 22:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
Restaurant week lunch rules! Dinner mostly sucks. 3 courses at lunch for $20 is great, and you can usually walk into even a fully booked restaurant at noon and get a seat at the bar no problem.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 04:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
hmm, i should try that.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 15:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
Anything new and exciting happening (or same ol' thing got you riled up or just the same ol' same ol' mid-winter doldrums)?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 15:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sally Quinn's Washington Post Style section pieces on how Washingtonians (read elite well-connected politcal types) need to have more parties and need to follow her ettiquette ideas at such parties make me laugh. She analyzes Official Washington parties from Kennedy to the present today:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/26/AR2010012603507.html
Making friends is crucial. I'm only being partly facetious when I suggest that there should be some sort of in-house list where members of the administration (any administration!) are designated to go out a certain amount, in exactly the same way they make the rounds on Sunday talk shows.
This includes the president! Even senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said this week that Obama "likes the rigor of having a conversation with someone who's going to push him,." sShe told The Post, "There's really no point in him wasting time with people who simply agree with him all the time because it's not going to refine his position, it's not going to enlighten his position." In other words, he'll certainly accomplish some of that once he gets around town.
Indulge me for a moment on the topic of our cultural bellwether, "Avatar." In the film, the Pandora natives worship the goddess Eywa, who is the spirit that connects them to their planet. If there is such a goddess in Washington, I believe, it is the spirit of community. Those who live here want to welcome new friends. Washingtonians are open and willing to invite newcomers and make them part of their lives. If they can't do that, there is automatically a distance that is created so that if ¿ no, make that when ¿ the administration gets into trouble, there is too little sympathy or support
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 14:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 31 January 2010 06:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
i know right? how is anything not dull with sally quinn, she is dull. the comments on that article are delightful!
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Sunday, 31 January 2010 09:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm kind of impressed, it takes a special kind of tone deafness to argue that what we really need is closer personal ties between politicians and the media.
― I DIED, Sunday, 31 January 2010 09:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
The comments are right on target.
I thought this one bit from Sally's article was especially funny:
Years ago, the city looked to the White House to set the social tone. Whatever style the president and first lady favored was the style adopted. The Kennedys enthralled the town with their youth, exuberance and glamour. They had round skirted tables at a state dinner, and suddenly everyone had round tables. The Johnsons came in with their down-home Texas barbecues and you couldn't go out at night without being served ribs and baked beans. It wasn't until Nixon that people started to do their own thing.
Yea, like D.C.'s poor, segregated residents during the Kennedy years were busy saving their money to buy Kennedyesque 'round skirted tables.' And yea, it took that Nixon to force people to give up imitating White House style. She is so clueless.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 31 January 2010 21:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's amazing that Sally's connection with former editor Bradlee allows her to still write in Style. I can't imagine that anyone else there is happy about that
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 February 2010 16:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Anti-terrorism drills on the subway this morning, so if you notice about 100 cops in yr metro station, that's what.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 2 February 2010 11:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
so what's the job climate like for liberal arts degree graduates who haven't had a steady job in the two years since they've graduated like?
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 15:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
also, any thoughts on Old Town Alexandria would be appreciated.
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 16:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
Do you know any Congresspeople?
The so-called charm of Old Town has never done much for me. It's a bit of a walk from the Metro and finding parking if you drive is not always easy. I could be wrong, but I think like Georgetown that the rents went up and thus lots of the quaint little stores come and go fast. Tourists and Virginians who don't like going into DC like it alot. I do like Eamonn's/Dublin Fish & Chip place (though I'm guessing some will say it is overpriced). I have not been to many of the more expensive restaurants there that get nice writeups by Sietsema or the bars that Fritz H*hn writes up on the W. Post Going Out Gurus blog.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 February 2010 19:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
got to move back to the US soon, and the most reasonable option is to move in with my with mother in Old Town Alexandria and find a job fast. Was just wondering what the area was like and if I should immediately look for jobs elsewhere to get the hell out.
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 23:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
I don't think it'd be too bad in that case. very walkable, but then I typically don't mind long walks and walk everywhere in DC when possible, no matter the weather. I really love Misha's coffee shop, it's a great place to hang out, super laid back, delicious coffee. there's a neat used bookstore a few blocks north of the metro. some nice restaurants. a cool thrift store. some boring chain stores. trader joe's. it's just not the kind of place I'd go to hang out on a friday night because it's all yuppie and stuff.
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 00:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
i love walking, and i'm guessing transport around isn't too bad? like, would jobs (however menial) not hire me because i'd be staying there with no car?
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 00:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
i don't think that situation is any of their business, just matters whether or not you can get to work on time. (obvs this might make jobs out in certain burbs difficult, but that would be true no matter where you lived, i mean a menial job in some strip mall complex in fairfax = impossible to reach on public transport.) there is a metro at king street, the yellow and blue lines are both passing through which is convenient.
most of old town (idk where your mom is at) is going to be about a 15-20 min walk at least, because the part right near metro is mostly hotels/restaurants, you have to go a ways up king st to reach the residential areas. there is a dash bus (virginia public transport) running up and down king st, it is free on weekends, i don't know about weekdays or how bad the traffic is on weekdays, but it takes you from metro all the way up king to the waterfront, and back. there are a lot of other bus lines that run from king st station and elsewhere in old town, i'm just not familiar with them.
http://wmata.com/ <-- trip planner @ metro website is pretty handy to figure out how you'd get around & how long it takes. but afaik it doesn't include all the bus lines that run in virginia --> http://www.dashbus.com/ is Alexandria buses only.
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 00:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm fond of old town myself, i worked there a number of years ago. it's just the thing you will not find is dance clubs and places to see bands, and cab ride to/from dc late night is $$$$, though metro does close 3am friday-saturday. and maybe you'd have a long commute depending on where you end up working, but i guess sometimes one just has to put up with stuff, it's dc.
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 00:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Thanks. I originally come from a town with no real public transport, so every job interview asked about having a car or not.
Good to get an idea of the area and the city. I've only been to DC once, and that was mostly just for a day and a night, and even then the majority of that time was spent seeing a gig at the 930 and hanging out in areas nearabouts there.
Are there good dance clubs in DC?
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 00:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
tentatively, yes? i mean there are places i like to dance (and places i think would be good but haven't tried b/c i dance less and less), but i don't know your tastes.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 12:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
about the job market, i know several people who lost their jobs in the last year or so; most have found something else but it took them months. i get the sense things are better here than elsewhere but still much slower than a few years ago obv.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 12:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
I have that same sense about jobs in the DC area. When I was noting the long walk to the King Street station I of course was saying that as someone who lives in an Arlington neighborhood that's not even w/in walking distance to metro unfortunately. Old Town used to have a good used record store but that's long gone. I used to live in Alexandria's DelRay neighborhood, just north of Old Town, and I like that area.
Re dance clubs, "I Died"'s U st. Music Hall is opening in March I think.
more info on DC music on the ilx side here Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 15:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
sometimes one just has to put up with stuff, it's dc.
The new city slogan to be seen on billboards,posters, grafitti, and bathroom walls everywhere.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 5 February 2010 06:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Missed Dec 19 snowpocalypse, finally get to catch up...
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Friday, 5 February 2010 12:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
a friend spent 90 mins in line at the grocery store last night
never change, dc! <3
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 February 2010 16:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
Riding this one out on the eastern shore. Blizzard warning from 4 this afternoon until 7 tomorrow :D
― W i l l, Friday, 5 February 2010 17:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
Nothing is sticking to the pavement in the parking lot near me in Arlington yet (2 pm). Nice that the Feds sent us government workers home early (or at least they did at my agency).
― curmudgeon, Friday, 5 February 2010 19:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
Juuuuust starting to stick around Dupont. Word from an 11th floor apt in White Flint is that the Nuclear R3gulation Ag3ncy has disappeared already.
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Friday, 5 February 2010 20:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yep it's starting to stick now (4:20 pm)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 5 February 2010 21:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://snowpocalypsedc.com/
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 5 February 2010 21:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
people are going a little crazy. i actually did run out of soy milk but do i feel like standing in an hour line? not really. times like this i am glad i live in the middle of the city, have a nice pair of snow boots and no car to worry about.
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 5 February 2010 21:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
Which bars/food places do you think will stay open around Dupont?
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Friday, 5 February 2010 22:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
wow, couldn't say. something has to stay open.
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Friday, 5 February 2010 22:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think a lot of places will be open tonight, tomorrow is when it'll be tough. Hotel bars & restaurants almost always stay open since they have guests there anyway, but their hours may be more limited than usual.
― I DIED, Friday, 5 February 2010 22:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
Heh I was hoping for an insider response to that from I DIED.
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Friday, 5 February 2010 22:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
No metro buses on Saturday and no above-ground Metro trains.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 6 February 2010 04:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dupont circle is puuuurty!
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Saturday, 6 February 2010 04:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Snow-covered trees under streetlamps looking nice out here in Arlington
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 6 February 2010 04:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
dupont looked pretty gorgeous earlier, i was outside for a while around 9:30. going back out for a long walk tomorrow, i think, it was nice last SNOWPOCALYPSE with the streets mostly deserted.
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Saturday, 6 February 2010 04:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
Snow just keeps coming
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 6 February 2010 16:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
And the wind is blowing it everywhere
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 6 February 2010 16:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
The Washington Post website covers the important stuff:
Snowball fight roundupAs the snow falls piles up, so do the number of planned snowball fights around the area Saturday. Here’s a brief round up: Know of others? email tel✧✧✧@w✧✧✧.c✧✧.-- Down on the Mall you can find Snowpocalypse II: Snowball Fight and Snow Kickball at 3 p.m. -- Battle Snowpocalypse will be at the Ellipse from noon to 3 p.m. -- Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill, 2 p.m. -- East of the Anacostia River will be Snowpocalypse Celebration at Ft. Dupont Park in Southeast from noon - 2pm.-- In Northwest you have a plethora of options: The Official Dupont Circle Snowball Fight at 2 p.m.-- Nearby you could hurl frozen projectiles at the Columbia Heights Snowball Fight at Malcolm X Park from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.-- Campus Mall, University of Maryland, 1 pm. -- In Baltimore: Snowsaycanyousee Part 2: Fells Point! at 2:30pm. Broadway Square in Fells Point (Broadway between Thames & Lancaster Streets). :
-- Clarence Williams
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 6 February 2010 18:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
Walked downtown, watched the rugby at Fado's with some rugby fans, understood nothing, walked back, pushed someone's car, lobbed a few at the Dupont fite at 3pm
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Saturday, 6 February 2010 20:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
there's some good snowboarding going on down the hill on 13th by cardozo high.
― Moreno, Saturday, 6 February 2010 20:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
Part of a tree just came down on my building's parking lot. My car is okay; I hope the car in space #1 is okay.
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Saturday, 6 February 2010 21:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
SO BORED
also, wondering if a bunch of people are using fireplaces or if there was actually a building on fire somewhere, because i just walked a ways around dupont neighborhood & now my hair smells like smoke.
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Sunday, 7 February 2010 00:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm tired from shoveling. Watching the Caps now (tied 4 to 4 w/ the Penguins in the 3rd) and my Terps on another channel.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 7 February 2010 19:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
I trekked to the Giant to restock on cough syrup and chicken soup. Some people were buying those fake fireplace logs, so yes, they're probably using their fireplaces.
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Sunday, 7 February 2010 19:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
Federal Government is closed Monday. Yeehah, no work.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 8 February 2010 03:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ugh fed contractors never, ever close--can't bill if you're closed! At least I get to work from home.
― quincie, Monday, 8 February 2010 12:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
I get to trudge in... foreigners battling on with no-one to talk to... but it's a nice day...
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Monday, 8 February 2010 13:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
Streets and sidewalks still a mess out here and the weather report does not look good for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday
― curmudgeon, Monday, 8 February 2010 21:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sleet, snow....We'll see soon enough and through the night into tomorrow
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 20:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
Tryst stuffed to the gills with people with laptops who were supposed to be working from home but were going crazy there.
