Well, not exactly, but they’re sure on a run of taunting the online-obsessed. First it was their cruel and mean April Fool’s blog entry, then yesterday they took a stance against the Ricky Henderson-esque use in the blogging world of “This Blogger” as a first-person pronoun.

“This blogger.”

Sometimes, it’s “This blog.” Sometimes, it’s the name of the blog.

God created a certain number of personal pronouns. It’s an abomination against The Creator and all mankind to go against it. It’s unnatural. What’s next, are you going to have sex with animals?

As someone who prefers to type things like “we here at DC Metblogs,” I’m 100% with you, Nick. Preach on, brother! Fight the powerblogger!

The 9:30 club is an institution for D.C. residents younger than, well, dead. Last night was my first time there, and I can really see why the place is so popular. It’s funky and small and a really great place to see a show. And if you’re gonna see a show there, They Might Be Giants is the band to see.

TMBG — as we hip young urbanites call them — got a reputation in the 90s for being almost inaccessibly quirky, thanks to songs like 1990′s inexpicable if catchy “Particle Man.” (“When he’s underwater does he get wet?/Or does the water get him instead?/Nobody knows./Particle Man.”)

But the band’s live show consists largely of more danceable, and especially more singable, fare like the almost shockingly good “Experimental Film” and “Boss of Me,” the title tune from the sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle.” When the band broke into the opening lines of that number (“Yes, no, maybe./I don’t know./Could you repeat the question?”) The crowd went nuts. Seriously. Nuts.

And this reporter, I’m not ashamed to admit, went nuts right along with them. There’s something deeply cathartic about screaming “You’re not the boss of me now, and you’re not so big!” at the top of your lungs along with a thousand of your closest friends.

Special to Metblogs from contributor Mik

As April goes out like a lamb, think about hitting up the Taste of Arlington on May 21st. Held in Ballston, rain or shine, tickets are currently $30 for two taste books of six tickets each until May 1st.

2006 participating restaurants promise the taste of something old, something new and something blue – I wouldn’t want to touch the something borrowed part….

Last year I spotted a flyer for this event a week or two after they did it. This year, thanks to teh intruwub, I found out about it in time to tell all of you. The Geek Comedy Tour 3000 happens again this Friday at the Topaz Hotel. As their web page points out, this is a no-lose situation for attending geeks.

The Topaz Hotel also features free wireless Internet access. If the comedy bores you, there’s always Home Star Runner.

at the Topaz Hotel starting at 8pm on 4/28/06
1733 N St. NW, Washington, D.C.

DC-based XM Radio may be in a pile of trouble, after Federal Regulators were called in to check to see whether or not the company has violated laws concerning billing and marketing. Worse still, the company also put out its earnings statements for the first quarter. Did I say earnings? I meant losses. XM is out $150 Million for the 1st quarter, though subscribers are up.

What does this mean for XM? A beating at the stock market, for sure. Stock is trading at 20.31, 8% below opening, 1 hour ago, which is near a 52 week low. Ouch, XM. Ouch. Time to pull it together.

Following on the wild success of the Definitive Patio Bar list for outdoor nocturnal drinking, a beautiful day like today calls for a new list: The Definitive DC Patio Lunch List.

So what might qualify as a patio lunch spot? Well glad ya asked! Here’s the requirements:

• more than 5 outdoor tables
• a solid, regular, polite lunch crowd
• quick, snappy service
• reservations accepted or turnover so quick as not to matter
• damn good, or at least damn cheap eats

Honorable mention will go to take out shops next to nice parks or places like Loebs, which has great location and outdoor seating, but leaves you reeking of grill-smell from just the 5 minutes it takes to order.

Drop your ideas, comments, and better yet reviews of your favorite patio lunch spot into comments now!

Blue shirt face stuffing @ Loebs

Hotties, all & sold for good

Now what a fun night! Hooting and hollering for your friends, raising your hand to bid even, it was a good time had by all.

Or almost all. My friend, who I promised would be outbid, wound up throwing down the winning $140 for me. The curt reply as she paid and picked up the Improv tickets: “You better be nice to me or I’m taking my boyfriend instead”

In preparation for our group’s reconstruction trip to New Orleans, last night was spent at the Merrifield Home Depot learning how to hang drywall. We cut. We built. We mudded, taped, and re-mudded. Then we sanded, dropped drywall, accidentally cracked it, and had heaps of Home Depot employees getting a good comedy show.

That all said, by the end of the night I’d say we’re pretty far from being professionals, but have enough skills to go to work on some homes! Props to the Merrifield Home Depot, however, who took six punks and taught us elementary carpentry skills for free, and at a time when they had high customer-service needs. At the end our group all went to the worker glove display to buy our work gloves (which were all at least $10 per pair), in which Jeff, the department manager giving us our drywall lesson, promptly said that Home Depot would like to comp us the six pairs of gloves for our trip.

Awesome – now you don’t only need to support Mackey’s for being generous to our efforts, but also Home Depot!

whats a wayan worth?

Final bid: $140

Yes, ladies, I now have an established first date market value – $140. So if ya wanna experience the power of the Wayan, break out your checkbooks, because I know what I’m worth and I’m not gonna be picked up for free anymore!

big money

With babe one we have already hit four hundred bucks! Later on guys went for $140 to $300, and one hottie even went for $1,000!! Grand total purchaing power of drunk sinlge people? $4680 – all for charity.

Still, there were cheap-o’s in the house. Overheard during the bidding: “You can just get her number later for free.”