DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> DC Viking: October 2005

Friday, October 28, 2005

Drunk Mustache Guy Doesn't Live Here Anymore

The bar stools are empty. Final, sad drops of beer fall from disconnected taps. Bathroom floors go unsoiled by urine. The Malt Shop has closed its doors.

If you have never had the pleasure of patronizing the fine establishment on the corner of Wisconsin and Brandywine, you have missed out on one of life's rare and smelly experiences. For years it has existed in a section of northwest DC that could easily pass for suburban Bethesda. Unspoiled by the entrenched gentrification of the surrounding neighborhood, but spoiled in so many good ways, this bar was an outpost of cheap, drunken debauchery in an area that sorely needed it.

My roommates and I tried to drop by last week for a few beers and a game of darts, only to find that the Malt Shop had moved next door. In the process they've merged with the seafood restaurant that used to be located downstairs, and apparently gone respectable. They've cleaned up their act. There are no shabby dartboards to be seen. The bar is well lighted and odor free. Men in suits walk about the smoke free room without fear of being accosted or of getting vomit on their Brooks Brother's tie.

It is a sad day for beer soaked idiots everywhere.

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Monday, October 24, 2005

So you've decided to start your own blog...

Just what DC needs, right? Another ego-centric blog about the daily events of a relatively unremarkable white guy.

This blog is mainly for my friends and family back in Minneapolis. I've found it increasingly difficult to keep in touch with them as my life in DC becomes more 'my life', and not something that I'm doing for a few years until I move on. In other words, I'm lazy. I'm also self-centered, so if individuals of discerning taste and questionable work ethic happen across this blog during their daily grind, much the better. Some other things you should probably know about me:

- My spelling is atrocious. Spell check has a hard time determining which word I'm spelling incorrectly. That's OK, though. I heard somewhere that Einstein was a rotten speller.

- I'm a political person. This isn't a political blog, so if my thoughts wander in that direction, I'll try to reign them back in. There are smarter people writing more informed and more entertaining things about politics than I. I'll try to stay off their turf. I don't want to get beat up by Wonkette.

- I can't partake of distilled spirits at the Herculean rate I once did. This doesn't stop me from trying. If I do decide to share my most recent attempt to drown my liver, I'll do my level best to avoid rehashing the same stupid drunk story that everyone has heard a million times.


Bear with me while I get acquainted with this application. Hopefully, I can play with the design and make it a little more interesting to look at. Otherwise you'll only have my writing to concentrate on, and that's not going to benefit anyone.

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