Happy Friday

11/02/2007 Jason "Sheriff John Stone" C. says:

10! 9! 8! 7!

Nope, too soon for that. I cannot WAIT for this week to be over. Plans include studying (grrrrr!) and a date tonight, so the good kinda evens out the bad :)

11/02/2007 Mariko F. says:

Oooo! Date! Do tell!!! :) 1st date?

11/02/2007 Julie H. says:

I hear you Mariko, I'm catching a cold as we speak so I had to drag myself into work today.

Weekend plans leave me excited though - my friend is visiting so it'll be an eat-fest! Yay 2Amy's! Yay Equinox!
I hope the blustery weather doesn't stick around - yay cold weather, boo wind!

11/02/2007 Kel D. says:

I'll count down with ya!  5.5 left to go in my day job. Then 7h at my weekend job, then my weekend can begin!  (somewhere around 2a Saturday)

But I have cabin fever, I want to throw the windows open and enjoy the crisp fall day! I wore my eeyore shirt with falling leaves to work today, in the spirit of autumn.

11/02/2007 Mariko F. says:

Yeah, this morning, I was freezing. The air wasn't that cold but that wind is brutal.

Well, my boss just sent this joke around the office, thought i would share:

A married couple went to the hospital to have their baby delivered. Upon their arrival, the doctor said he had invented a new machine that would transfer a portion of the mother's labor pain to the father. He asked if they were willing to try it out. They were both very much in favor of it.


The doctor set the pain transfer to 10% for starters, explaining that even 10% was probably more pain than the father had ever experienced before. But as the labor progressed, the husband felt fine and asked the doctor to go ahead and bump it up a notch. The doctor then adjusted the machine to 20% pain transfer. The husband was still feeling fine.



The doctor checked the husband's blood pressure and was amazed at how well he was doing. At this point they decided to try for 50%.The husband continued to feel quite well. Since the pain transfer was obviously helping out the wife considerably, the husband encouraged the doctor to transfer ALL of the pain to him.



The wife delivered a healthy baby with virtually no pain.  She and her husband were ecstatic.



When they got home, the milkman was dead on the porch..............

11/02/2007 Chang W. says:

"It's Friday. You ain't got no job. And you ain't got sh*t to do!"

Weekend plans include sitting...perhaps raiding the fridge. Also on the agenda, TV.

11/02/2007 Chang W. says:

V-nice, Mariko. I bet, back in the day, Milkmen were players!

11/02/2007 Kathleen M. says:

This week has indeed been insane! Soooo ready for it to be over and looking forward to a very restful weekend ahead. The only problem is that I am beyond broke so I am going to attempt to make it through the weekend without spending a dime. I'll have to get creative. There's going to be some major movie watching and work in the garden, I believe.  

To get through the day my cube mate and I have been listening to Salt n Pepa's "Push It" over and over again. It really helps. Even though the rest of the people in our office probably hate us right now.

11/02/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

Weekend plans include homemade Thai food made by the mother of one of my favorite hapa babies, sneaker shopping with my favorite Washingtonian (who leaves town for a week on Monday, boo!), bike riding if the weather cooperates, and hopefully some sweet treats. .brownies or frozen custard or something.

11/02/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

* Oooh, baby, baby

Baby, baby

Oooh, baby, baby

Baby, baby


Get up on this! *

11/02/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

*looks at the post above* that was for you, Kathleen! :)

11/02/2007 Chang W. says:

Push it real good?

11/02/2007 Kathleen M. says:

That's right, y'all have it! :)

We do a little cube dancing along with it (we call it paraplegic dancing cause we're sitting in our chairs, but that's not so much PC I suppose).

11/02/2007 Jason "Sheriff John Stone" C. says:

Mariko,

Second date actually :) AND we're going to someplace I haven't yelped yet, so it's a twofer!

