Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 8:00pm

Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents

( The Green Slime )

anyone got a strong opinion on u-haul places? i live in Columbia heights and it needs to be metro accessible.

My fiance and I want to get some engagement photos done, but we're rather strapped for cash. So I wanted to know if there are any amateur photographers around (students, hobbyists, etc) who need to build their portfolios and who wouldn't mind taking some engagement photos for us. :) We live in Odenton, MD, but we go to DC pretty often -- once or twice a month -- so we can totally swing that, too.

I'll also be checking Craigslist, but I thought I'd give this a shot.

Thanks! :)

My fiance and I want to get some engagement photos done, but we're rather strapped for cash. So I wanted to know if there are any amateur photographers around (students, hobbyists, etc) who need to build their portfolios and who wouldn't mind taking some engagement photos for us. :) We live in Odenton, MD, but we go to DC pretty often -- once or twice a month -- so we can totally swing that, too.

I'll also be checking Craigslist, but I thought I'd give this a shot.

Thanks! :)

Does anyone know of a store in DC that sells Manic Panic? It's a small hair dye company that I've heard great things about. If no one knows of a place to buy manic panic, does anyone know of a similar company that's sold in DC?

In other news, I washed my blackberry in the washing machine. Right now, it's in a cup of rice which may or may not work it's purported wonders.

This means that I will be even slower to respond to email, and that texting is right now. If it's an emergency, you should get in touch with Ninja. But really guys, emergency. Don't call him looking for me for just any old reason. He really fucking hates that.

Mme. Diva and Dr. Delirium's Sexaterium of Scientifick and Magickall Wonders

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Ladies and gentlemen of all Genders, we invite you to the paradisical Pavilion for the rare opportunity to experience all the miraculous Wonders of this great modern age of steam and clockwork. For this one night, Madame Diva Dasi and Doctor Wylde Delirium bring you the Sexaterium, a traveling display of Myth given life by Science! Your hosts bid you welcome to this gala Event, where you will enjoy delectable sweets of the edible and of the Human sort; where you will dance and dine; where before your very eyes you shall see Spectacles such as you have never anticipated, demonstrations of Scientifick genius by which the Mortal may experience the wonders of the Gods!

Diva and Del, the forces of nature behind ROSALIA and the GENDER BENDER BALL, have allied to bring you the Sexaterium, a steampunk/mythpunk themed party featuring a dance floor with DJ as well as burlesque and medicine show performances. There will also be a Scientifick and Magickall Exhibition, in which YOU are invited to display your own steampunk-style device, model, or blueprint created to advance the arts of Love and Pleasure. At this party, you have the opportunity to invent your Self for the night, however you see fit. Come dressed as the self you've invented (neo-Victorian and steampunk garb especially welcome) and bring your sexy science fair project if you have one. We encourage you to bring finger food or a beverage to share.



If you still needed a reason to come to Beltane, this is it! Our very own DJ [info]deboranter will be rocking a playlist of the best steampunk bands around, plus world music and the very best in dance beats (including club music you can ballroom to).

At our Exhibition, you can show off your working prototype, your model, or your entertaining blueprint for your sexiest, kinkiest mechanical marvels ("Hey baby, wanna test my fucking machine?" is not a bad way to get laid...) [info]asa101, I'm looking at you and your kegel strength testing device!

Is playing dress-up your kink? Well, bust out your steampunk/mythpunk finest, my friends, and don't be shy about sexing it up. Don't have steampunk garb? No worries-- the theme of the evening is "Reinvent Your Self" and that means come dressed as the Self you've patented for the night, whatever that may be.

We're lining up some deliciously steamy performances for the evening, including Lee Harrington reprising his performance from the Palimpsest tour, Master Abe and Aurora Shimmering's oraloracle sex, and yours truly demonstrating the very cutting edge in sex-ual healing. More to come!

Want to meet new people and get your flirt on? It's been scientifically proven* that Del and Diva mojo brings people together in new and previously unfathomable combinations. Pour your materia prima in my alembic, baby, and let's turn this shit to GOLD.

Got an idea for something that would be utterly perfect at this party? Guess what-- we're all about the group participation! Just ping me or Del and let us know what you'd like to bring or do, and chances are good we'll help you make it happen.

