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
TTAINTT is ok
brb, going to the DMV
― ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (Z S), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 01:02 (2 months ago) Permalink
TTAINTT is my new chillwave band
13 shot the other night.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/up-to-11-people-shot-on-dc-street-corner-overnight/2013/03/11/d7c5197e-8a39-11e2-a051-6810d606108d_story.html
― ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (Z S), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 13:18 (2 months ago) Permalink
So why doesn't Lanier have cops sitting between Tyler House and the nightclub at 2 am closing time instead of just doing her standard lets just shut down the club routine (especially where as here there were allegations that troublemakers were hassling folks leaving the club)
― curmudgeon, Monday, 18 March 2013 21:40 (2 months ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/03/08/youve-seen-our-list-now-show-us-your-40-eats/?hpid=z9
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 30 March 2013 17:53 (1 month ago) Permalink
What's new?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 18:59 (1 month ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/foodanddrink/2013/best-restaurant
Sushi Taro
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 11 April 2013 20:12 (1 month ago) Permalink
Hi DC. Miss you boo.
― quincie, Friday, 12 April 2013 13:40 (1 month ago) Permalink
― quincie, Friday, April 12, 2013 8:40 AM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― hoda nkotb (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 12 April 2013 14:08 (1 month ago) Permalink
rainy and horrible today. meant to be lovely this weekend though. miss DC then!
― Gukbe, Friday, 12 April 2013 14:10 (1 month ago) Permalink
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2013/04/26/come-get-some-a-lit-party-without-stale-crackers/
I don't know the work of any of these DC writers. But I still need to read Edward P. Jones first I think.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 April 2013 15:46 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
http://www.afi.com/silver/films/2013/v10i2/olivierassayas.aspx
So which one(s) should I see?
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 April 2013 17:04 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
the only advice I have is: not Demonlover
― siouxsan sarandon (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 29 April 2013 17:16 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
isnt that shit called AUDIDOCS now?
― 69, Monday, 29 April 2013 17:23 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Yep the AFI Silver Docs fest is now sadly called that in honor of Audi of course; I was just asking about the AFI's separate fest:
May 2–July 1 Hailed by many as the most important of contemporary French filmmakers, Olivier Assayas has made more than 20 films across a diversity of genres, including features, documentaries and shorts.
He directed Irma Vep and Carlos and others (and includes Sonic Youth, John Cale & Pixies music on the soundtrack in some--says the blurb), and that controversial one Stevie says to skip (soulds like good advice).
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 April 2013 17:29 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
sounds
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 April 2013 17:30 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
it's not even controversial it's just boring and poorly made.
― siouxsan sarandon (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 29 April 2013 17:35 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
you can skip Boarding Gate too. Summer Hours/Irma Vep/Carlos essential.
― Gukbe, Monday, 29 April 2013 17:38 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Thanks.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:08 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
I missed the mini-golf at the National Building Museum last summer, but I see now I have a 2nd chance. It's coming back. Yay!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/04/30/mini-golf-returns-to-the-national-building-museum-on-may-27/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 15:35 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Gotta do it this summer. In other deadline-related stuff, I wanna see that Gordon Parks photo exhibit at the Adamson before it closes May 31
http://adamsongallery.com/exhibitions/2013-03-23_gordon-parks-an-american-lens/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 3 May 2013 14:17 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
mini-golf opens near the end of May
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 14:20 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
oops, duh, says it right there in the link above.
Hoping sequester doesn't end concerts at Carter Barron and Fort Dupont this summer. National Park Service is keeping quiet about the full schedule till the end of the month, although the Washington Post shows at Carter Barron are cancelled, and the 4th of July concert at the Washington Monument is cancelled (but not the fireworks)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 14:23 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
last year's NBM minigolf course sucked, it reaffirmed every negative stereotype about architects caring more for aesthetics than function.
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Wednesday, 8 May 2013 01:27 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
But I'm gonna keep up my hopes for this year, since I never made it to last year's...Maybe they'll choose different folks to design them
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 15:01 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Gordon Parks photos are imressive at the Adamson. For sale in the $10,000 range!
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 14:55 (1 week ago) Permalink
This year's Building Museum mini-golf opening this weekend. Wondering if I would be throwing my money away, based on I Died's take on last year's. I'm gonna try to be optimistic (although maybe I should wait and see what others think). * #Important decisions in life
― curmudgeon, Friday, 24 May 2013 17:54 (2 days ago) Permalink
Is anyone here going to the Cocksucker Blues screening/lecture at the National Gallery tomorrow without going to the preceding Ornette Coleman documentary?
― Word Salad Username (j.lu), Friday, 24 May 2013 22:28 (2 days ago) Permalink
didn't know about either of those but now i'm going to try to go to both!
― los blue jeans, Saturday, 25 May 2013 02:53 (Yesterday) Permalink
I might just go to CS Blues, although I saw it years ago here.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 25 May 2013 14:50 (Yesterday) Permalink
uuuuhhh, cs blues made me nauseous
― los blue jeans, Saturday, 25 May 2013 22:52 (Yesterday) Permalink
Yes, once again handheld camera work did a number on my stomach.
I liked best the lecture preceding the film screening. *toddles off to see if Performance is on DVD (legit or otherwise)*
― Word Salad Username (j.lu), Sunday, 26 May 2013 00:00 (8 hours ago) Permalink
first time I've ever been affected like that, I wonder if it was compounded by something in my lunch.
― los blue jeans, Sunday, 26 May 2013 00:32 (8 hours ago) Permalink
xp it is
― siouxsan sarandon (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 26 May 2013 06:46 (2 hours ago) Permalink