D.C. Food: A Neighborhood Guide

Wondering what or where to eat in D.C. or Virginia? Here’s my compiled food guide. It’s organized by neighborhood so you know what’s nearby when you’re out-and-about.

My sources are primarily the food listicles of the Washingtonian, Washington City Paper, Washington Post, Thrillist, and Eater DC. Any place that is featured on one of their lists (e.g. Best Burgers, Best Cheap Eats, etc.) is on here.

Take heed: since I’m a price-conscious Millennial without a lavish corporate expense account, this list is tailored toward my interests, so it doesn’t have many high-end restaurants unless it’s particularly notable (like Rose’s Luxury or Central Michel Richard or something). Places I’ve been to are in italics. Places I want to visit are in bold.  Continue reading →

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Dream Diary: EMS, Time Traveling, and a Mysterious Island

In this series, I will try to recollect and narrate any notable dreams as they occur. This practice is called keeping a “dream diary“, and it’s only half as crazy as it seems. I’ve been mildly curious in the phenomenon of lucid dreaming, and keeping a dream diary is supposedly one of the most important steps towards achieving control of these dreams. Plus, it’s fascinating stuff.

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Civilization V Quotes

I’m not much of a video gamer. I’m stuck in a (virtuous) cycle of compounding disinterest: I don’t play many games, so I never gain the proficiency or patience to become a good gamer, which makes it harder to enjoy video games, which further discourages me from gaming, and so on. That’s not to say I don’t have my vices. I’m caught in my own peculiar cycle of consumption: reading longform and Wikipedia articles, which encourages me to read even more “for understanding and context”, which takes me to more articles; and the next thing I know, it’s the end of another glorious but wholly unproductive day.

I guess it makes sense, then, that the only video games I currently play are those that scratch some obscure intellectual itch. For the last six months, those have been Kerbal Space Program and Civilization V. I will surely write about my experiences with Kerbal in the future, but for now, I’d like to share one of my favorite little features of Civ5: the Technology and Wonder quotes. Continue reading →