Stardate 65532.7
12:00 - If you are looking for outrageous or insightful commentary on yesterday's State of the Union (SOTU), you came to the wrong blog. I do, however, have a plethora of facebook friends to whom I can refer you to that have ample amounts of opinions on the validity of the SOTU's content. You may discuss or troll with those individuals to your heart's content. I will be giving a recount of the watch party awesomness. True Story.
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| The big man on the big screen! |
Apparently, SOTU is a big deal in DC. So much so, we have watch parties for them as if it were the Super Bowl. We piled into a sports bar to watch President Obama on huge screens deliver is mandatory yearly speech. At Union Pub, a group of thirty played a little drinking game, and here are some of the rules. You can pick a word, such as jobs, unemployment, Iraq, Afghanistan, or Democrat/Republican, to take a drink each time it is uttered. Another approach (mine) is to drink whenever a group of politicians stands up and claps obnoxiously. If the TV station mismatches a name on the bottom of the screen with a face of a different secretary, drink (Secretary Kathleen Seblins does not look like Attorney General Eric Holder. fact). These are pretty standardized rules that could be used for the past decade. This year yielded a few more laughing/drinking moments. Let's say the Vice President visibly silences his cell phone at the beginning of the speech; you should probably take a shot. Start the evening out right, Focus Foxies. Phrases like "Congressional insider trading," "human dignity cannot be denied," and "America is the most indispensable nation in delivering fairness" cause you take a drink due to sheer badassness. One of the rarely seen oratory tactics in a SOTU is humor, and I have to say President Obama pulled off an old school joke. If the president ever tells the nation that unnecessary regulations for dairy accidents are 'spilled milk worth crying over' with a straight face, finish your beer before you spit out all over your fellow viewers.
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| Free drink/cup for coming out to Union Pub! |
I must say that I may not have partaken in all of these rules, but we did have thirty people to spread the rules out. This dirty thirty did their best to take down those rules, one by one, and had an awesome time doing so. I have to say the best part of the night was a certain shout out to a little known agency for their China tires investigation. You can't beat a SOTU shout out!
Dirty Thirty of Redditor Focus Foxies made this possible
11:00 - On a cold winter's night, we rode around the city on a segway. My segway wasn't without a name. Plunkett was a noble motorized steed. Being my first time on a segway, I was scared to death of falling off. I almost immediately fell off the segway rolling up a hill.Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. So I saddled up again and managed to follow behind the rest of the gang.
The last one had me scared, and I will tell you why, Focus Foxies. My Korean War Vet Grandfather (Papa) has only shared a few things about Korea with me. The most memorable that Papa told was his hatred for kimchi because it stank to high heavan. So when the food truck man suggested the kimchi, I was terrified, but Challenge Accepted! I chowed down on the Powerful steak and kimchi-lime taco. This spicy taco came at me with a bit of a vengeance, and I must say: it was my favorite. I do not know if I will ever be a full fledged kimchi fan for life, but I do respect Far East Taco Grille for the tasty introduction. 
12:10 - Traveling back to the quaint town of Annapolis, we visited a little
fixture on Main St. with a bunch of character. Chick and Ruth's Delly has been
in existence since 1965 and has been passed down a generation. This family
establishment boasts of many entrees and sandwiches that bear the names of
famous Marylanders, politicians, and/or locals. Even more to be proud of is
their mammoth shakes featured on Man V. Food. I would have to say (on their
behalf) that they would be most proud of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every
day since 1989.
Our experience in this bustling delly (not deli) was heartwarming. For
starters, the near freezing conditions outside drove us in. Once inside, we
grabbed hot cocoa and The St. Johnnies burger. The St. Johnnies burger
consisted of a warm bun, cheese, bacon and two patties. Fun fact: The St.
Johnnies burger comes with two patties because you never see a Johnnie alone.
Travel in packs, they do. I hate to disappoint you, Focus Foxies; the Johnnie
burger may have two patties, but the ‘Midshipmen’ has more meat on the burger. The
Johnnie burger tasted great nonetheless.
The most heartwarming part of the meal was watching the owner, Ted,
doing magic tricks for customers. How cool is that?
Stardate 65491.5
Last Saturday, as we donned our classiest attire (Yes we
suited up!) and tried to match our behaviors to our wardrobe, I found myself in
such a zombie state. The cure for the common classy drunk munchies appeared in
the form of DC Slices. They serve New York style slices, and I had to have me a
pepperoni one. It was delightfully dripping in grease and covered in parmesan
cheese. Even more delightful were the two guys serving the slices. Yes, their
shirts say ‘He is Gay’ and ‘He is Not.’ Unneeded info, but entertaining to me
nonetheless. What else could this single-minded vixen ask for that night?
Chicago style pizza. Enough said.
