Well, I am exhausted after this weekend, but it was a lot of fun! It started out Friday with the blogger happy hour, and I saw many of my old favorites and friends - Kathryn, I-66, KassyK, Virgile Kent, Thicky, Circle V, EJ Takes Life, KOB, DCB and entourage, and many other bloggers, commenters, etc… I even got the other asian woman to come out - yay! After many had left Lucky Bar, I headed over to Play with some boys from the dirrrrty. It was cool cause I have a hook up with the DJ there, but bad that I was retarded and we waited in line for a long time even though we were on the list. Oh well. It was good once we got in though, crowded but not so packed it was annoying. We partied there for awhile and then headed home. I even discovered that me and VK have birthdays the day after each other…perhaps a joint celebration is in order! That would be some craziness…

V & K - a hot and super fun combo

On Saturday, I headed to Improv to see Anthony Clark perform. We started out with dinner, which I always think is good there - but, I do love Mexican food! The two opening acts were pretty funny, but Anthony Clark was great. However, he was also high as shit. Or really drunk. Or a combination. It was hard to tell if he was really fucked up, or if it was part of his act…but in either case it was still hilarious. After the show we headed to Buffalo Billiards to watch some football and play pool. Well, I pretended to play pool…I am not so good. Haha.

Sunday I was in bed most of the day, trying to ward off what I think may be a cold - but could just be really bad allergies. Since Friday night, my throat has been sore…and I thought it was just from yelling to talk at bars all night - but then it persisted into the rest of the weekend, resulting in extreme stuffiness and exhaustion. (How was that for a run-on sentence?) I was seriously sweating at Buffalo Billiards on Saturday, and yeah it was hot in there anyway - but still…I was definitely not feeling it. Sadly, I missed out on my brunch date with Siryn, but she’ll be back in October!

Oh well, a good time was had by all and now it’s back to the grind…ugh. I know I’m gonna have an extreme case of the Mondays tomorrow!

First off, thanks DC Blogs! It’s nice to get a mention as always, especially for something I didn’t even write! Haha. But, it was certainly an interesting angle to share!

Second, tonight is the beginning of the end, or rather, Kathryn’s last HH and someone (TBA) taking over the reigns. I’m even bringing out two new bloggers (well, not new to blogging, but new to HH) with me - so I hope everyone comes by!

Third, I’m excited because this weekend I’ll be attending the Anthony Clark (who I loved in the show Boston Common) show at Improv with my roomie, her bf, and one of my friends as a late birthday present to her. I haven’t been to Improv in over a year, so I’m excited - hope it will be a good show! I also have a brunch date planned with the lovely Siryn who will be down from the big Apple.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, and maybe I’ll see you out!

Well for one, I was alerted that I was in the WaPo Express again on Monday. Hooray! I am sad that I wasn’t able to get anyone to save me a hard copy as I only heard today though. Oh well.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET

“It would be interesting to watch, with a more objective eye, as the events unfold. … It’s a bit much: Do we need to relive that all over again?

–citysparkle.blogspot.com Sees both positives and negatives in some news networks’ reshowing the events of Sept. 11, 2001, in their entirety Monday.

And two, my little traffic incident was finally resolved today…to the tune of a $1,000 fine…of which I only had to pay $500 of. All in all, a total cost of $1,466 (including lawyer and court fees). But, I didn’t have to go to jail, and I didn’t get my liscense suspended or revoked. A pretty good deal…now to see what my insurance does…

Also, Big Sky Girl of Beauty and the Beltway and I are coming up with a super great exciting plan to shake up the DC Blog scene…stay tuned!

Tonight I attended the Ward 6 Rally for Adrian Fenty. It was being held at the home of someone I babysit for, so I was recruited to help out. I ended up being a part caterer, babysitter, and photographer. It was a fun time and I’m glad I got to experience it.

As I was there, standing among the crowds, I realized that I still do like politics. I like the energy it brings, the hope of something new, and the promise of something better. It can be inspiring and really make you realize and remember the pure greatness of our democracy. Sure, there are problems, there are shady politicians, and there are skeptics of the system. But, in the end (to me) it’s a beautiful process and I enjoy watching the social interaction and power of it all.

