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Factoid of the day
This from a work email's .sig:
Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250. -
A Scene from Gay Cowboys Eat Pudding
Sitting in a teeny movie theater in Dupont waiting to see Brokeback Mountain. The place is of course sold out ("world's slowest-moving gay pride parade" as one friend described the scene in SF when it opened). The previews begin. There are two for cartoon family movies (Ice Age 2, etc). Um...do they think it's a lot of parents of small children ( Read more... ) -
In which our heroine escapes A-M for a night, and makes some observations about local nightlife.
DC is small enough that it's possible to stay on top of the venues and places to go in a particular scene. Which is great for someone a little compulsive like me, who'd always feel in Chicago that I wasn't at THE place for what I wanted, but a place that was most convenient. I don't feel that here. In many ways it really agrees with me ( Read more... ) -
Poll
This came up on the BMC list (of course, everything does eventually...)
In a "Secret Santa" situation, are identities revealed at the end or is the Santa secret forevermore? -
Chicago
I didn't miss Chicago until winter began here. As when I went to college and discovered the existence of bad pizza, I am only now realizing that not every city knows how to deal with snow. It boggles my mind how people freak out here over the threat of winter weather, and a labmate who also loves Chicago and has been here a few years says you never ( Read more... ) -
GAY COWBOYS?!!
I'm dying to see Bareback err, Brokeback Mountain which opens in DC this weekend. You know how straight men are about lesbians? ......yeah. Also I'm a fool for any of the Gyllelylelllenhalls. A drooling, bothered fool ( Read more... ) -
EUREKA!
I have found it! The perfect dive bar. Staccato, on 18th down by Florida. I went to open mic night there tonight, and it's what I've been looking for. Not a divebar put-on like Pharmacy or Pharaoh's (fine establishments both, but not quite right, either of them--also I have a bit of a problem with Pharmacy, things...happen...every time I go there ( Read more... ) -
New Music
No headphones at work today but I must check this out when I get home: Pandora/Music Genome Project. -
from saenaem
FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE ( Read more... )
