Wintermute: awesometown

our mii mascot: neo

awesometown '08 has come and gone. whew. a fantastic four days. most of this crew i've known since freshman year of college. we've been getting together at least once a year (or when there's a wedding, twice a year) in a different city, and this year was dc, with the wintermutes and chief & chief chick hosting. we housed the little munchkins, with bloodninja, sin-thai-ya, and mini-me taking our room and momma cass and her crew taking the guest room. this year also featured the first new member since dr. wintermute, with j-watt bringing her dude (whom we met when they visited last month). highlights included:

playing pool in awesometown
grilling out saturday night at our backyad
playing football on the washington mall, with the capital building and the washington monument in the background
touring the spy museum
ethiopian food in adams morgan
the guys playing soccer tennis
lots and lots of wii

unsurprisingly, wii casualties included one lamp and one toddler smacked in the head. This is equivalent to spitting out food that someone has cooked for you. If you don't like the song, then leave the room (the good news is that most songs are over in less than four minutes) or ask to have it turned down.

anyway, i have to say that it felt really good to have a quiet house after waking up each morning to crying kids (two infants) at 7:00am.

next stop (probably): little rock '09!

pictures say it best. click here to see the whole collection.