move, completed

We're still living among mounds of unpacked boxes and our furniture situation is in a state of flux, but at least we're moved in.

It's been nearly a month since we moved from one part of Northwest D.C. to another part of Northwest D.C. (we moved north and east, ending up near here). The first week after we moved in, neither of us spent enough time at the new apartment to bother to unpack anything (I was working 16 hour days and Kirsten was out of town for work). So what is at best a slow process - unpacking - became even slower. At least now we've got most of the boxes opened, a few of them emptied and even have furniture arranged (figuring out how to fit things in the living room took the better part of a weekend). Now the wishlist includes things like unpacking the final few boxes, figuring out where everything goes (instead of simply piling loose ends on top of the unpacked boxes), trading up from our free couch and acquiring a desk to configure some sort of computer work space (although just hauling out the dual laptops in the living room works too, I guess).

I can see a future, someday, when every surface isn't covered with loose ends. I don't know why I think such a future exists, since my past has mostly been filled with loose ends everywhere, but such dreams are nice to hold on to.

rain, rain, sent away

Last night was to be the final home game of the season for the Washington Nationals. Instead, a few hundred fans showed up to sit through a two-hour rain delay before the game was finally canceled without a player ever taking the field.

It was kind of fitting for this Nationals season - they're about to lose 100 games - and to be honest, it was easier sitting through two hours of rain delay than it would have been to watch a bad outing of baseball one more time.

new buses

Saw these the other day on my way to work - it's apparently a new bus design for the D.C. city buses.

You can see the current bus design here. These buses look a little like the D.C. Circulator especially with the partial solid-red color scheme, but are more rounded.

nearing the end

Sunset at Nationals Park
Originally uploaded by slack13

I'm out out Nationals Park for one of the last games I'll see this season (my personal countdown has me working four more games).

I won't really be sad to see this season gone - the Nationals have rarely been pleasurable to watch, and I'm about done of the long days I end up with when I work a day job and a night game. When I do a full three-game series, like this week, my sleep total takes a serious hit.

But I've had a chance to be out at the park for probably more than 20 games this summer, and I've also seen games in Baltimore and Seattle - a good summer all around. I need to put up a few more park reviews, I suppose.

A preview of the Nationals Park review: this photo shows one of the nicest aspects of the park - the view of the Capitol - and also gives a glimpse of the worst aspects of the park - the parking garage in left field that blocks the view for everyone that's not in the upper upper deck.

one more

department of defense police
Originally uploaded by slack13

Perhaps this is one too many entries on D.C.'s police forces (or three too many?) but for the first time I have a photo, and of a logo that had befuddled me for some time.

I'd seen these cars driving around, but couldn't figure out exactly what entity they were policing for - only that the cars were more gaudily colored than the average cruiser in this city. Caught this one parked on a curb and was finally able to identify the shield on the side: The Department of Defense.

Makes sense, I suppose, that they'd have a police force (or at least as much sense as, say, the Housing Authority having a police force) but I think they could do a better job of identification.