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Y'all notice there's no "blue checkmark" for a verified account? It's a brilliant troll I suspect.
Gonna add a few to the Ballmer subthread here:
- La Cuchara (Woodberry): fun small plates, best @ happy hour, not sure I'd be happy with full price
- Woodberry Kitchen (Woodberry): outstanding top to bottom, and better prices than Rake's Progress (Gjerde's new place in DC)
- Pioneer Pit Beef - word of mouth solid reputation, haven't been there
- Dipasquale's (Highlandtown): sandwiches, and a full-up Italian market
- Abbey Burger (Fells): game meat burgers, create-your-own options
- Papermoon Diner (near Johns Hopkins): comfort food, with all kinds of funky stuff on the walls
- R House (Remington): a food hall of sorts, lots of variety, and pretty good quality
It's been said a few times in the thread, but I'll say it again. Check out Amazing Ribs -- product reviews, recipes, science...it's a one-stop shop, everything you want.
I've also been a fan of the guys at All Things BBQ -- very solid technique, and creative recipes, with high-quality professional vids.
BGE owner, but man I find BGE forums utterly off-putting. A bunch of "If you don't do things exactly the way I say you're wrong" a-holes. Ugh.
Pho & Bahn Mi - Caphe Bahn Mi (Old Town, 407 Cameron St)...always packed
Small plates - really can't go wrong with any of the Jose Andres joints
Mussels - Brabo Tasting Room on King St
Wine Bar - Little Pearl, near Eastern market (Cafe/breakfast by day, Wine Bar & small plates in the evening, outdoor dining)
Small plate "mexican" - Cocina Mezcalero (Petworth, DC), Bartaco (Reston or Mosaic, believe their next location will be Arlington somewhere --get the spiced chocolate pudding or key lime pie in a jar)
Sweet Jesus that is horrific. But at least it's working the right colors.
Honest disclosure: I thought LaCanfora was full of shiRt when Bitter retweeted his "I'm hearing..." tweet last week. I'll share some of that crow.
Wes Anderson is just not my thing. Nor most peoples', apparently. Good luck.
Your year subscription would've been covered in 8-12ish movies depending on price. Even the 4/month deal is really good. They have to change the model due to the people on the high side of the bell curve. Once moviepass is gone I'll revert to 4-5 movies a year, as opposed to about 3/month.
Following Colin's Twitter, the bulk of activity re: his little brother sure looks like a heavy ND lean. I expect this to unfold in a Shawn Witten-Jason Witten way for us.
This didn't age well. Give all these Turkey Legs back.... /s
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8 years 3 months
# | The Elephant in the Room: Quarterback Play in the 2018 Virginia Tech Spring Game I say this is the new norm. We know nothing until dribs and drabs come out of fall practice, if then. So there's only so much energy you can put into speculation. Merryman's football offices are on lockdown from Jan through Aug. So uniforms, an open scrimmage for students, 48 min of Spring Game, see you in September.
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8 years 3 months
# | The Elephant in the Room: Quarterback Play in the 2018 Virginia Tech Spring Game TKP. with love.
Fells point is way overrated in general. There are a number of hidden gems in that area though.
You left out the whinging about not being able to find any before that.
Music-themed(-ish):
- Rock Star
- The Sitter (for the soundtrack)
- Pitch Perfect (and I'll leave my man-card here)
Yes, and go look at Tyrod's numbers across each year. JJ's stats hold up pretty decently in my mind.
In baseball, that's 'aiming the throw'...and is something that can be improved upon and coached through, and requires practice reps. It happens when your accuracy is just slightly off and you're trying to make it perfect.
Well-thought and supported opinions on his ability and performance are one thing. Calling him garbage on Twitter is cowardice of the highest order.
Well, that's one vote.
Oh man, can you fix the cringe-inducing grammar of the article's title? Pretty please? (edit: another poster mentioned it 2 days ago...so really, please)
Gripes:
- Caretakers
- Puffin things
- Milking the creatures into the nalgene for a swig (maybe it shows that Luke is certifiably hermit-crazy)
- Casino Royale meets Star Wars
- Leia as Supergirl
- Kylo tantrum #2
- Full up Hoth trench warfare
- Needless nod to 3D theaters with the Falcon flying through the red crystal caverns
- Too much winking at itself humor
- Romance with Rose...not convincing and out of nowhere
- Maz Kanata in a fight? Weird.
Raves:
- Good explanation of the Force
- Luke finally seen to have struggled with the Dark Side
- Yoda
- Suicide mission and the space silence
- Kylo tantrum #1
- Mature handling of deaths (in that each one matters)
- Luke and Poe's humor, mostly
- The final scene
Saw a review which said it was a movie made of moments, but that these moments are woven together in a disjointed way. I agree. I'm fine with Disney making $, but adding elements that appear solely to market toys annoys me. I think there was about 30-45 min of unnecessary movie there.
I might give it a 6.5-7.0 out of 10. Nowhere near the critical hype machine, but pretty good.
Actually, outside the game result, that town and its folks were great. Met/hung out with locals, ran into and partied with a couple of player parents (including the Byrns). El Paso gets a solid thumbs up.
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8 years 7 months
# | Buzzketball Central: Virginia Tech Hokies (6-1) at Ole Miss (4-2) 2PM 2DEC SEC Network + Satellite command and control...for the gov't. Shift work, but you can watch TV on the weekends.
Pretty sure it's not minor.