Here we are folks, just a day before the end of the world if you believe the Mayans and a weekend before Christmas Eve. For those of you on the Hill, including me, you may be spending your holiday eating turkey on Capitol Hill if this fiscal cliff isn’t resolved, so I present you with a weekend full of merriment should you be released from work. Good luck and Merry Christmas/Festivus/Kwanzaa to all!

Meet Elahe Izadi. Influence Alley reporter by day, stand-up comedian by night, Elahe Izadi wend to the University of Maryland and got her start in the District covering local news. Eventually she made her way to Capitol Hill. FamousDC was lucky enough to catch up with Izadi for a few …

Feasting Famously: Suzie Robb Half the brains, all the boobs behind BoobsBaconBourbon.com, and totally crushin’ on Mike Isabella. Launched in April 2012 by Suzie Robb, Eric Wang and one other anonymous writer as a dating (boobs), eating (bacon) and drinking (bourbon) website, BoobsBaconBourbon.com has quickly spread throughout the DC area like a Spike Mendelsohn restaurant. Suzie says she bought the domain name initially because it was catchy and available. “I started it because I had a bottle of wine to myself and I decided to write about my feelings,” she jokingly adds as we sit down at District Commons in Foggy Bottom. She bought the domain in February, discussed the idea with the two other partners of the site, and tada, triple-B was born shortly thereafter. “The name is what makes people go to the site,” she says, “and hopefully the content is why they stay.”

December is such a lovely time in DC – the city is decorated beautifully and most hotels, restaurants and bars offer plenty of merriment while showcasing exquisite decorations. The weekend is here again and the city is your oyster. So, get out there and enjoy all it offers this holiday season. After all, it’s the ending weekend of Chanukah and just one more week before Christmas!

Meet Alma Katsu. Alma is a successful writer whose debut novel was a top pick by the American Library Association in 2011. She originally worked as a career Intel analyst for almost 30 years, and FamousDC had the opportunity to hear about her writing and learn about how she was able to make such a drastic career switch. Here is what she had to say about following her dreams.

Foggy Morning at the Washington Monument by Navin Sarma. You can find him on Facebook or visit his site for more shots of DC.  

Carlos Sanchez, Pelosi’s Deputy Press Secretary & Advisor, by Tom Williams.

It seems that this time of the year, everyone has an opinion on what you should be getting for your friends, loved ones, significant others, coworkers, acquaintances, cats, dogs, parakeets, and arch nemeses. So here are our two cents on how to holiday shop, please use caution. The casual dater: …

It’s that time again – the weekend is here, and holiday merriment abounds. Get out there and enjoy it DC!

Congratulations to Rebecca Gale, CQ Roll Call publicist turned Roll Call contributing editor turned author, on her book launch. Gale unveiled her first book, Trying, at a party Tuesday night at Science Club. The novel is a fictional piece on a young Washington, DC couple post-college graduation. Gale is incredibly excited about Trying’s debut, as she …

They’re fresh, they’re hot and they’re all 35 and Under. But who are they you ask? Find out who the up and coming DC influencers are by joining us next Monday, December 10 as we sponsor National Journal Influence Alley’s 35 and Under. With host Christ Frates, we’re excited to …

To keep the interns and reporters in line. h/t Michael Tadeo

Washington, D.C. – Robert Griffin, III, known by fans as RG3, spent Monday night  dismantling the  New York football Giants and then convened a bipartisan conference meeting Wednesday morning to solve the fiscal cliff crisis. “I understand waiting until the last minute to win,” said RG3, the 2012 Heisman Trophy …

Judgement by Emily Reid.

Congrats to Rachel Holt of Uber DC and Mike Needham of Heritage Action on their wedding earlier this month.  (p.s. don’t forget to wish Rachel a happy birthday this week). h/t Alex Priest