This week is my last working downtown (DC) at least for now. My goal for the week is to ride from home all the way to the office (and back) at least once. That's about a 17 mile ride each way. It is ambitious for me. Next week, I start working in Tysons, so I'm working on bike routes to see if I can't keep up with cycling. I have to ride at ( Read more... )

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2 weeks ago, I picked up the Prius from the dealership, where I spent right around $2900 on some repairs. I specifically asked if there were other major problems, such as with the hybrid battery, before authorizing the repairs, as I knew this to be pretty close to the value of the car (according to Kelly Blue Book, based on average trade-in value ( Read more... )

a href="http://virginmobilefestival.com/#/home/">Virgin Mobile tickets basically sold out in minutes. They still have pavilion ticks, for $125. I probably wouldn't even blink at $125 if the concert wasn't 'free' for the lucky masses who got the 35,000 or so free ticks ( Read more... )

If you aren't watching the World Cup, you should be!

Totally unrelated: What is your favorite TV Show theme music/ song of all time? I know, this seems really random, but I was having a discussion about the awesomeness of Doctor Who and the subject of theme songs came up, with me taking the part of the Doctor's iconic theme music, and my dear ( Read more... )

doesn't mean I'm not still hungry

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So, after almost 2 weeks, 10 phone calls, 20 e-mails, opening a paypal dispute, and remaining calm in the face of a moronic system, I finally have my refund ( Read more... )

My oldest daughter is graduating from HS this week. Saturday. Two days from today. about 48 hours from now. How fast it all goes! Last night, the school took us all out to dinner at a pretty nice venue called Top of the town. The view of Washington DC was pretty awesome; I wish I had brought a real camera, but you'll have to put up with cell ( Read more... )

So, the plot thickens ( Read more... )