51 miles today: my front door in Fairfax to Four Mile Run and back again.

I am ashamed to admit that my average speed was even slower than it's been lately--maybe 8.5 mph. But on the positive side, I did complete the half-century ( Read more... )

Wilson Boulevard ~01:00h:.

GIRL 1: It was perfect. "Have you seen my roommate? She's about this tall and has braids in her hair." I mean, it's true--she does---
GIRL 2: Yeah, but they can't have possibly seen your roommate. She's in Columbus.
GIRL 1: That's what made it the perfect pick-up line.
GUY (scoffing): Pick up lines. I don't have a ( Read more... )

The Bottle Rockets are playing Iota on Wilson Blvd. on Tuesday. You know what? I'm going.

It was a beautiful afternoon today--clear skies and fair weather--so right after work, I decided to hang around Dupont. I wandered back into Second Story and picked up a couple of books (about which more in another entry, possibly ( Read more... )