11/02/2007 Mariko F. says:

Ooo, second date! (living vicariously through you now, Jason) I like second dates. they are so much better than first ones. I don't know, mine have tended to be a bit awkward. I always feel like I have to be well behaved. But Ooooo! good luck!!!

11/02/2007 Sean "These are the wrong trousers" C. says:

No special plans here, but it has been a long week.  I'm thinking about taking the family to Del Ray for dinner and then for frozen custard from the Dairy Godmother tonight.

11/02/2007 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

We're ordering in sushi, popping open some bubbly, and watching Heroes: Season 1, Disk 4.  Yay Friday!

11/02/2007 Allan N. says:

I'm anxious to see the Patriots Colts game.  It's like the midseason SuperBowl.  My wife actually wants to have a party for it.  Funny because neither of us are fans of either team.

11/02/2007 Kori "Fabulous Reputation" K. says:

I'm heading up to Penn State with fellow Boilermakers on a party bus!  Too bad I'll be the weird girl with her nose in the book on the way back... I have a report due on Monday. Boooooo!

Honestly, if I wasn't doing that, my schedule would include sleep, which I haven't really done in like three weeks, and going to see Wristcutters which opens at Landmark this weekend. Looks like it'll have to wait :-(

11/02/2007 Mariko F. says:

Oooo, i'm jealous. Kori, you get to go to the Creamery. If i had gone to Penn State, i would have gained way too much weight because I would have spent every living second there. There was a flavour that had something to do with Peaches... it was amazing.

11/02/2007 Kori "Fabulous Reputation" K. says:

I'm hearing a lot about this Creamery!  I definitely have to check this place out.

11/02/2007 Mariko F. says:

2 hours to go. woooooooooohooo!!!!!!!!!!! can't wait! I can already taste the happy hour :)

11/02/2007 Jade "Domestically Inclined" R. says:

I'm going to look at adoptable siamese cats tomorrow. I can finally get a cat!

Then the Yelp Soondobu outing on Sunday. Yay!

11/02/2007 Kevin "Public Servant" L. says:

Housewarming party, fire station duty, potential brunch with friends, Yelper soondubu dinner, maybe trivia if Craig gets around to planning something for Sunday night?  ;)

MORE EATING!

11/02/2007 Leila S. says:

How's Bethesda treating you, Mariko?

11/02/2007 Mariko F. says:

Bethesda isn't half bad! I was thinking that I was going to be stuck in the middle of nothing. but there is life around here! I'm surprised! The metro ride from VA kind of sucks but other than that, not bad at all!

haven't found a good coffee place though...

11/02/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

Sean C. says:
I'm thinking about taking the family to Del Ray for dinner and then for frozen custard from the Dairy Godmother tonight.
--

I went to DG after lunch at Restaurant Eve today - you must try the butter almond! And get the marshmallows!

11/02/2007 Chloe "azerbaiwhat?" F. says:

Hey Chang - was the line you put up there about 8 hours ago from Zap Mama featuring Talib Kweli - Yelling Away...? If so, then you just made my Friday! If not, then I ask everyone to please disregard me.

I am currently in the libray and will be balancing paper writing and eating/drinkin/dancing with my cousin in town all weekend. I'm thinking a quasi all-nighter may be needed on Sunday night, but that's okay, because on Monday after class, my entire class and I are going out and getting d-runk :) woo hoo!

11/02/2007 Chang W. says:

[making annoying buzzer sound] You're wrong Chloe.

It's a quote from Friday. But since you were the only person that attempted a guess, you still win!!:)

Push it.

Btw, thanks goes out to Kathleen and Miriam for getting that Salt 'N Peppa song in my head.

11/02/2007 Jim "Buckin' a Bale of Hay" B. says:

Mariko - the ice cream flavor you're thinking about it Peachy Paterno! Named after JoePa himself!

For myself, it's off to Baltimore to see the family and drink heavily with my sister.

11/09/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

Hooray it's almost the weekend! What's everybody up to, and how many of you have Monday off?

