Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

I am pretty sure Gray is a dick but I have to recoganize game for getting arrested at a dc vote protest
Fenty should have pulled some stunts like that instead of trying to bother fixing up ddot and schools

I mean like substantive reform is for later, you know, first term just get out there and show everybody how you don't have a real job to do

uff snap did my bitter white man come out

was it some biddle campaign dude today who complained about the 'new white residents' of dc who 'care more about their dogs and bike lanes' than the residents and 'sit in their cafes and then come out and throw snowballs'

i'm not even making up the snowball bit

I genuinely do feel conflicted about being a fenty stan considering I stupidly registered independent - not that my vote would have made the difference but this town is already more full of stuck up principles than any town could ever use by a long shot, so what did I think I was proving by acting like I should have a voice without an affiliation?

hoos, most of that line is what gray was pushing (maybe indirectly, but the what fuck ever) during the campaign. I don't have a dog or a bike, I just want vaguely competent public administration. I can't even read dcist or popetworth anymore, it's far more irritating than it's worth (the same can, and should, be said of national politics)

Would love to come to a happy hour but will be out of town. Count me in for next time though.

We're talking next Wed, as in the 20th?

I would totally do that though due to working in the 'burbs it is going to be past 7 before I can get anywhere downtown.

x-post -Fenty giving projects to his frat brothers vs. Gray giving jobs to pals at high salaries. Both disapointing if you ask me (and you should not since I live in Arlington)

I'm gonna be out-of-town on the 20th also. Next time.

yeah, the 20th.
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i will stay til 7 for you, q! i have to get there at 5:30 but it's scheduled to run til like at least 8 i think?

Excellent!

attn tombot: do you have a new career in theatre?
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haha the ads for that are so great, the only thing that could improve them would be including the words "rock n roll" somehow

"meet the founding ROCKNROLLer"

Oh no, I missed Govern Yourself on Jeopardy tonight.

my boy carl is putting this together, sounds like a fun way to spend a saturday evening in the park with a bunch of ppl imo

The plan is to take Montrose Park and turn it into a zombie survival map. Can you survive against the Undead Horde? Different missions will be planned to put your survival skills to the test including:

Doctor Escort:

Bob Loblaw, MD has the antidote to save humankind and has made himself immune. The Living must find and escort Dr. Loblaw to a safe zone while evading the zombies who pursue them. If all of The Living are transformed, the Zombies win. If The Doctor is saved, The Living might just have a chance.

Zombie Assassination:

Every army needs a leader - even the Undead. Without a leader, the army cannot function. In this game, The Living must act as a commando squad to locate and assassinate the Zombie Leader, then hustle back to the safe zone.

The Last Stand of The Living:

All is lost. The world is overrun and the only thing you can do is prolong the inevitable. A small group of The Living are pinned down and surrounded with a large, but limited supply of ammunition. How long will you be able to survive?

What Should I Bring?

Costumes:

Zombie costumes are encouraged, especially if you want to be the "Original Zombie" or one of the special Zombie characters. A few generous makeup artists have offered to provide movie-grade zombie makeup for a few lucky participants. Move fast to claim your spot!

Weapons:

Weaponry is also strongly encouraged but please limit to nerf guns with small darts and balled-up socks. Bring as much as you can carry, but remember that you'll be expected to clean up after yourself and take home what you bring.

After the game is done, everyone is welcome to stagger over to the Bier Baron.

