*re-up*: dc carnival

This week has been an interesting one so far: its caribbean week here in D.C., which always ends with the parade on Georgia Avenue. (see my experience from last year below) Alison Hinds will be performing at Crossroads for yet, another year--they just love her over here!

Lets see...trains collided. and not just in my mind...literally. its hard not to think about it; pretend it doesnt affect when i have to take the trains to work daily. the morning after, riders looked so dazed and confused. hopefully this will spotlight whatever problems the Metro system has. this weekend should look up! might check out a sound clash on friday to prepare for the parade. have to love live music...i hear it will be all vinyl.

pics of the weekend to come. in the mean time...*not thinking about train crash*...


originally posted june 30th, 2008:


As an islander, i fulfilled my obligatory duty to "get on bad" at DC Carnival 2008. I love that people of all races and nationalities feel welcome to participate. thats exactly what Caribbean people embody, really. history tells it.

I took my little brother, J because he's the most americanized immigrant little boy i know. I'm trying desperately to get him to soak up some culture. he wasn't ready:

all in all it was a great event. i wondered though, right after the parade was done (and i do mean two secs after), why the street cleaners were so intent on cleaning the road. not that i'm complaining, but Georgia Avenue never got a wash down like that before. you could've mistook it for a street in Canada.

and i'm not a huge fan of Soca, but this one gets girls moving every time: