ok, I'm here

5/21/2010 7:25:15 PM

found out the other day my job doesn't start til august 30th

i wanna move up there now

5/23/2010 9:45:40 PM

^^^^take that suburban maryland bullshit somewhere else. we dont give a fuck if you live close to west virginia

5/24/2010 9:29:49 AM

i'll be in DC the wknd of the 25th. any reccomendations on things to do?

specifically - nite life

6/7/2010 4:52:06 PM

Anyone going to Rock The Bells later this summer in DC?

Quote :

"Washington, DC Sunday August 29, 2010 Merriweather Post Pavilion Featuring: Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Slick Rick, Rakim, KRS-One, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Wiz Khalifa, Clipse, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, DJ Muggs with Ill Bill, Big Sean, Yelawolf, DJ Rocky Rock Plus very special guest Ms. Lauryn Hill Pre-Sale Friday June 18 @10am On-Sale Saturday June 19 @10am Tickets available @Ticketfly.com."

6/14/2010 9:22:30 PM

as I only log in about once every 3 months, I should note I've been up here since May 2008. living in NE at the moment.

6/21/2010 2:39:13 PM

holy shit fuck the metro right now

9/21/2010 5:24:49 PM

I feel that way most of the time.

9/24/2010 1:12:16 PM

figured i would post it on here.... but i've got two really good seats for the caps game on sunday. pre season, but against the nashville predators.

$120 a piece face value, but i'd like to get $100 for the pair... lemme know if anyone is interested

9/30/2010 3:47:23 PM

ttt

6/16/2011 5:38:00 PM

Are there any regular get-togethers in the DC area?

6/16/2011 5:58:11 PM

Not that I know of

we could start one though.... even though I don't care for most of you.

I have lunch with LunaK fairly often. You're welcome to join, jewels

6/16/2011 6:03:02 PM

If you don't mind, that would be fantastic.. I just don't want to invade ya'lls lunch time though.

How have you been? It has been a while since I have said hi.

6/16/2011 6:12:59 PM

It's all good. It usually takes place down in dupont. I'm sure we can work something out.

I've been well. Just too damn busy lately. you-know-who keeps me pretty stacked with work during the week

How have you been?

6/16/2011 6:15:01 PM

shouldn't you consult with your better half before you go inviting new people to lunch?

6/16/2011 10:00:49 PM

6/18/2011 11:33:49 AM

^^ Luna I didn't know that you moved up here until recently. How long have you been in the area? How have you been? It has been a while since I have been on... BTW - it is completely your call. I will not invade your lunch hour if you do not want. I am still fairly new to the area and would love to tag-up to make friends in the area. Just let me know your thoughts.

6/20/2011 9:06:13 PM

lol i'm totally kidding

i've always lived up here, born and raised with the exception of the time i lived in NC for 7 months and then knoxville for school.

i think we're doing lunch friday - i'll check with emce

6/20/2011 11:25:56 PM

I'm leaving for three or four days in D.C. on Thursday. Looking forward to visiting an old friend and enjoying a BBQ festival.

6/21/2011 3:12:31 AM

bump

12/28/2011 6:19:49 PM

I'll be moving up to Alexandria in 3-4 weeks, starting a new jerb on Jan 30

12/28/2011 6:22:42 PM

no murders in 2011 in arlington county. woop woop

1/3/2012 9:43:13 AM

I was in DC from Friday through Sunday for New Year's. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

1/3/2012 10:10:56 AM

apparently there are quite a few people moving up into the area!

1/3/2012 11:13:20 AM

I'm going to be up there next week for business. What are some good lunch spots near the World Bank?

1/3/2012 12:19:37 PM

founding farmers or depending on the day/time, the farragut square food trucks

1/3/2012 1:45:09 PM

Founding Farmers was booked up crazy far in advance unless I was missing something this weekend. We tried to do the e-check in and it was telling me the soonest they had a table for brunch was January 7th and the soonest for dinner was like the 14th

I don't know exactly where the World Bank is in comparison to here, but we had an absolutely fantastic lunch/brunch at Granville Moores

1/3/2012 1:55:49 PM

the world bank is near farragut square.

also it's restaurant week starting monday i believe. good luck.

