Don't try to drive, take the metro or take the bus Saturday morning. DC will be coming to a standstill for the National Marathon. Of course now instead of it being this grand patriotic and iconic marathon, it is now the Wirefly National Marathon. Seriously - does everything now days have to have a corporate name?? To find out about road closures and metro delays click here.
Don't go to Lucky Bar to watch the soccer games Saturday- it will be a $20 cover!
Don't avoid the bars just because you might not be interested in watching basketball... here is a list of tv-free bars.
Don't stay inside Sunday. While it won't be 70 degrees, it will be sunny and that's not worth missing!
But Don't go looking for the Cherry Blossoms yet. T-minus eight days until the kick-off of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Stay tuned for more details about that next week!
Friday, March 23, 2007
Exploring Antarctica
If you guys haven't checked out Washington Post's interactive section on Antarctica, make sure that you do! It is amazing! The pictures are truly breathtaking and unreal. I really thought it was just one big ice shelf but there is a desert and a volcano and the most beautiful turquoise lakes. Check it out! Just a warning though, the music can be a bit too dramatic.
Shout Out to the Secret Service!
Who knew the Secret Service patrols Adams Morgan! Last night Donnie, Adam, Mona and I learned the hard way that they do. Now, I know what you're thinking, and no, Adam wasn't arrested for flashing.
While we had been hanging out at Reef and T.S. Muttleys during an extended happy hour, someone broke into Donnie's car a few blocks away. They smashed the passenger-side window and stole an amp from the back seat. They went through the rest of the car, but nothing else was taken. We called the DC police, who told us it would be an hour before someone could come and write up a report. Lucky for us, there were a lot of friendly (and admittedly bored) Secret Service agents in the area. We flagged down Eric, pictured below, and the next thing we knew, there were five of them there, photographing the car, taking fingerprints and hanging out. Apparently the Secret Service is responsible for protecting embassies, hence the seemingly random patrol that found us sitting on the sidewalk at 11:30 pm. 
While we had been hanging out at Reef and T.S. Muttleys during an extended happy hour, someone broke into Donnie's car a few blocks away. They smashed the passenger-side window and stole an amp from the back seat. They went through the rest of the car, but nothing else was taken. We called the DC police, who told us it would be an hour before someone could come and write up a report. Lucky for us, there were a lot of friendly (and admittedly bored) Secret Service agents in the area. We flagged down Eric, pictured below, and the next thing we knew, there were five of them there, photographing the car, taking fingerprints and hanging out. Apparently the Secret Service is responsible for protecting embassies, hence the seemingly random patrol that found us sitting on the sidewalk at 11:30 pm.
According to Eric the AM does have a crime problem. Someone even mugged a French diplomat recently. So be careful out there. And say hi to your friendly neighborhood Secret Service agents. They're nice guys.
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