I’ve always liked politics for the parts most people don’t like, the behind the scenes work of it all. The wheelings and dealings and down and dirty side of it. I have worked on campaigns before, and tonight I watched the campaign people handle Fenty’s entry, speech, and exit - and it made me miss it. I actually enjoy the stress, the long hours, and the heart pounding wait for election results to come in. I miss the shaking hands and kissing babies, the schedules and deadlines. I was a little jealous actually watching the whole event unfold. I would love to be the one to organize a campaign, to delegate and watch my work turn into results. Maybe one day, if it pays more.

And well, off the record…aside from the power he held and my jealousy of his position, I thought Adrian’s campaign manager was pretty cute. I would be happy to console him if there is a loss on Tuesday, or congratulate him with a win. Heh. There is definitely another perk there to working in politics!

So I painstakingly made my way through the aforementioned Washingtonian section (although, I admit - some parts I skimmed). Hey, I read so you don’t have to (ahem).

Well, for one - the girl who wrote the feature was kinda cute. Nothing wrong with her at all. Good start. She’s probably not even really single. (Hah, just kidding.)

The poor soul started out on Match.com. Oh honey, that was your first mistake. She winked her way into a couple dead end dates, but nothing came out of it. She then had a friend advise her to try Yahoo Personals or (gag) MySpace…yeah. No. Any informed dating guru knows that MySpace leads to MyStalker. Or something like that. I do however, agree with her theory of the “match.com ploy to get me to reenlist” when her subscription was ending - she got a sudden wave of interested suitors. In fact, isn’t Match being sued for this very thing?

Her second tactic was speed dating. In theory, a good idea - kind of like being thrown in a bar scene situation where you are forced to talk to someone you might not normally talk to. However, in reality - a horrible way to meet someone. Although it’s been said that you know whether or not you like someone within the first minute, and whether or not you’d sleep with him within the first five minutes (or less)…speed dating offers up a brief moment of hope that you’ll just click with someone right away and it’ll just be that easy; when in reality everyone is probably searching for more than they’re going to get, and coming up empty handed. Such is life.

After the author’s short stint in online dating and speed dating (only a month), she sums it up to this: “I’ve spent 25 years studying the nuances of body language to determine if men are interested in me, and suddenly I’m supposed to send an unprompted cyber wink or e-mail? Or flirt with 15 guys in rapid succession, without running out of steam? I guess I’m more old-fashioned than I thought.” Amen, sister.

The rest of the section included some “no-fail first dates” which was three trite and tired (and can I say LONG) ideas for a first date in DC. Now, I don’t know about anyone else…but a first date to me should NOT be a day long event. I mean, not initially. If it turns into something longer, cool. But, I find that 2-3 hours is plenty of time for a GOOD date. A really good one. This section had like 6-8 hours worth of adventures galavanting around DC. And, the ideas weren’t even that great. Boring. Next.

I’m not even going to talk about the 3 page long interview with Carolyn Hax. Sort of interesting, but mostly another yawn.

I found it interesting that in a sidebar box, there was a list of traits that women found important in a man. 46% said fantastic lover. You hear that men? FANTASTIC LOVER. It beat out handsome face by 1%.

The next section was a whirlwind list of organizations to join to meet people. It ranged from cooking classes to places to dance (um, listing Clarendon Ballroom was I think…well…it speaks for itself. Gag.) to volunteer organizations, sports leagues (WAKA anyone?) and of course the social clubs and societies for the elite singles in the city.

The final section in the series was finding love over 50…and I’ll admit I just didn’t read it because it didn’t appeal to my demographic, and it made me a little depressed.

In addition to all of the helpful hints (if you want to call them that) and “great date” ideas, they had a pull out section with 20 area singles from a wide range of ages - 24 to the elusive “forties and fifties.” I mean, if you’re gonna be in an article saying you’re single, you can say you’re 47. It’s OK. Really. I know this wasn’t the “50 Most Beautiful People in Washington” list, but…they could have found some more attractive participants. They weren’t BAD necessarily, they were just, well, average. The whole section made being single look well, boring to me. It didn’t sound fun or exciting to be single in the city. Granted, I took it all with a grain of salt I guess.

Maybe that was the point. We’re all average. And single. Thanks, Washingtonian, for pointing that out to me.