June 7, 2004
Things I learned this weekend
1. An attractive woman walking on the sidewalk can cause a car accident, but an accumulation of breasts and boobs can completely snarl traffic.
2. "Money for jobs and education/ not for war and occupation" is perhaps the clunkiest protest line in the global history of disagreement. It was so unmemorable, in fact, that I had to write it down just to tell you how bad it was.
3. Check out Joe's Noodle House in Rockville. After months of awful steam table Chinese at lunch, their noodles brought back my faith in grease and leftovers.
4. Bicycles are really expensive. Is anyone selling theirs?
5. People at the Black Cat are mean and like to stare at anyone not wearing black. People at Saint-Ex are sweaty. People at Kramerbooks after 1 a.m. are drunk.
6. Get ready to trundle down Reagan Boulevard to your local ReaganRail station, where you can catch the Ronnie Line to Reagan Plaza. There, you can drop a Reagan on a Ronburger at your local Ronald McReagan's. After a few years of getting numb to the Reaganization of American proper nouns, brace yourself for the seat of government at Reagangrad, D.C.
Posted by rj3 at June 7, 2004 9:38 AM
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re: #5. that's just silly. about half the people at the black cat on any given night are not wearing black. everyone stares at everyone else. it's called "people watching." it does not mean that someone looking at you is "mean," wishes you ill in any way or does not want you to be there.
Posted by: nm at June 7, 2004 10:30 AM
Sorry. I forgot about the acceptability of dark gray.
Posted by: Randolph at June 7, 2004 10:33 AM
What makes you think that people at the black cat care what you wear?
Posted by: MG at June 7, 2004 1:38 PM
I don't. It's just a matter of vibes, which at the Black Cat that night were unusually hostile.
Posted by: Randolph at June 7, 2004 2:03 PM
what makes that people at any other bar/club/place are judging you any less?
Posted by: nm at June 7, 2004 2:25 PM
i'm assuming you went to the unicorns show? if so, how was it?
Posted by: Brett at June 7, 2004 8:19 PM
He didn't stay for any show. He saw all the people wearing black and ran away to Saint-Ex like a little girl.
Posted by: MG at June 8, 2004 8:55 AM
I think the Black Cat scene is just an indie version of the uber-pompous Georgetown bars. It's a fashion show, and everyone is secretly judging everyone else. Sometimes, not so secretly.
Posted by: Underused at June 11, 2004 5:47 PM