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 23:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
Fed closed again tomorrow. this is way too much free time for me.
― Moreno, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
is that confirmed Moreno? The website still refers only to today. But hell, I can't see how it can possibly be open.
― Jblujlama (ljubljana), Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
this is pretty annoying (the not-closing). can't keep honestly working forever without client response. but i shouldn't have to waste my vacation hours.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah they made an announcement at 7:00. i feel real bad for the contractors we work w/ who have to stay home when feds close. they're blowing through some vacation days right now.
― Moreno, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
my bff amy is p3tworth children's librarian and even though all neighborhood branches were closed monday, all personnel had to either schlep to MLK or take 8hr leave. aint that a fucked up agressive cost-cutting measure??
― 69, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
DCPL branches i mean
― 69, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
If anyone is bored and near Adams Morgan this Sat evening I'll be in L'Enfant from about 9.30 having birthday drinks with a small group of identity-challenged Britisher-Americans and American-Britishers.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 01:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
x-post
You're right Pete.
Now we got heavy winds creating WHITEOUT and still stupid drivers with no lights on and snow ontop of their cars
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
i can barely see the houses across the street!
really wish the heater that supplies the bedrooms in my house had been fixed before these storms :D
― W i l l, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
Will the Feds be closed again tomorrow
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 20:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
Surely yes.
I couldn't see my steps down from my 1st floor apt just now when I ventured outside for the first time today - just a slope - I had to guess where I was planting my feet before kicking it away into the front yard. Garden flat neighbours ventured outside at one point during this, and I think I showered them by mistake.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
snow wisdom from Sally Quinn, the bard of Washington
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/10/AR2010021003503.html
― I DIED, Thursday, 11 February 2010 07:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
To the guys at the Tenleytown Safeway who helped unstick my car: I would have sex with both of you.
By way of saying thanks, Me.
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Thursday, 11 February 2010 20:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
x-post. I wonder if anyone has ever let Sally Quinn know there is a DC outside of her fantasyland. Nothing like a walk through Georgetown and down to the Kennedy Center to capture her city though, and her closing is brilliant:
So what are all the Washington socialites doing during the snowstorm? I have no idea. All I know is that one thing has changed: my definition of the word party.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 February 2010 21:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
Her parties sound deadly boring! I mean I'd sooner attend a party thrown by Glenn beck!
― daria-g, Sunday, 14 February 2010 22:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
But if we went back in a time machine (well, her parties might still have been boring) this is what was going on:
Jason Robards played Ben in “All The President’s Men”. Stockard Channing played her in “Heartburn.” Yes, they were best friends with Carl Bernstein and Nora Ephron and it was in Sally and Ben’s kitchen that Nora either dumped a bottle of wine over her philandering husband’s head, or a fruit pie. Details, details.
That was the ‘70s. If you were invited to Ben and Sally’s you were annointed. They never entertained all that much but when they did, it was perfect. Their New Year’s Eve parties were legendary for the eclectic mix of media, celebrity and political types.
http://www.washingtonlife.com/issues/november_2005/sally_quinn_and_ben_bradlee/
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 February 2010 22:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
Back to work. If only I could be a retired socialite...
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 17:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's not even really related to DC, but if you enjoy hating Sally Quinn her latest column brings the lols.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/18/AR2010021805078.html
I will probably be linking all her columns here until we have legitimate city discussion business.
― I DIED, Friday, 19 February 2010 15:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
Jesus Christ sally STFU already!
― quincie, Friday, 19 February 2010 16:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ha. Between her, Marion Barry news, and political discussions about balancing the budget it's like nothing ever changes.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 19 February 2010 16:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
she does bring out the best in people. you are reading the comments section aren't you?Thousands of Haitians read this article, wept, and recognized that in comparison their troubles weren't so bad
― daria-g, Friday, 19 February 2010 18:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hopefully she is not in "Washington in the 70's" a documentary that's on from 9 to 10 on WETA tonight (and they're showing it again next Monday). The W. Post review mentions quiet storm WHUR dj Melvin Lindsey, Sonny Jurgenson & Billy Kilmer, Chuck Brown, WHFS's Cerphe, and Marion Barry among others in the film, directed by a British guy (whose name I can't remember).
http://www.weta.org/tv/local/washingtoninthe70s
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022103840.html
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 February 2010 18:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2010/02/23/erik-wemple-to-leave-city-paper-will-edit-startup-local-news-site/
Albritton co., that once ran the Washington Star newspaper, and who now run local ABC affiliate channel 7, Newschannel 8, and politico.com is starting up a local news website and has hired City Paper executive editor Eric Wemple.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 17:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
S. Quinn's ridic pieces are getting lots of online attention from Huff Post and others. The Style section editor refused to answer City Paper questions about them.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 06:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
her wikipedia page is full of gems
Henry Kissinger said, "[Post reporter] Maxine Cheshire makes you want to commit murder. Sally Quinn makes you want to commit suicide."
― W i l l, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 16:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
No snow today. I rushed out and got all that milk and tp and stuff for nothing last night. I kid.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 25 February 2010 15:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2010/02/24/brauchli-on-the-party-by-sally-quinn/
Quinn's column's gonna be online only now and not in the newsprint as well.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 26 February 2010 19:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
hi, dc! i'm going to be in town for a few days march 4-9. holla.
― tehresa, Friday, 26 February 2010 19:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
hi!those are good days to be in dc: http://dcist.com/2010/02/dc_restaurants_unleashed.php
those are also days that i'll be in california.
enjoy your stay
― W i l l, Friday, 26 February 2010 21:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
I kind of wish Quinn's column would move to print-only and not appear online.
― I DIED, Friday, 26 February 2010 21:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
holla-ing, t! I'm around pretty much that whole time.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 27 February 2010 02:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
half-off Putinka Premium Russian Vodka at Russia House
that might not end well.
why don't we have a bar entirely devoted to gin? of course, if there were, maybe it would be better if i didn't know about it
― daria-g, Saturday, 27 February 2010 02:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
quinn column online is a treat, though - purely for the comments
― daria-g, Saturday, 27 February 2010 02:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think there is a gin bar in the area somewhere, although I have no idea where (for some reason I wanna say Adams Morgan?) or what it's called. I just remember a gin aficionado in my class talking it up right after I started school out here. My interests lie with beer and vodka so I was not paying full attention.
― C-L, Saturday, 27 February 2010 03:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
i will have more specific timelines later (sis and bro-in-law in mexico til monday night) but i think.... thurs, fri, or sat would be good nights for hanging out
xxxposts
― tehresa, Saturday, 27 February 2010 07:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
or days. i need a dc education, stat.
daria - Gin Joint, the ground floor bar at New Heights in Woodley Park
― I DIED, Saturday, 27 February 2010 07:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
I've got friends with kids visiting in about a month - anyone got any recommendations for good kid-friendly restaurants? Including any posh ones, because I've been tasked with finding a fancy restaurant for their foodie dad's birthday. The kids are 18 months and 4, but for 4 read 2 because of developmental problems.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 27 February 2010 22:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
2 Amys works for kids and foodie dads
― I DIED, Saturday, 27 February 2010 22:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
Good thought, and I like it a lot. How about for fancier dinner? Something tells me this isn't going to be easy...
― ljubljana, Saturday, 27 February 2010 22:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
god, I'm not sure of anything fancier that's suitable for kids - that age range is pretty much the worst possible for taking kids to restaurants. Maybe someplace like Zaytinya on the early side - big, loud, and casual enough to absorb a few young kids no problem.
― I DIED, Monday, 1 March 2010 07:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
is obelisk any good? i was intrigued by its low profile (no website?), but i've seen mixed reviews.
― W i l l, Monday, 1 March 2010 15:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
for general dining, i mean, not for kids
It's been around a long time now, and in a lot of ways was the precursor to Komi. I've been hearing good things lately after a few years of very mixed reviews, but for the money I can't bring myself to go to Obelisk over Komi, even if the latter is a bit more.
― I DIED, Monday, 1 March 2010 16:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
how was it the precursor to komi?
― W i l l, Monday, 1 March 2010 16:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just in terms of inspiration, not ownership or staffing. Small dining room w/ a fixed handwritten daily menu and a parade of small plates before the pasta and meat courses.
― I DIED, Monday, 1 March 2010 16:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
ah.
― W i l l, Monday, 1 March 2010 18:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
― W i l l, Friday, February 26, 2010 9:04 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark
awww taberna del alabardero! i miss that place.
― 69, Monday, 1 March 2010 18:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
i feel the same way about el tamarindo
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 March 2010 22:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
In the past five years I've only been to El Tamarindo twice. Both were at 5am.
― I DIED, Monday, 1 March 2010 22:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
it does have the advantage of easily seating large groups. that's about all iirc.
― W i l l, Monday, 1 March 2010 23:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
and being open at 5am!
― I DIED, Monday, 1 March 2010 23:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
Diner at that hour imo
― W i l l, Monday, 1 March 2010 23:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
haha but it is right on time at 5am
(actually one time i was there with two friends at 4am or whatever and they both ended up getting sick -- and they didn't seem that drunk -- but i was fine!)
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 00:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Obelisk: I love it but only go there when someone else is paying (my birthday, and work a couple times years ago).
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 02:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
Heh, maybe I should take the kids to Obelisk and see what happens. Zaytinya is a very good idea, I DIED, am pushing that one with these crazy parents.
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 02:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
"These Crazy Parents" -- a new food network show where foodie parents of young children go to nice restaurants and wackiness occurs
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 16:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
well hello.
i think at least friday evening will be a good time to have a drink if anyone's interested. my friend from nyc is coming down for the day but will leave me around 6 or 7 if anyone wants to meet up after work. also monday i'll be free from mid afternoon on.
suggestions for what we should do around the district on a friday in addition to the hirshhorn?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 20:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
If you're seeking more art, not sure if this is too trad for you but the nearby to the Hirshhorn National Gallery of Art has "From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection"
Among the masterpieces on view are Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's Forest of Fontainebleau (1834), Auguste Renoir's A Girl with a Watering Can (1876), Mary Cassatt's Boating Party (1893/1894), Edouard Manet's Old Musician (1862), Pablo Picasso's Family of Saltimbanques (1905), and George Bellows' Blue Morning (1909). Other artists represented include Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, and Claude Monet.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 21:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Moneytown, a free,once a month, old-school soul dj dance thing is going on late Friday night at Dahlak, an Ethiopian restaurant at 18th & U
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 21:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Some DJ-about-town soul people from NYC have guested at Moneytown, can tentatively recommend! I prefer my soul extremely un-funky but I'm kind of lame.
― The other side of genetic power today (Laurel), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 21:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh gosh i would be fine if i never saw another impressionist exhibit in my life. maybe.
i read a write up of that night and didn't see the word 'northern' anywhere and thought, "oh my, l would certainly not approve!" but mayyybe i will give it a shot! what's a good happy hour place?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 22:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
The W. Post Going Out Gurus recommend Policy on 14th Street. "I Died" may have more ideas for you.:
If you're going out to see a DJ on Friday night, we hope you don't need to get up early on Saturday, because you're lucky if the person you want to see makes it on by midnight. That's not the case at Policy's Pregame happy hour on Fridays, which has featured local headliners Stereofaith, Jackie O and Billfold taking over the decks from 5 to 9 at the 14th Street lounge. The theme is music the DJs themselves would like to hear, so this week, when Nacey of Nouveau Riche is up, he'll play songs he picked up on a recent trip to New Orleans, say, some from the Rebirth Brass Band or Bo Dollis, alongside the usual go-go and party music. There's no cover, and the beer is dead cheap: you can get $2 Yuengling, $3 PBR and $4 rail cocktails.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 04:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2010/03/nightlife_agenda_98.html#more
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 04:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
TZA -> BOURBON
― I DIED, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 04:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
The Yinka Shonibare exhibit at the Museum of African Art looks interesting to me
http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/shonibare/artworks.html
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 04:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
T, Friday night I'm going on a trawl around the small Dupont art galleries that happens every first Friday of the month with free wine/snacks, with a couple I know. (Did it about a year ago, haven't done it since). That'll be from about 5.30-6 till 7 or 8ish, then we'll probably go out to eat. I'll webmail you my mobile number in case you want to join us on the trawl or for the food - you'd be welcome! Monday pm I'm at work but will be around in the evening after about 7.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 12:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
a bar called bourbon = SOLD
is one location better than the other?
that yinka shonibare stuff looks interesting, thanks.
ljub, i got your webmail. will let you know - sis and bro-in-law may come in for happy hour/dinner as well. metro area saturday looks tempting, too...