BRAINS.

my horrible inconsiderate neighbor came home from the bars and put his TV on at top volume AGAIN. banged on the door, he ignored me

I hope he enjoyed hearing 'big-jesus-trash-can" at top volume through the wall just now. wondering if I should get out some neubauten? shellac maybe?

earth imo

something he;ll feel

http://365aay.com/wp-content/covers/ThrobbingGristle20JazzFunkGreats1979.jpg

ah TG. I don't have that one.. I have 2nd Annual Report somewhere..
have to sleep though. I did play some more birthday party first! RELEASE THE BATS

Sorry about the neighbor. That's a great album that I haven't listened to in ages--younger Nick Cave.

damn, i want to go to this!

omg

more bad pop music at top volume, on repeat! awesome!

now playing over here - big black, 'pigeon kill,' 'honey i'm a mess,' 'texas'

man, i hate this guy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/smithsonians-made-in-america-mandate-not-easy-to-achieve/2011/04/13/AFFA2RqD_story.html

the story says "Smithsonian gift shops generate about $9 million in annual revenue" but that has to be WAY off the mark, right?

The Smithsonian institutions received a total of 30 million visitors and that article says the average purchase is $3, so it averages out to 1 in 10 buying something. Which seems about right, considering I bet most people buy their Washington, DC tie-dyed shirts and Lincoln/Washington paraphernalia from street vendors.

someone should make a map showing how rapidly the prices street vendors charge go up as one approaches the mall

I found a story from a couple years ago that puts Smithsonian retail totals (including website) at $155 million in revenue and $27 million profit off that, which seems a lot more realistic. I'd be shocked if Air & Space alone did under $9 million a year. Maybe the Post story was just looking at one of the museums and got mixed up.

There aren't a lot of the hand painted KODAK signs on vendor trucks anymore, the awkward attempts at the logo with weird letter spacing and all were one of my favorite things to look at around the mall.

Speaking of the mall, I think read somewhere that the National Park Service is going to make the Smithsonian use a different section of the mall for the Folklife Fest this summer, because they no longer want the grass where the fest has been held for decades to be stomped on anymore.

all i know is i payed $5 for freeze dried ice cream at the air & space museum and i'd do it again in a second.

Does NOVA just not do bars? What the fuck. All I'm looking for is a little divey shithole where I can sip an adult beverage & maybe put a song on the jukebox, but everywhere I go seems like a refurbished Applebees with 27 TVs blasting ESPN variants at me. I literally spent an hour walking up and down Lee Highway just now, straight in and out of more than one place cause they were these apocalyptic clusterfucks full of wailing babies throwing mashed potatoes across the table at their parents, and now I have my goddamn laptop out at a Thai restaurant because at least I know I can get a good beer here even if they're gonna overcharge me for it.

Do I just not know where I should be going?

not sure how far out u live, but i would recommend galaxy hut in clarendon

i have heard of this!!! might investigate this tomorrow as thus far i have no friday planz

yeah, galaxy hut is pretty rad! the clarendon/courthouse area is kinda iffy honestly (my office is out there, not that i actually ever go in due to being on the road all the time), but whitlow's on wilson isn't bad either

hoos one of these nights i should introduce you to DAN'S CAFE

liking the sound of this!!

my co-workers want me to go out to Caribbean Breeze at Ballston tomorrow night. I'm running out of excuses not to go out with them but hoo boy.

omg don't do that to yourself!

oh god that sounds terrible on so many levels

"come on dude, it's 'South Beach Night'", they say.

lol

What is Caribbean Breeze? It sounds nice...relaxing, drinking ridiculous fruity drinks, feeling the breeze...

. . . in NORTHERN VIRGINIA, far from the coast.

I guess Rt. 1 traffic may generate a breeze?

hahaha. potomac swamp breeze iirc.

swamp goes well with mai thais afaik

there is a depressing happy hour at this place in l'enfant, vie de france. it's another not-great lunch place but even sadder when they're serving drinks

did discover that sports bar becomes v tolerable while wearing headphones

lol

1. John's Place in Fairfax City
2. Sunset Grille in Annandale
3. JV's in Falls Church

Saw this list of Virginia "dive bars" online here:
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/406775/406941.html

Numbers 2 & 3 are sometimes music clubs. I've been to the Sunset Grille that usually has bad blooz-rock bands but ocassional good ones on Thursdays; and JV's is a tiny place that also has roots rock music. These 2 places were once biker hangouts but are less so now I think. I have never heard of John's place.