Said Bar and Grille was packed standing room only – being the only place in a three block radius that was not solely open however air conditioned, everyone and their backup felt like stopping off for a chilly one. I spent many of the night consuming sweet from the snack table, and drinking an odd mix of three completely different liquors. There’s candy in my brain! I’m carrying a fair quantity of digital tools with me, which tends to raise eyebrows with the parents who aren’t techies, however except for my ticket and ID being checked by the safety guard, nothing happened. Local safety teams are shifting individuals out of the particular practice station part of the complex into the outlying procuring mall. I ponder how lengthy it should be earlier than the identical security measures in place on the airports will start appearing at train stations. Or, shit’s going down somewhere and so they’re taking good care of enterprise. As a consequence of some unsubstantiated rumours (I must be honest right here), DHS has been extraordinarily busy currently working down threats, enough of them credible to warrant the expenditure of assets and allocation of manpower, with sufficient optimistic return to warrant continued energetic response.
Gabble had re-negotiated the price per Stone down to one thing that Gringotts might fairly afford, and in return Harry would have the ability to take his time — spacing out the spells in order that he may do one each week or so. The folks who work contained in the constructing in a single capability or another are having fun with the downtime. The man who had tormented Andrews would not be set free. Are you a gay man who uses condoms? The Scelesti: Servants of the Abyss, the aforementioned magic-destroying realm, who need to bathe the world in evil eternally. Want to see how your representatives voted on net.neutrality? Time to begin pulling wires and calling your state representatives. The evening was completed off in grand fashion by Abney Park, who all the time put on a superb present (and if they don’t, the Ophelia’s time engines give them another attempt (though I have never yet figured out why the Blinovitch limitation impact doesn’t shred their dirigible)). Who you need to seek out: Someone as witty/charming/private as their solutions seem to indicate.
I’m not sure how we discovered parking so quick but I suspect that Mika called in a favour or two from Someone. Elwing noticed that a big portion of Union Station is, actually, a mall, so it’s doubtless that someone merely forgot a package and slightly than risk an accident, called security, who then known as the police. Santa Claus is real, and he’s a secret agent who fights off an invasion by aliens who’ve taken over the minds of America’s politicians. I’m writing so I’ll have one thing to upload later. I’m writing offline because the protection from the 802.11B/G WAPs inside would not reach this far outdoors of the building. There’s a wireless community in the building (the specifics of which I wish I’d had time to write down down) that can be used for communication, assuming that you move the proxy server/checkpoint. Lyssa arrived from the Metro station around 2100 EST; she’d driven back with her brother and caught the Metro from his apartment building to our neighborhood.
2225 EST/EDT: Union Station continues to be sealed off. In the sweltering heat and humidity of downtown Washington, DC, the 5 of us hiked over to the Union Bar and Grille for a snack and a glass of beer, the libation of the tired and sweaty adventurer. The proposed penalty for buying or promoting sex toys (considered obscene) can be up to five years in jail and up to a $10kus high-quality. My bike’s virtually fifteen years old – the tyres are rotted out and I’m not sure if the brakes are trustworthy or not. Elwing headed to the ticket counter, the place she was advised that we might catch the first prepare out of our platform for new York City. I was expecting far more of a trouble, fact be instructed. I began dinner round 2000 EST final night, jasmine rice in the rice cooker, an oriental vegetable combine, and tofu in a curry sauce that turned out much more strong than I’d planned for. I made it back a while after 1300 EST today and visited the homestead for a few hours. While her legacy definitely hasn’t been with out controversy, she definitely didn’t make issues any better for herself this time around.