dont lick me there

A special treat!

Alice Smith appeared on stage to sing her Grammy nominated song, "Dream," (I think it is called.) Speachless. We have the track at home, but live it is unbelievable.

Citizen Cope

T in birthday heaven. I'm questioning the decision to start with unchilled shots of tequila. Excellent concert!

Rain

V & Timmy wait in the rain while birthday girl and i take cover. i couldn't let her wait alone.

Happy Birthday

T couldn't wait for us to cut her delicious surprise ice cream cake because she is 12 (like the rest of us!) Had a nice early night at Polly's and Friday night we're going to Baltimore to see Citizen Cope for the actual birthday. Looking forward to it!

Do you know Jack?

Project Runway fans know that Jack Mackenroth has left this season's show and have probably heard that very special pictures of him have been circulating. Here's the link to Frank Louis' website. It is quite enjoyable and provides a measurably better view of Jack than most of the pictures on the Bravo website.

Randy's Exit

Decided not to stop.

Happy Holidays

Bragging Rights

Mr. Timmy got grades yesterday for his first semester in school. I knew he could do a good job, but after being out of school for years (dare I say almost decades?) he was a bit apprehensive. Here's the report:

Algebra - B
Anatomy & Physiology I - A
Anatomy & Physiology I Lab - A
English Comp I - A
Psychology I - A

Drum Roll Please....GPA: 3.769

The best part...I threw a little attitude towards him about something trivial at Polly's last night. His response to me, "Don't fuck with me, I'm smart." Hilarious. There was a group picture as many of the DC Peeps nostalgically gathered at our old watering hole, but my camera phone sucks in dark light. Hopefully Cat will post it over at Chimneyfall since she had her fancy new camera ready at a moment's notice.

I'm packing up the sleigh and heading to Ohio to see my baby girl. I am excited to go, but so dreading that long drive alone. It will all be worth it. Fortunately, weather.com says I won't be driving through any precipitation. They sure got some snow up North according to BostonSteamer.

Dancin'

This is what happens after Chimney Falls comes in third in trivia at Solly's Tavern. Yes, now that LW is gone, we are proud of third place.

Puerto Rican Gasolina

I caved and caught the last two episodes and the finale of "A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila" last night. It was oddly addictive despite the fact that I generally despise that type of show. The media hype around it sucked me in. I'm glad she went with Bobby B in the end. I'd take him too, and am fairly certain he goes both ways. If not, he eventually will.

Regardless, all the drinking on the show made me thirsty and I thought a cocktail before bed might help me fight this insomnia. I scrounged around and found the packet of Gasolina that Hector gave me. This, my friends, is an alcoholic's Capri Sun. You peel off the top corner and a straw appears. Then you drink this potent concoction of rum, tequila, and fruit juice. I'm not gonna lie and say it tastes fantastic, but it did the trick. I think he said it is a popular 'grab and go' drink in convenient stores, gas stations, etc.

Now it's time to go to work. I'm finding it quite difficult to enjoy the workplace when my job is purely to motivate people I've just laid off and to fight customer fires. I need a challenge and these are not fun or challenging things. Perhaps I should pack a lunch with the remaining packet of Gasolina to make things interesting?

Job Interview

I haven't been on the other side of the interview desk in quite some time. I'm checking out YouTube to see what it's all about. Here's a REAL good one:

I'm alive!

I survived the weekend. After riding a little bender bus of sorts, I went into hiding at 7:30 on Saturday. 24 hours of sleepy time and a quiet Sunday evening have regenerated me and I'm perky and ready to go face the world! It kinda sucks having to work knowing you are just there short term. It takes away the purpose, but my job is to do that and keep those around me motivated till the end. Hope nobody does anything like this.

Food

This is the third time we've eaten. I thought we were having apps, but look at this big plate of papusas for $3. Yes...cheaper than a PBR. May not have bootie, but they have foodie.

no bootie

RJ wanted to go look for #&@icans, but there aint no bootie at the Judy.

Patron will have to do.

Red/Black

We ran into Randy's old peep, Brad, at the Red and the Black. We having a great time. Might not have much, but persistence is something we are good at.

Hand

Is this hand waiving caution or openly welcoming us? I'm optimistic so we will power on. RJ wants me to blog about Jesus...I think y'all know that story.

15th St.

I didn't want to walk (stumble) into traffic to get a pic, but that's the sign for 15th St. Randy, "didn't know it ran all the way down here." God help him...he'll be on that bike for days trying to find H St NE off of his 15th St. NW. Should I explain it to him?

H St

We've made a "wise" decision and taken ourselves off U st. Like Momma Cat always said, don't dirty in your own sand box.

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