Me? I'll be spending most of my time packing/planning for my upcoming surf trip to Costa Rica!

11/09/2007 Jake "date doctor" K. says:

No Monday off - but at least the Government will be off so I can enjoy a client-free environment.  Otherwise, it's back in uniform for the weekend....  *sniff*

11/09/2007 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

No Monday off here either :-(

Weekend plans are:  Sleep more; get over this cold; finish cleaning out the pond; grocery-shop; snuggle on couch.

Miriam -- where in CR are you going?  We went scuba diving on the West coast, so I assume the East coast is best for surfing?

11/09/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

MKS: We're headed to the Nicoya Peninsula, with designs on Mal Pais, Santa Teresa and Samara. Maybe also go up to Nosara. I surfed the Pacific Coast on my last trip to CR. I'm hoping for the Nicoya to be even more picturesque!

11/09/2007 Clint U. says:

Morning all.  I am still in Las Vegas.   Planning to see the Grand Canyon Skybridge today.   Last night saw the Stratosphere and went to the Bellagio..

11/09/2007 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

Oooh -- so jealous!  We were at Ocotal for the diving, which is on the Nicoya.  We also took a few days to drive into the cloud forests and to see the volcano Arenal.  You are going to have a FABULOUS time!  Please take pictures!

11/09/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

I will most certainly take pictures!

And Clint, I pity you. Vegas is one of my most unfavorite places. But make the best of it and go to a good buffet! I hear it's really warm there, so check out the frozen custard at Luv It: http://www.yelp.com/bi...

11/09/2007 Mariko F. says:

I am very happy to have Monday off although I am realizing that I am one of the few that is going to have Monday off. I didn't get Columbus Day off so whatever, I don't feel too bad :-P

I"m going to head to Baltimore to spend some time with Richard and Simona on Saturday and Sunday and then sleep in and run some mid-week errands on Monday. Very exciting stuff. i'm also oddly excited about getting my jeans back from the tailors. Just got them altered and so there will be new clothes to wear on Sunday!! Woohoo!!!

Can't believe that your CR trip is already coming up, Miriam. Cant wait to hear the stories!!!!!!!!

11/09/2007 Kathleen M. says:

No Monday off for me. :(

It's been a rough Friday already-- I woke up this morning to see my email box flooded with emails from my friends from college--- apparently race issues have absolutely erupted and it's getting out of control. It's a really sad thing to hear about, my college is tiny and really ingrained in all of us-- we're a tight knit group. We're all just trying to get in touch with our friends still on campus to get updates, but it's hard because of course the administration isn't releasing anything. Apparently Bill O'Reilly discussed it last night, and its never good to be on O'Reilly.

11/09/2007 Laura "Chill, Winston" T. says:

No Monday off for me either. I was at work until 10 last night and would really love to just sleep and atrophy in my lovely warm bed this weekend. Unfortunately, drinking at Russia House then Andalu is on the agenda tonight so I suppose that will have to wait until Saturday night. Being social. Bah. Humbug. I'm so old and cranky these days.

I just remembered that I forgot to shut my window. Too late now. I hope it doesn't start raining really, really heavily.

I'm going to Costa Rica too in 9 days! The sun. The sloths. I'm excited.

11/09/2007 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

Laura & Miriam -- don't forget the ziplines!  It's probably passe by now, but they are darn fun.

11/09/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

I loved ziplining on my last Costa Rican adventure! Also loved horseback riding/hiking to the country's tallest waterfall!

Whereabouts are you going to be Laura? Did you also take advantage of the bargain basement flights on Taca? Sounds like we're going to be there at the same time!

11/09/2007 Jake "date doctor" K. says:

Kathleen - what school is that?

11/09/2007 Laura "Buck Hunter" V. says:

I can't WAIT for today to be over.  I've been home sick for the last two days and leave on Sunday for Las Vegas for a week of convention duties with 35,000 realtors.  So, I have today to get all my crap together at the office.  Usually, I get sick in Vegas, so I'm extra thrilled that I am already sick.  (can sarcasm be read through my words?).  I really am not a fan of Vegas.

