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Inauguration Day is Tomorrow
Enjoy the Inauguration of President Obama. Please remember to bring your patience.
FamousDC Inauguration Coverage – Twitter Madness
We’ve got several FamousDC editors sending Obama #Inauguration madness Twitter updates from across Washington, D.C. Stay tuned here for constant updates from our team. Morning to midnight, Jay Z to U2, Inauguration ceremony to the first dance – we’ll keep you up to speed with the latest Inauguration festivities. UPDATE: …
District Department of the Environment
We didn’t know DC had a Department of the Environment. These signs are everywhere for the Inauguration.
Congress Prepares for Massive Veisalgia
Veisalgia: The formal name for a hangover. Veisalgia, from the Norwegian word for “uneasiness following debauchery” (kveis) and the Greek word for “pain” (algia) — an appropriate title considering the uncomfortable symptoms Congress plans on experiencing the day after the inauguration. Matter of fact, hangovers are expected to be so …
Stressed Out About the Inauguration?
Stop by the Grooming Lounge for some R&R. Jade Floyd: Grooming Lounge will offer a new treatment in honor of President Obama During the month of January, the Grooming Lounge will offer a new treatment in honor of President Barack Obama: the Oba-Massage, a stimulating cure for the economic hangover. …
Skipping the Inauguration is Patriotic.
According to Jossip, there are 5 very important reasons why it’s okay to skip the inauguration. Our fave: It’s DC – Everyone talking about how great it is that DC bars are staying open until 5AM for Inauguration have clearly never been to DC bars. Otherwise, they’d know that what …
Burris to Be Senatized Shortly
The Fix sums up the situation in baseball terms for the rest of us: Chris Cillizza: If you’re scoring at home: Roland Burris 1, Barack Obama/Harry Reid/Senate Dems 0 Welcome to the Department of Mixed Messages Harry Reid: Burris won’t be seated (12/30/2008) “It is truly regrettable that despite requests …
Get Ready
PJ O’Rourke: A New Circus Comes to Town Barack Obama is not a P.T. Barnum of the Washington Big Top. The real P.T. Barnum had a side-show attraction where a lamb, a wolf, a leopard, and a lion had been trained to stay with each other in one cage. Asked …
Ball Hog in Chief?
New York Times: Hoops Fans Can’t Wait for Obama to Take Office
Fired Up Deaniacs
It looks like there were some pissed off Deaniacs yesterday. JoMa: Lei-off: Obama Snubs Dean “The snub today was no accident,” said one Dean ally. “I guarantee you he would have rescheduled his trip if asked to attend. It’s easy to [screw] over people when you are riding high in …
Oprah: The Diet Starts Jan. 21st [ish]
Until then, she won’t be throwing any lavish parties. [wink, wink] And even if she did, they certainly wouldn’t be at TenPenh. [nothing to see here]
Senators Urged to Register Their Dresses
In order to help our nation’s leaders avoid critical fashion faux pas, DressRegistry.com recently sent letters to U.S. Senators urging them to register evening gowns they planned on wearing to upcoming inaugural balls. We hear Sen. Byrd is going to turn back the clock and wear a vintage white gown, …
Famous 5 Questions: Project Beltway
Everyone knows were big fans of DC’s favorite style and fashion blog, Project Beltway. We decided we’d try to get the famous DC editor, Rachel Cothran, to answer a few questions for one of our Famous 5 interviews. Luckily for all of us, she played along. Famous 5 Questions: Project …