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I've always found Orbitz to be a good site. Yahoo travel is also nice. (I got a round trip ticket from DCA to Oakland, CA for 180 bucks w/ Yahoo!!) If you can get to BWI (it's fairly easy with MARC or even Metro goes there now, www.wmata.com) -- Southwest is great for flights to Florida. You could probably get a round trip ticket for less than 200 bucks. www.orbitz.com www.yahoo.com www.travelocity.com www.cheaptickets.com www.southwest.com and so on and so forth. . .

I have one tattoo, a celtic knot design southeast of my belly (waaay southeast ) - - and I *definitely* want more! Defintely maybe, that is. Yeah, I guess the whole eyebrow piercing thing ended a few years ago, but for some reason it's always fascinated me. Guess I'll stick with the ears.

No. I used to, but I forget about 'em for a while and they closed up- now I want to get those babies opened again. . .I was thinking of getting my eyebrow done, but for some reason I don't think that would go over too well up here on the Hill!

I'd definitely want to be in on this, tho I'd probably just be boring and get my ears pierced. . .but hey, it's a start!!

it's a great article, nice work Meglet! We're at war. The people in charge of running the war say that we have to trust them: trust their integrity, and trust their judgment. But how can we trust our government to spot terrorists when it thinks that glow sticks are items of "drug paraphernalia?" This sounds like a joke, but it isn't. Last year, the Department of Justice and the DEA tried to prosecute concert promoters in New Orleans under the federal "crackhouse law." That law makes it a felony to maintain a building or facility for the purpose of drug consumption. Traditionally, the law has been applied to places that are, well, crack houses. But — calling glow sticks and bottled water "drug paraphernalia" — then-U.S. Attorney Eddie Jordan attempted to jail three New Orleans concert promoters by reasoning that (1) people come to raves; (2) people who come to raves sometimes use drugs; (3) concert promoters must know this (especially in light of the presence of "drug paraphernalia"); and so, (4) a rave must be an event that takes place "for the purpose of drug consumption" under the law. The federal district court made short work of this claim, dismissing the charges and calling them a violation of the First Amendment. But that hasn't stopped our drug warriors. Now Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., has introduced a bill (the "Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act of 2002," cutely called "the RAVE Act"), also sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill. The bill would essentially write into the crackhouse statute the same approach already rejected by the district court in New Orleans. According to The Washington Post: When he introduced the bill in June, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., said "most raves are havens for illicit drugs," and congressional findings submitted with the bill label as drug paraphernalia such rave mainstays as bottled water, "chill rooms" and glow sticks. My three-year-old nephew is fond of bottled water and glow sticks, and usually needs a "chill room." Presumably Biden regards him as a dangerous criminal. The RAVE Act should, all by itself, serve to explode Democratic claims that it's only the Republicans who pose a danger to civil liberties: nothing in the Bush administration's anti-terror plans would criminalize bottled water. Unfortunately, the RAVE Act (what is it with these cutesy acronyms, anyway?) also suggests that there's a lot of raving going on in Washington — raving lunacy. The real story is that federal law enforcement efforts against ecstasy have proved impotent. Frustrated by this failure, they've targeted electronic music concerts ("raves") not because they're especially important targets (they're not) but because they're easy, and public, targets. Unable to endure the continuing evidence of drug-war failure, the drug warriors are lashing out, hoping that the ignorant will be convinced that they're earning their pay. Congress is playing along because, basically, Congress isn't up to the job of riding herd on the massive drug-war bureaucracy. The drug war has been a massive failure: a waste of money, of lives and of time. It's also been accompanied by extensive inroads on traditional American freedoms: property forfeitures, "no-knock" searches, expanded wiretap authority, and the destruction of financial privacy, to name just a few. These are inroads that have served the agendas of bureaucrats but that haven't done anything to solve the problem that was claimed as their justification. And the drug war's combination of intrusiveness, corruption and ineptitude calls into question the government's ability to carry out the war on terrorism. Will the drug war serve as a model for the war on terrorism? Some within the federal bureaucracy seem to think it should, and it's easy to understand why: The drug war may have been a disaster for America, but it has been a three-decade gravy train for bureaucrats. And if Congress can't ride herd on the drug war bureaucracy, it probably won't be able to oversee the terror-war bureaucracy either. Not being a bureaucrat, I think the drug war is a terrible model. In fact, I think it's an argument against creating a Homeland Security bureaucracy at all. If we can't trust the government to tell a glow stick from a hypodermic needle, then I don't think we can trust it to tell the difference between an American and a terrorist. I'm willing to support an invasion of Iraq and of other enemy nations like Saudi Arabia or Syria. I'm not willing to support an approach that will turn the United States itself into an occupied country — something the drug war crowd has come a long way toward doing on its own.

