Independence Day

It was a good 4th. It was a bad 4th. There were big firework, and small ones. But we made the best of it.

Return to Cafe Mozart

Held a D'Steel(e) Meeting at Cafe Mozart yesterday. No poetry was read, many German songs were sung.

2nd Annual DC Flip Cup Tournamant

I covered an assignment for the Washington Post Company's Express this passed weekend. The Dakota Boy's 2nd Annual DC Flip Cup Tournament. You can read about it sometime this week in the Express.

Real American Portrait

Ran Into Henry Rollins

I ran into the famed musician and activist Henry Rollins across the street from my place today. He was setting up equipment in Lamont Street Plaza for the Mt. Pleasant Live Local Music Series.

Jeremy's Birthday in the Yard

Friday night we celebrated Jeremy's birthday in his well-maintained yard.

Friday Photo Luncheon

Friday we had a photo luncheon. Four photographers, one lunch. Then, to the zoo.

Clover & Harp

A certain friend suggests a mashup w/ the Northern Irish down at the Folklife Festival on the National Mall. Who's in?

Craig imagines 'inner bling' is your soul. I think it could be smoothies.

Big Hunt + Ben R.'s B-Day

Went to the Big Hunt for 15 cent wing night. Having just eaten, I wasn't hungry when I got there, but I gave it 45 minutes and ate about 2 dozen or so wings. Shot a game of pool. I'm all talk when it comes to pool. But it really freaks out my opponents b/c then they really, really don't want to lose against me.

A Cook(in)out Too Far

After we had four smoothies a piece, made w/ my new 58oz., 525watt blender, Booley and I walked to a cookout that some of my other friends had going. We didn't plan our trip there very well (I blame it all on Booley), and ended up going a couple miles out of our way in flip-flops. When we got there we drank lots of water, ate bratwursts (I grabbed the last burger), and had some root beer floats. Charley was 'down' b/c his girlfriend of 7 or-so years (not years old, although he is only 22, so they had been seeing each other since they were about 7 years old), broke up with him. It really helped me b/c I have recently been whining about a similar thing. And, with my pseudo-Catholic Guilt- it was like penance!