To quote the WaPo, the club scene just got a bit smaller. As of last night, another legendary venue of the dc nightlife has said its goodbyes. The Club, where I first discovered jello shots do contain alcohol and danced to many a Kelly Clarkson song, had its final gathering before its host closes his doors and moves on to a new residence (namely ( Read more... )

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You know when you've been out of college for awhile, and it's a beautiful spring day out, and you're staring out your office window at the tan colored bricks of another office, and you're daydreaming about sitting outside in the sun on a porch sipping purple punch and people watching/harassing, and thinking about wearing rainbows and a tshirt ( Read more... )

My coworkers have an aggravating habit of asking me if I'd like to do things, that in reality, I have no choice but to do. For example, "Meg, would you like to join us for this conference call?" "Would you mind sitting down with me tomorrow and brainstorming some questions for the panel I'm chairing tomorrow?" "Do you have a spare second to edit ( Read more... )

Comfy contacts or fungal eye infection? Comfy contacts or fungal eye infection? What to do, what to do. I'm quite dismayed to read that a rare, but very serious, eye infection has been linked to soft contact lens wearers who use ReNu MoistureLoc cleaning solution. As I've mentioned before, both the roomie and I are very loyal fans of ReNu. It ( Read more... )

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I have a new home in the dash! And I didn't even have to go down there to find it. One of my former professors is the landlord and offered to rent it to me, but he needed to know ASAP because they had some other renters interested. I sent the lil sis over, who went to town with the digital, and did a splendid job recreating the apartment for me ( Read more... )

Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal health care coverage after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill today that Gov. Mitt Romney says he will sign ( Read more... )

Best email I've ever recieved in my life, hands down:

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