I know dragongrrl wasn't too happy w/ her last Honeydew experience, but this has the cryogenics! What do ya'll think? 'stina || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2002: HONEYDEW 4: ARCTIC ODYSSEY Admission: $20 in advance | $30 at the door = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The fourth in our series of special HoneyDew parties will combine the effects of Nation’s cryogenics system with acrobats from Cirque du Soleil (www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/default.htm), as well as thematically costumed dancers and jaw-dropping performers in an all-encompassing Arctic Odyssey theme. Of course, the HoneyDew lineup again delivers a strong cross-section of EDM sounds ranging from the lush orchestration of BT, the drum ‘n’ bass tear-outs of Total Science and John B., the bangin’ beats of Jon the Dentist, the progressive leanings of Superchumbo and the down-tempo rhythms of Mixmaster Morris on the patio. Brought to you by Buzzlife Productions and Bacardi Limon. Look for giveaways from Bacardi throughout the night. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Advance tickets on sale now. You must be 18 years of age or older w/ a valid, government-issued, photo I.D._ Please do not purchase a ticket if you do not meet the age requirements. To purchase advance tickets please call: 202-432-SEAT or 800-551-7328 (Ticketmaster) 202-338-5638 (Yoshitoshi shop in Georgetown) To purchase advance tickets online: www.ticketmaster.com Tickets will also be sold at the door. We recommend that you purchase tickets in advance to ensure entry. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = DOORS OPEN AT 9 P.M. -- MAIN ROOM OPENS AT 11 P.M. -- ARRIVE EARLY AND AVOID THE LINES! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = BT | special DJ set || www.btmusic.com | LA || TOTAL SCIENCE || C.I.A. | Advanced | UK || JOHN B. || Metalheadz | Beta | Tangent | Formation | MMI | UK || JON THE DENTIST || Additive | Phoenix Uprising | Sony | Damn Management | UK || SUPERCHUMBO | aka Tom Stephan || www.tomstephan.com | UK || JOHN TAB || www.buzzlilfe.com | DC || BRYAN AGRESTA || RhythmRepublic.com | Yoshitoshi | DC || TRANSIT || TestFlight Recordings | DC || AARON MYERS || TestFlight Recordings | DC || = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = | outside on the patio | = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = MIXMASTER MORRIS | aka The Irresistable Force || Ninja Tunes | UK || = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Updated: 12:51 PM EDT on July 23, 2002 Observed at Washington, District of Columbia Temperature 93° F / 34° C HeatIndex 102° F / 39° C Humidity 52%

done and done.

If you can, of course, *remember* the memories at that point Megs! before/after

::looks at clock:: is it REALLY only 1 p.m.?!? damn.

that's where Project Mayhem was. It's huge and really well set up. In the middle of nowhere it seems, but a great venue! 'stina

Great pics Gina! I your documentary skills. Thanks to all who came last night, you made my Thursday great! Wish I hadn't left so early, but glad I didn't get caught on camera in the throes of drunken dancing. The MVP award goes to Eric, who ponied up for one last screwdriver, thanks! Can't wait for next time! 'stina

Mm. . thanks for all the info - sounds like a great time. tinybutterfli? suavee? dragongrrl? any of you goin'? 'stina

Who went last year? Any good stories? I'm very curious about this festival, the lineup is incredible. . .is it very crowded and sketchy? Is it amazing? Tell me what ya think, and maybe I can get out of the indecisive rut I'm in. . <--- two sides of my brain ---> "Ok, I'll go" "No, I won't" "Yes, I will" arrgh! stina

Thanks everyone! Glad to be here, lessening my daily work productivity by an incredible amount. . .

I'll be there! Some of you know me, I'm tinybutterfli's and dragongrrrl's friend - I've met a lot of you at BuZz, the Snowball events, and the Revaluation parties at Top of the Hill. Here's a pic to jog your memory - (I'm on the right). See you at Modern!