September 13, 2004
The return of the Useless Retrospective Weekend Guide
Friday: Take it easy. Saunter on down to the Black Cat, where you can find an unexpectedly very drunk pair of bloggers. N.M. and M.G. are usually responsible drinkers, but a chance encounter with a large party of free-spending people downtown left them with some extra cash, which meant by 10 p.m., they were good and 'faced.
Saturday: Every now and then, you need to pretend like you're a stylish, important person. For those times, I suggest sipping blue drinks under a clear(ish) sky at the Hotel Helix (1430 Rhode Island, NW). From 5-9 p.m. on Saturdays, you can drink Electric Lemonades (lemonade, Ciroc, Blue Curacao) for $5 a pop. Our merry little group downed 21 of them.
Then head over to Skewers on P St. for kebabs. Watch the sadistic DJ turn the music off abruptly right as the belly dancer gets going.
Follow by relieving a few house parties of their beer supply, and you have quite a birthday party. Thanks guys!
Sunday: Five electric lemonades, three beers, a glass of wine, a gin and tonic and a shot of vodka should be enough to give just about anyone a hangover to remember. Luckilly, it's Adams Morgan Day, and you can get large quantities of Carribean food to sop up all the toxins in your system, or at least slather them with grease. I wish I knew about curried goat, dirty rice and fried plantains in college.
Relax all afternoon, pretend to do some work and otherwise veg out until 9 p.m., when you can be glad you're no longer feeling sick, because the season finale of Six Feet Under will bring you close to the point of nausea.
Posted by rj3 at September 13, 2004 10:22 AM
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How did I not run into you at AdMoDay? I was there all day, often with a Rasberry Mojito or meat-on-a-stick in my hand.
Those events need to happen more often.
Posted by: Michael at September 13, 2004 5:46 PM
getting very, very drunk and drinking responsibly are not necessarily mutually exclusive. while intoxicated, i did not push anyone down a flight of stairs, and at the end of the evening, i took a bus home.
Posted by: nm at September 14, 2004 9:29 AM