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Somehow I think that's a dig -- but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Who wouldn't want to learn "the vulture"?!? Friends don't let friends dance drunk!! 'stina

I second that. GREAT time last night -- I love the Revaluation nights. They're a perfect way to ease on in to the weekend. I <3 the Cookie Monster voice!!! thanks jroo - and thanks to everyone I saw out last night -- tiny bf, sauvee, Busta' <lol, j/k>, vic, mania, and all the others. Happy August!! 'stina

^^^ Way to go Gina! I knew you had it in ya! I need *details* now!! Had a great time at Revaluation last night - great to see everyone! 'stina

It's all good - I myself am just grumpy because I'm still at work with no immediate end in sight. Almost the weekend!!

It's all good - I myself am just grumpy because I'm still at work with no immediate end in sight. Almost the weekend!! Double posts are happening b/c the site is fu@king up - it's going really slow for tinybutterfli and myself. .

We'll be the first generation to organize all night dance parties of death at the old timers' home!! PS - I may be getting up there ("up there" being 23, sheesh) but my energy levels are doing just fine.

I'll ask my committee clerk if we can schedule a hearing when the Senate reconvenes. . .the public needs to know!

^^^ You could invite the Olsen twins! 'stina

Just wanted to let you all know that the Senate went into recess last night around 9:45 without bringing the RAVE act, S. 2633, to the floor. This is great news b/c it gives everyone at least another month to write your representatives, fax them, whatever you want to do to educate your legislators (yes the public often does have to educate the politicians). This is a badly written bill with all-encompassing language that can hurt everyone from the small-time promoters we know to any friend of ours having a bbq. Anyways, I've ranted for long enough. Here's another great article on the act - - and here's the text for anyone who's not familar with the bill yet. http://www.emdef.com/s2633/ 'stina Party Law Misrepresents, Endangers Rave Culture This new RAVE Act going through Congress is quite possibly the most despicable remedy for the apparent correlation between club drugs and raves. Presumptuous? Yes. The RAVE Act seems to make sense from an uninformed point of view. It appears to say, "If you are a party promoter and you allow drug use at your event, your event will be shut down." First of all, after having been an active member of the Bay Area rave culture for over six years and a friend to some of the most well known and well respected promoters in the scene, I can honestly say that no promoter has actually supported or permitted drug use at his or her events. Why? Because promoters aren't stupid. They are business professionals who know that hyper-reactive cops are anxiously awaiting any chance to pull the plug on their parties. Partygoers obviously want their money back whenever a rave gets shut down. Any drug use at raves is always without the consent of the organizers of the event. Alright, so promoters never actually allow drug use at their parties. So what will the RAVE Act actually do? This question brings up a devastating subtlety that dodges the caring rhetoric. In the recent parties CyberFest and Metropolis by CoolWorld and Clockworks promotions respectively, the enormous 20,000-person venues for these events each gave the promoters similar conditions, in particular "if you allow drug use at your event, your event will be shut down." Sound familiar? But when this was enforced under police oversight, it was converted into absurdity. No one was allowed to bring in anything that glows or any colorful jewelry under the auspice that such items served only to supplement drug use. They wouldn't even allow attendees to bring in bottled water because water was considered "drug paraphernalia" for ecstasy users. And in some even more extreme cases, people that intricately waved their hands while dancing with friends were ejected for the crap reason that dancing in such a way is meant only for the entertainment of those on drugs, and therefore these motions condoned drug activity. One hundred percent bullshit. Colorful jewelry and glow products are a part of rave culture in much the same way that any music scene has characteristic clothing and apparel. To say that any raver wearing beads is going to do drugs is just as presumptuous and idiotic as saying hip-hop fans that wear big pants at a concert are in a gang. And water becoming "drug paraphernalia" is just absolutely absurd. The insane security procedures at CyberFest and Metropolis give us a heads-up as to what to expect if the RAVE Act passes. If the act does pass, some theorize that cops will interpret the legislation so as to shut down events if anyone is caught using or under the influence of drugs. No matter how hard an organizer for any large event may try, it is basically impossible to ensure that absolutely everyone stays clean—shutting down events if one person is under the influence is pretty senseless. But even so, such extreme interpretations of the RAVE Act have been presented. Finally, the rave scene is a misunderstood culture that is based on a mutual enjoyment of electronic music, not drugs. I admit that some party-goers do drugs at raves. But if you ask any ravers why they love the scene so much they'd probably say it's because of the music alone.

I like BuZz b/c it's kind of an "all of the above" type place. You find everything there from spiked heels and microminis to UFO's and tank tops. It's a pretty good mix, and it seems to work. It works especially well for me around 2:30 when the bar closes.. . .right dragongrrl, tinybutterfli? 'stina

Must be something about the spirit of the Holiday season . . .

Gina and I will be there -- anyone else? Revaluation a new perspective Capitol Hill's most intimate setting brings you the cutting edge in progressive and house music 08`02`02 | 9:00pm Free Cover all night!!! This month features: Nietzsche (Revaluation, DC) Buster (Snowball, DC) Revaluation takes place at Top of the Hill (in the Lounge above Politiki) 319 Pennsylvania Ave, SE | btw 3rd & 4th | WDC 3 blocks from Capitol South Metro August 2nd- 9pm | 21+ For info or un/subscribe to e-mail list contact revaluationpg@hotmail.com

Clearly! We may be anal retentive and obsessive compulsive, but we know how to get down! Looks like I'll be seeing ya'll at the next Birthday BuZz!!! ** do I smell an Evite in the works??** 'stina

Very cute! I spy tinybutterfli!

Yup yup! The big 2-3! <lol>

August 9th --> possible next BuZzing? (I know, I know, I say this *all* the time, but now I mean it! August 30 --> day-after-my-birthday-BuZzing!! wh00p! 'stina good lord it's only TUESDAY!?!

. . . how was it? 'stina

Just trying to be helpful dear. . .*and* up my post count. *coughOCDcough*

The following are the normal daily temperature ranges for Washington, DC: January 34-47°F (1 to 8°C); February 34k-47°F (1 to 8°C); March 38-56°F (3-13°C); April 47-67°F (8-19°C); May 58-76°F (14-24°C); June 65-85°F (18-29°C); July 70-88°F (21-31°C); August 68-86°F (20-30°C); September 61-79°F (16-26°C); October 52-70°F (11-21°C); November 41-56°F (5-13°C); December 32-47°F (0-8°C).

^^^ I think there's a couple weeks in January and February that are slightly chilly. It *never* snows here it seems, and if it does the city shuts down.

*sniff* . . .I'll just have to carry on the grand Cookie Monster tradition myself. . .

. . . i've eaten so much candy and chewed so much gum at parties/clubs that now the stuff makes me nauseous. . . yay for slices of lemon in the bottled water!!!

My first years spent raving were in Toronto, where crystal is huge. . .and where tons of raver/clubber kids are messed up, starving, and begging on the street. Crystal is a dirty dirty synthetic drug. Crystal is extremely addictive. I hated when my friends would do it because after the initial "high" is over, you get cranky and mean. My own room mate and best friend would start fights with me that she'd never do otherwise when she was coming down off that shit. Just go to a coffee shop or something for cripe's sakes. There's enough other stuff out there to do without screwing with meth.

There isn't a dare you won't take or a risk that you won't make to secure the prize. Much like a movie, your personal plots are always filled with thrills and decadence. Vital Gear Includes a cat suit for women, or a bomber jacket for men, complimented by a come hither glance. Wicked!!