I really enjoyed getting to tour the White House this past weekend. The West Wing had misled me to believe a pompous snob would meet us and take us around the mansion.  In actuality, the tours are self-guided, but there are secret service agents guarding each room who you could … [ more ]

I was anxious about traffic ruining the Poison concert for me. I had heard horror stories about leaving Nissan Pavilion.  I figured if we were going to be stuck for hours in the parking lot, we would be entertained, so I packed:

A portable DVD player with three DVDs (all comedies)
The … [ more ]

DC United

I never knew a soccer game involved so much singing and dancing. As I stood in the rain among the Barra Brava crowd at my first DC United game, I found myself less able to pay attention to the on-field action because I was getting more swept … [ more ]

This past Sunday I was running around downtown DC with about 10,000 other people trying to solve riddles and piece together clues to win a $2000 prize. It was the second annual Post Hunt.

The whole Hunt was done on foot in a section of DC that was mapped out … [ more ]

Dear Ms. Spears,

Thank you so much for changing my life on March 24, 2009. It was the most phenomenal thing I had ever seen in my life that more than made up for the fact that I was Tweet-blocked the whole time. Of course, I was only desperately seeking Twitter … [ more ]

Guest of Honor – Michelle Obama

Last night was a rare treat. The Shakespeare Theatre hosted an event for the new Obama administration to introduce them to the performing arts in DC. Nine theatre’s brought a sampler-size version of their current or upcoming works. Sprinkled in were … [ more ]

The Ahn Trio

Selena enjoys getting to hear classical music performed live. I enjoy getting to see women that make People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People live. So I knew we would both enjoy the concert at the Swarthmore by the Ahn Trio.

These three Korean-American women are as … [ more ]

Selena and I scurried down to the National Book Festival on the Mall last Saturday to get there just in time to see author extrodinaire Niel Gaimen’s half hour talk. As we walked in and I saw him standing in about 105 degree humidity in long pants and a … [ more ]

As I walked into work, passing the deli, I wondered what I would have for lunch. Then I remembered I brought lunch. THEN I remembered I brought lunch as far as onto the Metro… but not back off.

“Is that your bag?”  That may be heard a lot today on the red … [ more ]

Back in April, when my brother and friends were visiting and we went to the Natural History Museum, Selena metro’d into town to meet us primarily because she wanted to see the butterfly exhibit. Sadly, we dawdled just too long at the Hope Diamond, and by the time we … [ more ]