I haven’t been out in three weeks. This also means I haven’t touched a woman in three weeks. But I kinda like the break… no smoke, no lame people, and no money wasted. I thought about how much money I’ve spent going out since I gradated college.

Since June 2001, I have been out about 2-4 times a week on average, including dates. We’ll say 3 on average. When I first started going to shitty bars, I’d maybe spend $10, but at yuppie bars that goes up to sometimes $30. And then you got dates, which are rarely below $30. To be conservative we’ll say I spend $20 each time I go out.

3 x 52 = 156 times I go out a year.

156 times x 3.75 years = 585 times I’ve been out since college.

585 x $20 =

$11,700

:whoa:

If I never went out and invested that money into a conservative investment, I’d probably have at least $15,000 more than I have now. Granted I’d be a social shut-in, but still it makes you think. And what do I have to show for spending all that money? A liver that no longer considers me his best friend and the ability to get phone numbers. Ooooh wow. I’m going to go count some change now so I can buy that French Connection shirt I’ve been eyeing.

I remember about 5 months ago when the Washington Post published an article featuring a quote from a top weather nerd. The article attempted to answer whether we were going to have a snowy winter or not. Here’s the quote, almost verbatim:

“Right now we expect a 50% chance of having more snow than average, and a 50% chance of having less snow than average.”

:huh:

So basically we were going to have an average winter. Thanks for putting it in simple terms, geek. Well the Post strikes again, this time with a confusing headline:

D.C. Population Shows Some Gains, Some Losses

…census figures [indicate] that the city’s population dipped by nearly 20,000 between 2000 and July 2004. City officials dispute the decline, citing a growth in housing units and the apparent stability of school enrollment. They have set a goal of boosting the D.C. population by 100,000 by the end of the decade.

I admire the Post for trying to spin a positive on the city losing 20,000 residents in four years. The “gains” came with a growing yuppie population (25-34), but if the net loss was greater, shouldn’t it be called “D.C. Population Shows Some Gains, But Much Greater Losses”? And how can the city “dispute” a census report by saying school enrollment is stable? That doesn’t make sense. And how is the city going to gain 25,000 residents a year by 2010 when they just lost that much in four? Arrrrrgh my head is starting to hurt.

And the hurting has stopped.

Our friend Yakov just put up his March promo mix. Download it here. I’ve only heard of Moonbootica.

Featuring tracks from 2020Soundsystem, Angel Alanis, Jason Sparks, Mark Martini, Moonbootica, Mylo, Nathan G, Patrick Buck, Slam, Sexe Sur La Plage, Twisted Funk and many more!

In other Washington D.C. DJ news, DJ K Fox has “retired”. She had a unique style which involved mixing during breaks instead of actually beatmatching. She will be missed by some.

So the new cool yuppie thing to say when referring to a hair gel, wax or mousse is “product”. The last time I went out to a nightspot without pomade product in my hair was February 18. On that night me, Eugenius, and Insomnia had a pretty good time, even though the minor cold I had turned into respiratory hell a few days after. Here is the best picture of them that I could find from that night:

I lost Insomnia and after ten minutes I find him by the bar. I tried to get his attention by looking at him but I don’t think he sees me yet.

Finally he sees me and I get excited:

Maybe a little too… excited. Alcohol does that.