Much to my surprise and delight, this year's 4th of July was a remarkably idiot-free experience. Even the metro was relatively uncrowded (by which I mean, not as bad as rush hour on a weekday). Though someone thought it would be a good idea to put sparklers near the Tenleytown metro - I have no idea what they were thinking.On a related note, having Friday off was excellent. A friend and I managed to unintentionally walk about eight miles zigzagging between Wisconsin Ave. and Connecticut Ave. up and down NW DC, even making it to Politics and Prose, my favorite independent bookstore in DC.
Things that make Sundays great:
- Eastern Market, now that it's reopened. The flea market is my favorite part!
- NPR's This American Life (I loved last week's show!)
- Schadenfreude: from reading the missed connections section of Craigslist and this DC intern's metro ride of shame.
- I Guess I'm Floating's 4th of July Mix
- Seeing Jenny Lewis wearing this (thanks, Brooklyn Vegan).
- I only realized a few weeks ago (being back for the summer) that Murky Coffee in Arlington closed. I heard rumors about health code violations, but their website cites the high rent, which makes a ton more sense. On one hand, I can no longer spend my Sundays there drinking iced coffee and making use of their wifi. On the other hand, I won't miss the snobbery.
Beulah - Sunday Under Glass
Oh No! Oh My! - Walk in the Park
Spoon - In The City
The White Stripes - We're Going To Be Friends
Bishop Allen - Tea for Two
The Kinks - Till The End of the Day
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I love the White Stripes track.
Reminds me of one of my favourite films, Napoleon Dynamite.
Its a nice, peaceful, friendly track. Not something you get much these days from Jack White.
Chris
I'm pretty sure it was in Napoleon Dynamite, actually.