random friday: beer, travel, sick and parties

After the all-too-predictable vote at the DC for Democracy Meetup, a bunch of us went out for beers at Saloon, which is a few doors down from Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street. The beer was good, and I’m very appreciative of the recently-enacted clean air act: the bar wasn’t choked in smoke….

In the last few days before I hit the road (and skies) for Europe. I need to contact the credit union and my credit card company to let ’em know that I’ll be charging things overseas – better to be safe than sorry. And there’s some laundry left to do before I leave….

sprite has been sick for the past couple of days. It’s a nasty stomach bug that’s debilitating: she can’t stand up for more than a few minutes without experiencing really severe abdominal pain. It’s no fun for her, and I hope she gets over this bug soon, because….

This weekend features two parties. Tomorrow night’s is Charles and Jordi’s 30th birthday shindig, and Sunday is sprite’s “third 11th birthday” celebration. I hope she’s in good shape by then, at the very least!