― tehresa, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 19:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
Planning on going to Metro Area. You should come!
― lou, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 19:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'll definitely be at metro area!
I like Bourbon Adams Morgan a little better, but not a huge difference.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 19:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hello thread, Yinka Shonibare is kind of awesome. Go.
― ned ragú (suzy), Wednesday, 3 March 2010 19:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
where's metro area? not that i will be around, just curious. last time at comet was intense fun.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 20:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
Metro Area's playing in the basement of a new place called Bar 7, on 7th st just a couple doors down from The Passenger.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 20:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
if this thread is any indication of attendance, that place is gonna be packed!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 23:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
metro area in a basement sounds like 135 of my FB friends will attend
― 69, Thursday, 4 March 2010 00:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
Anyone up for Ethiopian on Monday, 7:45-ish in the U St. environs?
― quincie, Thursday, 4 March 2010 15:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
My son's with his Mom that night, so maybe it's time for me to meet you and others that night (I've just met "I Died" and Will and DCers who've moved elsewhere-Pete and Zack).
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yay!
― quincie, Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
Clearly you need to meet some of the lady dcilxors.
We exist, honest.
― quincie, Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
I may be able to make it but will have to play it by ear.
― I DIED, Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
― am0n, Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
Barry (Ward 8) twice implored colleagues to wait for an ethics review before they passed judgment. He told them that the report "reduced Marion Barry, 40 years of service, to a petty thief . . . to a Southeast hustler." from the W. Post article
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 March 2010 18:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ugh MB. In an NPR clip I heard him say "blah blah. . . but they can't take away my dignity!" and I muttered out loud NO SHIT THAT'S BECAUSE YOU LOST IT LONG AGO.
― quincie, Thursday, 4 March 2010 18:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
amazing thing about him is that he always has this base of unswaying supporters no matter what he's done
― am0n, Thursday, 4 March 2010 19:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
guess thats true for any politician but y'know
― am0n, Thursday, 4 March 2010 19:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3223:despite-censure-ward-8-backs-barry
― am0n, Thursday, 4 March 2010 19:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
annie and i saw this documentary about six months ago on HBO, and, aside from making us homesick, it sort of gave some greater nuance to barry's character/mythos. i never saw DC in the 70s/80s/90s, and the film just made me feel like barry was this total CHAMPION, obviously flawed, but representative of the will to power and respect of the black community in DC. as his flaws/behavior have become more ridiculous over the years, his legacy has definitely taken a turn towards the pathetic, but i think if i were a black ward 8 resident, especially 40 or older, id have a tough time condemning the man?
― 69, Thursday, 4 March 2010 19:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hello Q, and DCers past and present. I am present, and may be able to be present for Monday-night Ethiopian. It will be just like old times.
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 5 March 2010 02:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oooh yay VP is here, too! I am definitely up for ethiopian monday.
― tehresa, Friday, 5 March 2010 02:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
Up for Ethiopian - that food in that place you posted pics of last time looked great
― ljubljana, Friday, 5 March 2010 04:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
Haven't been real thrilled w/ Dukem lately but I've been hearing good reports on Madjet, which I've always liked.
― I DIED, Friday, 5 March 2010 04:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
Where should I have a nice lunch with a very dear friend? (Not toooo $$$ but comfortable. Meeting @ chinatown bus but can travel anywhere the metro will take us!)
― tehresa, Friday, 5 March 2010 14:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
Proof is close and great (8th & G), and they have a super deal lunch special in the bar/lounge area.
― I DIED, Friday, 5 March 2010 14:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
I also like Sou'Wester (13th & Maryland SW, near L'enfant metro in the Mandarin Oriental but great prices!), Brasserie Beck (Belgian, 11th & K), Poste (8th & F), and Rasika (Indian, 6th & D). I think they're all on Opentable.
― I DIED, Friday, 5 March 2010 14:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
Excellent, thanks!
― tehresa, Friday, 5 March 2010 15:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
OK so should we say Madjet (which is more or less next door to Dukem) at say 7:30 p.m. on Monday (3/8)? The kitfo was great the last time I had it at Madjet!
― quincie, Friday, 5 March 2010 16:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
I vote yes. Have been to Dukem and a couple places on 9th(Etete and another) but not there yet.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 5 March 2010 18:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ethiopian on Monday? Sounds good.
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Friday, 5 March 2010 18:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just had a meeting at Madjet and can confirm it's DELICIOUS! #9!
― I DIED, Friday, 5 March 2010 22:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh sweet can't wait!
― quincie, Friday, 5 March 2010 23:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
no one has angostura bitters in dc
― W i l l, Saturday, 6 March 2010 01:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
my sister had a drink with chocolate bitters tonight! also: it is really hard to enjoy your bourbon when it's so loud you have to scream at each other :( please, please tell me it's only because of weekend and that place is tolerable on weeknights. a bourbon list that comprehensive should not be wasted on that environment :(
― tehresa, Saturday, 6 March 2010 04:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
Glad you made it there! But yes, like everywhere in DC, MUCH better on weeknights.
― I DIED, Saturday, 6 March 2010 04:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
20-year pappy! so clean! but so hard to appreciate under circumstances :(
― tehresa, Saturday, 6 March 2010 05:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Count me in for Madjet. Just been to Churchkey - liked it but shame about the TVs.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 6 March 2010 05:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
i am out in the SUBURBS. er no one is stranded in an Arlington bar are they?
― daria-g, Saturday, 6 March 2010 05:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
I mean I am theoretically walking past much of Clarendon, should I break something on the way y/n?
― daria-g, Saturday, 6 March 2010 05:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
i mean no stores have angostura bitters, dude at metro wine said the distributor hasn't had it for four months?
― W i l l, Saturday, 6 March 2010 17:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
Thought the shortage was pretty much over - check w/ Ace Beverage though, they'll know the scoop. And you can always pick up Fee Brothers Aromatic Bitters there, which aren't quite the same but can sub.
― I DIED, Saturday, 6 March 2010 19:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm pretty sure the store on Dupont next to Kramerbooks has them - will check next time I'm there.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 6 March 2010 22:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
The hamburgers thread has me craving hamburgers but kitfo basically = Ethiopian hamburger so I am holding strong until Monday.
― quincie, Saturday, 6 March 2010 23:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
I had the Palena burger again a couple weeks ago. Goddammit it's so amazing.
― I DIED, Saturday, 6 March 2010 23:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
See I have had that burger twice and was not wowed.
― quincie, Sunday, 7 March 2010 12:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Because you can never have too much Ethiopian, my son and I ate at one of Tyler Cowen's fave joints, Eyo Ethiopian Restaurant and Sports Bar on that George Mason Avenue strip mall off of King Street/Rt. 7 in Bailey's X-Rds/Falls Church. In addition to the our usual veggie combo we went for chicken shiro over pasta rather than kitfo this time. Good and interesting although the shiro while tasty was so nearly pasta souce-like that it did not feel like it was Ethiopian. We were the only non-Ethiopians there.
So tonight at Madjet, I guess I will be able to figure out who you folks are.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 8 March 2010 14:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
I am not Ethiopian, but rather an unusually tall brunette sporting ombre tights.
― quincie, Monday, 8 March 2010 14:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
i am wearing a suit!
― tehresa, Monday, 8 March 2010 16:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yay suits!
― quincie, Monday, 8 March 2010 16:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
I DIED do you think we can get reservado at Gibson for afters???
Ooooh <3 gibson!
― tehresa, Monday, 8 March 2010 16:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
hi q! watch any hoops this weekend?
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 March 2010 16:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
I don't even know what you are talking about.
― quincie, Monday, 8 March 2010 16:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 March 2010 17:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
umm whatever duke chill job beating unranked UNC.
TERRRRRRRRRPS
― 69, Monday, 8 March 2010 17:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
Still not sure exactly what all this talk pertains to.
― quincie, Monday, 8 March 2010 17:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
if duke hadn't scored in the second half, it still would have won by three
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 March 2010 17:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
yes, Dukem *is* wonderful, agree.
― quincie, Monday, 8 March 2010 18:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
zack said it was amazing seeing all the dejection at elmo's durham last thursday
― 69, Monday, 8 March 2010 18:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
haha it was maybe slightly like when i watched this game at stetson's in 2001
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 March 2010 18:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
I second Pete's "Terps" chant. When was the last time the Tarheels struggled through a season this much?
― curmudgeon, Monday, 8 March 2010 19:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
Mookie you're coming down for dinner tonight, right?
― tehresa, Monday, 8 March 2010 19:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
u_u
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 March 2010 19:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
― tehresa, Monday, 8 March 2010 19:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
― mookieproof, Monday, March 8, 2010 6:54 PM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark
i watched that game from a distance of about 50ft. then the guy three seats down threw a bottle and gave carlos boozer's mom a concussion.
― 69, Monday, 8 March 2010 19:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Another suit here unless I can get home and get changed first.I will have a huge navy blue bag.
― ljubljana, Monday, 8 March 2010 23:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
Look for my trademark black beret.
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Monday, 8 March 2010 23:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sorry folks, I have some responsibilities I can't get out of tonight. I'm here throughout the weekend if further hijinks ensue. Have fun~!
― Virginia Plain, Monday, 8 March 2010 23:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
HI VPMJ
― 69, Monday, 8 March 2010 23:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
wow werner herzog has made a LOT of films, i had no idea it was that many
― daria-g, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 04:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
Alot of netflicking to do if we're gonna catch up. Nice meeting y'all last night (and "I Died" again).
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 12:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
Good to see everyone! Let us do again soon.
― quincie, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 15:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
Only maybe with a cuisine Mr. Que can stomach so he rank Herzog for us.
thanks for dining, guys!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 15:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
pics, etc.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 15:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
as if
― tehresa, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 15:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
I guess 'I Died' could post the photo he took of the food--kitfo, veggie combo, etc. but the rest of the wildness...What happens in Etete stays in Etete (I may make up some stories)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 20:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
There were lentils. There were collards. There was laughter. There were tears (only because of I DIED's paint fumes, tho).
― quincie, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 21:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
After laughter comes tears, so totally appropriate imo
― tehresa, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 21:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
"paint fumes"
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 21:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
Tehresa I did not even get to say a proper goodbye! Hope you are back sooooooooooooon.
― quincie, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 21:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sorry! Sis was in a crazy hurry to get home for some reason u_u
Now we wait...
― tehresa, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 22:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
I had a last-minute cancellation from a friend on my other free pass for Saturday night's Gilberto Gil show at Lisner. My other pals all seem to be busy or aren't interested in Brazilian sounds. There's a ton going on that night, but if anyone is interested in that one free pass (I have to pick up 'em up at the box office) let me know.
ritmika (at) hotmail (dot) com
― curmudgeon, Friday, 12 March 2010 17:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
hey guys.... see you again soon!
― tehresa, Friday, 12 March 2010 22:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
Congrats!!!
― I DIED, Friday, 12 March 2010 22:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
thankig u!
this is ridiculous.
― tehresa, Friday, 12 March 2010 23:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
Fantastic! Well done! Start date?
― ljubljana, Saturday, 13 March 2010 04:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
What is a reasonably cheap place to get large picture frames in DC? (Would zipcar to IKEA but haven't driven in erm 15 years, so it has to be somewhere metro or cabbable). The places I've been so far want to charge 150 dollars to frame a 25 dollar poster.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 13 March 2010 05:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
tbd upon final salary, etc. negotiation. probably very, very soon!xpost
― tehresa, Saturday, 13 March 2010 05:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
you're moving here? oh wicked! congrats on job situation as well!
