tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36791532009-02-21T03:10:30.281-05:00Blog Day AfternoonDo you like Dragons? Do you like Books about Dragons? Then you'll love Blog Day Afternoon, the site dedicated to dragons, patio furniture and occasioanlly our lives.Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1093990452022953822004-08-31T18:07:00.000-04:002004-09-08T19:16:21.310-04:00I have very mixed feelings about this blog. I refuse to let it wither and die. I wish that Daniel would post--his irreverent humor and occassional insights into DC life are very readable. I wish we weren't worried about our parents reading it. I wish we were more capable web designers (that is, I wish I knew how to do anything except type into this computer like a typewriter). But why would Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1084908505470166262004-05-18T14:15:00.000-04:002004-05-18T15:28:25.470-04:00 Welcome to Cicada-ville Another life in DC post: As I was walking up the hill to work today, I thought I discerned the sound of Cheney-man's motorcade leaving his fortress. It seemed as if the sirens were getting closer and closer as I ascended the hill. But after a few seconds and the sirens did not pass, I realized that it was the terrifying sound of cicadas mating all around me. It is an Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1072192948128403272003-12-23T10:22:00.000-05:002003-12-23T10:23:49.263-05:00I've been feeling nostalgic about the good ole days here at BDA. Back when I had a partner. A partner in blogging who liked to give orders in the guise of a certain Rufus, a partner who understood the life of the "young professional" in DC. A partner who urged us to hold on for one more day and keep going. Now, on the eve of my impending visit to Trinidad, I can think back on how much has Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1066851961640040932003-10-22T15:46:00.000-04:002003-10-22T15:48:49.140-04:00I know I have been silent for a long time! I'm coming back soon, though, I promise. This just had to be on my blog:creative panties with a Greek flag.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1061393892043720842003-08-20T11:38:00.000-04:002003-08-20T11:38:12.046-04:00Hey! I am published somewhere else on the web besides this pathetic blog! Everybody click here to read my distinguished remarks. You'll have to scroll down to my name, but man is it worth it. Trust me. And while you're there, don't forget to read about the first Greek satellite, Hellas Sat 2. Greece joins the "space club." I think I went there, it's a dive bar on Poseidonos Avenue...ha ha.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1061238873820806052003-08-18T16:34:00.000-04:002003-08-18T16:34:33.756-04:00 How I Love New Jersey I've never really had any face-to-face contact with New Jersey before. It was always a mythical place of big hair, Bon Jovi, and Bruce Springsteen (for those of you who know me, you know that I am NOT one of the millions who worship him). But this weekend I had ample time to ply its leafy boulevards, make lots of u-turns, and really get to know the garden state. I got Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1060302593824323292003-08-07T20:29:00.000-04:002003-08-18T16:25:06.563-04:00 The Art of Sizing Up I know we said here at Blog Day Afternoon that we would have a "no politics, no romance" forum, but this blog is my forum to bitch about life to an infinite internet audience, and for pete's sake I'm as single as it gets. And besides, this post isn't about romance, it's about dating. "Dating" ain't romantic. Since I've been dating for...oh, about eons now, I've had my Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1059745276123571472003-08-01T09:41:00.000-04:002003-08-01T09:54:07.860-04:00A Day in the Life of BDA The other half of this blog is moving to Trini, and leaving me to waste away in this swampland. Yesterday we had another "say goodbye" happy hour at Adams Morgan's seediest bar, the Common Share. The "happy" hour was set to begin at 5:30, but the bar does not open for business until 6:00, so we spent a good twenty minutes on the sidewalk peering into their dirty windows.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-1059495812861917772003-07-29T12:23:00.000-04:002003-07-29T14:07:58.606-04:00We're back to blogging! Yes folks, BDA WILL NOT DIE. My dear brother has vowed that he will let the world know how he spends his time on the beach in Trinidad via this blog. Stay tuned! So, I too vow to continue blogging, if only to link to random sites and keep the dream alive. Since I last posted, several of my friends have now become part of this blog-craze. Here are two friends' blogs: Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-875540472003-01-16T16:47:00.000-05:002003-01-16T16:47:33.956-05:00So, I recently came across this little guy. Its the story of a man. A man named Dirty. Or Osiris. Or Dirt Dog. Or maybe most importantly, Big Baby Jesus. I'm still not quite sure what the story means; or if it means anything at all. But here's what I do know. ODB was an integeral part of the most electric, brilliant and horribly offensive concert I have ever seen. Seeing the Wu when I was 16, Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-862368562002-12-18T16:32:00.000-05:002002-12-18T16:40:14.000-05:00After months of activity, my sister went ahead and upped the ante. (What's that line from Rounders, "In the poker game of life, women are the rake.) Aww, I'm just kidding. Here, take this fur coat baby. Take this fur coat Kevin Nealon. Anyway, all I want for xmas is a chocolate Beckham Or a chance to go down to me local and then eat a kebob with this guy This man is a genius. Buy his records. Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-861826182002-12-17T15:48:00.000-05:002002-12-17T15:52:43.000-05:00 Jenny's Christmas List Okay, so we've been completely negligent with this half-assed blog thing. I refuse to admit that it was just a passing fancy. I want our blog to a bastion of boring self-expression clogging the world's internet arteries... Anyway, a few posts ago (way back in August or something) I ranted about people putting their Amazon wishlists up on their blogs, as if they expectedJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-821933332002-09-27T10:31:00.000-04:002002-09-27T10:31:40.790-04:00More Scenes From DC From the "Now-we-should-be-really-scared-Department:" -There are unconfirmed reports of a protester walking around Connecticut Ave dressed as a giant Sea Turtle. Ok, ok, bang your drums, block that evil capitalist menace known as "traffic," stage a giant sit-in, but a sea turtle? Work with me here people. From the cliche Department: -So far on the news this morning, I have Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-821503252002-09-26T12:10:00.000-04:002002-09-26T12:11:56.000-04:00 Scenes from DC This morning at 6:30am the riot police were already gathered in Dupont Circle in preparation for the IMF protests this weekend. I seriously doubt that the protestors were going to swarm Dupont Circle that early. Starbucks, maybe, but the bums in the circle? Two women in the lockeroom were discussing previous riots just outside their offices, but they were not serious enough to Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-820997192002-09-25T12:10:00.000-04:002002-09-25T12:10:43.980-04:00 Mini-Rant of the Day What's up with people posting their Amazon wish lists on their blogs and websites? Is it to showcase what kind of consumer they are? As if our spending habits aren't monitored enough by anonymous corporate eyes already. Or, do they think that some generous reader is actually going to buy them that Microplane Interchangeable Grater System? Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-820545072002-09-24T14:30:00.000-04:002002-09-24T14:31:16.000-04:00So BDA has taken another vacation. For the past month we've been working too much, watching too much football, playing in the rain in Delaware, and have generally been ignoring our bloging duties. Now that fall is knocking at our doors and ruffling back our curls, we've got more time to sit in front of a computer screen and get down to bloging. I hope. Also, one half of BDA has been going to Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-806962922002-08-25T14:58:00.000-04:002002-08-25T15:11:30.000-04:00We here at BDA are busy people. These blogs don't write themselves, you know. And looking this good is a full time job. Plus we run a Crystal Meth lab in the basement. Anyway, we here at BDA have taken time out of our busy lives to look inward, to ask the tough questions, to find out once and for all, where are my blogs at? After much consternation, BDA has decided to stop refering to itself asDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-805728282002-08-22T12:06:00.000-04:002002-08-22T12:06:48.180-04:00I'm a bit cranky from working way too much lately, blindly serving the Classics profession. It's supposed to be about humanism, civilization, and democracy, but at times like this when we have a big conference, all I see is blind ambition, passive aggression, academic posturing, and inflated egos. It's just like any other rat race, only these people think they know more than the average peon. Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-805315332002-08-21T14:18:00.000-04:002002-08-22T10:41:02.000-04:00First things first: obligitory link of the day (this IS a blog, right? We're supposed to link to random things all the time, it's part of the deal): Check out Julius Sharpe's joke blog . The man is damn funny. I discovered him on Blogger, but that doesn't mean I can't link to him, too. So, we've been a bit slow in posting to this blog. BDA has yet to find its voice...and with that, I think we Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-801470582002-08-12T14:13:00.000-04:002002-08-12T14:15:12.000-04:00That's Bob Dole's Peanut Butter BDA has lagged of late. It's been driving around the information superhighway, looking for a rest stop with a Sbarro so that it can get out and strech its legs. You see, BDA remains committed to its NO CURRENT EVENTS and NO ROMANCE format. While we flirted with an adult contemporary format, in the end BDA decided to feature less Kenny G. and more witty Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-799496912002-08-07T15:59:00.000-04:002002-08-07T16:34:09.000-04:00Blog Envy Since creating this blog, I've taken a headlong dive into the world of blogging...and the internet in general. See, I'm generally a total ignoramus when it comes to anything technical (much to my father's dismay) and I find high-tech things (like the phone system at work, known as Satan) really daunting. Which is why actually doing anything besides typing into the computer and checkingJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-798523352002-08-05T13:36:00.000-04:002002-08-06T11:47:09.000-04:00#2.5 BDA has been flodded with mail concerning a certain breakfast food. Well, replace the word "flooded" with "got a letter from its mother, who has to write them anyway" and you get the picture. So for all you french toasties out there: Rufus's Mom's Buttermilk Pancakes 1 1/2 C. flour 1 t. sugar 1/2 t. salt 1 egg 1/2 t. baking soda 2 C. buttermilkDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-798447242002-08-05T10:04:00.000-04:002002-08-05T10:04:02.940-04:00Where my blogs at? Welcome to the Reilly kids' blog. Athough this was my idea, Dan's already got a few posts on me, since we all know he's the one who never stops blabbing or blogging (ha!)...Since we are still in the development phase of this project, known as the anti-blog, the "look and feel" of this blog is going to fluctuate a bit. However, by Rufus' decree, this blog WILL NOT BE ABOUT Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06922551849364879689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-798162912002-08-04T16:55:00.000-04:002002-08-04T16:55:27.530-04:00#2 #2 was going to be all about Freemasons. What they do, where they like to go drink, and those silly little robes. You see, I moved into a new house around the corner from what must be the largest Masonic Temple in the known Universe. Undoubtedly it is so big because it houses both the repair shop for their line of Cheney-Tron 3000 Vice-Presidential Robot Clones and a game room. But #2 ran Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679153.post-797471102002-08-02T16:07:00.000-04:002002-08-04T16:55:54.000-04:00#1 #1 is all about me and my zany antics. Perhaps my sister will contribute some of her zany antics, but for now, the antics, the zaniness, they belong to me. Hence, You will read my keen observations on life You will nod approvingly at my pop-culture references You will chuckle with delight everytime you read the title of this blog and realize that I live in Washington DC You will not think meDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540985447409470950noreply@blogger.com