Aren't you glad Urine DC?

I've been in DC over 2 years now and thought I was past comparing it to NY. But, two things brought NY to mind recently. First, the folks taking art pix (in pig mask!) in front of the street art down the street. My pic of their pic of the art (plus pig!) was so meta it felt more NY than DC.


Second, I just had to pop into a downtown Metro station to reload my transit card. Since I'm within walking distance (or a quick bus or cab ride) to work and most places I tend to go, I don't ride the metro all that often. So I may be speaking naively when I say the metro here is more comfortable and smells better than nyc's subway. But, today? Overwhelming odor of urine. Not quite on par with what I remember of august in ny (despite my best efforts to bury those scent memories), but it is, after all, only early spring.


UPDATE:  ok, it's not a pig. It would be better if it were a pig.  For a better (non-cellphone) pic of the street art behind them, go here.

The Return of the Church Sign Edition

M street nw. Obvs, I was smoking when I took the picture.

Cold Tranny Mess Edition

Yea federal government snow day!  On my day off walking around downtown, I can report that most of the sidewalks are well-shoveled, salted, and sanded.  I saw at least 5 snowmen by the Capitol Christmas tree.  Here is a decidedly less family-friendly one in front of the GAO on 4th st nw:

Yes, Virginia, that is a condom on her branch penis.  Loved this sign by a crosswalk by the mall:

Push the button all you want.  And then jump over waist-high snow at least a foot deep to get to the crosswalk.  And after wandering in the snow, nothing is better than the warmth of the Botanical Garden Conservatory:   

With trains!  And now my favorite place in DC.  Not just because of the plants and warmth, but because I apparently dropped my scarf just inside the entrance as I walked in and stripped off my layers, and it was still there an hour later when I left, but neatly folded on a bench.    

Global Warming Edition

In the spirit of the season, I send you the Texarkana Gazette's most recent entry in the "I can't believe they actually publish that as a letter to the editor" competition.
Remember: the only way to avoid Jesus' global warming is to trust Jesus as your Lord and Savior.

Love from the trenches,
Jessica