So, I'm going home, will probably have a shot of tequila and go to bed.

11/09/2007 Kathleen M. says:

Jake, it's Denison University out in Ohio. I would say that tension has always been there, due majorly in part to the extreme lack of diversity. Part of me is glad that they're speaking out, but at the same time I fear that there will be some major backlash and all of this could escalate very quickly. It's nearing exam time, people are stressed to the max!

11/09/2007 MiRIAM "Please don't pull-the-plug Pandora!" w. says:

Laura, I ALWAYS get sick in Vegas! And I thought it was just me. . .

11/09/2007 Laura "Buck Hunter" V. says:

Miriam, it's not just you.  Personally, I think my body is trying to revolt before I leave by getting sick now.  Or maybe it's being smart and I won't be sick when I get back.  Whatev.  My whole body knows that it no likey Vegas.

Kathleen, Howdya end up in Ohio for college?  I went to Miami University in Oxford.  But that was a hundred years ago...

11/09/2007 Laura "Chill, Winston" T. says:

Miriam - I'm going Toruguero National Park en famille to look at sea turtles and birds, I believe. No beach or diving for me this time :( but it gives me an excuse to go back later...

11/09/2007 Laura "Chill, Winston" T. says:

So I got a call around half an hour ago assigning me another bundle of work and this cheered me up slightly: http://www.themorningn...

The perfect mix of sweet, sad and batshit insane. This goes out to all of the rest of you who just want to go home.

01/04/2008 Chang W. says:

Any big plans this weekend or is everyone resting up for the BIG party?

I'm gonna hit the slopes tomorrow morning, bright and early! Ahhhh, fresh man made snow...

01/04/2008 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

Chang -- where ARE you?

This weekend = a b-day party, playing video games, and cleaning up the trash that blows down the street and gets trapped in our yard by the swirling wind vortex.  

I know, I know, you are all jealous now.

01/04/2008 Chang W. says:

Hey MKS!  I'm right here in front of my laptop, counting the minutes before another weekend begins. I can get used to these 3 day work weeks.

01/04/2008 Jason "Sheriff John Stone" C. says:

Chang,

Are you skiiing locally? Are there actually slopes anywhere near here? Or are you flying out to Vail on your private jet :)

01/04/2008 Kathleen M. says:

Or maybe Chang is a cocaine dealer?

01/04/2008 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

Kathleen -- ha ha!  Very good.  I'm picturing hills of coke in a small apartment, with Chang perched atop one of them.

(Jason - thank you -- that was my point.) Let me rephrase: Chang, where will you be skiing?

01/04/2008 Sam R. says:

Chang - Whitetail? We need to all have a trip there to ski/snowboard and do a little snow tubing.

01/04/2008 Chang W. says:

Running this drug cartel is a lot of work but the benefits are totally worth it.

Cochise and Sam, I'm heading to the local Whitetail to get some runs in before the weather gets warm again. Have a good weekend everyone!

03/07/2008 Kathleen M. says:

Yay for Friday!! Anyone got big weekend plans?

03/07/2008 Ina K. says:

Randomly rented out a house in Deep Creek  with some friends for a weekend away!!

03/07/2008 Kevin "Public Servant" L. says:

A&J (likely), cleaning out my ex-office at the mothership (cuz I've been booted), and checking out some reportedly great BBQ!

03/07/2008 Jason "Sheriff John Stone" C. says:

I'll probably go to Bethesda Row and see City of Men and then check out Pizza Zero. Might catch The Band's Visit at the E St. Cinema if I'm feeling too lazy to schelp up to Bethesda. Beer will also be consumed at some point this weekend.

03/07/2008 Kathleen M. says:

Tonight is Matchbox and the photo opening, tomorrow is work and then out to celebrate my roomie's bday, and Sunday is a much MUCH needed day off! Hooray for fiiiiiiiinally getting to sleep in!