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Saturday, 13 March 2010 05:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
thanks! i hope it turns out to be as perfect for me as it seems!
i still kind of can't believe it!
― tehresa, Saturday, 13 March 2010 05:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
hey congratulations to the tar heels for earning a #4 seed
― mookieproof, Monday, 15 March 2010 14:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
*silence*
― quincie, Monday, 15 March 2010 14:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's sure to be an emotional scene as senior marcus ginyard returns for an encore performance at home against william & mary on tuesday night. roy williams, you have made the people of haiti proud
― mookieproof, Monday, 15 March 2010 14:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
too harsh? sorry xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo see u in a couple weeks maybe?
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 03:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
What is a reasonably cheap place to get large picture frames in DC?
No Michaels stores in DC? The Arlington one I use is not on metro though.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 13:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
*more silence*
― quincie, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 14:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
awww
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 14:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
speaking of the college basketball.. i was so happy to pick up the washington post a couple days ago & see all the SAD GEORGETOWN HOYAS on the front page
<3<3<3 WVU
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Tuesday, 16 March 2010 15:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
Somebody was trying to convince me that I shouldn't hold grudges against Georgetown and coach Thompson just because of my dislike for some of his Dad's actions when he coached the Hoyas back then. No way...basketball grudges are forever(well maybe).
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 15:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
agreed -- but sometimes it's tough because JT3 looks like a teddy bear
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 15:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'd like to know a reasonably cheap place to get custom framing. if such a thing exists.
― W i l l, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 16:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
I will rep for the Hoyas, because they did me a solid by letting me go to school here. Plus I do not know how anybody could hate Austin Freeman, because he is the best. Also one time Greg Monroe complimented me for studying at like 11:30 pm on a Saturday night, so he is A+ with me.
― C-L, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 17:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
programming note: tonight's first-round NIT matchup between william & mary and the university of north carolina will be played in carmichael auditorium, rather than the dean smith center, to better accommodate a smaller wine-and-cheese crowd. this will be carolina's first official game in carmichael since january 4, 1986, a 90-79 win over nc state.
sorry, can't help myself
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 17:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
*VERY BIG SILENCE*
― quincie, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 17:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
TERRRRRRPS
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 17:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:53 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
my dad has this same grudge against JTJr, but he went to villanova, and always just talks mad shit about any other big east coach
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 17:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
JTjr used to refuse to let the Hoyas play the Terps and always was bitter at the press and others for stuff. A little of it was tied up in complicated DC racial politics of the time, other things were just JTjr's ego.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 18:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
how did the terps fit in with complicated DC racial politics?
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 18:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
White coach in PG County much of the time then for the terps (PG was more known then for white cops brutality against African-Americans). From what I observed, heard and read, JTjr inspired pride in many locals by being one of the first African-American coaches and by fielding a mostly African-American team at a prestigious university in a part of the city that was hardly considered integrated.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 19:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
was lefty D a bigot?
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 20:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
not that i've ever heard
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 20:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
whew!
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 20:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
I was not suggesting that either Pete.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
no no, i didnt think you were. just checkin.
whoa holy shit..."On July 12, 1973 Driesell was credited with saving the lives of at least 10 children from burning buildings. He and two other men were surf fishing around midnight in Bethany Beach, Delaware when Driesell spotted flames shooting from a townhouse complex behind them. Driesell broke down a door and began getting children out. The fire destroyed four townhouses. Judge Samuel Meloy commented. "Let's face it, Driesell was a hero. There were no injuries and it was a miracle because firemen didn't come for at least 30 minutes." For these actions, Driesell was awarded the NCAA Award of Valor."
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
u know where the left-hander went to college don't u
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah yeah yeah
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
puke
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
Here's an excerpt from a Michael Anft blog post about Leftyhttp://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:5G-HeJZ_3AoJ:www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm%3Fid%3D1636+lefty+drisell+racism&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
The down-home, good-old-boy pitches of "Ol' Cornpone," as one Evening Sun columnist called Driesell, went over as well in the living rooms of white suburbia as they did in the kitchens of inner-city rowhouses.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh man the EVENING SUN
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
While supposedly JTJr never would let his Hoyas play the Terps, others have said that it was merely a money issue--how to divide up the ticket income and where to play the game.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
"which team are you here to see?"
― 69, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
Spring is here. Yay!
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 21 March 2010 05:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
Summer is here! Freaky!
― ljubljana, Sunday, 21 March 2010 13:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
― 69, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:51 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark
^ so much lols at this, still
― I DIED, Sunday, 21 March 2010 17:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
:D
― 69, Sunday, 21 March 2010 18:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
Awww Pete and Daria, Terps lost at the buzzer. Ugh.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 21 March 2010 21:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
They got farther than Georgetown at least.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 March 2010 03:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
let us not forget my alma mater's tragic loss in the first round to KANSAS.
Glad KANSAS got theirs in the end.
― quincie, Monday, 22 March 2010 16:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm rooting for Purdue Friday night against the Dukies...
Did anybody see Sally Quinn cutting in on my turf a little while back in the Post? She wrote a feature in Style on the singer of Pakistani band Junoon. She apparently met him at the Kuwait Ambassador's gala benefit. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/12/AR2010031200075.html?hpid=talkbox1
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 25 March 2010 13:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/2010/
some questionable choices by the people. I did not take part in the staff selections
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 25 March 2010 18:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Are long stretches of H St. NE pavement all messed up, blocked off, etc. because of plans to put trolley tracks in, or is this just some other work that needs to be done? Was at the RnR Hotel last night at Gang Gang Dance.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 19:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
So I do not care about the cherry blossoms, ok.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like the cherry blossoms! I just dislike the tourists much more. I really enjoy just seeing random cherry trees in bloom around the city. Everyone knows the Arboretum is the good local place to go see a bunch w/o the masses of people, right?
― I DIED, Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
Alright, you make good points
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
there aren't enough in my neighborhood (columbia heights) but i like seeing them around adams morgan and dupont and elsewhere.
oh man the tourists. it's like someone flipped a switch and made my commute home 70% stupider
― W i l l, Thursday, 1 April 2010 14:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
Anybody go to Cherry Blast last year? How wuz?
This is from W. Post Going Out Gurus:
This year, Cherry Blast II - the creation of artist Philippa P.B. Hughes - moves to a storage warehouse in Adams Morgan, but the aesthetic remains the same. Artists will have their works displayed or projected on walls in several rooms. Music comes from the funky Fatback DJ crew, Maureen Andary of local folkies the Sweater Set, DJ Alex Gold of the Fridge and the duo of DJ Chris Nitti and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hemerlein. Throw in a sake bar, a "marshmallow arts play room" and other surprises, and it's sure to be a night to remember
― curmudgeon, Friday, 2 April 2010 21:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
I am negotiating tourist DC with two children aged 4.5 and 16 months.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 3 April 2010 05:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
We have already had an incident in the National Gallery of Art. I'm very, very up for a FAP after April 9, no under-6s.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 3 April 2010 05:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
hey, i will be there! please let's do it so i don't feel so sad about moving!
― tehresa, Saturday, 3 April 2010 07:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
We'll counteract your moving sadness by being very glad we've poached you. When do you arrive?
― ljubljana, Saturday, 3 April 2010 13:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
morning of the 8th
― tehresa, Saturday, 3 April 2010 16:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Are you staying with your sis for now?
Would April 9 (Fri) or 12 (Mon) work for people?
― ljubljana, Saturday, 3 April 2010 18:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah i'll be in alexandria for a while, til i figure out where i will live.
― tehresa, Saturday, 3 April 2010 22:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm likely not available for a FAP (40-something me is gonna be busy watching my son's baseball games) Friday and Monday. Enjoy wherever you go. There's a fun Brazilian band at the Millennium Stage tonight btw.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 April 2010 15:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
friday 9th i could come if it's a happy hour thing.
― W i l l, Monday, 5 April 2010 15:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
GOOD MORNING QUINCIE
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 14:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dukies
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 15:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ugh, not that I didn't expect it.
Ok Will and Tehresa, let's do this Friday 9th if that works for T? I'm thinking maybe l'enfant on 18th which has a patio? HH starts at 6. Www.lenfantcafe.com
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 16:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
Anyone tried the sauca van? I was v disappointed with the south-of-border wrap but the 'limonaud' with rosewater is fab
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 16:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
i spoke too soon--friday's no longer good. sorry!
― W i l l, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 19:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
[my brother]: sorry i missed your call my phone is whacked[me]: DUKE SUCKS[brother]: i'm not even watching it i hate them so much[me]: it's their fault i know[me]: network is wonky sometimes for no reason[brother]: totally is[me]: doesn't suck as much as DUKE though[brother]: hahahaha agreed
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 22:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
haha sorry about yr network
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 23:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
duke sucks
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 23:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
fyi
^^^still pissed about quin snyder
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 23:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
once upon a time there was a dookie dcilxor, then he left and things improved.
the end.
― quincie, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 23:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
snaaaaaap
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 23:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
[cries]
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 23:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
Tehresa, happy moving! Drop me a line on webmail or on here Friday if you fancy a drink even if it's not a FAP.
― ljubljana, Thursday, 8 April 2010 03:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ok maybe as an Arlington resident I shouldn't put my 2 cents in, but it seems like D.C.'s Department of Youth Rehab Services should be getting grilled alot more for the below(taken from a Colbert King column who admittedly has been fixated for a long time in his Saturday column on ripping apart the DYRBS)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/02/AR2010040202347.html
There's something about this week's drive-by shooting that left four victims dead and five others wounded on South Capitol Street that D.C. authorities don't want you to know: One of the homicide victims, and two of those arrested in connection with that violence and an earlier shooting, were under the commitment of the city's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 8 April 2010 13:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah and this article just lays out what's going to (not) happen to the minor who drove the car: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040704954.html?sid=ST2010040705015
The teen, who has been in and out of juvenile court since he was 9, had twice fled from minimum-security facilities.
Under D.C. law, a juvenile younger than 15 cannot be treated as an adult in the courts, regardless of how serious the offense.
If the teen is found culpable for murder, a family court judge cannot order confinement. A youth can be placed on probation or committed to the custody of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
The department decides whether the offender should be held at a detention facility and for how long -- a source of frustration for many judges. The teen can be locked up until he turns 21. At that point, the family court and the DYRS would lose jurisdiction, and he would go free.
i've been hearing about the lack of teeth in the juvenile system since i moved here. politicians, judges, prosecutors, police, neighborhood bloggers/commenters, columnists/journalists--all are well aware of it, but i haven't ever seen anyone in a position of power do anything about it. well jim graham said in an e-mail he proposed some legislation but i haven't heard anything else. where is the holdup? who is arguing that the system *should* work this way? is changing it just a nonstarter? are there lots of people out there who prefer it this way? i'm really curious.
― W i l l, Friday, 9 April 2010 02:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
I do not understand it either.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 9 April 2010 12:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
hi ljub, apparently sis has something planned here for tonight, but i would love to get together another day this weekend or maybe monday (woah happy hr after first day of work?).
― tehresa, Friday, 9 April 2010 16:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm off on a hike Sun during the day (a meetup.com one that's 'full'), but otherwise I'm around this w/e and Monday eve, so pick a day! HH after first day of work sounds like a grand plan to me... Will webmail you my mobile no.
― ljubljana, Friday, 9 April 2010 17:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
Ha, how about Rhee now saying "Oops there really was not a deficit that required me to fire all those teachers in mid-semester. But I'm not gonna hire any of them back even if we have the money. Plus I was going with what I was told at the time."
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 13:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
D.C. politics...The only thing more predictable is the story with video of the PG Cops beating up a University of Maryland student celebrating the win over Duke earlier this year. There have been decades now of stories about over-active PG cops.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 13:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
I wonder what Va. governor McDonnell thinks of today being Emancipation Day in DC (with DC public schools and offices closed).
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 April 2010 13:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Wow people really like to check out on fridays.
