Where else to take your friends who come to visit from out of town?
Get some drinks before…
…then walk over to the Stir Fry bar,
and make your Big Bowl creation. Though I don’t recommend having a Guinness if your use spicy kung pao to season your meal. Even the greatest love for Guinness won’t be enough to overcome the urge to vomit. Go with the Red Rock Merlot instead 😉
The rest of the pictures here.
Being the first woman elected to be the Speaker of the House? …not so much so.
Many college freshmen probably noticed that their schools block peer-to-peer programs such as Limewire. That means you can’t illegally download porno music from your dorm.
There is an easy way to get around this problem and here is how to do it. You’ll need two computers, the one you left with your folks at home and the laptop you are going to take to school.
It is a bit more of hassle than if nothing was blocked – but what else are you going to do in between drinking beer and skipping classes?
If you have a Gmail account you can send yourself a ton of songs. For videos use the free MailBigFile service (up to 512MB).
This works for downloading anything, for example if you want to show your sorority sisters pictures you left on your machine at home. Hotels (and military bases) also block bandwidth hogs such as Limewire so this may come in handy when you are traveling.
Of course if you have any questions please let me know in the comments and I’ll answer as best I can. Good luck, and remember not to break any rules or laws!
Is on January 6th. Beware if you happen to be around the Verizon Center (around 7th and F St, Washington DC) tonight.
After the Wizards game (around 10pm) Gilbert and company will be heading over to Love Nightclub to celebrate. They’ve shut the place down and with the game getting out and celebrities getting in, the entire area is going to be more congested than a fat man’s arteries.
Sadly, I won’t be there. I didn’t receive my “Arenas Express” Card – the official invitation to the party. Guess mine got lost in the mail, but I’ll see them in the stadium.
Diddy will be hosting the event and Busta Rhymes will be there too.
An interesting blog entry by Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the US House of Representatives.
Common sense comes in handy no matter where you travel.
Carry minimal cash and only one credit card, leave the bling at home, keep cameras concealed when not in use and carry yourself as if you know where you’re going, even when you’re lost.
As well as a good starting point before your trip.
Mario Gonz?lez-Rom?n, a retired Foreign Service officer and security specialist who runs Security Corner, a Web site for expatriates and visitors, offered a list of neighborhoods to avoid.
The rest of the article gives some good specific advice for getting around Mexico City without being robbed, ripped off, or kidnapped.
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