Public Bar in Dupont quickly became one of my favorite spots a few weeks ago. Rooftop bar, great music, and decent drink prices solidified it as a go-to haunt for my girlfriends and me. So it was no surprise when after dinner at Raku on Saturday, we settled on heading there – just Boots and [...]
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Not Sure What I Ate, But I Liked It
Posted in DC, Foodsies, tagged Ethiopian food, cuisine, restaurants, dinner on February 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On Friday night, I went out to dinner with two friends in DC. Dodge* and Boot** (nicknames, obv.) met me at Etete, an Ethiopian restaurant on U and 9th Street which stands out against other fluorescently lit storefronts on the street.
This was my first experience with Ethiopian culture and cuisine. I did have a friend [...]
Snowy Day Nostalgia
Posted in DC, tagged memories, Nostalgia, Snow, Snow Days, Winter on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It started snowing here in DC early this morning, a quiet snow tiptoeing around our neighborhood before the alarm clock sirens announced another day of work. And I woke, secretly wishing I was still a student and that today would be a snow day.
I wanted to see my school flash on NBC4 as CLOSED. Because [...]
Ch Ch Changes
Posted in Change, DC, New York City, WorkingGirl, tagged Interview, Job, Office, Quitting on August 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I quit my first job
and promptly threw-up.
Well, I thought about it anyway. Going into that little room to tell my boss who I love initiated the immediate secretion of excess amounts of saliva and sweat. I felt like I’d just stood in a steam room at 112 degrees for an hour. My cheeks were [...]
