The Washington Post Sunday Magazine is now accepting photo submissions from its readers:

Photography’s history can be traced through the evolution of cameras — large-view cameras, hand-held box cameras, the Leica, the Polaroid, the Instamatic. Today’s photography is ruled by picture phones and pocket-friendly digital cameras, and the pairing of them with the Internet has given us the “photoblog,” an online version of the photo album.

Photoblogs provide us with a glimpse of the digital photographers’ world — the parties they attend, the places they work, the neighborhoods they live in, their families and their friends. This new feature, Blog City, will be about all that, too, showing you the best shots from your photo-blogging neighbors.

This weekend’s Post Magazine included photos from local photobloggers Matthew Bradley, Matt Billings, Chris Chen, Kevin Davis, and Loun-Loun Chua.

To submit your photos, they must be 8×10 at 300dpi (so, roughly 3 megapixels), and you may send three per month to blogcity@washpost.com

You can bet that I’ll be sending on some of mine.

While I will admit to being late to the show, about 9 days late, that is, I finally got ahold of friend of DC Metblogs Dave K‘s pictures of Crystal Method at Nation. Better yet, his reviews of the Baltimore Show and DC Show. I’d like to thank Dave for taking such outstanding shots.

Were you at the show? Tell us all about it.

The place to be on Memorial Day is Falls Church. Every year, our teeny tiny suburb hosts a 3K Fun Run and Memorial Day parade. This year is the 24th, which means that I’ve probably been to all but one of them. Between the 9 a.m. “race” (barely anyone actually races) and the 2 p.m. parade, there will be tours of Cherry Hill Farmhouse, live music, tons of food, and vendors selling crafts and other random stuff. It’s the perfect event to bring family and dogs to, and it’ll be on rain or shine, as every year. (It’s not so much fun when it rains, unless you decide to duck into the community center to dry off and warm up.) Good luck finding a good seat for the parade, though. There’s more info here.

With all the posturing over the DC Personal Protection Act, Lisa and I think it might be time to get some training at a local shooting range.

We’ve selected the Blue Ridge Arsenal, partially for its location but also because, hey, what’s not to love about a firing range with “Arsenal” in its name?

We’ll be booking a class for sometime after Lisa gets back from Punta Cana, where she is currently lying on the beach, drinking a fruity rum-based beverage with a paper umbrella in it. (We hate her.)

Watch for pictures.

There’s a break in a 36″ Water Main at 13th and Florida streets this morning, causing much of the Northwest/Northeast section of DC to be without water today. The break happened around 4am this morning and has made a real mess of the roads in the area as well. The following neighborhoods are reported to be without water:

Brookland, Adams Morgan, parts of Dupont and Columbia Heights

Five medical facilities serving those areas are also short of water at this point. DC EMA says they’re hoping to have outlying areas restored shortly, but they’ll have to work through the weekend to get the areas near the main break.

The Post has more.

I highly recommend that you stop by the Arthur Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian, ofr their exhibit “In the Realm of Princes“. It consists of many works of art from the heyday of Islamic civilization along various points on the Silk Route. Here are some pictures from my trip there.

A lot of the pieces harken back to the Islamic Rennaissance, which spilled over into the European one. And as you peek into the exhibits from Persia, Iraq and North Africa, you’ll see how the extensive trading networks allowed for ideas and cultures to influence one another.

I did find it interesting that many of the pieces were left open to the elements. Of course, if you got too close to the large Chinese wardrobe, it would beep at you, but the ancient Persian door I could have throughly inspected with no interruption whatsoever.

I went to see Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith at the Uptown Theater tonight and had a grand old time of it. First because the movie just truly kicks-ass, tying up all six movies with a nice evil bow. Second, because the theater going experience at the Uptown, during a major movie release is just such a great experience. When people gripe about the hassle of the Uptown on opening day, I really don’t see what they’re talking about. Patience is the key.

I got in line at 4PM for the 1030PM showing. There was me and about 10 other lay-abouts in line ahead of me. Across the sidewalk was the line for the 7PM showing – which stretched down the street further than I could see. As I rolled out my beach towel, I smiled knowingly at the guy in line next to me. That smile said, yeah, we may seem crazy know, but come 10PM we’re going to have the best seats in the house.

So I laid down with my head on my sack and read my book on the North American Colonial Wars for about 3 hours. A nice cool breeze, a slight overcast to keep the sun out of my eyes. Then my two best buds arrived, took my place and I got a much needed dinner break. We had a great round of childhood memories that lasted a few hours, then our ladies arrived right before the doors opened.

The Uptown runs like clock-work for major openings like this. I’ve seen every Star Wars release of the last 10 years there on opening day, all with out incident. The manager of the theater is great, he marches the line all day to keep people from place-holding for an obnoxious number of people. 5 seems to be his limit, any more than that and it’s back of the line. The guy runs a tight ship and watching a bunch of geeks in costumes trying to rock it is entertainment in itself.

Once doors opened, my Jedi Council and I managed to get the very best seats in the house (8 row – center) with ease. Lights dimmed, 15 minutes of commercials, a horrible Fantastic Four trailer and then it was all Jedi, all the time.

As the film ended, I was struck a tinge of sadness. Sadness for two things, that my much loved Star Wars was finally complete (there will be no more) but also that I probably won’t ever have the occasion to spend a free afternoon/evening parked in front of that great old theater ever again.

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As seen along the east branch of the metro’s red line, looking east.

There’s a rumor on the streets that Dr. Dremo’s is going to be shutting its doors due to the land being sold out from under it. As always, Dr. Dremo is on the offensive trying to prevent misinformation. Sadly, some of that rumor is true:

he owner of the Dr Dremo (and Taco Bell) property has a buyer. Development plans call for a 10 story building with 170 residential units and 36,000 sq ft of commercial space on the bottom floor

However,

Of course we are hoping that the county will not approve the plans, the land will not be purchased, and Dr Dremo’s will continue at the present location. We are hoping that the county will think the density is too great for one block on Wilson/Clarendon Blvd and deny the plans.

Now, Arlington County has rarely met a development deal they didn’t like (well, excepting one involving a baseball stadium), but I’m hoping they spare Dr. Dremo’s, as it’s the only place that I can get a good pint of Fuller’s ESB on tap. Of course, if you’ve got an idea to help save Dr. Dremo’s, feel free to drop them a line.

Recently, Johnston & Murphy launched a new ad campaign which you’ve probably seen in most of the Metro stations. Big black and white shots of hip guys Ziggy Marley and Ron Livingston wearing Johnston & Murphy shoes. I’ve often been tempted to rip the placard featuring Livingston* right off the wall at Farragut North and make out with it.

Of course, I would take it home before making out with it.

I’m a loon, but a loon who is not into PDA.

Well, now I’m spared from having to make out with a pilfered placard, as the real live Ron Livingston (aka “The Sexiest Eyebrows in Hollywood”) will be at the Johnston & Murphy store on Connecticut Avenue today from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Why will he be there? Well, other than to make out with me (obviously), I have no idea. But I did throw my copy of Office Space and a Sharpie into my bag this morning, just in case he’s there to sign things…in addition to making out with me.

*Most of you know Livingston — and his incredibly sexy eyebrows — from the modern classic, Office Space. You might also know him — and his eyebrows — from the fantastic Band of Brothers, or even as Berger (the guy who broke up with Carrie via Post-It Note) from Sex and The City. You might even know him from Body Shots…although I wouldn’t mention that one.