Posts Tagged “summer”
Yesterday I was sitting in a cab, settling in for a long ride out to Dulles Airport. Eyes closed, I propped my elbow up on the window and was resting my head against my palm when I started to feel a burning sensation. Sleepily and slightly bewildered, I identified the cause as the driver’s lingering [...]
Today’s Outfit of the Day features a little pattern mixing, stripes on stripes to be exact. This happens to work because the palette is limited to black and white, with just a brown leather belt for an accent. The varying scale of the stripes also helps. The scarf is made up of very fine fine [...]
Ease into Late Summer with Layers by nikolenka featuring a cropped sweater Blouse / Corset top, $15 / Alexander Wang cropped sweater / Chiffon top / Lace shawl / H&M knit infinity scarve, $12 / Black eyewear I’m feeling some kind of way about August arriving so soon. I’m not yet ready for the fall [...]
It seems like everyone who lives in D.C. has some kind of bucket list full of touristy sites to visit and adventures to be had. This weekend I got to cross one item off of my list- visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden. The few friends I have who have been there always rave about it [...]
Here’s a quick list of the best of the weekend’s event round ups from across the DC-centric internet: Brightest Young Things DC: This weekend BYT is playing up the Capital Fringe Festival, Bastille Day, and Paul Mooney comedy show over at Howard. Going Out Gurus: The Washington Post’s nexus for local and area happenings. I [...]
A couple days ago I explained about this social club that is new to DC called Grouper. You tell them your preferences and grant them some access to your Facebook profile and then they match you with someone whose done the same. You each bring two friends and the six of you meet up for [...]
Oh, man. I almost forgot. The weekend is upon us again. Praise be. Here’s a quick list of the best of it from where I’m sitting: Brightest Young Things DC: This list of awesomeness is infused with the best of the best gifs of Channing Tatum. Going Out Gurus: The Washington Post’s nexus for local [...]
It took me several years to overcome my fear of the National Mall on big event days. Like many a DC resident, for years I dutifully avoided any patch of tourist-teeming grass between the Monument and the Capitol Building on major holidays or whenever angry protesting mobs were set to be mobilizing (God bless ‘em [...]
Every blog and her mother does a round up of what’s worth checking out over the weekend. Here’s a quick list of the best of it from where I’m sitting: Brightest Young Things DC: We’re talking art, movies, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, rooftop parties and more. Going Out Gurus: The Washington Post’s nexus for local and [...]
