tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post8375795883787333926..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: James sets the new girl on a better path...Dave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-27573155964653696102008-07-28T10:24:00.000-04:002008-07-28T10:24:00.000-04:00"note to everyone in this town that is not a lawye..."note to everyone in this town that is not a lawyer: yes, you are making shit. call me when you can actually afford to buy a place to live that isn't a recent crime scene or "only a short drive to the nearest metro!"<BR/><BR/>Not being able to afford anything close to / within walking distance of anything is what will keep me from settling here permanently. And I imagine I'm not alone.maryjanejeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215675089943869106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-75843119029548494182008-07-17T22:31:00.000-04:002008-07-17T22:31:00.000-04:006/7/8 : So true here. Lord Jesus help me, if this ...6/7/8 : So true here. Lord Jesus help me, if this isn't a town full of people who've done amazing things with families who've done even MORE amazing things and they are the best damn whatever-they-do.<BR/><BR/>Please, DC, be humble. Underplay yourself. It would be so refreshing.littlemissmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561572183338740000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-35289853585823664122008-07-16T08:53:00.000-04:002008-07-16T08:53:00.000-04:00Yeah Rusty, I apologize for that, I sense that MBS...Yeah Rusty, I apologize for that, I sense that MBSR may have come to a puttering end, neither Steg or I have had time/inspiration recently.Rae Carruth's Trunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656176680990859903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-82900705129490106802008-07-15T18:53:00.000-04:002008-07-15T18:53:00.000-04:00The losing essays must be torture.The losing essays must be torture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-5284952524938978852008-07-15T18:03:00.000-04:002008-07-15T18:03:00.000-04:00Hey Rusty, what other services did this girl provi...Hey Rusty, what other services did this girl provide for you as an extra bonus in addition to the essay?<BR/><BR/>Be honest with us now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-91277657169875888932008-07-15T16:51:00.000-04:002008-07-15T16:51:00.000-04:00Liz spelled backwards spells ZilMeaning Zilch. Zer...Liz spelled backwards spells Zil<BR/><BR/>Meaning Zilch. Zero. Nada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-37688194793982522112008-07-15T16:24:00.000-04:002008-07-15T16:24:00.000-04:00edthered: I only wish I had said this first. Bra-...edthered: I only wish I had said this first. Bra-fucking-vo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-73814865550487608272008-07-15T16:21:00.001-04:002008-07-15T16:21:00.001-04:00" I love when it comes from one of those only-chil..." I love when it comes from one of those only-child-of-two-professionals types, too: "i'm just so glad i don't have college debt.""<BR/><BR/>Comment of the day, my man.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538839974996260475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-38369887826598367222008-07-15T16:21:00.000-04:002008-07-15T16:21:00.000-04:00Rae,Speaking of boredom, you haven't updated your ...Rae,<BR/><BR/>Speaking of boredom, you haven't updated your site in about a month. This is disappointing to me.Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527020690421880939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-34617228901369039802008-07-15T15:29:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:29:00.000-04:00Walking on Euclid street at 2AM in the morning wit...Walking on Euclid street at 2AM in the morning with your flips flops and huge sunglasses on automatically tells the natives looking for trouble that you are not from here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-37936911730901276842008-07-15T15:15:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:15:00.000-04:00i think you need to add "people here don't underst...i think you need to add "people here don't understand sarcasm." I don't understand what it is James is talking about - I've never met more "just do what i did" people in my life that I have here. I love when it comes from one of those only-child-of-two-professionals types, too: "i'm just so glad i don't have college debt."<BR/><BR/>you got hit with a lot of flack, but you got it right the first time.<BR/><BR/>note to everyone in this town that is not a lawyer: yes, you are making shit. call me when you can actually afford to buy a place to live that isn't a recent crime scene or "only a short drive to the nearest metro!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-76345498992648665372008-07-15T15:06:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:06:00.000-04:00I agree with some but have to take issue with a fe...I agree with some but have to take issue with a few:<BR/><BR/>2. Assume that everyone's an asshole, and have a backup plan if they reneg on their promise. But don't hold it against them forever; you'll probably need something from them another time. Everyone screws up.<BR/><BR/>10. Absurdly overtip at your neighborhood or regular bars/restaurants. No matter how shitty the service is the first few times you go there. It will pay off eventually, and you will be able to impress dates by being on a first-name basis with everyone at the establishment.<BR/><BR/>And always remember this one:<BR/><BR/>11. Avoid people who don't drink, they are not to be trusted. Exception: former alcoholics.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089108417465569092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-38645565520024093032008-07-15T15:04:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:04:00.000-04:003RD DOWN.3RD DOWN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-7687174554348895642008-07-15T15:01:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:01:00.000-04:00"the overstressed self-important people"^ Your fel..."the overstressed self-important people"<BR/><BR/>^ Your fellow midwesterners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-14998124784677649202008-07-15T14:57:00.000-04:002008-07-15T14:57:00.000-04:00I am shitting myself with boredom. More AIDS joke...I am shitting myself with boredom. More AIDS jokes please.Rae Carruth's Trunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656176680990859903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-63608605144487476152008-07-15T14:50:00.000-04:002008-07-15T14:50:00.000-04:00Yeah. I was including myself in the d-bags who act...Yeah. I was including myself in the d-bags who act like a job answering phones for someone important is the BEST THING that ever happened, though. It's like we're all obsessed with being around people who do big things, rather than trying to do anything on our own.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538839974996260475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-91432712633500487282008-07-15T14:27:00.000-04:002008-07-15T14:27:00.000-04:00From your original post:"D.C. is a town of job hop...From your original post:<BR/><BR/>"D.C. is a town of job hoppers. Almost everyone was a high school academic all-star. We won debate competitions, awards in 'leadership seminars' and scholarships to colleges that are either Ivy League, or 'Better than the Ivy League,' in whichever particular field the alumnus majored. Now we live for the emails we can send home to Mom and Pop. 'Dear Folks, I beat out thirty other candidates for the senior-SENIOR executive assistant job with The Whatever Institute. This means I will now be answering phones for some of the greatest minds of our generation.'" <BR/><BR/>I love that people move here from everywhere else, and then hate on DC because of...the other d-bags who moved here from somewhere else.EdTheRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076404906604458623noreply@blogger.com