Kevin Costner's Russian's Rusty: Washington DC Metropolitan Area Thread II

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suis VACHEMENT fatiguée

dar1a g (daria g), Saturday, 29 October 2005 02:26 (eighteen years ago) link

hahahahaha OTM

Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Monday, 31 October 2005 15:36 (eighteen years ago) link

That was pathetic. What a sorry performance.

dar1a g (daria g), Monday, 31 October 2005 17:27 (eighteen years ago) link

It was amazing! I expected the Giants to win and still couldn't comprehend the kind of massive failure going on down on that field!

Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Monday, 31 October 2005 17:39 (eighteen years ago) link

remember when the redskins won the superbowl when i was in kindergarten?
hail to the redskins, hail victory!

carly (carly), Monday, 31 October 2005 17:42 (eighteen years ago) link

The last time the Giants blanked the 'Skins, I was in like 1st grade!

Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Monday, 31 October 2005 17:44 (eighteen years ago) link

I tuned in to catch the first series when Tiki Barber had that long run all the way down inside the ten, and thought... oh, shit, this is gonna be a long day. It's so funny, after last week the DC sportswriters were all like OMG OMG OMG, we have a really good football team!

I remember insisting that my parents let me have a pizza party back in middle school when the Redskins played the Broncos in the Super Bowl. I think a few of the original Hogs were still in the lineup then..

dar1a g (daria g), Monday, 31 October 2005 18:06 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah but they beat the Niners last week, I mean that's like being pleased because you ran over a squirrel in your Hummer! The game was entertaining for the level of excuses the sportscasters were making for the absolutely atrocious performance the Skins were, er, pulling off. I mean they looked hung over or something...Needless to say I am incredibly pleased with their performance, sorry guys.

I remember CRYING after the Redskins/Buffalo super bowl!

Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Monday, 31 October 2005 18:09 (eighteen years ago) link

I can't find any stills of that one terrifying muscle pose Strahan did. Anyway LOL PWNED.

TOMBOT, Monday, 31 October 2005 18:21 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm not interested in sports. LOL PWNED.

Anyway, you guys should hang out at this Giants bar:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/30/AR2005103001300.html

Mary (Mary), Monday, 31 October 2005 18:39 (eighteen years ago) link

Mary that is so great to me!

Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Monday, 31 October 2005 18:51 (eighteen years ago) link

I've spawned a monster:)

Mary (Mary), Monday, 31 October 2005 19:01 (eighteen years ago) link

I wonder what the scene is like there on a Monday night that has nothing to do with a Giants game. Probably crap.

Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Monday, 31 October 2005 19:04 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm not interested in sports. LOL PWNED.

manchester city shirt? LOL PWNED

terry lennox. (gareth), Monday, 31 October 2005 19:23 (eighteen years ago) link

I don't follow most sports but I love football. Except, I have to be honest, I don't know how people get into analyzing it to the extent that they do - I've watched tons of games and yet something about it just doesn't click to me as far as how the strategy works. Maybe I need to study it more. I can tell apart some styles of offense but beyond that I feel kind of clueless as far as what to say around the water cooler Monday morning when commiserating about how badly the Skins stunk it up the day before.

dar1a g (daria g), Monday, 31 October 2005 19:40 (eighteen years ago) link

that's okay, no one understands football. it's kind of a ridiculous sport. yesterday the skins were penalized for "starting in an illegal formation before shifting to a legal formation". god forbid the tuck rule or some such comes up.

mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 31 October 2005 20:33 (eighteen years ago) link

GLOSSARY OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL

TOMBOT, Monday, 31 October 2005 21:19 (eighteen years ago) link

someone was penalized for an "unnatural act" being used to "trick the offense" during the Eagles/Denver game. WTF that means, I'll not really ever know, nor do I think I want to know.

Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Monday, 31 October 2005 21:20 (eighteen years ago) link

My family used to have season tickets so I would go everyone once in awhile. Big crowds scary. Ally, did you check out that bar? I will go as long as it is not oh no sports bar.

Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 1 November 2005 04:19 (eighteen years ago) link

Mr Lomax: My interests are confined to the sociology of British hooligans. And yet I don't want to see Green Street. Lol pwned again.

Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 1 November 2005 04:21 (eighteen years ago) link

Hey, thanks Tombot, that is handy. I know most of that (nice little summary of the West coast offense) but it reminded me how I wish there were more flea flicker plays, just because. Also more showboating. Such as the ICKEY SHUFFLE.

Question of the week:
What’s your all-time favorite TD/endzone celebration?

dar1a g (daria g), Tuesday, 1 November 2005 06:07 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm a fan of endzone celebrations, although i prefer more team-oriented ones a la the fun bunch. the joe horn cellphone one was silly, particularly because it took him a while to find the phone amid the padding of the goalpost.

i am REALLY tired of players taking time out to masturbate every time they make a catch/get a first down/make a tackle for no gain, though. act like you've been there before.

mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 1 November 2005 06:15 (eighteen years ago) link

Mary, no, I didn't go yet, I might go next weekend though. I have to see what the game schedule looks like.

I don't like that either, the showboating any time they do anything. I mean it's one thing if you sack the quarterback to like do some kind of muscleman pose, or if you throw the end zone pass, etc, but to act like you've just won the Super Bowl because you, like, stopped Bettis at only 2 yard gain? WTF is that?

Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Tuesday, 1 November 2005 16:00 (eighteen years ago) link

OK I know I'm setting myself up for ridicule but it is true: I'm totally excited about going to see this tomorrow night

http://www.cavalia.net/siteEn.html

I know, I know--when it comes to horses, I'm as twee as a twelve-year-old girl.

I have a friend coming in from out of town and to mitigate the tweeness I thought we'd do ethiopian for lunch tomorrow. Nothing twee about raw beef. Where should we go?

quincie, Friday, 4 November 2005 15:14 (eighteen years ago) link

The kitfo and wots at Dukem a few nights ago were as good as, and maybe better than ever. And you can pretend the raw beef is actually horse.

Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Friday, 4 November 2005 15:27 (eighteen years ago) link

I haven't had Ethiopian food in a couple years, but I'd like to try that myself. Kitfo, right? Why not. Sounds pretty good.

Totally unrelated.. but Ally, I think I got my first "WTF are you wearing" look today. I have on one of those scarf tie blouses in black with a vaguely Asian print (vintage early 80's) & just plain old light beige chinos & heels. No one told me they did casual Fridays. I told my new housemate (CAPITOL HILL hooray) I needed some trousers for work in a tall size & she says, well, you could try checking out thee ANN TAYLOR LOFT.

NOOOO

dar1a g (daria g), Friday, 4 November 2005 15:37 (eighteen years ago) link

No one has to justify their soft spot for ponies. At least it's not that panda baby....

You can't go wrong with Etete or Sodere, on 9th between T & U. It'll be a beautiful day, though, so you might want to try the big place on the corner of 9th & U--I haven't tried it, but it has a rooftop deck for basking.

Stephen X (Stephen X), Friday, 4 November 2005 15:38 (eighteen years ago) link

Doodz, curmudgeon and I were just sorta talking about this on an ethiopiques thread over on ILM - etete and dukem are totally recommended. Most of the places I've been to on 9th and U have been great, too.

Also, Ethio-jazz creator Mulatu Astatke is gonna be playing two sets at the Unification Church next Friday night with the Either/Orchestra. It looks totally hott!

Zack Richardson (teenagequiet), Friday, 4 November 2005 15:46 (eighteen years ago) link

haha as much as I lurve horses I'm sure I would eat one if offered. Which was the thread that had the horse sushi discussion? That was awesome! Although I think I would prefer my pony tenderloin medium-rare.

Re: horse gram powder--is a Silver Spring dinner gathering a possibility for next week?

quincie, Friday, 4 November 2005 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah, next week would be good

Zack Richardson (teenagequiet), Friday, 4 November 2005 15:53 (eighteen years ago) link

yay darla how how is the house (aside from the Ann Taylor Loft issue)? Do you like the job so far?

quincie, Friday, 4 November 2005 15:56 (eighteen years ago) link

The house is nice, but COLD. I am hypersensitive to cold anyway but I swear, there is no heat. Those old rowhouses.. Otherwise lovely, though my stuff is totally disorganized (time for an IKEA run) & I have to deal with DC DMV nightmare before I can do street parking and take the bus instead of driving to work.