― tehresa, Friday, 16 April 2010 22:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 April 2010 22:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dude what are you doing tomorrow around 3?
― tehresa, Friday, 16 April 2010 22:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
playing hockey. are you in town?
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 April 2010 23:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
vvv briefly.leaving @ 6.
― tehresa, Saturday, 17 April 2010 00:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
― mookieproof, Saturday, 17 April 2010 01:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Go Caps
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 17 April 2010 13:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
Is that the hockey? Sis and husb are going to playoff game tonight.
― tehresa, Saturday, 17 April 2010 18:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yes. Wow, those tickets are impossible to get and trey expensive
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 17 April 2010 19:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think it was his bday present
― tehresa, Saturday, 17 April 2010 19:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
― mookieproof, Saturday, 17 April 2010 23:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
do not want
― quincie, Sunday, 18 April 2010 15:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hey dcilxors, I'm going to be taking a FB/twitter/ilx break for a while. If you don't have my e-mail address/phone number/whatevs, webmail me and I will send it to you. Take care!
― quincie, Sunday, 18 April 2010 15:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
No, don't go.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
This is, come to think of it, one of the best, most interesting restaurant seasons I can remember -- maybe the best and most interesting.
Consider what has opened, or is opening: Kushi, 8407, Yannick Cam's Bistro Provence in Bethesda, Lyon Hall from the team behind The Liberty Tavern, and Ray's the Steaks at East River (which I think is the most important restaurant to debut in the city's history).
The common denominator? All are local, independent, and personal.
From Todd Kliman's e-mail newsletter
Hey I Died, curious what you think about the above view...I have never been to most of those so can't express any agreement or disagreement
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 18:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
I haven't been to any of them either! They've all opened in the past month or so, most of them in the last week. I don't think RTS East River is the most important restaurant to debut in the city's history, though.
I'm also not sure what "independent and personal" means - I mean, very few restaurants that food critics write about aren't independent. Whether you're financed by a hotel or an investor, you're answering to someone.
The test of these places isn't whether they have interesting concepts or make a big splash when they open, it's whether they're serving great food a year or two from now.
Maybe I'm just jealous because only one of them is within four miles of my apartment.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 20:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
Arlington resident me drives by the future Lyon Hall (and the existing Liberty Tavern) all the time but I have never been to the Tavern.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 April 2010 20:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
hi guys being an alexandria resident sucks please find me an apt thanks <3
― tehresa, Thursday, 22 April 2010 03:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
Have you seen any yet? Someone told me the other day that Rosslyn has good deals..
― ljubljana, Thursday, 22 April 2010 03:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
live in dc, not rosslyn
― mookieproof, Thursday, 22 April 2010 03:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah I know that Rosslyn is not ideal... just cheap(er)
― ljubljana, Thursday, 22 April 2010 04:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah it's close to work... Would be nice to get home quickly after late work nights... But dc sounds so much better in terms of having a life, and I have not even had time to look yet!
― tehresa, Thursday, 22 April 2010 13:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
i work in orange line arlington and wouldn't consider moving here, not even for a non-commute. it's a pleasant enough place to work (by which i mean i like the lunch options) but it doesn't have the density i want
― W i l l, Thursday, 22 April 2010 15:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
and virginians are the most disgusting savages etc etc
sounds like i'll be wanting to move out of old alexandria as quickly as humanly possible
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Thursday, 22 April 2010 16:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
Non-metro area South Arlington me likes my ethnic restaurant choices but goes to DC for music, museums and more. Yes we are all disgusting savages.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 April 2010 18:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
And proud of it.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 April 2010 18:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
hi guys being an alexandria resident sucks please find me an apt thanks
hey tehresa, my brother is likely moving out of his 1200 sq ft apartment in SW in about... 2 weeks? webmail me if you want more details
― HI DERE, Thursday, 22 April 2010 18:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
I understand the advantages of living in DC btw. But it has always made me laugh over the years though to get attitude from some DCers (no one here) when they found out I lived in either PG County or Virginia. Plus some of those particular DCers were so wed to just going to a few particular places within walking distance in their DC neighborhood that they seemed to miss out on alot of what I see as the benefits of city life because they would not pay for cab rides or metro or just be a little adventurous (just living in Mt. Pleasant does not automatically make one more interesting than a suburbanite).
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 April 2010 19:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
yah i agree. i've had good times in silver spring and hyattsville and even annandale, and i have a standing envy of dc suburbia's cheap great ethnic food (for example).
my virginia savaging is always at least partly tongue in cheek. i grew up there; my feelings are complex. certainly, people who derive much personal satisfaction from living in a neighborhood they believe to be superior or whatever and people who make a point of trashing virginia (and the treasures who do both) are annoying.
― W i l l, Thursday, 22 April 2010 20:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
and actually since you called it out by name mt. pleasant boosters may be the worst of the lot--SUBPAR BARS AND RESTAURANTS DOES NOT EQUAL AUTHENTICITY
― W i l l, Thursday, 22 April 2010 20:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
whatever "authenticity" is
― W i l l, Thursday, 22 April 2010 20:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
The transit options in va are suck, though, and I work a lot of late evening events so I want to be able to take a cab home on occasion without breaking the bank, rather than worrying about missing the last train and still having to cab home from metro since the bus only runs once an hour or not at all.
― tehresa, Thursday, 22 April 2010 22:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
you getting your own place or looking for roommates? i want to move as well, soon
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Thursday, 22 April 2010 22:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
Seattle spoiled me and I reeaalllyy want my own place but I am also poor so I have to consider roommates in the interest of being practical. Still not 100% sure what my monthly take home is going to look like, which also makes things complicated.
― tehresa, Thursday, 22 April 2010 23:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
Plus some of those particular DCers were so wed to just going to a few particular places within walking distance in their DC neighborhood that they seemed to miss out on alot of what I see as the benefits of city life
lol curmudgeon, sometimes just going to a few particular places within walking distance in your DC neighborhood IS the benefit of city life!
― I DIED, Thursday, 22 April 2010 23:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
Otm!!! I hate when I can't walk to meet my immediate needs.
― tehresa, Thursday, 22 April 2010 23:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
It is completely ludicrous to me that it takes me 90 min to get home and then if I want to do anything as simple as go pick up some groceries I would need a car because the concept of things within walking distance is nonexistent here.
― tehresa, Thursday, 22 April 2010 23:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
To be fair, Alexandria was planned at a time that your servants would have done your grocery shopping for you.
― I DIED, Friday, 23 April 2010 01:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
wah wah wahso can a local tell me how one finds an apartment? bc the craigslist here is total shit.
― tehresa, Friday, 23 April 2010 01:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
i found mine by starting w/rent.com and then looking for management companies.. everything is stupid expensive around here. srsly if you decide to go the roommate route in dc, at least for a time & would be interested, i am considering that too - i can afford an ok place by myself now, but i finally realized it is time to be an adult and save some money
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Friday, 23 April 2010 05:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
email/fb me with some details. i feel like i have to consider everything at this point! (even though my idea of being adult is living alone lol, but i get your point)
― tehresa, Friday, 23 April 2010 12:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
let me know if you want someone to check out your shortlist places, or just need a drink after!
― ljubljana, Friday, 23 April 2010 21:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
― W i l l, Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:18 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
living in SF where it is surprisingly difficult to find a pretty good sit-down mexican/salvadorean place with full bar makes me miss haydee's a lot.
― 69, Friday, 23 April 2010 21:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
Already need a drink and o haven't even looked yet!
Better foresight woulkd have had me wrangling someone into happy hour between close of business and evening work event. Next time!
― tehresa, Friday, 23 April 2010 23:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Developers turn to artists to create buzz By Jonathan O'Connell Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 19, 2010;
In coming years, developer JBG plans to tear down a string of storefronts it owns along the 1300 block of U Street NW and put up a 240-room boutique hotel, built atop new retail and topped off by a rooftop pool and adjoining bar. But Chevy Chase-based JBG is more than a year away from construction. The developer needs a hotel operator and will need to finance construction, a tall order until lending picks up again. Meantime, the company will fill part of its property with something different: Andrew Wodzianski. Wodzianski is a local painter and mixed-media artist whose specialties include robots and Barbie doll iconography. For two weeks beginning Monday, as part of a special public art gala, he will occupy a specially constructed 100-square-foot cube in a vacant JBG storefront. There he will paint, sculpt and live using miniature furniture that pops up from the floor, nearly 24 hours a day before passersby on U Street. The exhibit, Wodzianski said, "taps into my willingness to sacrifice myself, my foolishness and my growing interest in performance-based art." "It's going to require two weeks of sponge bathing, but I'm okay with that," he added.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/16/AR2010041603867_pf.html
― curmudgeon, Monday, 26 April 2010 00:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
Somebody (not me) e-mailed Todd Kliman the following in his foodie chat:
Arlington, VA: Todd, What exactly did you mean when you said the Ray' the Steaks East River is the most important opening? I know you like the Ray's concept (listing it in your top 100), but what makes this iteration of Michael Landrum's restaurant empire so special?
Todd Kliman: What makes it so important -- to my mind, the most important restaurant ever to debut in Washington, D.C. -- is its location.
East of the River is like forgotten country for most Washingtonians. Michael Landrum's going in there, and going in there as he has done, with passion and a respect for what is already there, is a significant statement. It's a statement about what a restaurant is, or should be. About the divisions in the city. About what business can do, if it is not solely preoccupied with maximizing profits. About food as culture, and a means of connection. About what is possible, if people have imagination and drive and a belief that the stereotypes we are daily assaulted by are false.
And all of this I've just typed -- all of this has nothing to do with the quality of the food, or the service, or the value (which is considerable). The place transcends all those considerations, I think. And I think that's interesting in and of itself.
I would like to believe that if Landrum is successful, that other restaurateurs will follow. Surely, if he succeeds, it proves something -- proves many somethings. But somehow I doubt that it will be, as they say in biz circles, a game-changer. It ought to be. But there are many ought-to-bes in this city.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 April 2010 20:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
I wouldn't necessarily disagree with anything he said there, but I still think it's a HUGE leap from that to "he most important restaurant to debut in the city's history"
― I DIED, Tuesday, 27 April 2010 20:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
oops, "the most important restaurant to debut in the city's history"
(and I'm sure there's an argument to be made for a number of places by people who know the restaurant history of the city better than I, but Jean-Louis at the Watergate springs to mind immediately for 30 years of being incredibly influential on a local and national level)
― I DIED, Tuesday, 27 April 2010 20:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
hey i don't care about horse races so much but where could i get a good julep on derby day?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 03:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
Bourbon! They make a huge batch of mint-infused bourbon every year and they go all out w/ it on derby day.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 03:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
but is it full of douches, too?
ps anyone who wants should have juleps w/ me or something bc i have no friends and i work too much to make them oops.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 03:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
The bar is often full of douches, but this is also a typical feature of anyplace that celebrates derby day.
The Round Robin bar at The Willard has some history w/ the mint julep.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 04:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Tehresa I'm in VA that afternoon meeting a friend's baby but should be back some time that evening and up for julep action. I like Bourbon but haven't been to the Round Robin, so up for trying that.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 10:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
The Washington Post Going Out Gurus re Derby Day:
It's Kentucky Derby Day, and if you're wondering where to watch the Fastest Two Minutes in American Sports, we suggest the high-brow Bonnets and Bow-Ties viewing party at the Willard Hotel's Round Robin Bar, with hat contests and bow-tie contests and some of the finest mint juleps outside of Churchill Downs; the lower-brow Derby Day party at the Red Derby, which kicks off with $2 drinks at brunch from 11 to 3 and continues with $4 juleps until close; and the whiskey-soaked Derby parties at Bourbon, where the mint juleps are made with mint-infused bourbon and served in frosted metal cups, and you can sample a half-dozen new whiskeys from the cult Willett label.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2010/04/nightlife_agenda_103.html
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 21:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
wow bourbon sampling sounds awesome. also scary since it's in press.considering going neighborhood shopping this weekend but it seems so exhausting. can't an apartment just materialize for me?