By the way-- we're definitely going to be looking for some Lovely Assistants to help with setup and/or cleanup. I bet I can make it worth your while...I'm very generous to those who make me happy. ;-)

Come to the Sexaterium...we're bringing steam heat to Beltane!



*may be dependent upon definition of "scientifically". And "proven".

Bit last minute, but I have two tickets to the Johnathan Coulton show (at the Birchmere, tomorrow night) for sale at cost. It's 79.85 for the pair, and we can meet at the Birchmere tomorrow to hand them off. Let me know if you are interested in buying them.

D.C. spends over $70,000 for McDonald's during snow storm

Washington Examiner.com
By: MICHAEL NEIBAUER
Examiner Staff Writer
March 8, 2010

The District's response to record-setting snowfall has set D.C. taxpayers back nearly $400,000 for cheeseburgers, fries and hotel rooms alone.

The December blizzard earned a presidential disaster declaration, and the response to February's back-to-back storms also might net federal assistance. But the snow response price tag includes some costs the District will likely never recoup.
The city, largely the D.C. Department of Transportation, shelled out $73,380 between Feb. 5 and 15 for McDonald's gift cards. Taxpayers also footed nearly $300,000 in room charges at a half dozen D.C. hotels. Courtyard by Marriott netted $115,045 from three storms, the Capitol Skyline nearly $83,000 and the Channel Inn more than $10,000.

"It's not like they're at the Four Seasons," said Ward 1 D.C. Councilman Jim Graham, who has oversight of DDOT. "It was just a place, after a 12 hour shift, for them to get some rest. That's the way it was presented to me."

The District distributes McDonald's gift cards to its snow team, said DDOT spokesman John Lisle. DDOT and the Department of Public Works had about 750 employees working 12 hour-shifts. The $73,000-plus breaks down to 12,230 $6 value meals, 69,225 cheeseburgers, or 18,350 Big Macs.

DDOT, on Feb. 10, dropped another $13,937 at Panera Bread.

On the healthier side, perhaps: The Unified Communications Center, Feb. 5 and 9, spent $1,012 at Giant.
The District budgeted $6.2 million for snow removal this fiscal year, which started Oct. 1, and broke that figure before the first February storm. Mayor Adrian Fenty has yet to put a price tag on the response, but purchase card and purchase order data -- for the large and incidental transactions -- suggest a staggering tally.

Citywide purchase orders for snow removal and snow equipment maintenance total $7.66 million since December. Salt and ice melting chemicals ran another $1.7 million, and tree removal and pruning an additional $2.7 million. And those figures do not include D.C. employee overtime, which will run in the millions, the imminent "Potholepalooza" pothole repair initiative, or the tab to replenish supplies.

As the snow fell, D.C. agencies charged for area hardware stores. Home Depot was the main beneficiary, at $23,650 -- 20 times what the District spent at locally owned Brookland True Value.

"It would be nice if they came to Brookland hardware or an independently owned hardware store but I can't make them come here," said owner Howard Politzer. "It's like a blessing when the government comes in and buys stuff."

anybody ever been to crab's claw in mt pleasant? i know somebody who'll be playing a show there, but i have no idea what the place is like, whether it's all ages, etc etc. there doesn't seem to be any info online, either, which is making it hard.

any info is awesome. tia

Any musicians out there have any experience playing at the New Deal Cafe? I'm thinking about playing there. They claim that the bands play for tips only. I don't really want to rally my band around the idea unless we could get at least a hundred bucks. Think that is doable there? I've never even been, but it seems like it might be a fun place to play just from the website and youtube and so forth.

We're taking a day-trip out to the atlantic coast next week and are looking for fun activities and good restaurants near assoteague/chincoteague. we plan to go to the park of course, but are also hoping to get recommendations for other activities. we're up for most things, and most cuisines (although being the coast, good recs for seafood would be great)

I love tacky touristy socks, the more hideously bright-colored the better. Anyone know where I can find any DC-themed ones? I've checked a bunch of those carts down along the mall, and the gift shops at Union Station and the Old Post Office; no luck so far.

Does anyone have any links to horse art work that could be used to get a idea for a simple horse tattoo? Google isn't being my friend! TIA!