bullet-y goodness

well! it appears to be tuesday already. huh. funny how that works. and how i basically NEVER MANAGE to post on a monday. and an awful lot has happened in the past few days.. so.. bullets it is!

• @makarlin arrived thursday night! she texted me to say she was here, and because i am 50% asshole and 50% idiot, i looked at the text from an unknown number and went "huh, some random totally just accidentally texted me. weird" and ignored her. am awesome.
• i managed to stop ignoring her by friday evening, and met up with her for a quick dinner at my place before we headed out for the evening. y'all, she is adorable and pocket sized and FREAKING HILARIOUS. love.
• friday night started with the nova blogger meet up with a whole slew of fun local bloggers (did i get everyone??), most of whom had multiple children at home and still looked better put together than i do on a daily basis. i appear to have impressed and alarmed them with my tales of dating woe. it's a talent!
• after that, i dragged @makarlin to the throne of preppytown, the apex of fresh-out-of-college popped collars - or in her own words after experiencing an evening there, the "pupu platter of douchebaggery:" clarendon ballroom. it was for a friend's birthday, so that was fun, but oh my god. there is a good reason i haven't been there since i was 25.
• i spent all saturday recovering from friday night, then met up again with @makarlin for dinner at luna grill before meeting up with SO MANY fun dc peeps for a dance party in our own alcove at lucky bar before the 236 degree temperature in there about caused me to pass out. i won't list everyone here, but it sure was awesome to hang with you awesome folk.
• eventually, as threatened, we moved the party to camelot. while the four of us who lasted this long were all pretty drunk and worn out by then, i can say that it was a 200% improvement over our experience at royal palace. the girls at camelot are actually super hot. so, um, well done, camelot ladies! i envy your boobages.
• sunday i pretty much wanted to die, but i had another okcupid date to show up for. at a wine bar. which was essentially the last place i wanted to be while hungover on a sunday afternoon, but i dragged my happy ass all the way to u street because i am a trooper. and while i'm pretty sure this guy isn't a creepy-ass stalker (although hey! there's still time...!) he was so very, very, definitely not for me.
• so after making it through the date, i get back to my car... where the front tire is completely flat. like, cartoonishly spread out on the road flat. ugh. but hey, i can change a tire! annoying, sure, but let me at it! here's my spare.. and the tools... and.. hey, isn't there supposed to be a jack somewhere in my trunk......?
• cue a call to geico, who sends a professional to change my tire for me. thanks, geico!
• monday, i wobbled into a repair shop on my little donut tire. i told them i'd had a flat and could they check the tire and see if it could be repaired, but i was aware the tread was pretty far gone on my front wheels so it might just mean i needed new tires....? 10 minutes later, the guy popped his head into the waiting room and said i'd run over a nail; he'd repaired the tire and put it back on the car for me, and it was ready to go. and all i owed was $12. BEST MECHANIC SHOP EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. i mean, i practically begged them to sell me new tires, and they still just repaired the hole without trying to upsell me. and, seriously, TWELVE DOLLARS. i was not aware a mechanic would lay eyes on a vehicle for less than $50. so if you're near falls church and need any small repairs? i'd TOTALLY recommend all tune & lube on north washington.

this weekend is shaping up to be equally as busy. another chicago blogger (although she doesn't seem to blog any more... HINT HINT, DASI) will be in town, and there will be dancing. oh, There Will Be Dancing. plus, harry potter will need to be viewed at some point this weekend (OMG YIPPEE!). if you are not into the hp frenzy, by the way? that's totally cool. however, telling me it sucks and i'm lame for wanting to see it is pretty useless and ineffective. just so you know.