City of Two Seasons: Tourist Season & The Rest of The Year

Monday, May 26, 2008

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Next time I have to push my way past tourists at the Woodley Park Metro Station who don't feel the rules of escalator-standing apply to them, this is the conversation I hope to have:
Me: Excuse me. Can you stand to the right so people can pass on the left?
Huffy mother with three kids standing on the left: Excuuuuse YOU! Does it really make a difference?!
Me: It makes a difference if I miss my train.
Huffy mother, getting huffier: Well! Everyone's in such a HURRY!
Me: Enjoy your vacation, lady, but some people actually LIVE here.
Okay, so I have a confession: If you substitute "Me" in that imaginary conversation with "Girl who I walked down the Woodley Park escalator behind yesterday," then the conversation stops being imaginary and actually occured yesterday afternoon.

She's basically my hero.
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The Surefire Road to Motion Sickness

Friday, May 23, 2008

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Spotted on the bench at the busstop outside my apartment:


Washingtonians sure do love their crappy lager in arenas of public transportation.

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Challenges in Living Solo: The Spider Saga

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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The Warrior:


The Challenger:



The Weapon:


The Collateral:



The Victory:
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Beverage Wars

Saturday, May 17, 2008

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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has some pretty strict rules about eating & drinking on the district's mostly-very-clean Metro traincars. Rumor has it that a 13-year-old girl was once fined $300 for drinking a Diet Coke on her way home from school.

Yesterday, I stopped to purchase a grande skim iced Chai latte on my way into work (late). Usually I hide such beverage luxuries in my purse during my train ride, but this particular day. I'd decided I didn't much care, & sipped my drink within eyeshot of the viewing public. The cranky old bastard behind me was quick to chime in:

Him: "You know you're not supposed to have that on here."
Me (not turning around to look at him): "Yep."
Him: "Oh, but you're special."
Me: "OK."
Him: "Just don't spill that."
Me: "I wasn't planning to."
Him: "I'm serious, don't spill it."

I wonder how Mr. Citizen's Arrest would've reacted to the sight I witnessed later that evening during my redline trip to Rockville:


Make no mistake, there's still about a centimeter of MGD left in the bottom of that bottle. Classy!
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Snark & Social Justice

Thursday, May 15, 2008

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Environmental conservation? The big city indie movie theatres know how to do it, yo. I'll keep drying my hands on my jeans, but I sure do appreciate the effort.
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The Wouldn't-Be Nominee Does D.C.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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Sen. Hillary Clinton just made an appearance outside my office building, & I am the only person in my office who DID NOT see her.

Damn itttt.

And she waved!
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A Word to the Wise & the Wet

Monday, May 12, 2008

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To my fellow Washingtonians: Crocs & socks are not equivalent to galoshes.

Enjoy your newly acquired Athlete's Foot.
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Bring on the Rain

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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If you are like me & tend to get caught in the rain without an umbrella, you might, at some point, decide it'd be a good idea to sign yourself up for The Weather Channel's text messaging system, which alerts you to weather goings-on via cellular.

DON'T BE FOOLED. This is not a good idea. I signed up on Friday evening, when D.C. was in the throes of a flash flood warning, & I have since received no fewer than 20 texts regarding pollen count, low temperature threshold &, oh yes, chances of rain.

Between these texts from Weather.com & the ones I'm getting on the daily from Barack Obama, my inbox is, dare I say... flooded?
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Jerks Like Art, Too

Saturday, May 10, 2008

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Tonight Joanna, Jessie & I ventured on over to the National Cathedral to check out Light to Unite, described as "dramatic & unifying images projected on the Cathedral." I expected it to be, as I later told the girls, "Chihuly in light," something like the advertisements, invitations & computer wallpaper suggest. Something like this:



Instead, we watched the smiling faces of random folks pass across the Cathedral in slideshow fashion -- everyday people resembling those portrayed in Noxema ads. Oh, and the Dalai Lama. Needless to say, it was not exactly the dynamo I'd hoped for.

On the upside, we overheard a super-awkward spat that went as follows:

Passive/Aggressive Woman Behind Us: "I can't believe this. People are so rude! We waited three hours for these seats & people are just standing in front of our chairs."
Guy Standing In Front Of Her: "Yeah? How much did you guys pay for these seats?" (turns & leaves)
Not-So-Passive/Just-Aggressive Hubby: "Oh, THAT was a really nice thing to say! EL JERKO!"

It was a lovely interaction to witness at an art exhibit designed to bring people together and, you know, unite. Regardless, "el jerko" is one of the cooler insults I've heard as of late, don't you think?
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