Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

good luck commuters. so glad i didn't go on my book trek today.

Oh hai it appears I am released to work from home for the rest of the day, if I so desire.

I do so desire, thankyouverymuch!

came home w laptop bc they hadn't done our bldg inspection yet and there was some definite stairwell damage. 45ish min to go like 4 miles. worst was the line to get out if parking garage.

Fed. govt. sent me home today from Baileys Crossroads/Falls Church. It was quite a tremor here. I had just voted in the Democratic primary here and the quake felt strong in South Arlington/Fairlington.

bricks fell very close to sister's car! luckily they missed.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299403_10150248737458414_508198413_7295733_1474225_n.jpg

Any Hurricane Irene predictions? Should we panic?

Guys does anyone wanna come to cleveland park sometime and, like, drink beers and stuff?

I mean I'm sitting on the front porch right now so come on by, I'm making quiche for dinner.

i do! sometime... leaving for saratoga soon, though.

Should we panic?

should probably rush to the safeway for bottled water and tp just in case

Would totally hang out in Cleveland Park. Might be hanging out in the library there on Saturday. Is it a good place to study? Also I have a Groupon to Tackle Box.

It's not until Saturday, right? I was planning on my crazy trip up to Van Ness tomorrow.

CP Library is an OK place to study, but the new Tenley Library is even better for that, methinks. . . then you can walk down to Tackle Box and stop by my place on the way to have a drink! Weather may be shitty, though--I think the action is supposed to start Sat. afternoon.

Thanks for the tip, it does look good and would love to drop in and see the new place, will email you....

So apparently, weather is supposed to be beautiful for a week after the storm, due to science?

Please do e-mail! Want to catch up with the locals, for sure.

Yay SCIENCE if it makes for nice weather.

guys I'm kind of scared now. my impression of hurricane effects before we left town were that it wouldn't be so bad, but by now my hood's list serve has alerted me that with Isabel, every basement flooded with many feet if water and cars were totaled. mine is there and our basement unit is jam packed. :(

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ssurge/risk/index.shtml?gm

I dunno where you live offhand, but these storm surge risk maps give a pretty good idea of what parts of DC are likely to get flooded, and by how much.

2011-08-27 7:17 PM EDT 3.30 feet High Tide
2011-08-28 2:14 AM EDT 0.43 feet Low Tide
2011-08-28 7:35 AM EDT 3.66 feet High Tide

By the sounds of things, though, we may escape the worst of the additional effects of a high tide when the storm's really bad late Saturday night - at that point it should be off the Outer Banks.

(at 7pm saturday it should be off the outer banks, i mean)

But they're still predicting lots of rain here Saturday night through Sunday morning

apparently my neighborhood is the lowest point in fairfax county. insurance lady said car would be covered, but I am still really nervous.

Some of you may have heard about the Tar Sands protests at the White House, running every day from Aug 20th - Sept. 3rd. 322 arrests have been made so far.

The media coverage is starting to pick up steam:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/08/tar-sands-xl-keystone-pipeline-protest.html
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/why-far-off-canadian-tar-sands-have-become-a-make-or-break-issue-for-obama-with-enviros.php?ref=fpb
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61837.html#ixzz1W4D5RzZZ

If any of you are willing to join me on Sept. 3rd, here's a pretty detailed account of what you're in for:

http://www.tarsandsaction.org/adam-maynard-we-shall-overcome-tar-sands/
http://www.tarsandsaction.org/update-from-legal-support-team/

"Processing once we arrived at the jailhouse was relatively painless. One by one they snapped off our plastic cuffs and led us to a long table staffed with officers who had us fill out paperwork for our release. Because of the low severity of our crime – we were charged with failure to obey a lawful order (aka get off the sidewalk) – and the benevolence of the Park Police, we were granted a “post and forfeit” release. Under these terms we could pay a $100 fine instead of staying overnight in jail and arranging a date in court. Thankfully we were instructed to have cash on us beforehand, and we were all out of police custody by 2:00 or so. Not so bad considering arrests had started around 11:30. I also want to make a point of saying that the DC Park Police were courteous and professional throughout the process, and I hope they spend my $100 wisely."

