Apparently DC and Minneapolis do have something in common

A Craig's List ad by one of my more clever friends:

Seriously Minneapolis, what the fuck?! - 27

So once again Minneapolis, what the fuck?! We seem to have a good time and as a city you have so much potential, but why is it so hard to meet anybody in this town?!

Basically, I'm a transplant. Moved here a while back to start a new job. I like all the same things you do. I promise. I go to shows. I go to bars. I get coffee. I go to gallery openings. And yet with all this going out and trying to meet people, it just doesn't happen.

Let's start over Minneapolis, please? I'm attractive. I'm a snazzy dresser. I'm fun to be around. I have a full time job so I'm not a freeloader. I'm artistic and educated and all the other things you are looking for. I live a pretty interesting life, so what gives?

The summer is here. I am looking for a good looking girl on my arm so we can do fun things like go for bike rides, and listen to records, and go for walks around the lake, and get ice cream. I also highly enjoy run on sentences. And FYI, since I know this sort of thing is so important to you Minneapolis, I need to let you know that I am 5'6" and I am of average build. Since you are shallow like that. Basically I'm not super tall, but I'm not a fatty so I guess that counts for something.

C'mon Minneapolis. Let's be friends, and maybe kiss if I'm lucky.

The next American Idol.. er, President

A little known fact is that when I moved here to DC almost two months ago, I started meeting up with a group of people to have dinner and watch American Idol twice a week. We each had our favorites, mine being Blake, and as soon as an episode was over we'd sit around calling to vote for them on our cell phones.

Once that girl who wasn't Melinda won, there was a subtle void in my life. No more free dinner, no more rooting for someone I don't really care about, no more making fun of a contestant for doing a bad job.

That is, until the New Hampshire presidential debates!

I got together with the very same people I used to watch Idol with. We had dinner, and watched the Democrats debate. As soon as it was over, I was ready to pick up my phone and start voting. I knew I couldn't, but I sure wanted to. I was very disappointed that I couldn't watch it again the next day to see one of them get voted off.

A couple of days later we got together and did the same thing for the Republican debate.

Here in DC, going from American Idol to the debates seems like a natural transition.