03/07/2008 Kevin "Public Servant" L. says:

Oh yeah.  I'm going to try and make the Matchbox and photo thing.  Boobies!

03/07/2008 Rachel C. says:

TGIF!!! I can't believe it's barely 3pm. I'm going to vineyards in Leesburg tomorrow with a bunch of friends for my roomie's birthday. We'll see how it goes, considering it's supposed to rain. Hey Sherriff, I have a second date, too on Sunday. :) I hope it goes well for you.

03/07/2008 Kevin "Public Servant" L. says:

OooOOoo - which ones?  Tarara?  I hear great things about that place.  One of my EMTs had her wedding reception there, but I missed it.  :(

03/07/2008 Ronnail "whatever Lola wants, Lola gets" R. says:

Thanks Mariko F., I've truly needed that, my week has been a toughie as well.  I will probably go bowling at Strike Bethesda with some friends tonight.

03/07/2008 Jason "Sheriff John Stone" C. says:

Good luck with your date on Sunday Rachel!

Oh, and that second date was unfortunately back in November... I've been single  for a few months now :(

03/07/2008 Chang W. says:

BTW,  daylight savings time kicks in Sunday morning, so our weekend will be cut short.

Fahck!

03/28/2008 Kevin "Public Servant" L. says:

Amen.

04/25/2008 Alicia G. says:

Does anyone else feel like it took FOREVER to get to Friday this week?? I kept thinking yesterday was Friday!!

I'm so happy it's Friday!

04/25/2008 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

Oh, Alicia -- this week has been at least 10 days long!  I'm SOOOO glad it's Friday!

04/25/2008 Ben "Sabado Gigante's biggest non-Spanish speaking fan" M. says:

No, this week was pretty easy.  I was in Richmond to tour a couple factories for work, and today I'm teleworking.  Nothing going on this weekend, though.

04/25/2008 reuben "the reub" j. says:

Only 10 days, Mary Kay?  YOu had a good week... (hahahahahahaha) I'm going to see the Patti Smith doc at the Lincoln Theater tonight, and otherwise chill . LIke a slumlord's heart/

04/25/2008 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

Ah, but Reuben, I was out of town on Monday, and only worked Tuesday through Friday -- so those four days alone were worth 10, which by my calculations makes each day about 2.5 days long.....  Does it seem more pitiful yet?  

Sounds like you have a great evening planned, Reuben!  Me and hubby and friends are doing sushi, champagne and Battlestar Galactica (our pre-anniversary celebration celebration!). Yay for weekends!

04/25/2008 reuben "the reub" j. says:

Is that the "new math", MK? (hahahaha)
Enjoy the pre-anniversary joint... (you know what i mean)

04/25/2008 Ina K. says:

Yes, Alicia! This week has been extremely long. :( I feel like the beautiful weather and NOT being able to enjoy it throughout the day makes the agony seem worse and the day longer...

And Reuben, that sounds like a great start to the weekend!

I really wanna be at the Open-Air French Market today...

04/25/2008 Alicia G. says:

Ina, Where is the Open-Air French Market?? I miss the open-air markets in China and eating so cheaply.

Weekend plans include renting a car and driving to Delaware tomorrow for a wedding! I miss driving a car...

Oh and MK - Again, happy pre-anniversary!! I've been kinda hungry for sushi all week...maybe I'll finally get some this weekend!

04/25/2008 Rivkah B. says:

Mary Kay's right!  AT LEAST 10 days... possibly 60.

04/25/2008 Jade "Domestically Inclined" R. says:

Well, I had a medical procedure today. Oh my goodness, it wasn't pleasant at all! Ouch. I'm bedridden, so that's cool.

Saturday - Trip to Chicago and back on the same day.
Sunday - What I always do... nothing!

