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“Take Me Out” by Atomic Tom LIVE on NYC subway (by...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:27:00 -0500

“Take Me Out” by Atomic Tom LIVE on NYC subway (by weareatomictom)

I know I’ve posted this before, but I’ve had the sort of day where you just need to see the sort of improvisational magic that this represents just plain work.

So here it is. Working. And Awesome.

neighborhoodr-washingtondc: The City Paper made some wonderful...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:01:52 -0500

neighborhoodr-washingtondc:

The City Paper made some wonderful DC-centric valentines for those of you who still haven’t planned anything!

This is awesome.

"This past Summer, Alec Baldwin told producers at WNYC that he’d be willing to do some promos..."

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:35:14 -0500

“This past Summer, Alec Baldwin told producers at WNYC that he’d be willing to do some promos for the upcoming Fall pledge drive, and suggested getting Ira Glass involved. So Ira and David Krasnow and Rex Doane wrote and produced several spots featuring Alec and a bunch of public radio hosts and announcers. Maybe you heard these spots on the radio. And in perhaps the first instance in history of people seeking out the pledge drive, listeners have been asking us if they can hear them again. Without further ado:”

- Alec Baldwin pledge drive promos! | This American Life

Listen to the Alec Baldwin/Ira Glass promo. You won’t regret it.

summersumz: I parked a few blocks away from the office and...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:26:41 -0500

summersumz:

I parked a few blocks away from the office and walked in along the new central subway construction zone. The weather is cool, fall-like, and a little magical.

Reblogged mostly for my sister, who used to work for Anchor & Hope’s parent company.

mightyflynn: Slide, Jeremy, slide! From one blurry frame, a...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:31:30 -0500

mightyflynn:

Slide, Jeremy, slide!

From one blurry frame, a lifetime of heartbreak.

DC Armor

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:40 -0500

I was bummed when I realized that someone had slimjimmed the passenger door last night, grabbed my spare change and a couple of bills, and rifled through the glove box last night or early this morning. At least they closed the door to the car. At least they left my petitions in the back seat under my jacket.

Some days, I get up knowing it’s going to be cold, that my already-chapped lips will hurt even more, and I go out into the city I love anyway. Most of those days, I’m wearing my “DC Armor.” It’s a now-faded t-shirt with a heart surrounding the flag of the District. I wear it when I need to love my city, when it’s hard to do so.

I put on my shirt, I put on the button down, and grabbed my coat to stand at the metro and get signatures for my candidate for council. The wind bit. The cold soaked in. But I did not stop smiling. I never stop when I’m wearing my DC Armor.

When I got back from the metro, 40 signatures in hand, I grabbed my phone and checked my email. There was a note from a 17-year old Ohio resident who reads We Love DC every day. She was born in the city, but moved to Ohio when she was 5. She said, “ It’s the city that holds all of my greatest memories, hopes, and dreams for the future”

Oh yes.

Oh that.

DC is a place of dreams.

That is why I put on my DC Armor and go out into the cold.

Sorry if this was too much sappy for your morning.

DC Forever.

Starting to fill up at the Greater Brookland Happy Hour! (Taken...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:56:01 -0500

Starting to fill up at the Greater Brookland Happy Hour! (Taken with Instagram at Taste Lounge)

Pastry at Blind Dog (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:46:36 -0500

Pastry at Blind Dog (Taken with instagram)

cutlerish: Seriously? I label this extrovert-shaming. I don’t...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:28:18 -0500

cutlerish:

Seriously? I label this extrovert-shaming. I don’t care if it is intended as a joke, it’s offensive.

Just because introverts can’t understand extroverts doesn’t mean we are shallow idiots.

Although I do find being alone lonely, the rest of this is complete and utter bullshit.

I read. A lot. On the bus, at home, wherever. I do creative writing, design, photography and a lot of other things that are supposed to be “work” for us.

I could keep going, but I don’t want to scare you introverts out of that thing you find on the beach.

As someone with Extrovert Tendencies, I find this… aggravating.

"Beyond what Thomas owes D.C., he’s still on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:31:11 -0500

“Beyond what Thomas owes D.C., he’s still on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes on the money he stole. He’s to be sentenced in May for stealing the money, and face anywhere from three to four years in prison. The May 15 special election to fill the seat he abandoned will set the city back another $318,000.”

