saturday : H St NE Festival

DO IT! food, fun, friends...

noon - 7pm
H St NE

park(ing) day in New York

October 19 2008 is another park(ing) day in new york. on park(ing) day, new yorkers create small parks out of what would ordinarily be a parking spot. its a way of reclaiming a little bit of green in an otherwise cement-heavy city. check it out.

fall...my favorite season

fall is just around the corner! cool days and cozy nights. fall is the perfect time to go horseback riding, pumpkin and apple picking, haunted hay rides, vespa riding, day trips to local vineyards, enjoying the many street festivals in DC, long walks with Lady, making stews, layering my clothing. oh, and not having to shave my legs everyday.

there is a darkness that sleeps just beneath the surface
burning and boiling and blistering my skin
the loneliness blinded me now just as it blinded me then

i am scarred ten thousand days long

countdown

today is day four in my countdown to see my Lauren. she is on the west coast exploring seattle. she is having a blast, sightseeing, taking photographs, eating great food, discovering the city. she was actually planning on moving there but changed those plans. :) so although she is having fun, i miss her madly and am counting down until tuesday...5 days away

mission : brunch...better than breakfast, sweeter than lunch

Ryan and I are on a mission to put the punch back in brunch. we'll do it too. even if it's just the two of us. what else is going on sunday between the hours of 11:00am and 3pm? sleeping? love making? farmers markets? grocery shopping? laundry? if you want to help us with our brunch mission (then it will become your brunch mission too) please feel free to join us each sunday...at yummy places like:

Belga
Lauriol Plaza
L'Enfant
Saint Ex
Asylum
BlackSalt
Pete's
RedRocks
B. Smith's
Argonaut
etc.


*restaurant to be democratically decided weekly by whomever offers to buy rounds of mimosas

first thursdays in the Atlas District

some cities celebrate First Fridays, here we celebrate First Thursdays. why not? the Atlas District, or commonly known as "H Street," will host its first First Thursday on September 4th. This particular First Thursday will have an 80's theme, and each First Thursday to follow will take on a new and different theme.

Here's what to expect on the evening of the 4th: (paraphrased from FrozenTropics)

* '80's Trivia Night at the Argonaut
* '80's Dance Party at the Rock and Roll Hotel
* '80's Karaoke at Sticky Rice
* "I Love The 80's" The Lounge will award prizes for the "Best Dressed" and will conduct a "Fastest Rubik's Cube” contest.
* Granville Moore's will take on the Cheers sitcom theme for the night. In addition to the usual menu of Belgian beers, selections from Boston's Sam Adams Brewery will be available. Look for New England clam chowder and Boston Baked Beans on the list of specials.
* SOVA espresso and Wine is hosting a wine tasting