04/25/2008 Ina K. says:

Alicia - Check it out! Karman so graciously posted it as an event the other day. Today and tomorrow from 11am-6pm in Georgetown!

http://www.yelp.com/ev...

04/25/2008 Constance C. says:

I just passed the DC bar, so rain or shine, I'm going to be smiling!  Think I'm going to see the new Harold and Kumar and do some splurging at farmers' markets.  I'm plotting what to do with my CSA ramps, parsnips and rhubarb.

04/25/2008 Mariko F. says:

aw. my thread got a bump. I feel the DC love :)!

04/26/2008 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

Congratulations, Constance!

Mariko -- when I saw this thread with your pic, I got all nostalgic :-)

05/16/2008 Alicia G. says:

Ahhhhhhhhhh almost 5 o'clock on Friday. TGIF TGIF TGIF TGIF TGIF.
Fridayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yyyy.

.......if you couldn't tell, I'm reallly happy it's Friday...almost to the point of tears, happy.

06/20/2008 Alicia G. says:

Is it really only 2 o'clock??? Sigh...

Funny that I keep resurrecting this thread...I just love Fridays.

06/20/2008 Mary Kay "(Well) Seasoned Yelper" S. says:

I love Fridays too!  And I love seeing Mariko's little picture on the talk thread.  You just keep resurrecting this one, Alicia :-)

06/20/2008 Shaun "The Softball Captain" O. says:

thats a great joke....

im celebrating my 3rd weekend in dc.....i was just going to post on this thread about weekend plans...so if anyone knows of any great events to check out im all ears......

06/20/2008 Diana K. says:

the Hirshhorn After Hours party is tonight... I really want to make it but I don't think I can.  I've heard they're super fun though!

http://hirshhorn.si.ed...

06/20/2008 Rich L. says:

hirschorn after hours is great.

I'll be on a plane to Lake Huron unfortunately, otherwise I would offer to buy a drink for any yelpers who show up to this.

Have fun, D.C.

07/11/2008 Armenoush A. says:

wooo friday!

07/11/2008 Ben "Sabado Gigante's biggest non-Spanish speaking fan" M. says:

Yay!  Although yesterday was my Friday since I'm off today.  I guess I'm going to Ray's Hell Burgers and then to the baseball game, then to the bar.

07/11/2008 Juan "Valdez" B. says:

I have two couchsurfers crashing with me from Australia. I'm going to show them a weekend out on the town.

:)

They'll be here at 5:00 so I can show them around my little office, The Pentagon ;)  then its off to pub crawl through Old Town.

We are saving the DC nightlife for Saturday

07/11/2008 Gigi "Tinkerbell" L. says:

Mariko and Jim, tell me more about the PEACHY PATERNO ice cream., please!. . do they have it at all the Coldstones? I love anything peach-- I'm addicted to those Japanese gummy fruit -white peach flavor- OMG! (:

07/11/2008 Steve "I sing loud" G. says:

Company Summer BBQ today. We're having a catered shindig in the parking lot, complete with rented steel drum band and all the drinks I don't care to drink after H Street last night.

07/11/2008 Alicia G. says:

I don't know why this week in particular felt so long to me....and I swear if I have to hear another phone ring, I am going to go craaaaaaaaazy. TGIFFFFFF

07/11/2008 Armenoush A. says:

what's your phone number?

07/11/2008 Armenoush A. says:

hee hee hee kidding

07/11/2008 Shaun "The Softball Captain" O. says:

im idling at work till 4pm then heading out to catch the bus to nyc......going to all-star fanfest

07/11/2008 Kathleen M. says:

Glorious day, well at least it was glorious after 11am. Prior to that it was a little touch-and-go.

Just got all of my plants watered, found a baby praying mantis, and now to enjoy 3 more hours of freedom before working tonight!

07/11/2008 Alicia G. says:

Haha Armenoush... I have 7 different people's phone lines on my phone in addition to my own. I like when people call me....I just hate that I have to have everyone else's phones ring on mine too.

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