A few addendums to Dale's recap:
Friday night, after spending the majority of the evening on apps, I went over a a friend's to watch Say Anything, which I hadn't seen before. I was expecting it to be very light, but a few parts of it definitely caught me by surprise. While I normally want to jump Jeremy Piven's bones, he looked like ass it that hat...
Bagles, Etc. on P street is my new favorite breakfast spot in this city. It has the quality I come to expect from mom & pop bagel shops, the quality that is incredibly absent from evil establishments Manhattan Bagel and Einstein's among others. My friend L and I split an egg, cheese and sausage everything bagel and an everything bagel with lite veggie cream cheese, tomato, sprouts and cucumbers. It was phenomenal, and phenomenally cheap. I assure you, I will be there every Saturday (and possibly Sunday) mornings.
Saturday night, as Dale has explained, was a bbq and concert on the mall, followed by my frist visit to the newly renovated Halo. When we got there, we were confronted with a line. This is not New York, I don't appreciate waiting in lines. I soon realized that this was largely due to the excessive use of furniture on the first floor, leading to less standing room, and more waiting. I understand the desire to create a lounge-y feel, but come Saturday night, do something to move some of the furniture out of the way. One of the bartenders was handsome and friendly, but then I realized (read: Dale told me) he was straight... GET SOME GAY BARTENDERS! If I'm going to pay for overpriced mojitos, you better believe I expect them to be served by a homo, not some wannabe metro.
Sunday, I got my hair did (I'm test driving a new look, so far, it doesn't look like it's going to make the cut) and enjoyed some tasty produce courtesy of the Dupont Farmers' Market. Note to self, while white peaches do have a lot of appeal, they aren't that great. After tag-teaming the area grocery stores (Soviet Safeway and Whole Foods), I spent the rest of my afternoon watching sports. Given my impression of this site's readers, I won't elaborate, but I will say that it was fantastic.
Lastly, I dropped my digi cam off at Best Buy before labor day and have yet to hear anything from them. They are the sole occupant of my shit list right now. I called a million times (aka, 5) yesterday, but apparently, answering their phones is too difficult. I spoke with Geek Squad member Carter on Friday, and he said he would look into it and get back to me within an hour. What kind of "hour" did he have in mind?
P.S. "Hootie Hoo" is my absolute favorite Outkast song, and it should be yours too.
7 comments:
I heart Bagels, Etc! I worked at 20th & P for 4.5 years. Every Friday, a few of us would walk out the back door of the building (on P) and head to BE while dishing about The O.C. BE has big train spiced chai, THE BEST!
Also, I love the little woman who knows everyone's order. Does she work weekends? "Skeemspicechai hott, plainbagelbutter!"
I know what you watched on Sunday -the Eagles beating the crap out of the Raiders with a one-legged kicker! My obsession with the Eagles is becoming quite unhealthy.
You guys always sound like you are having fun. "Hootie Hoo"...great song!
I'm the guy who came to Philly's defense when Dale attacked it. I discovered the Rhino last year and love it . . . especially the bartender/waiter with the tattoos. I'm also from the Philly area - northern Delaware to be exact.
Which is the straight bartender at Halo? Please don't say Tom. I was drooling over him on Sat night...
I can't believe you never saw "Say Anything," and I double can't believe Chase didn't call you out on that first! My best friend has had a thing for Jeremy Piven forever, even back then, but it really blossomed when he played the cousin on "Ellen." I am happy for him that he got new hair, too; he looks yu-hu-mmy.
MPL, you are right...I should have called him out on it.
Jim Jones is okay I guess. I am not really into crunk that much.
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