Gureala » D.C. http://gureala.com/blog Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:59:06 +0000 en hourly 1 [X] I Voted http://gureala.com/blog/2008/11/04/x-i-voted/ http://gureala.com/blog/2008/11/04/x-i-voted/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:24:22 +0000 Gureala http://gureala.com/blog/?p=839

After months of anticipation we made it here–finally! Just got back in from my polling place here in DC and, man, it feels like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. Without a doubt, this will go down as my most memorable voting experience ever!

Surprisingly, the wait in line wasn’t as bad as I expected. About an hour tops but, honestly, I wouldn’t have been mad if it were longer. It was just so great to stand in line watching, listening and talking with so many people who, at 6:45 a.m., were wide awake and genuinely excited to get inside to cast their vote. Even the kids who were waiting alongside their parents didn’t seem to mind being out so early. Such a beautiful sight to see.

I have a feeling today will be a great day!

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After five strong seasons of brilliantly capturing street capitalism, political corruption, and general codes of Gangster-Men (listen: American Gangster) in the city of Baltimore, HBO’s hit series The Wire goes out with a final bang later on tonight. Ironically, this stop the violence track by D.C. go-go band Rare Essence, featuring a young Big G–otherwise known as Slim Charles to fans of The Wire–popped up on my iTunes playlist a few days ago. After tracking down the video, which I hadn’t seen in years, on YouTube, I thought I’d find a way to share it with you guys here on the site…in the form of a Wire post. So here it is. After you peep the vid, get familiar with Slim’s own go-go band, “The Backyard Band”, here, here, and on iTunes.

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There’s communal blogging, and then there’s communal blogging.

The NY Times chops it up with a group of young bloggers that live and blog from their D.C. crib known as “The Flophouse”.

Peep: Washington Doesn’t Sleep Here

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