[Edited on January 3, 2012 at 2:04 PM. Reason : .]

also she asked for lunch during the workweek. which is an entirely different crowd/demand than weekend brunch, which is usually always booked.

ive walked in and waited 20 minutes for a table on a weekday, so not awful. but that wasnt during restaurant week.

[Edited on January 3, 2012 at 2:07 PM. Reason : .]

1/3/2012 2:01:26 PM

I definitely understand that, but after it (Founding Farmers) being booked all weekend I kept checking for lunch times during the week as well and that's when it told me it was already booked up until the 7th and through the 14th for dinner. So maybe it had something to do with restaurant week or their Open Table setup was just screwed up when I checked. (Or maybe just their maximum number of reservations was reached and they still have walk-ins?) Who knows.

1/3/2012 2:23:22 PM

it is 100% due to restaurant week.

1/3/2012 2:35:36 PM

Quote :

"also it's restaurant week starting monday i believe. good luck."

Shit really? Well that sucks. I'll probably just hit up food trucks since I'll have limited time for lunch. Any truck in particular you recommend?

1/3/2012 3:15:27 PM

i dont know whats out there this time of year. i only stand outside for food when its nice out.

try here: http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food%20trucks/index.html

1/3/2012 4:10:32 PM

for the record i just walked over to my dentist's office on the other side of farragut square and there was one food truck out there. so good luck getting lunch.

I think there is a five guys at 17th and I or thereabouts, and then there is always the secret chic-fil-a at GW food court over near 23rd

1/4/2012 12:47:32 PM

barring any unforeseen problem w/ my application/background/credit check, I'll be living in the Rose Hill area of Alexandria starting Jan 20th

[Edited on January 7, 2012 at 10:16 PM. Reason : ]

1/7/2012 10:16:07 PM

you might as well live in fredericksburg. enjoy that.

1/8/2012 12:51:27 PM

what? I'll be 3 miles from work

1/8/2012 1:20:55 PM

im just being a dick.

1/8/2012 2:22:05 PM

I'm tryin' real hard to get up to DC soon, either working at USDA or on Capitol Hill. Failing that, maybe USPTO. If that doesn't work out I guess I'll camp out in Pullen Park and freeze to death.

1/31/2012 6:59:47 PM

I'm moving to Colonial Beach in about a month, does that count??

2/1/2012 12:58:19 AM

i just started at USPTO on Monday

2/1/2012 9:14:32 PM

^ i know some people who work there

2/1/2012 10:11:27 PM

USPTO people please help! I have a B.S. in CHE and a J.D. and soon an LL.M. Will they take me y/n

2/1/2012 10:31:18 PM

maybe I dunno

I have people on the inside that were getting me thru a bunch of HR miscues/obstacles

they are still listing new positions though, I think

2/2/2012 9:14:58 PM

What kind of miscues/obstacles? The USAJobs.gov process seems needlessly complex for the purpose of weeding people out.

2/3/2012 1:57:01 AM

they'll be slow

I was rejected for GS-9 at first because I didn't have the education, yet I had emailed HR to tell them that I had the education, but the actual graduation ceremony hadn't taken place (thesis defense had been completed and I had told them that, as well as my 'unofficial' transcript that I attached to the application)

if you've already have your degrees and experience stuff settled for a while now, you should be alright


have you applied yet?

2/3/2012 6:34:04 AM

Yeah, the application is in. Still waiting on my transcript to arrive from UNC so I can upload it though, they are incredibly slow. I've emailed HR about it, but luckily they extended the cutoff date to Feb. 7 so maybe it'll arrive by then.

If you normally start at a GS7 when you have JD, will they also consider you for a GS5 if you check that you'd be willing to take it?

2/3/2012 10:55:27 AM

my friends at the USPTO started as GS-7s, got promoted to GS-9's after 6 months, and then they were GS-11s a year later. crazy. that's a sweet gig if you land it.

2/3/2012 1:42:43 PM

IIRC, they aren't hiring any GS-5 positions...so I don't think they'd just take you as a 5 instead of a 7

2/3/2012 5:18:21 PM

Maybe it was 7/9/11 instead of 5/7/9, I don't remember offhand. You know what I mean though?

2/3/2012 5:20:59 PM

not sure

when did you apply, and I assume you applied for 7?

2/3/2012 8:16:37 PM