Why is evereyone so vague about their jobs? November 16, 2007

I really have no idea what anyone who’s in an office job actually does for a living. My parents worked in office jobs in the government and they used to bore me and my sister to death when they were talking about work during dinner, because it sounded like a foreign-tongue, mainly consisting of acronyms. [...]

Youtube has turned me into a member of the MTV generation November 16, 2007

My sophomore year in college I had a roommate who had a few habits that got on my nerves. He would cycle through his mp3s and never be able to play a single song all the way through. He would never be able to watch a half hour TV show, instead perferring highlights on ESPN, [...]

Scanner Freaks Make Themselves At Home At Adam West’s Velvet Lounge November 16, 2007

Man, having only seen Scanner Freaks at the rock and roll black hole that is The Red & The Black (keep trying, guys!) it was great to see ‘em come back to my hood and play The Velvet Lounge Saturday. The Red & The Black is a cool little bar, but it’s got a ways [...]

Favorite resturaunts in North Arlington November 9, 2007

I’m currently writing a cheap eats guide for DC Scene for my neck of the woods: Arlington, VA.
I’ve lived in Arlington for about 20 years and over that time I’ve had the opportunity to eat pretty much everywhere (and I love eating out), or so I thought. I looked in the phone book and [...]

Recommended movies and one to watch November 7, 2007

I just have to apologize to Tony Gilroy (the screenwriter of Bourne Ultimatum and director of his new film) and Wes Anderson, Roman Coppolla, and Jason Schwartzman for not doing everything in my power to promote their new movies since their new films Michael Clayton and Darjeerling Limited are great films, so if you’re in [...]

Olympic Fever hits China November 6, 2007

I find it interesting the way the media portrays China as a massive glob of herdlike people. I think this is why we get so scared of China as the next superpower. This article, for example, makes it sound like all 2 billion Chinese people have suddenly transformed into human record-breaking machines, when in reality [...]

DC IMPROV November 5, 2007

Flip Orley – America’s Premier Comic Hypnotist from “Entertainment Tonight” – November 6 -18
Nephew Tommy – From “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” & “Showtime at The Apollo” – November 23 – 25 Bob Marley – From Mad TV, “The Boondock Saints,” and “Late Night with David Letterman” – Nov 28 – Dec 2
Tom Rhodes [...]

Concerts in November and December November 5, 2007

Concerts
Wed 11/07/07 Motion City Soundtrack 9:30 Club
Sun 11/11/07 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Verizon Center
Tue 11/13/07 Against Me! 9:30 Club
Thu 11/15/07 Neil Young DAR Constitution Hall
Fri 11/16/07 Ani DiFranco 9:30 Club
Fri 11/16/07 Aqueduct [...]

Tour of the metro November 4, 2007

Yesterday, I took a tour of the metro headquarters on a field trip for my transportation policy grad school class and I would say the best part was seeing the control room where they operate the metro from.
You’d have to see this room to believe it (and unfortunately you can’t, because they wouldn’t let us [...]

Washington has 2 of the worst mascots in the world November 4, 2007

Hello everyone, my apologies to the DC Scene Blahg readers who have had nothing to read recently.
I wanted to bring attention to this hillarious article on cracked magazine (and by the way, cracked is a really good humor website. It’s so good that I almost wish the subpar magazine would be relaunched).
http://www.cracked.com/article_15646_worlds-most-ridiculous-sports-team-names.html
Nonetheless, the author of [...]