After being relative assholes on the first day (the Park Police decided to try to deter future protesters by holding them for 2 days overnight in jail), all of the protesters are now getting charged with "Failure to Obey" (a traffic charge less than a misdemeanor) and a "post and forfeit" release, which entails a $100 fine and an immediate release.

Sept. 3rd is the last day of the protests, and will probably have the most people and the most coverage. If any of you want to kick it in the paddywagon with me for an hour or so on the 3rd I'd welcome your company. Or, of course, if you can make it on any other day, even just to register your support (no arrest/fine), please do.

So the worst winds and rain are gonna be at 2 am tonight(Saturday night/Sunday morning)?

overnight, definitely.

fashion news: on the way to get a coffee this morning i walked past a girl wearing the acne 'pistol' boots in black. WANT

ooh googling now

super cute! you should get.

they are fantastic. i preordered a pair in a different color. shouldn't spend the money but i think what i'll do is sell this one pair of rachel comey boots that i haven't worn because they really only go with cute dresses and that's not my thing

some school cancellations today but that's about it.

Noticed but did not buy the new Washingtonian mag in the grocery store with its "best cheap eats" theme. Washingtonian defines 'cheap" I think as $25 or something like that.

after waiting out storm in saratoga (no power, crazy winds) we finally got on the road at 5:45pm! arrived home a bit before 1 and were SO relieved to find full power and no evidence of flooding :D

Yay!!! I was thinking of you.

Thanks again for the bookshop tips. Politics & Prose was pretty ace and Kramerbooks actually had what I looking for.

Anyone got H St. NE parking tips? Bad areas/good spots/That Safeway parking lot down the road?

I actually parked up there earlier in the summer, I think I just parked in residential on-street parking north of H street, presumably it was after permit hours. My car didn't get jacked up or anything, if that's what you mean by "bad areas", but it was just one time?

Isn't parking complicated on some streets also by the street-trolley car construction.

The shops there used to help fund a bus from the metro but I'm not sure if they're still doing that

They discontinued that bus at the beginning of the year.

Yeah, "bad areas" as well as just resident-only parking (if that exists here?) areas etc. I guess I mostly wanted to know if it was easy and do-able or a pain. It'll be a Wednesday night. I've never really driven in the city before. SCARY.

You'll be fine (I say optimistically--old man only had bad experiences parking in DC and Md back in the'80s), just give yourself extra time. H Street spots that were closed due to construction have reopened, so maybe there will be less competition for spots on other streets(or maybe you'll get lucky and find an H Street spot.

old man me

Pretty much every time I've gone to H St in a car with someone there's been parking available on H or within a block of it. It's really only a problem on weekends.

http://www.washingtonian.com/sections/restaurants/cheapeats/index.html?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Washingtonian&utm_content=Where+%26+When+-+September+1st

Here's Washingtonian's 2011 "Cheap" Eats list (supposedly $25 a meal). Do they still do a "dirt cheap list"? I like Masala Art on Wisconsin Ave but it's not exactly cheap

Masala Art is great! We were worried when we moved that we'd stray out of the (very) limited delivery area, but we made the cut and now order out way too much.

Discovered a secret restaurant in Blagden Alley tonight?

was it R0gue 24?

somehow i knew you'd know abt it

lol I designed it

well then!

it is gorgeously designed fwiw :)

thank you thank you

It closed for the final time last year but I think you really would have liked Fight Club in Blagden Alley:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2010/03/25/live-saturday-fight-club-d-c-s-skating-valhalla-hosts-its-final-show/

Brian you need to be on this thread like 100X more, I miss the old sandbox days, the days of dirt bike friends and latenightshots.

What is everyone doing for Labor Day????

also: footballz is starting, dar1a to thread.