in DC: gorgeous day for an evacuation
So that was my afternoon from about lunchtime until a few minutes ago. How was yours? Betsy and I took off to Five Guys for lunch and on our way back we saw police cars, ambulances and fire trucks in...
Category: personal
FML: shoulda worn jeans
Due to gamer’ish activities last night, I was up and running a little later than usual today. No big deal, the office would keep and I wasn’t late, so I wasn’t moving at top speed. Took care of my ablutions,...
food: Oh hallelujah, our problems are solved.
Seriously, is there any other food item that you almost look forward to going a bit past its prime quite like a banana? I admit to cheating a bit on these and buying them in a “ripe banana” bag at...
day trip: Virginia ‘villes and ‘burgs
Since we figured too many people would be heading towards the beach this past weekend, Randy and I took a day trip in the opposite direction into Virginia. We didn’t really have a plan in mind, though stopping off for...
summer: I wanna dip my fries in it!
Even though it happened yesterday at lunch, I can unofficially consider this to be how my weekend started. Oh it’s been a rather foul and moody week at the office. The massive amounts of sunshine have helped, but a 3-day...
news: he said what?
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. — Proverbs 15:2 Likely the only scripture this blog will see this year, but it’s the only thing that came to mind after reading...
video: Oh my god, look at your skin!
Chris mentioned Coupling in his blog and Peter Serafinowicz mentioned this video in his twitter stream… must be some kinda fate thing in the air. It gave me a nice chuckle: It’s actually very much like the fake ads Peter...
moving: what, me worry?
Have I mentioned yet how much I hate this process? Last night I declared a break on packing and enjoyed some television and light house chores. It was a bit impossible not to do a little move-based work; but it...
metro: Feel the Prid!
Before heading out to meet the fellas yesterday, I checked in with WMATA’s Trip Planner as I always do.* Just before putting in my search query, I saw this banner ad on the page. I’ve probably seen it in years...
spring: a little CUTE overload
Aside from the most obvious signs: being able to walk outside without turning into a puddle of sweat or sneezing your head and face off from pollen, we don’t often see many more natural indicators that DC is experiencing this...