― tehresa, Thursday, 29 April 2010 01:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
http://dcist.com/2010/04/michael_schaffer_named_editor_of_wa.php
Washington City Paper changes
― curmudgeon, Friday, 30 April 2010 14:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
How many DC restaurants and clubs do Eric Thievery Corporation Hilton and his brother have a hand in, 10? Feature article on them in today's W. Post Food section
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/04/AR2010050401208.html
They plan to open three restaurants by the end of this year: the Brixton, at the corner of Ninth and U streets Northwest; another in what was formerly Billy Simpson's House of Seafood and Steaks on Georgia Avenue; and a spot that's coming along next to Marvin (working name: Blackbird Warehouse). It will make for quite a year, one in which they also have opened Patty Boom Boom, invested in the new U Street Music Hall and advised Eric's wife, Tien Claudio, and partner Steve Kaufmann on the recently opened Dickson Wine Bar.
The brothers have 200 full-time employees working for their projects, but "it's not corporate," says Ian, 38. "We don't want to corner the market. We're a family-owned shop." They don't advertise, and they don't pay for PR.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 14:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's gonna be 9 places. Hats off to a certain someone who is complimented in the article.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 14:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
kudos.gif
― tehresa, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 23:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
He's keeping a low profile now I guess.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 6 May 2010 14:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
Meanwhile I'm curious about a place he's not associated with-- the Babylon Cafe out in Bailey's X-Rds./Falls Church that has Ethiopian and Middle Eastern and Caribbean music and I'm not sure what's on the food menu(or if its mostly just a nightclub). Not on metro either.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 6 May 2010 14:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm not gone! Just enjoying all the newfound fame and fortune that comes from being mentioned in the 17th paragraph in a Food section article.
― I DIED, Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
^^^ ballin'
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
which of the new hilton places are you most excited about?
also, why didn't the article say anything substantial about brixton? that building looks pretty cool. and way beat up.
― W i l l, Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
Of the ones that haven't opened yet, I'm really excited about Blackbird and another project I can't even mention yet.
The article seemed like it was more focused on the places that are already open than the ones that are coming up - it didn't really say anything substantial about any of the future projects.
― I DIED, Thursday, 6 May 2010 21:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
Post review of U Street Music Hall is up now, too:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/profile/u-street-music-hall,1161767/critic-review.html
hey i was repping the gibson to a coworker earlier! i think we will plan an outing someday.
i still need to check out u street music hall in its finished state!
― tehresa, Friday, 7 May 2010 05:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
yah i'm embarrassed to say i still haven't been. would like to see michael mayer but got an early meeting the next day. maybe derrick carter.
― W i l l, Friday, 7 May 2010 14:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
Do DC foodies and biz people respect these Rammys restaurant Awards that are coming up in June?
http://www.ramw.org/Rammy-s/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 14:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
hello
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 14:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
hello EL TB, my schedule is actually somewhat reasonable now and we should get drinks!
― I DIED, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 18:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
and no, curmudgeon, nobody respects the Rammys.
It rhymes with Wammies and Grammys
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 19:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah let's just say it's a lot like the Wammies.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 19:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
what's everyone think of tyler cowen (profiled, not for the first time, in the post today)? i'm impressed by the scale of his ethnic food guide but unsure of its credibility. his takes on a few places i've eaten at seem accurate enough, though.
― W i l l, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's a lot more useful as a blog where you get an accurate picture of the most recent info rather than as a dining guide. His takes are pretty good, but based on the sheer number of restaurants a lot of places he's reviewed have closed, changed ownership, or gone downhill in the intervening time and it may not be reflected in his guide for years.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
Also, most of his takes seem to be based on a single visit, which is dangerous - he may miss out on a place's best dishes, it may be an off night, etc.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hi TB I live here bow btw and also want to has drinks! Also if you have an apartment up your sleeve I will take that, too.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 22:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
seems like he returns again and again to his favorites, which is not surprising but yeah, could mean he is missing out on stuff. many of the ones i spot-checked were from 2008-2006.
― W i l l, Thursday, 13 May 2010 00:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
seen three white tops flying over in the last 30 minutes--over the years i've seen probably hundreds but it still makes me wonder who's flying where and why
― W i l l, Thursday, 13 May 2010 00:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
now it's six so i figure training exercises
― W i l l, Thursday, 13 May 2010 01:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
The photo of Cowen in that article is at Eyo, an excellent Ethiopian place in Bailey's X-Rds/Falls Church near Arlington and Alexandria (but not metro train friendly). I ate there recently. But you folks are right--some of the information is out-of-date.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 13 May 2010 16:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
Area btw u st and col heights: shady or no? Coworker says it can be... Is that just because he's from indiana?
― tehresa, Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
It can be, but it depends block-by-block, and what street you'd be on. Less shady than Columbia Heights itself, though.
― I DIED, Thursday, 13 May 2010 22:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just gonna live in the damn metro. Those seats aren't so uncomfortable...
― tehresa, Thursday, 13 May 2010 23:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
block-by-block is right, but i don't know that i'd agree that the streets going up the hill are less shady than CH proper on average.
i've lived in CH for more than two years, with a number of roommates both male and female, and i know a number of other people who live in the area, but i don't know anyone who's been a victim of non-vehicular crime here. a couple friends have gotten mugged around U street, however. personal anecdote, sure, but i think outside of targeted violence CH is about as safe as other central DC neighborhoods.
― W i l l, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
CH is best if you stick around the corridor btwn 11th and 13th st imo.
― Moreno, Friday, 14 May 2010 18:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
on a north/south tip, where does ch begin?
meant to go to dj set at u st tonight but i just remembered and am home in alexandria :\
― tehresa, Saturday, 15 May 2010 02:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
i think it's like florida (south) to spring (north)
― Moreno, Saturday, 15 May 2010 02:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
I would maybe put CH starting at Clifton or even Euclid to the south, with the area to the East of Meridian Hill Park kind of being neighborhoodless? It's never seemed like CH to me, but it doesn't really belong to U St. Sort of "U St Heights", I guess.
― I DIED, Saturday, 15 May 2010 09:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
btw tehresa you missed out on U Hall tonight for sure! The DJs were great, as was the crowd. daria g was there!
― I DIED, Saturday, 15 May 2010 09:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
I really wanted to go but after last minute stress over an event today it completely slipped my mind when I left work! However, anyone who's up for a drink around 8 tonight, hollaaaaa. I'm gonna need it.
― tehresa, Saturday, 15 May 2010 14:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sorry, I saw that post about a drink too late :-(
― ljubljana, Sunday, 16 May 2010 18:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
hey dc, i was walking home on U street this evening and i found a random drawing on the sidewalk. really:
HUNTER AGE 3! we missed you!!!
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Friday, 21 May 2010 04:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
waaaaaauuuuu
― mookieproof, Friday, 21 May 2010 04:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
i don't even know. it was just there. so weird.
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Friday, 21 May 2010 05:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
daria did you keep the drawing?
― I DIED, Friday, 21 May 2010 19:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
parmazing.
― tehresa, Friday, 21 May 2010 20:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
of course i kept itthere's another drawing on the other side
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Saturday, 22 May 2010 02:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Speaking of art, saw the Alan Ginsburg photo exhibit at the National Gallery West wing today. Kinda what I expected--a few photos were interesting in the way they were shot; most of them only of interest if you're into the beat era writers.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 23 May 2010 04:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ginsberg
What's happening Deecee folks?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 16:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
being hungover, going to the Hirshhorn to see the Yves Klein exhibit.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 16:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yep, I wanna see that exhibit. There's special events in association with it Thursday night. I guess you had fun at UHall last night.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 17:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yes, thanks for the write up!
Ended up not going the Hirshhorn, had a fantastic lunch at Sou'wester and walked around the monuments.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 21:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
Wtf I am going to look at an apt in alexandria bc I am desperate. Intervention time?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 22:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm away tomorrow pm till late Sun - if you wanted to use this place over the weekend and scour DC for options, email or call tonight.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 22:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
I actually put in an app bc it was a great place. My whole life could shift to boring suburbanite... At least I'd have a pool?
― tehresa, Thursday, 27 May 2010 00:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
― mookieproof, Thursday, 27 May 2010 00:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
for all i know i'll end up making a shift to suburbanite sometime this year. just been too exhausted from getting used to the job thing to really spend time thinking in any coherent way about whether/where to move..
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Thursday, 27 May 2010 00:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
Save your money to buy cars I guess, and ugh, pay for car repairs--my Honda puttered out today and I just made it to a gas station and it will be there through tomorrow. Was at least close enough to home to walk from there.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 27 May 2010 04:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
ugh all this bailing to suburbia does not give me hope for finding my own place.
― W i l l, Thursday, 27 May 2010 14:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
so bummed I stayed in one night this week and it was the night Ronaldinho was at Marvin, if I could have gotten a picture of him holding a bottle opener it would have been an all-time ILX coup.
― I DIED, Thursday, 27 May 2010 21:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://naplesgc.blogspot.com/
― kkvgz, Saturday, 29 May 2010 11:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
Thanks. Some of the older HFS tapes that site offers are likely the most promising. But I wonder where my old WGTB tapes are...
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 29 May 2010 16:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Suggest time-killing activities from approx 7-10pm tonight?
― tehresa, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
What's new?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 4 June 2010 13:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
That was not in response to Tehresa who I am assuming figured out some fun ways to kill time that night.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 4 June 2010 13:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
After 1 year in DC I went up the Washington monument, unexpectedly. Someone had a spare ticket. Nice thing to do on a Friday evening.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 5 June 2010 02:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
hh spots nearish dupont? someplace to kill like... 1 hour between 6:30-7:30.
― tehresa, Thursday, 10 June 2010 12:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
Big Hunt, Eighteenth Street Lounge, Science Club, Tabard Inn (no hh prices), Town & Country
― I DIED, Thursday, 10 June 2010 15:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh I was looking @ tabard inn's site yesterday. It looks so lovely!
― tehresa, Thursday, 10 June 2010 18:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
It's great! Cute little bar, only a handful of seats, but there are always interesting people there and the bartenders are good. Also the fish tacos RULE.
― I DIED, Thursday, 10 June 2010 19:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
got engaged at the tabard inn iirc
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 June 2010 20:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
Aw <3
― tehresa, Friday, 11 June 2010 00:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
Didn't see this but was in the Big Hunt at that time yesterday.
― ljubljana, Friday, 11 June 2010 01:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38374.html
Politico on young White House staffers without shirts on in a Georgetown bar on a Saturday...
― curmudgeon, Friday, 11 June 2010 15:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
THE POLITICO should really mind their own business. i mean, come on. it's the weekend. that said, was told in a Very Serious Tone by a friend who's in the game that if you show up in THE POLITICO or blogs or related publications drinking all these beer drinks.. it's not good for your career, let's say. i think this is ridiculous and THE POLITICO clearly hates fun.
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Saturday, 12 June 2010 01:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm on Politico's side here, ANYONE hanging out shirtless in the middle of the day at a bar in Georgetown should face serious repercussions.
― I DIED, Saturday, 12 June 2010 02:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
new thread title?
― tehresa, Saturday, 12 June 2010 15:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
i'm all for nay-saying anyone that would hang out in georgetown
's all i got.
― fauxmarc, Saturday, 12 June 2010 17:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
more offended by their choice of bbq tbh
― Moreno, Saturday, 12 June 2010 18:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
to be fair, all the barbecue in DC sucks
― I DIED, Saturday, 12 June 2010 18:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
Finally read the whole piece--
contrary to the original reports, the group was not playing beer pong. And their shirts were off because the group had gotten caught in a rainstorm before repairing to Old Glory in Georgetown
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 13 June 2010 01:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
HI DERE DC DID U MISS ME?
― quincie, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
Back from your top secret mission!! Successful? And how is Mr Que?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am! I was! I don't know!
― quincie, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
i missed u
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
missed u too, mookie. Still staying away from the Facebook for awhile, tho.
― quincie, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
tza, u an alexandrian now?
