Last year’s blockbuster season of Dancing With the Stars provided us with all these DC treats: MORE »

* Free rape cave. [CL]
* Touch someone. Perform your “BREAKUP STORIES, EMBARRASSING LOVE LETTERS (THOSE RECEIVED and THOSE WRITTEN AND MERCIFULLY UNSENT) and OTHER ASSORTED TALES of ROMANTIC WOE.” [Metroblogging DC]
* Raven II coming soon. [Counter Intelligence]
* “If Metro behavior was a factor in determining whether most of you are fit parents, the answer would be a resounding NO.” [Texpundit]
* Photos from Sunday night’s Deerhoof show. [Pancake Mountain]

* Mardi Gras Ball weekend in DC. [hear and now]
* Chocolate and Dessert Wine tasting at Pearmund Cellars in Broad Run, VA. [Eat.Drink.DC]
* Free bike and size-9 roller blades. [CL]
* WSC Sauna MC: “You were the black guy with the tattoo on your upper back and a hard-on … I was the white guy without the tattoo … I moved to the corner and we made eye contact while listening to ‘i will always love you.’” [CL]
* After work fuck and suck party - m4m - 48 (just off 395 near pentagon) [CL]

Now’s your chance to own a piece of Washington history: the second-most corrupt refrigerator in DC can be yours for free on Craigslist! MORE »

Please, DC cabbies, install little video cameras and send us the footage!

Shared a cab…refused to give you my number…. - w4m
Reply to: pers-274090894@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-02-05, 10:50PM EST

So we shared a cab ride back to Rossyln…stopped at a gas station…drank a bottle of wine….I was wasted you were so nice….I feel sooo bad….and I didn’t give you my number…but your really cute….and this is really gay….so I hope you respond
Location: Smithpoint

This is actually the complete opposite of “gay,” but what do you expect from Smith Point regulars? MORE »

* Expect 10 more Spy Museums after we, DC’s ambassadors, “determine the city’s position in the mind of those who live here and from travelers around the world — with the ultimate goal of creating a more vibrant experience and generating more resources for the city, its residents and businesses through destination marketing.” [Petworth News]
* Virginia Democrats want to show you their entrails. [Ross Notes]
* DC isn’t just the capital of the free world, but also of culture, as evidenced by thousands of people camping out for Christian rock. [Sour N Sweet]
* … and by two nights of sold out Goo Goo Dolls shows. [Rock Creek Rambler]
* … and by the “responsible music experience” coming our way. [City Desk]
* … and by today’s Men Seeking Women CraigsList posts. [A Total Waste of Makeup]
* But hey, cheer up with the WP’s handy guide for single people on Valentine’s Day, “cuddle up to a beer with your onion-topped super grilled cheese.” [WP]

George Pataki was running for President, once. We’re serious, stop laughing. He set up a PAC in New Hampshire last fall, matching Joe “I Will Announce My Candidacy At Your School Dance if the Price is Right” Biden for delusional presumptuousness. MORE »

* $350 for 30 minutes of your time. But you gotta know where Loudoun County is. [CraigsList]
* Pro-life protesters are fat kids. [The DC Universe]
* Dipshit blogs about being a grownup, walking for miles and miles in Paris and Rome. [A Portable Snack]
* Metro bitching. [S in the City]
* Metro compassion. [CraigsList]
* Expert ass “liker.” [CraigsList]

* Mind your manners this weekend, somebody’s walking around town with two FBI submachine guns. [Prince of Petworth]
* New blog dedicated to the Florida Market. [Capital City Market]
* 27/f: $54,000 salary, $80,000 student loan debt. [CraigsList]
* There is apparently a bar called the Share, and it is “the local equivalent of Cheers.” [Me, Myself An Eye]
* It’s International Slow Down Week. Heavy petting only. [Keep Up With Me]
* “… but will they sell it with a coupon for Astroglide?” [Metroblogging DC]

* Shooting at 5th and M Street. [Life in Mount Vernon Square]
* The real origins of “turbo.” [Media Concepts]
* Please note: muggings must now be referred to as “culture exchanges.” [City Desk]
* Draft of tonight’s Presidential Address. [a blog for the rest of us]
* “Don’t let the terrorists win ladies, go have sex.” [Craigslist]

* DC Bicycle Advisory Council meeting starts right now at One Judiciary Square. [Life in Mount Vernon Square]
* Eagle Adventure Hike to Bald Eagle breeding grounds Saturday. B.Y.O. Captain Planet ring. [What's Up Arlington]
* Could rum be 2007’s Forget-Me-Nows? [Alligators on a Party Barge]
* We all need extracurricular activities, so why not a band? Strathmore is looking for musicians for their 2007- 2008 season. All ages and musical varieties wanted, send CD by January 26th. [Metro Music Scene]
* Finally got a piece of the pie! [Craigslist]

Defensetech.org draws our attention to two stories of the Pentagon’s new recruitment and training efforts: MORE »

* Our only New Years advice: stick with this list, avoid this one. [WP]
* This is what it looks like when Lou Dobbs leaves a missed connection. [craistlist]
* January 4 is the only national holiday we’ll be celebrating. We’re undefeated at drunk Genus 1. Taking all comers. [FreeRide]
* So does everyone in Washington go to Florida at some point during the holidays? Hasn’t anyone learned their lesson yet? [Circumlocutor]