Can I Get That in I.V. Form?

Okay, I'll admit it. I have been sustaining myself from whatever nutritional value I can get from coffee, French fries, chocolate, and coffee. This is one of my favorite places to go. It's only a few blocks from my house, and, as you may recall, they serve this.

Temporary Space

One of the interesting features of the DC arts scene is the pop-up temporium project. The basic idea is that neighborhood organizations award grants to projects that open up empty buildings to use as retail/exhibit/performance space. They pop up, seemingly, out of nowhere, are only open for a few weeks, then close down. During that time they feature local designers, crafts, artists, and musicians. The one that everyone's been talking about is the Mt. Pleasant Temporium, which closed over the weekend. The shot above is from the Garment District, which is open at 7th and New York until March 20th.

In Lieu of Rain Soaked Streets

It's cold and rainy out. I run to work, run to meetings, and then run home. All of my pictures this week look depressing and dark. So...I'm returning to a few pictures I took a couple of weeks ago as I went to get an afternoon coffee. If you walk around DC neighborhoods long enough, you begin to notice that most of the older buildings fit into 3-4 main architectural styles. I don't think of it as a limited palate, but more as the local flavor. Then, from time to time, you stumble across buildings like this, with these almost neo-Renaissance bay windows. I don't know what they're really called or what historical period or architectural school they fit into. I'm just happy they're there to add a little seasoning to an ordinary day.

The O St. Market

The roof of the O St. Market (near O & 7th NW) collapsed a few years ago. Now there's just a shell, looking like some urban picturesque ruin. It's surrounded by a construction fence for the past few weeks and is scheduled for demolition.