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Looking For Something To Do This Weekend?


January 25, 2008 | Tags: none

Well, your girl is back to school, and what a semester it's proving to be! And for once, things are looking up instead of down into the depths of hell like they were last semester. Parking sucks, but aside from that? So far, so good. I'm sure I'll be back with updates on the college experience soon enough. I know some classes have already inspired me on some writing topics, so when I do have a minute I'll be around sharing that inspiration with all of you. Keywords in that statement being "when I do have a minute", because the next few months are looking hectic. Getting through school and trying to make professional moves simultaneously can get frustrating, to say the least. But that's why we have weekends, and interesting things to do to occupy the time during those weekends! So for anybody looking for something to do in the next couple of days…here's a few ideas:

The Washington Auto Show. This is for all the car fiends like myself out there. Antwaan Randle-El of the Redskins will be showing face, and of course, there will be cars galore. Check out the latest concept cars and see what the auto industry is up to if you're around the Convention Center this weekend. The show runs until Sunday, admission ranges from $5-$12 on Saturday or Sunday. Click here for more info including directions and hours.

The auctioning off of various items from Dr. Dremo, as well as the final night in business. Saturday night marks the bar's last night in business, and they're celebrating with a no-cover night with live music (don't ask me what, because I don't know), cheap booze, and free pool until 2am. Then, if you need some furniture for your new apartment or that dorm room you just came to inhabit, or even some kitchen supplies, hit up the same place on Monday. At 7pm, you'll have a chance to score chairs, barstools, decorations, pool tables, kitchen type shit, and even 200-gallon beer tanks if that's your sort of thing. Address: 2001 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA.

Read a book. Please? If you're somewhere where it may be snowing this weekend, whip up a hot beverage and enlighten your mind. Fuck what you heard, sometimes there's nothing wrong with being a little nerdy on the weekends. If the weather is that bad, you don't even have to go to the library. Do a Google book search and find something intriguing. There's a lot of treasures buried in that Google book search, for real.* This one especially goes out to the younger heads that are reading this. You know, I gotta do my good deed and promote the pursuit of education. To balance out the fact that I just told you to go hit up a bar and all.

The screening of the film Chocolate City. On Saturday night, 11pm, Busboys and Poets will be screening this film which details the issues that Southeast D.C. is facing in regards to gentrification. However instead of just spewing stats, the film allegedly focuses on gentrification from the viewpoints of the residents who are facing the problem of being kicked out. Busboys and Poets is located at 2021 14th St. NW. Check out the film's website here.

Oh, and don't forget to peep the trailer which won't embed because the DX blog editor is acting up...


 

GMU vs. UNC-Wilmington. Need to take a trip away from the DMV? Dig through your closet for some green and gold attire, and help cheer on my Patriots to a road victory against UNC-Wilmington out in Wilmington, N.C. The game starts at 7pm. Or if you're too lazy to drive that far, you can stay home and watch it on TV on MASN. Gotta love the television.

Bid on some Jordan XXIII's on eBay. Kidding. Please don't. Blowing thousands of bucks on a shoe…wow. To each his own though, I suppose.

And, sadly, while all of you are out having fun this weekend, I'll probably be at home getting a head start on school work. Such is life. At least I could be reading worse things than Machiavelli. But rest assured, in the near future I have some fun things planned, and I may even feel generous enough to share some of my adventures with the blog. Actually, I'm sure I will. Keep an eye out. I may be getting temporarily quiet, but that doesn't mean that I'm not making moves. Have a safe weekend, DX.

 

*College heads - have a professor that assigns a book and you don't even have to read the whole thing? Before you go dropping loot on it, search it out on that Google book search. You may be able to access what you need electronically, from any computer, for free. Not a bad deal.


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