Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

wau yeah i gotta do some of that

i'm hitting this up on sat w/some homies, artist's goofy name notwithstanding this looks kinda cool

http://irvinecontemporary.com/otherExhibitions.php?eventID=122

People at work are asking me if I have weekend plans and don't understand that when I say I am going out of town, I am going to Tyson's.

Mr. B and I decided TyCon is too far away to come back to the District after dinner, so we are going to sleep there.

Look out, NoVa.

So you're gonna sleep under a table at the convention room?

Is TyCon a convention or are you just going shopping ?

TyCon is Tyson's Corner. We're going to Michel Richard's joint at the Ritz and are sleeping there, presumably in an actual sleeping room.

Oh god do I sound like a total douchebag? The Mr. has tons of hotel points from when he travelled a lot for work. We've also overnighted at National Harbor!

I hear... not great tings about Michel at the Ritz.

Fiola, the new downtown restaurant from the chef who used to run Maestro in the Ritz space, is outstanding.

How was the food at the Ritz at Tyson's, Quincie?

It was OK, not outstanding, but we did have great seats in front of the open kitchen and had a very fun evening as voyeurs.

The Ritz bed *was* outstanding. Slept like a (somewhat drunk) baby.

Y'all wanna be at phillips after 5 tonight. Just sayin.

wish i was theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere

damn i completely forgot! sorry

ah goddamnit the Phillips is a block from my place but I'm in Rosslyn aargh

i am so tired. our singers were awesome. twice! i had 0 drinks and 0 gelatto. my job sucks.

gary williams to retire from maryland

Gah, sorry I missed it too, T.

I'm all o_O at I DIED being in Rosslyn!?!?!?!

hahahaha srsly

Anybody doing anything for the Kentucky Derby?

i wish! i had to turn down an invite to a party bc i have a work thing that night :(
but that's ok bc work thing is gonna be ridic and i get to wear a ball gown.
maybe i will make myself a mint julep when i get home. heard an npr bit on bourbon balls this AM. want!

there was a nice little feature in the express on bourbon today

wonder what the confluence is abt

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Do you think the new U. of Md Athletic Director forced Gary out, or is the sudden decision to retire from coaching at 66 legit (while being some sort of assistant athletic director)?

nah, i think that when jordan williams decided to go pro, gary foresaw another season of missing the tournament. if they were going to force him out, i think they'd have done it weeks ago before the coaching carousel started spinning.

but yeah, he's not a young man, and the way he coaches/lives/(drinks?) seems pretty stressful.

never liked him, mainly because he was always playing the victim of the refs/ncaa/world, but he did an impressive job of resurrecting the program post-len bias and he wasn't a cheater.

Br1t1sh 3mbassy open day tomorrow. I will be there till 12.30 - assigned to the dumpster area... T, no bourbon, but free scotch!

i just dropped off a bunch of stuff at the gr33k 3mbassy for that! sorry about your dumpstering :(

i think i might spend all day tomorrow trying to figure out what to do with my hair/which shoes/etc. big night - 0p3r4 b4ll at the ch1n3s3 3mbassy. it is clearly a very diplomatic weekend.

Highlight of my upcoming weekend (aside from the Derby, of course): Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival!!!!!!! http://www.sheepandwool.org/

free scotch!

― ljubljana, Friday, May 6, 2011 7:31 PM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark

ok now i have weekend plans cool

will jenna maroney be there to sing the wool theme song?
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Passport DC (embassy tours, open houses and other events) : The European Union's embassies open their doors for tours and such Saturday

Other embassies open their doors later this month

HOOS, come and visit me at the dumpster and sneak me a scotch

haha for sure

Where in DC can I buy some *huge* yet reasonably priced potted plants for outdoors? For putting in a front yard and skulking behind, so that I can sit out there without feeling like I'm right on the street. I would have tried Garden District but it's gone. Good online stores would be fine too, but can't find anything big enough.

i can't get past the fact that you have a front yard to sit in to think of a place for plants! hah.
i want a yard!

i can drive you somewhere for a plant sometime, if you'd like.

Ooh that would be great. Then come for a drink in the yard.

~synergy~

hey guys, another round of drink specials & tunes & lightning talks

http://www.parley.co/storage/redesigndc3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1304888844248

the last one turned out to be really stimulating, and we've got a good lineup of speakers this time around too, plus i'll be playing some records

check it out! yall should come

http://www.parley.co/blog/2011/5/4/redesign_dc-vol-ii-remix-dc.html

I will try to get to this - bit of a manic work week next week but will see how that goes.

More speakers!

http://www.parley.co/blog/2011/5/11/redesign_dc-vol-ii-additional-speakers.html

/nomoreshilling

good lineup!

Oh hai I am working from the Big Bear Cafe in Bloomingdale this afternoon. It is hipster central.

-I am the oldest person here
-anyone wanna guess the mac to PC ratio?
-are these ppl "working" or ?
-I'm not going to get anything done, am I?

"writing screenplays"

good lineup!

― I DIED, Thursday, May 12, 2011 3:26 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark

thx! we worked our butts off to get em together

Hoos have you been to the Big Bear? Or hung out in Bloomingdale at all? I can totally see you in this neighborhood. And hey btw we are selling a house in Bloomingdale, you should totally buy it.

haha

i have not! i should check out this neighborhood?

i still don't have a mac, but i can "write a screenplay"

I really like this 'hood and would stay here if it were not such a painful commute to my job in the MD 'burbs :(

There are lots of young artsy types. Only two coffeehouse/restaurant/pub places at the moment, but a plethora of corner stores--the finest selection of 40ozs in all of DC!

You should come meet me for happy hour today!

Bloomingdale is great! Very residential in character but I have a ton of friends living in the area.

I DIED maybe it is the time for you to take the plunge in to HOME OWNERSHIP. Place has a turret! A TURRET!

dc friend's fb status: Indicative of why I hate Georgetown: A guy was just SCREAMING at his wife, "Walk in the shade! Walk in the shade! You have to save the cupcakes!"

loll