― I DIED, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am ;_;As if I needed another reason to drink...
Missed you, q! ljub and I were just wondering about you last weekend!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 23:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yay! Any interest in a U St-area gathering next Wed?
― quincie, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 19:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
Sources say yes
― tehresa, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 22:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
welcome back q!
i'll go for drinx. gotta be at a conference thing all day, ugh.. so will definitely be looking forward to it
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 23:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm in the UK, sorry to miss it. Good to see you back!
― ljubljana, Thursday, 17 June 2010 10:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
Good too be back! I'm freed from the clinic at 7:30 on Wed, happy to meet up wherever for whatever.
― quincie, Thursday, 17 June 2010 12:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
While away, I forgot how to spell, obv.
― tehresa, Thursday, 17 June 2010 13:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Washington City Paper has their "50 most fascinating restaurants" list out... Oh, I Died, he mentions in the intro a bunch of pricier restaurants that he says are great and everyone knows about them and thus he does not include them.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 June 2010 12:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
"I Died", what do you think of the Italian restaurants he lists, and the upscale pizza ones(3 he mentions in his itro but says they were too new to consider for his list)? Do they interest you at all? Just curious. I'm trying to decide whether to splurge for an Italian meal. Is it worth it here?
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/dining-guide/2010
― curmudgeon, Monday, 21 June 2010 15:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
For some reason I can't see anywhere online to read the intro to the piece.
Of the pizza places, I adore Pete's and haven't been to the other two. Pete's is nicer than a typical pizza takeout but not really upscale - you still order at the counter and can get slices. I always get the New Haven clam pizza there, and I've been 10+ times. I haven't been to the other two, but Pizzeria Orso in Falls Church is going to be the big one on everyone's radar (it just opened in the last few weeks).
Of the ones listed as Italian, I think Palena is the best but would also be disappointing to anyone looking for an Italian meal - it sits somewhere right between Italian, American, and French cooking. Tosca is consistently wonderful but is a very sedate dining experience. You can order 1/2 portions of the pastas at the bar, though, which is great for sampling a number of the dishes. I haven't been to Dino in some time - it has a wonderful wine program and the prices are very reasonable, but the more actual cooking is involved with a dish there, the less impressed I am. I haven't been to Siroc yet, but I've only heard good things.
― I DIED, Monday, 21 June 2010 16:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
Not sure why his intro is not online.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 21 June 2010 16:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
I've been to Siroc twice for work lunches and thought it was excellent for the price.
― ljubljana, Monday, 21 June 2010 19:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
Based on a meal there today, I'll again say that 2 Amys consistently offers the most bang for the buck of any Italian restaurant in the DC area.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 01:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
I went there once 5 years ago and I still remember it being awesome!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 02:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
Here's paert of the intro:
Only 10 restaurants listed here are what I’d consider fine-dining. Granted, I’ve purposely excluded a number of the area’s best restaurants—Central, Citronelle, CityZen, Komi, minibar, Ray’s Hell Burgers, Restaurant Eve, and 2Amys—just because I believe readers don’t need another reminder to visit them. (Consider them all honorary members of the list.)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 03:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
part
Here's another part:
In fact, three list-worthy pizza parlors—Pacci’s in Silver Spring, Pizzeria Orso in Falls Church, and Pupatella in Arlington—all opened weeks or days before this list went to press, making them essentially ineligible for consideration. I suspect next year’s list will be stuffed with pies.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 03:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
DC summer heat is here
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 13:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
The floor is now open for nominations for Wednesday FAP location. GO!
― quincie, Tuesday, 22 June 2010 15:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2010/06/23/the-restaurants-that-just-missed-the-cut-in-this-years-dining-guide/
Not nominations, just fyi
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 23 June 2010 15:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
Pilar @ 7:30 tonight, just fyi
― quincie, Wednesday, 23 June 2010 18:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
Have fun, y'all! my stupid stomach and I will be on the couch wishing we could join you!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 23 June 2010 22:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
Is anyone going to Fort Reno tonight? (I slept so badly last night I'm not quite sure I can bring myself to do anything but go home and go to bed.)
― Anna Nicole Smite (j.lu), Monday, 28 June 2010 19:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
^^^this, plus too damn hot!
― quincie, Monday, 28 June 2010 20:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.fortreno.com/schedule/
Nah, I am waiting for the Nighthawks on August 5th. I'm kidding. But they are on the schedule. I guess Amanda wanted to vary things, or maybe DC's longtime blues-rock band played there way back when in the '70s and wanted to do so again.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 June 2010 20:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
Variety is good though. That night might inspire some quizzical looks on the faces of some attendees who go every week...
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 June 2010 21:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
Fort Reno canceled tonight! (storms)
― I DIED, Monday, 28 June 2010 21:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
FORT RAINO AMIRITE
― quincie, Monday, 28 June 2010 22:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
I believe the nickname is FORT RAINOUT
― I DIED, Monday, 28 June 2010 22:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
Anybody go last night?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 2 July 2010 18:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
Had Elote for the first time today--Mexican corn on the cob with spices and mayo and stuff ontop. Food is always pricey at the Smithsonian Folklife Fest but I usually just give in and have it anyway. The fruit stand that has big slabs of watermelon is always cheaper though. I like that too. Thanks for the tents--it was hot down there today, but thankfully not crowded.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 July 2010 22:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/mexican-corn-on-the-cob-elote/Detail.aspx
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 July 2010 22:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
I know, I know, talking about the weather is cliched. But it is really hot out.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 14:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
Fucking hell it's not really hot it's absolutely disgusting! Esp when your metro car's a/c isn't working. Mmmmmmmm.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 22:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
Not exactly good news:
Borders Books on 14th & F to become a Clydes chain restaurant (20% off sale now). I saw some impressive author appearances here including writer Rob Gordon talking about his "It Came From Memphis" book and showing bootleg footage of Alex Chilton and other Memphis musicians.
Shoul I care news:
Celeb chef Bobby Flay wants to open a burger place in DC.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
Should
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 8 July 2010 04:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
hello dirtbiking friends!
hope everyone's doin awesome these days. taking a brief break from my ilx retirement to say that i'm gonna be in town on the 27th to play a show at le velvet w/new band, but it'd be rad to see any of you guys in whatever capacities you might be up for.
― pretzel walrus, Thursday, 15 July 2010 16:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
Hope the gig goes well. I'm gonna be at the beach. Catch ya next time
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 July 2010 16:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
EARTHQUAKE!
<3<3<3 and miss miss miss pretzel walrus!!! Count me in for the 27th! If you need a place to stay you are welcome to Chez Quincie.
― quincie, Friday, 16 July 2010 14:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
Can't believe the earthquake was the one damn night I went to sleep before 5am.
― I DIED, Friday, 16 July 2010 15:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
It woke me up! Exciting!
― quincie, Friday, 16 July 2010 16:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh hey guys, did I mention that my sister-in-law is now a reporter on channel 9 now? plz watch her (D3l14 G0nc4lv3s)
― HI DERE, Friday, 16 July 2010 17:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
also now I am now totally enamored of the word "now" now
anyone have any guesses at how the local job market is for lower-level service industry stuff (coffee shops, etc...)? i can't imagine i'd have much luck at temp agencies so i might as well do what i can to get something quickly.
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Friday, 16 July 2010 18:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
Hi guys!I did not feel quaking, boo!Anyone want to happy hour soon?
― tehresa, Saturday, 17 July 2010 00:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yep yep to happy hour. No quaking here either.
― ljubljana, Saturday, 17 July 2010 17:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
I Died, you know anything about the Sichuan Chinese hot pot restaurant, Uncle Liu's, that was recently opened by the owner of Hong Kong Palace? Ever had this style of Sichuan Chinese food? This article has me curious--
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/09/AR2010070904047.html
― curmudgeon, Monday, 19 July 2010 12:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
I've had sichuan hot pot before and it's pretty delicious, similar to shabu-shabu. I've heard some good things about Uncle Liu's but haven't been out there - suburban restaurants of questionable metro accessibility are tough for me to get to.
― I DIED, Monday, 19 July 2010 13:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am interested in happy hour!
― quincie, Monday, 19 July 2010 13:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am off on friday so maybe a thursday happy hour(s) would be awesome.
― tehresa, Monday, 19 July 2010 22:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Might be able to make this Thurs but not sure yet.
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 20 July 2010 04:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
Now I am ok for Thurs.
― ljubljana, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 11:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
― tehresa, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
Quincie are you still up for it tomorrow? What about the Mad Hatter?
― ljubljana, Thursday, 22 July 2010 02:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
I can't do tonight or tomorrow, but I would be up movie/meal/etc. this weekend!
― quincie, Thursday, 22 July 2010 16:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
Not sure yet whether I can do the weekend, will get organised and then confirm... T, I’m still up for this eve if you are – happy to go somewhere nearer the orange/blue lines but don’t really know where to go around Farragut West/Macpherson Square – found this on Google Maps, we could risk it! - tattoobardc.com. At 6/6.30? (my mobile is off, can’t have it turned on at work so will keep checking this thread)
― ljubljana, Thursday, 22 July 2010 18:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
I can't make it tonight, on deadlines for work maybe through the weekend.
Would NOT recommend Tattoo, though.
― I DIED, Thursday, 22 July 2010 18:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
Any recs near an orange/blue line metro?
― ljubljana, Thursday, 22 July 2010 19:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/29/AR2010072905868.html?hpid=topnews
Been hearing this shit on the radio lately too. It's the worst shit., imo. Please don't let this catch on.
― kkvgz, Friday, 30 July 2010 13:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
eh, it's been around for a long time, glad to finally see it get recognition outside - coincidentally saw it in use on a flyer in new york for the first time last week. a musician i'd never heard of but the venue was fairly well-known, santos' party house maybe.
― fauxmarc, Friday, 30 July 2010 13:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
I only hear it on this one radio station.
― tehresa, Saturday, 31 July 2010 17:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
D.C. rappers have been saying it for years-
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/10/28/area-codethe-termdmv-brought-to-you-by-the-hard-work-of-local-rappers-and-phone-cards/
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 31 July 2010 18:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
I got no problem with the term - been seeing "RUN DMV" tshirts around since way before the current wave of RUN DMC takeoffs, and it's nice for the hip hop scene to have something that actually unites it rather than having to shout out Lanham or wherever.
Of course, I'm pushing for the use of "Lower Chesapeake Bay Watershed", if y'all could help that catch on it would be much appreciated.
― I DIED, Saturday, 31 July 2010 18:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
lollll
I'm puzzled that it is hard for people to figure out a meaning other than dept of motor vehicles. First time I heard it it was pretty easy to figure out.
― tehresa, Saturday, 31 July 2010 18:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
By Ann E. MarimowTuesday, August 3, 2010
During Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's tenure, the District Department of Transportation apparently has gone after only one resident for violating the city's height limit on fences: D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray.
"We didn't find any others," said the department's Freedom of Information Act officer, Diana G. Jordan, in response to a request from The Washington Post to review citations.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR2010080204672.html
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 August 2010 15:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Shake Shack Coming to Washington, DC in 2011
i believe this is where the fabled 'whatsa bagel' used to be?
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
Don't remember. Most of the comments about that NY chain don't look that enthusiastic.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 14 August 2010 20:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
nah, it's pretty good. just not worth standing in line for an hour.
― mookieproof, Sunday, 15 August 2010 00:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
The line for Shake Shack should be self-regulating considering the two other new burger places on the same block.
― I DIED, Sunday, 15 August 2010 01:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm kinda thinking I want to avoid all trendy burger places and cupcake places (but I probably won't).
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 August 2010 03:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am (rather self-aggrandizingly) proud not to have had any cupcakes during their current hype. And I went to Good Stuff a few weeks ago; it wasn't bad but I'd rather go to Five Guys.
― Charlie Chaliapin (j.lu), Monday, 16 August 2010 13:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
I have yet to go to the cupcake places but was thinking of going to the Georgetown one that gets all the hype because its on tv. It's a major stop for DC tourists--
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/13/AR2010081303858.html
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 August 2010 17:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
my sister used to work around the corner from it and said that the queue was outrageous.
