ms. jessica yu has sent me the answer to all my entertainment-related questions. since i'm still not very familiar with logan circle/shaw, i don't know what restaurants/bars/theaters/trashy liquor stores are easily accessible. (okay, i lied, i've already familiarized myself with the neighborhood booze stands.)

but here comes yahoo with smartview! all you have to do is map your address, hit enter, and it comes up with icons for all the establishments that are nearby. then you can search by type of food, bars, theaters, banks, atms, etc. it's fantastico! maybe this has existed for years now, but i haven't ever seen it.

by this i learned that the wooly mammoth theater is about 2 blocks from my house, which is awesome, because i'm going there tomorrow with teresa to see a play for 25 cents. i've already forgotten what the play is about, but how can i pass up culture for a quarter?

anyway...i hope you all can come to the happy hour raffle at front page in dupont next week (sept. 22). we have such awesome prizes as gift certificates to many restaurants, an hour massage (!), trial gym memberships, $50 to spend at the ritz-carlton, etc. and a raffle ticket is only $5! if you didn't receive an evite from me, email me and i'll pass it on.