Job is grate. I feel incredibly spoiled compared to grad school - what, since when do people want to know how I am doing, if I need anything, everyone is friendly and most seem to like what they are doing? What in the world? And my computer works and they're giving me cool software and they're paying me enough to actually live on? I can't handle it! Please, send me back to grad world where I'm broke and miserable and nobody gives a shit! :)

dar1a g (daria g), Friday, 4 November 2005 16:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Hi! Tom and I are going to be moving again cos we've done lost our minds with our neighborhood and our immediate neighbors! Adams Morgan/Woodley Park, let's never fight again!

Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Friday, 4 November 2005 16:32 (eighteen years ago) link

Hey guess what, looks like we're breaking the lease and moving back into the city. Fuck you Rosslyn! Fuck you right in the hotel business!

TOMBOT, Friday, 4 November 2005 16:35 (eighteen years ago) link

I just said that.

Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Friday, 4 November 2005 16:36 (eighteen years ago) link

xpost.

TOMBOT, Friday, 4 November 2005 16:36 (eighteen years ago) link

Mr. Kitty will be excited to see his friends the Mexican Truck Dudes again.

TOMBOT, Friday, 4 November 2005 16:37 (eighteen years ago) link

haha take back everything bad you ever said about the district!

mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 4 November 2005 16:39 (eighteen years ago) link

Welcome back! Your Green Line train will be ready for you in 22 minutes.

Hell yes to Silver Spring and Mandalay next week. Wednesday? Thursday I'm rolling out for Vet Day, but I don't know if others may be.

Stephen X (Stephen X), Friday, 4 November 2005 16:48 (eighteen years ago) link

anyone up for a thanksgiving weekend fap?

carly (carly), Friday, 4 November 2005 16:52 (eighteen years ago) link

Everything bad we said out DC still stands, it's not like anything got fixed in the interim, it's just that N. Arlington is really THAT MUCH WORSE. Fuck the tax break and the cheap wine and cigarettes. These people are all mentally ill (not you petesmith and bro)

TOMBOT, Friday, 4 November 2005 16:57 (eighteen years ago) link

anyone up for a thanksgiving weekend fap?

only if you're staying in NYC...

mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:03 (eighteen years ago) link

"cheap cigarettes"?? We're saving like 50c per pack, Tom. It ain't that much cheaper. And considering the amount of money we have to spend to AVOID BEING IN OUR OWN APARTMENT BECAUSE WE WATCH TV TOO LOUD AND SOMETIMES HAVE SEX OR DROP THINGS OCCASIONALLY TOO, I mean we could go move into Trump Towers and save money. I never told you about the Jesus pamphlet, did I?

Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:09 (eighteen years ago) link

xpost
Was it on H Street NE where that developer just bought up a bunch of properties?

QUIT SMOKING SO MUCH YOUSE GUYS

dar1a g (daria g), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:11 (eighteen years ago) link

oh, you'll get the Jesus pamphlet in DC too.

and maybe if you're lucky your new neighbors will have a little fountain that runs all the time and sounds like a guy standing outside your window pissing into a puddle LIKE I DO

mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:12 (eighteen years ago) link

xpost mookie for god's sake why are you up before noon? I'm sorry, you're just not doing this "no job" thing correctly.

Tom and Ally I know of a lovely one bedroom/one bath/tiny kitchen/minimal storage on the market for ONLY $480,000!

quincie, Friday, 4 November 2005 17:12 (eighteen years ago) link

I'd rather have a neighbor who actually DID piss in a puddle outside my house constantly.

Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:16 (eighteen years ago) link

i got up at 10; that's not so bad.

xp you can get that in DC too!

mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:17 (eighteen years ago) link

Our street has noize of the DC public works truck (garbage? perhaps?) coming by at MIDNIGHT and then the metrobuses going by all day starting at like 6am.

dar1a g (daria g), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:24 (eighteen years ago) link


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