― heterosexist matrix of desire (Gukbe), Monday, 16 August 2010 18:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Hook for rest week lunch today. Good but I'm glad it was a $20 3-course and not actual prices. Wine was a nice deal though!
― tehresa, Monday, 16 August 2010 23:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
Going to Blue Duck Tavern Friday for restaurant week.
― ljubljana, Monday, 16 August 2010 23:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
so Alexandria is nice but, yeah, yuppieville. I passed an interesting looking coffee shop yesterday but I can't recall the name. I haven't braved the bus or the metro yet, but a route planner says it will take 3 buses to get to the nearest cinema, which I think is only about 2 miles away. absurd.
― heterosexist matrix of desire (Gukbe), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 17:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
Was Misha's the coffee shop? Great place, been around for quite a while now.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 17:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
Restaurant week is pretty crappy generally, some restaurants do a better job than others and lunch is usually a better deal and experience than dinner.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 17:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
aye, that was it. just off king street. good to know it's quality. 'perk up' and starbucks don't really look up to snuff.
xpost
i saw some restaurants touting restaurant week. is it some city-wide festival where the food is cheaper?
― heterosexist matrix of desire (Gukbe), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 17:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Misha's was my guess too. I am appreciating the nature near me (hello wildlife preserve!) but where I live is not convenient for public transport, hence I am getting a car soon (for real this time).
― tehresa, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 17:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
(xpost)
Restaurant Week is a semi-annual promotion during traditionally slow times of the year where restaurants serve smaller portions of lower quality cooking at a higher volume to people with unreasonably high expectations who don't tip well.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 18:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
The lunch I had at hook was huge portions... Too much!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 18:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
well i'm sold. xpost.
sis wants to take me to o'connell's tonight. i'm not convinced.
― heterosexist matrix of desire (Gukbe), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 18:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
went for a run down the mt vernon trail this morning and saw a bald eagle perched on a log in the potomac. /this fuckin' city
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Thursday, 19 August 2010 15:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
Alexandria restaurant week from the 20th to 29th
http://visitalexandriava.com/restaurants-nightlife/restaurants/alexandria-restaurant-week/?src=ppc_bing_restaurantweek_alexandria_august
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 August 2010 15:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
D.C. one ends the 22nd
http://washington.org/restaurantwk/
http://www.borderstan.com/08/dc-restaurant-week-love-it-or-hate-it/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 August 2010 15:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
anyone got any recommendations for Alexandria restaurants to try out?
and wtf is Medieval Madness and more importantly how have i noticed it?
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Friday, 20 August 2010 15:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
restaurants in the restaurant week list, i mean
Bombay Curry Company is a nice small Indian restaurant in the Del Ray section of Alexandria.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 August 2010 17:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
― tehresa, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 6:06 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark
how is hook these days?? i had some really tight meals there!
― 69, Friday, 20 August 2010 20:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
It was good but nothing blew me away as being 'omg I've never had anything like this! It's so good!'
Gukbe I love running on mt vernon trail :) eagle's nest is on the west side of the parkway just south of the 95(495?) overpass thing. I think I am going to start detouring into the dyke marsh trail bc it is awesome and not pavement.
― tehresa, Friday, 20 August 2010 22:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
weird that when you said "eagle's nest" i went straight to 'they have a bunker nearby?'.
I live right next to that overpass. where is the dyke marsh trail?
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Friday, 20 August 2010 22:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
nevermind, found it. i didn't know there was a place to run down there.
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Friday, 20 August 2010 22:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
I mean, it's not a "running trail," per se. Just a trail through the wildlife preserve but I like trails better than pavement :
― tehresa, Friday, 20 August 2010 22:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
I also like to pretend I don't live here so not being right next to the cars is nice!
― tehresa, Friday, 20 August 2010 22:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh great, Glen Beck is showing up at the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of MLK's speech, and some tea partiers have prepared a guide to what areas of the DMV are safe. A portion of NW and a few suburbs (but only North Arlington, not south Arlington)
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2010/08/23/a-glenn-beck-fans-guide-to-washington-d-c/
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
Do not use the Green line or the Yellow line.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
this visitor's guide would put quite a few sights off-limits. Among them:
The National Archives, where—thanks, no doubt, to a socialist plot—the beloved Constitution now resides, best reachable by public transit via the Green or Yellow line;
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 18:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
It's Pho Dog night at Uhall. Google first showed me that "pho dogs" were sculptures of dogs with various international flags on them, but Going Out Guru Fritz spells out the real deal:
But what we were excited about is free pho dogs from the kitchen all night long. We love the pho dogs -- beef or tofu hot dogs that are placed in a spicy pho broth and topped with cilantro, basil, banh mi-style slaw and both hoisin and sriracha. So why are they free? In a few months, U Hall's chef is opening Toki Underground, a late-night noodle spot above the Pug on H Street NE. Consider this a preview of what's to come
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 19:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
What's happening? How about that weather....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
― curmudgeon, Friday, 3 September 2010 01:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
Is there a standard time that gigs finish in DC? I've got to get a shuttle and then the metro and am wondering if I'll have to duck out of the gig early.
― a cankle of rads (Gukbe), Sunday, 12 September 2010 15:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
33-year-old friend just finished the Nation's Triathlon in under 3 hours. Weather conditions perfect for runners, soggy for spectators.
― ljubljana, Sunday, 12 September 2010 17:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
a cop killed a friend's dog over the weekend.
police fatally shoot dog at adams morgan festival
a photo of the officer apparently having subdued parrot before throwing it over the stairwell and shooting it.
the owner's such a nice guy, feel terrible for him.
― fauxmarc, Monday, 13 September 2010 15:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
But no police around Friday night near the Red Derby on 14th Street in Colombia Heights where homeless dude was threatening to break car windows if he was not given money. He told my pals we were "saved by the bell" because my friend parked his car before homeless guy could approach us, and we decided to leave (Derby was too packed and noisy) quickly, when he did approach us.
Earlier in the night went to a movie & wine/cheese thing with music at the Institute of Mexico Studies on 16th street in Colombia Heights. What an awesome old mansion. I wanna live there.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 13 September 2010 17:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
level of press and public attention to "cop shoots dog" is always greater than "cop shoots minority"
― I DIED, Monday, 13 September 2010 22:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
How about these cliches from "America's greatest novelist"
“The pedestrians in every neighborhood all seemed to have taken the same dowdiness pills,” Jonathan Franzen writes of D.C. in his new novel, Freedom. “As if individual style were a volatile substance that evaporated in the vacuity of D.C.’s sidewalks and infernally wide squares.”
Every neighborhood?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 16:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
'infernally wide'
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 20:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
fuck u franzen
― quincie, Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
He's gonna do some DC appearances. May have to attend and ask about this
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 September 2010 18:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
i was working at olsson's (rip) in dupont when the corrections came out. he dropped in to sign some copies and seemed like a pretty nice guy, so we were kind of giving him shit about the oprah selection -- and then like a week later he made the ridiculous decision to 'reject' it. maybe it was our fault.
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 September 2010 18:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
I saw him do an appearance thing at the Smithsonian several years back. Seemed kinda OK but, but he still irks me. But not as much as Tad Friend irks me. THAT fucking guy!
― quincie, Friday, 17 September 2010 19:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
So is it just me or does nobody care about the Nationals in this town? I went to a game and there were less than 12,000 people there. Afterwards my friends asked a lady if there were any bars around and she went on a rant about how that whole area was awful and worthless, and that the supposed waterfront regeneration lacked urban planning and was a gigantic waste of money. She was really passionate about it.
― No Good, Scrunty-Looking, Narf Herder (Gukbe), Sunday, 26 September 2010 15:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
^ all true
― I DIED, Sunday, 26 September 2010 18:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Plus the Nationals are not good, the stadium was poorly designed and is bland looking, its much more expensive ticket-wise than Baltimore, the best seats have been bought up at over-inflated prices by lobbyists who often don't use them (and the seats sit empty). Another little thing--in Baltimore you can bring in food; and also sealed beverages in plastic containers. At Nationals Park you can't bring in food, and you can only bring in a sealed bottle of water (my kid had to chug or dump his bottle of gatorade bought near the stadium).
When Strasburg was pitching once, many folks left after he came out of the game. Much of the big crowd was there just for the novelty of seeing him pitch. Also, the Nationals ownership is cheap and hit up the city for all kinds of expenses, but they rarely do anything for the city community relations-wise.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 26 September 2010 19:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
Woah, you're right about Baltimore. The tickets are significantly cheaper. I got the $10 left side tickets and the seats weren't bad, but it was also the first MLB game I've been to since the Braves played at Fulton-County so I probably would have been impressed with anything.
It's a shame because there's something depressing about watching them on TV and seeing the stadium only a quarter full.
― No Good, Scrunty-Looking, Narf Herder (Gukbe), Sunday, 26 September 2010 19:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
the stadium was poorly designed and is bland looking
I disagree - I think the stadium is well designed and bland looking.
― I DIED, Sunday, 26 September 2010 20:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
And actually the DC waterfront urban planning hasn't been too bad with the exception of the stadium - it's the rest of the development that's going to make it a successful urban area, not the stadium itself.
― I DIED, Sunday, 26 September 2010 20:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
Nats Park is fun! I went like 10 times last year but only like 6 this year, and the only time I've ever paid more than $10 is when I went to see Strasburg's first game (I paid $18 there, it was worth it). I generally end up getting the $5 walkup seats and spend more money on a half-smoke from the Ben's stand than I did for the ticket.
I don't really care about the Nationals, but it's cheap enough that if you just like baseball generally, you can go burn a night (or a Sunday afternoon) watching it without feeling like you're wasting money. I lived near AT&T Park in San Francisco for a year, which is obviously way way nicer, but also was a park I never got into for less than like $35.
― C-L, Sunday, 26 September 2010 20:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah, i'll never forgive the construction of the stadium re: demolition/whitewashing of surrounding area and killing dc nightlife.
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 18:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
I posted this re the Sunday W. Post Arts section over on the ILM Capital Swamp thread re another DC waterfront area (my focus is on the sidebar articles about the SW waterfront area and not Arena Stage itself):
So the whole Wash. Post arts section today is about the new Arena Stage in SW. There is also a side-piece re planned SW development. I know it is a big deal architecturally. Noticeably absent to me: any mention of Zanzibar OTW, or Hogates/H2O in any of the sidebars. As much as I dislike how those places were and are managed, the arts they have presented (i.e., Latin, Caribbean, African, RnB, Go-go) are as worthy as uh, Arena's upcoming revival of "Oklahoma."
― curmudgeon, Sunday, September 26, 2010 3:45 PM (2 days ago
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 18:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://dcist.com/2010/09/rendering_of_potential_hotel_at_800.php
Is this huge hotel really going to be built at 9th & U?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 1 October 2010 19:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
only if the 13th & U hotel project really starts moving
― I DIED, Friday, 1 October 2010 20:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
gah, josh adler of lakritz-adler is my old landlord/roommate, did some office it work for them as well.
― fauxmarc, Friday, 1 October 2010 20:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
What happened at Dupont Circle/P last night? The area around Pizza Parad1so was cordoned off for about 2 hours at least, with a huge police presence.
― ljubljana, Friday, 1 October 2010 23:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
I figured people liked the idea of bringing back streetcars as they are supposedly cheaper than subway lines, but there seems to be a backlash against them in both DC and Arlington(proposed Colombia Pike route). Would better bus service really be better as some have suggested? I don't know much about this, just putting the question out there.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 October 2010 20:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
Autobots and Decepticons -- and the people who fight them -- will take over the District next week as filming for "Transformers 3," starring Shia LaBeouf, moves into the streets Oct. 11-15
Other celebrities who have signed on for the flick include Hugo Weaving as Megatron and Josh Duhamel returning for his third turn as Maj. William Lennox and Tyrese Gibson as Chief Master Sgt. Robert Epps. No word yet on who may be in town for the filming.
― curmudgeon,