Nats drop 12 bombs in two days [winning] Kim Kardashian heads to Charlotte [the party starts now] RIP Art [Ravens] Wrap it up Bill [love Hill] Photo by mbell1975

Five things to watch for at the DNC [CNN] Farm animal photobomb [cow style] Road closed in Bethesda [for 20 months!] Orioles still winning [one back] Rove vs. Trippi [racing on Segways] Photo by Robb Hohmann

Is there anything more brutal than a 7am AirTran flight after the Google party?, we’re trading all of our Tuesday & Wednesday night party tickets for anything popping in Charlotte, CCHS > PHS, can Congress pass a resolution to keep Strasburg pitching?, welcome back to our dear old friend, football, …

Skins whip up on Bucs [preseason over] Navy Seal’s description of Biden [classic] Obama does Reddit!!!!11 [internet history is made] Fox tells Palin [not now lady] Chris Cooley = Class Act [video] Photo by Chris Suspect

Ann Romney speaks [convention listens] Earn a ticket [Virgin Mobile Freefest] Stop sign cameras [get ready] Santorum gets handsy [like really damn handsy] Photo by Andrew Benson

Bracing [New Orleans] Trump out [GOP convention] Arlington’s version of Breaking Bad [busted] We Love Beantown [coming soon] Photo by JasonianPhotography

Look out New Orleans [Isaac] Will RNC get overshadowed? [Likely] Should the Nats pick up the bill? [Metro money] Rep. Crowley sings along [Carly Rae Jepson] By Marc Tomik

Doggie doo on shoe [Pelosi’s remarks] iPhone 5 parody [video] Lies [Capitol Hill times] Be sexy [Harper] Photo by thisisbossi via the FamousDC Flickr Group

With the party conventions rapidly approaching [as well as a potential hurricane], we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the events. Below is a list of some of the events happening in Tampa, as well as some featured parties that are already generating huge buzz and will certainly be hard tickets to snag. Famously Featured Nuestra Noche: Midnight in Ybor (hosted by Future Majority Party & ACU Late Night Speakeasy) Featuring Willy Chirino & DJ Nino Location: The Cuban Club, 2010 Republica De Cuba (by Thave), Ybor City, Tampa, FL Time: 8/27/2012 at 10:00pm – 2:00am Regarded as one of the hottest tickets in Tampa, Willy Chirino and DJ Nino are sure to heat things up in Tampa.

Can anyone explain why? [Obama photo] Make voting social [Facebook] WTF [Atlantic] Climbing adventures [punch it up] Photo by Noe Todorovich via the FamousDC Photo Group

Top reasons to leave work early during recess [infographic] Do elephants like hurricanes? [might find out] Suck it in [airlines cutting legroom] Metro power outages [no better place, right?] Washington Monument didn’t sink [official] Photo by tdr28 via the FamousDC Photo Group

Top earning towns [Bethesda, MD] Conventions set to rock out [party time] Rick’s campaign underwater [still] After 500 losses, it’s time for Teddy to win [honest Abe agrees] By ZanyShani

Invest in the Nats [money] Pelosi jokes about Paul Ryan [Fallon] Reach the voters [Entertainment Tonight] Good friends [Clooney and Obama] By thisisbossi

Vote Neda Semnani, hot Cheetos and Takis, Tommy McFly is working even though he’s injured, heading to the Convention? – hit us up with your tales, Robert Earl Keen rocked The Hamilton, Michael Kaplan never chats us anymore, Catherine Gatewood hearts Twitter, Ron Bonjean turned 29 today, be careful about raging on the machine, …

Congress broke rules! [put them in Twitter jail] Vote for this guy [local hero saves boy by performing CPR] Cooler temps ahead [but not on the campaign trail] Just in case you had Metro plans this weekend [work] By JasonianPhotography