A partial solution to the energy crisis? Well there is always this to fall back on:
“You know, Darren, if you had told me twenty-five years ago that some day I’d be standing here about to solve the world’s energy problems, I would’ve said you were crazy. Now let’s push this giant ball of oil out this window.”
This was a big weekend for me. I finally made the jump from group living and moved into my very own apartment. Technically I am no longer a resident of Mount Pleasant, but I’m not far from the official border line, and will continue to consider myself as such. I love this neighborhood, and home is where the heart is, right?
Anyhow, in honor of my last night in the ‘hood (and because I was in a bit of a rush to make it to IKEA before it closed) the boyfriend and I got ourselves a couple of burritos and a tamarindo from Burritos Fast. It’s an unassuming little joint among the Laundromats, liquor stores and other restaurants lining Mount Pleasant Street. They’ve got a pretty sweet little wooden sign hanging out front though. I wonder if it meets PoP’s standards for a cool city sign?! The menu is limited to a choice of a burrito or tacos, and you choose between meat or chicken or the two vegetarian options. Then you tell the person behind the counter what you want and they make it right there in front of you. Inside there are only a couple of tables and a window counter, so we decided to take our dinner across the street for a little makeshift picnic in Lamont Park. Conveniently there were two guys having a guitar jam session right next to us, so we even had a little background music – reason #278 why I love Mount Pleasant. Story continues after the jump. (more…)
The great Intangible Arts is back for volume 4 of his intangible tales. If you missed the previous entries check out Vol. 1 here, Vol. 2 here and Vol. 3 here. All the amazing photographs were taken by Intangible Arts. Vol. 4 takes a closer look at the McMillan Reservoir.
MY KINGDOM FOR A PLAN
We got our house a couple of years ago and proudly spread the word to friends and family, many of whom are far away and don’t know DC very well (also, many of whom figured I’d never get my sh*t together enough to buy a house at all, thus proving that life is totally wacked.)
We learned to love the McMillan Reservoir for its value as a place-marker, for showing the folks where the heck we are: “y’see on the map, the kidney-bean shaped body of water north of center? Yeh? Near that.”
But sadly, that’s the end of its “usefulness” to those of us who live nearby. The chain-link and barbed wire fences mean business (as do the folks in uniform at the gates that would prefer that I put the friggin’ camera down and move along, please). But it’s a beautiful property, weaving down the eastern edge of the Howard U football field towards the aqueduct pump house. The landscaping in there is rolling and green and completely cut off to everyone but the Army Corps of Engineers and swarms of farting geese. Story continues after the jump. (more…)
Here they were singing the classic Hare Krishna – Hare Krishna –
Krishna Krishna…and man was it catchy. I think I had it stuck in my head for the next hour or so after I passed them. Dang, it’s stuck in my head again.
Thanks to Bogfrog for pointing this one out. So do people often store rugs and carpets in cold storage?
Not to be overly complimentary but this one has Mona Lisa type quality in that the eyes really grab you.
Back in February I posted about this church for sale on the corner of Taylor and Illinois. Well I just got a flyer from the new congregation introducing themselves, which I thought was pretty cool. Welcome, St. Gabriel’s Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Notice the flower urn in the upper right hand corner. You know they’re starting to grow on you…
While Wonderland and Looking Glass Lounge are great accomplishments in their own right, did you know that Rose has also been busy saving the world? I mentioned in a previous post that Rose runs an international public health non profit group called Data Dyne. I thought it was unbelievably cool that she has recently won the prestigious Stockholm Challenge event for her EpiSurveyor Project. (more…)
This is going to be tough to beat. Send your photos for best place to drink a morning cup of coffee to princeofpetworth (at) gmail (dot) com.