- Harry Thomas, Jr. Defaults on Money Owed to D.C.: DCist

Surprised? Not at all.

"Laich had just played 9 minutes, 28 seconds on a left knee that two days earlier would not allow him..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:31:18 -0500

“Laich had just played 9 minutes, 28 seconds on a left knee that two days earlier would not allow him to place weight on it. He finished Tuesday night without any points or any shots and managed just a pair of hits.”

- Capitals’ Laich guts it out

Brooks Laich is a BAMF, too.

fedward, tumbling: Science™

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:44:20 -0500

fedward, tumbling: Science™:

tbridge:

dennymayo replied to your post: What would the A-B test look like? I have more limes…

As I read it, the oil won’t go into water/booze without sugar - hence the need for the simple syrup. Simple syrup is less polar than booze, making a better solvent for the oils.

This man should know - he is a Professional Chemist.

fedward:

That said, I just googled and essentially every recipe I found for a ‘cello said to combine the peel (or the zest) with the booze and let it sit for some amount of time (minimum of a couple weeks, in general), and so if nothing else the way you’re doing it is the way countless Italians have done it, and thus certainly Not Wrong.

The A-B test I’d design would probably be something like an A-B-C test, in the end: A) do what you’re doing; B) using the same amount of sugar you’d use, first make an oleo-saccharum, then add the same amount of hot water, stir to dissolve the sugar, let cool, add booze, steep the whole mess for however long; C) make the oleo-saccharum, add the hot water, stir to dissolve sugars, cool, strain, add booze. Or, if you’re feeling truly ambitious, strain out the peels, add a shot of booze to the syrup (to prevent spoilage), then combine the somewhat-spent peels and the booze and steep that mess for however long (storing the syrup in the fridge for as long as that takes).

So, four tests. Are you America’s Test Kitchen?

I am not, but I am a completist…

Right hand in a trench coat: Science™

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:53 -0500

Right hand in a trench coat: Science™:

tbridge:

dennymayo replied to your post: What would the A-B test look like? I have more limes…

As I read it, the oil won’t go into water/booze without sugar - hence the need for the simple syrup. Simple syrup is less polar than booze, making a better solvent for the…

I think we need to do this.

Costco + Good Ole Reliable Liquor Store + Container Store = Party.

Science™

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:15:36 -0500

dennymayo replied to your post: What would the A-B test look like? I have more limes…

As I read it, the oil won’t go into water/booze without sugar - hence the need for the simple syrup. Simple syrup is less polar than booze, making a better solvent for the oils.

This man should know - he is a Professional Chemist.

So, does that mean we should muddle the citrus with sugar before doing the soaking?

Boozey Ideas

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:59:54 -0500

aaronmerrill replied to your post: The Reason for the Booze

Are you going to drink this straight, in the italian style? Are there other uses? Like, maybe mix the limencello with … gin? A sweeter gimlet?

I will probably, yes, drink this straight, and also make champagne cocktails and/or sweeter gimlets. There are Many Many Many good uses.

What would the A-B test look like? I have more limes...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:57:20 -0500

fedward replied to your post: The Reason for the Booze

You have piqued my curiosity. The oil in a citrus peel isn’t very soluble in water, which is why punches are best made with an oleo-saccharum (muddle peels with sugar and let rest, and the sugar extracts the oil for you). Now I want to A-B test this.

Is the concern that the simple syrup won’t bond to the infused alcohol properly? Or is the concern that the alcohol won’t accept the citrus oils in the lime peels?

barackobama: Aaaand there’s video. Bamf.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:25 -0500

barackobama:

Aaaand there’s video.

Bamf.

The Reason for the Booze

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:46 -0500

No, I’m not drinking Everclear. Today was dicey, but, not that dicey.

No, instead, I peeled a bag of limes (bought by my friend Don), and put the peels in everclear in a sealed bottle to steep for a week. Then we’ll strain off the peels and mix it 1:1 with simple syrup.

With lemons, this is Limoncello. With limes, Limeoncello.

Secret Message for @sfuss and @phearlez (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:27:15 -0500

Secret Message for @sfuss and @phearlez (Taken with instagram)

Some days, you need more than Bourbon. (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:35 -0500

Some days, you need more than Bourbon. (Taken with instagram)