Yickit: Its not a word...yet » DC http://yickit.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:21:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha People in Thomas Circle http://yickit.com/people-in-thomas-circle/ http://yickit.com/people-in-thomas-circle/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:50:12 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/people-in-thomas-circle/ Continue reading →]]> image

Woke up at 5 am this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. Instead of just lying there I decided to wander the the streets of Logan Circle. That got a bit boring pretty fast. So I decided to find somewhere to sit.

I’ve situated myself near Thomas Circle and am watching people starting their Saturday. Its like watching the city coming out of hibernation. More and more people are walking around; its going to be a great day in DC.

I wonder if I’m sitting here waiting for my day to begin or perhaps it already has. I guess I’m out of the apartment so I’ll lean towards the latter although it doesn’t feel that way.

Time to go back to listening to some Guster.

]]> http://yickit.com/people-in-thomas-circle/feed/ 0 ON a recent Thursday night in the Adams … http://yickit.com/on-a-recent-thursday-night-in-the-adams/ http://yickit.com/on-a-recent-thursday-night-in-the-adams/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:19:58 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/on-a-recent-thursday-night-in-the-adams/ Continue reading →]]> ON a recent Thursday night in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, two D.J.’s— Shea Van Horn and Tommy Cornelis — were filling the basement lounge of Napoleon, a bistro, with French electro and house music. The occasion was a monthly party called Maison, and the room was packed: gay men in their 20s, a clutch of American University law students, a preening reality TV star (Paul Wharton) and Omar Popal, the 31-year-old owner of the upstairs restaurant.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/fashion/04Washington.html

]]> http://yickit.com/on-a-recent-thursday-night-in-the-adams/feed/ 0 DC Blizzard 2010 http://yickit.com/dc-blizzard-2010/ http://yickit.com/dc-blizzard-2010/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:38:13 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/?p=2021 Continue reading →]]> We ventured out over the weekend to see all of the snow in DC. We walked up Porter Street to Wisconsin Avenue and then ate at Z-Burger for lunch. Z-Burger was giving out $1 burgers if you knew the secret password “Snowburger.”  The meal was great, even if you don’t consider the price.  We took some photos on our walk.

Winter 2010 105 Winter 2010 109 Winter 2010 105 Winter 2010 111 Winter 2010 112 Winter 2010 116 Winter 2010 119 Winter 2010 121 Winter 2010 122 Winter 2010 131 Winter 2010 137 Winter 2010 139 ]]> http://yickit.com/dc-blizzard-2010/feed/ 0 Well we haven’t received much more snow… http://yickit.com/well-we-havent-received-much-more-snow/ http://yickit.com/well-we-havent-received-much-more-snow/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:41:26 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/well-we-havent-received-much-more-snow/ Well we haven’t received much more snow, but man has the wind picked up. This is the first real blizzard I’ve seen on the east coast. Visibility is low, although the video doesn’t really show it.

]]> http://yickit.com/well-we-havent-received-much-more-snow/feed/ 0 Felonies!? Really? http://yickit.com/felonies-really/ http://yickit.com/felonies-really/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:51:14 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/?p=2003 Continue reading →]]> Felonies? I hope this is some sick joke;

Va. students charged with felonies for snowball throwing

Harrisonburg police say throwing snowballs at occupied vehicles isn’t a harmless prank.

Two James Madison University students learned that lesson the hard way. Each faces a felony charge for throwing snowballs at a city snowplow and an unmarked police car.

Harrisonburg Police Department spokeswoman Mary-Hope Vass says both 21-year-old students were charged Saturday with throwing missiles at occupied vehicles.

Vass says any object thrown at a vehicle can result in the felony charge.

From the WaPo : http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/virginia/va-students-charged-with-felon.html

How is this a good use of government power?  If anyone has better information please let someone know.

Snowball’s are a harmful prank?  Show me the damages. Right now.

I guess pulling a gun on snowball throwers is probably justified . . .

]]> http://yickit.com/felonies-really/feed/ 3 If you wanted to see how much snow DC ha… http://yickit.com/if-you-wanted-to-see-how-much-snow-dc-ha/ http://yickit.com/if-you-wanted-to-see-how-much-snow-dc-ha/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:00:18 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/if-you-wanted-to-see-how-much-snow-dc-ha/ If you wanted to see how much snow DC has received without working very hard, this video is for you!:

]]> http://yickit.com/if-you-wanted-to-see-how-much-snow-dc-ha/feed/ 2 This pretty sums up the feeling in DC: h… http://yickit.com/this-pretty-sums-up-the-feeling-in-dc-h/ http://yickit.com/this-pretty-sums-up-the-feeling-in-dc-h/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:36:59 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/this-pretty-sums-up-the-feeling-in-dc-h/ This pretty sums up the feeling in DC:

[h/t cheaptoy @ wgom]

]]> http://yickit.com/this-pretty-sums-up-the-feeling-in-dc-h/feed/ 0 Freak out DC the Snow is Coming Back Again!!!! http://yickit.com/freak-out-dc-the-snow-is-coming-back-again/ http://yickit.com/freak-out-dc-the-snow-is-coming-back-again/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:41:32 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/freak-out-dc-the-snow-is-coming-back-again/ Continue reading →]]> Quick, everyone panic! What if the grocery stores run out of bread!!!111!!!1!!!!! Note to emergency managers: Don’t use all caps.

UPDATE: National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for D.C., effective noon tomorrow to 7PM Wednesday. All parts of the forecast that were just sent remain the same, except the projected snow totals HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO 10-20″.

Sent by Kevin Kornreich (DC HSEMA) to e-mail, pagers, cell phones….powered by Cooper Notification RSAN

Emphasis in the original!

]]> http://yickit.com/freak-out-dc-the-snow-is-coming-back-again/feed/ 0 Percent Chance Problems http://yickit.com/percent-chance-problems/ http://yickit.com/percent-chance-problems/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:14:38 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/percent-chance-problems/ Continue reading →]]> A ten to forty percent chance that DC gets more than 12 inches of snow? What does that even mean? Who gives a range when talking about percentages in this context?

The National Weather Service has issued an updated Winter Storm Watch for another winter storm. The storm is currently forecast to arrive around 2-3PM Tuesday, and will last through Wednesday late afternoon. The updated forecast now calls for at least 8″ snow, with over 10″ quite possible. The NWS Storm Prediction Center currently shows a 10-40% chance of the storm generating over 12″. The D.C. Metro area is close to the south edge of this storm, so to some degree the storm totals will depend on the exact path of the storm. Temperatures will start near freezing, but will drop into the mid-upper 20′s during the storm. Wednesday high is 33-36. Winds will be 15-25 MPH with higher gusts. A Winter Storm Warning is highly likely to be issued later today. Please get emergency supplies before the storm strikes, as driving will become even more hazardous after the storm begins. Please also secure all loose objects on your property.

Sent by Kevin Kornreich (DC HSEMA) to e-mail, pagers, cell phones….powered by Cooper Notification RSAN[The emphasis is mine.]

]]> http://yickit.com/percent-chance-problems/feed/ 0 DC Snowplow Still Stuck on Porter Street http://yickit.com/dc-snowplow-still-stuck-on-porter-street/ http://yickit.com/dc-snowplow-still-stuck-on-porter-street/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:40:33 +0000 eschapp http://yickit.com/untitled-4/ Another video of the stuck snowplow. It only took it around thirty minutes to get on its way . . .

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