Pizza Week in the Snow

2/8, 2/9, 2/10, 2/11

Where Radius Pizza (Mt. Pleasant) x 2, Pete's Pizza (Columbia Heights), Astor

Who: Obama, Dozer, K Walnut, Elliot, Will, Aaron, others

So as you probably aware there was a lot of snow in the DC area last week. Apparently this means I eat a lot of pizza. The good news is that I am within walking distance of several delicious pizza places.

There were two trips to Radius Pizza on Mt. Pleasant St. They have a great happy hour special of a beer and a slice for $5. I had many of these. I can't really think of much that is better than a slice of pizza and a frosty beer. There were trips here on both Monday and Thursday. Not bad.

Pete's Pizza is another quality spot in Columbia Heights. The visit here was born out of the need to not walk very far. Having been here not too long ago I had discovered the pepper and onion pizza is a delicious option. I had two slices of this. It was fantastic.

Astor is a local place offering a wide variety of foods. This includes some pizza options. This was more of an emergency stop off for Obama, Elliot and I. We needed some food so we split a pizza. I also got a salad and they got some humus. Other folks are very high on this pizza, I think there other options at astor (like sandwiches) that are much better.

So an excellent week of not accomplishing very much was improved by some excellent pizza pie.

Radius Pizza

Where: Radius Pizza Mt. Pleasant St.

When: 1/10/09

Who: garretthubb, obama

Radius has a great deal during Happy Hour, a slice and a pint for $5. We set out there for some pizza after watching the Ravens Vs. Patriots game. To our astonishment this deal is extended all day on Saturday and Sunday as well. What a great way to watch the Packers vs. Cardinals!

I got 3 slices of cheese and 3 pints of some amber beer (note: the beers on tap are unusual, I don't recall what they have). The slices were pipping hot and delicious and the beer was cold and delicious. The football game was highly entertaining considering that I usually just watch the Redskins and they never score.

I would highly recommend this for a Happy Hour or a Saturday/Sunday afternoon of pizza and beer, two of God's top five greatest creations.

Silver Spring Pizza

When: 12/17/09

Where: Mama Lucia in Silver Spring

Who: B-Flo and garretthubb

B-Flo and I went and checked out "Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas" at the AFI in Silver Spring. We went with our buddies Micaela and Brian. The movie is pretty great! The River Bottom Nightmare band is fantastic. I really love the line from their song:

"We don't wish to learn, but we hate what we don't understand."

After the movie we hit up Mama Lucia's for some pizza. It is excellent pizza there. The sauce is a little off sometimes. I can't quite say what I am not super into about it, but it works well with the cheese, just if you get some by itself is not my favorite.

Pizza and a Movie

When: 11/3/09

Where: Bethesda

Who: garretthubb, b-flo

B-Flo and I went and checked out "The Damned United" a movie about Brian Clough's 44 days in charge of Leeds United. I really appreciate B-Flo indulging me by going to a movie about 70's English Football. The movie was enjoyable. It was almost more of a bro-manatic comedy than a sports movie, but that was kinda cool for two good buddies to go see together.

Afterwards we went to Pizzeria Uno's. This was maybe not the best pizza based decision we have ever made. The pizza was OK. The waiter was pretty hilarious. Featuring an extremely thick Eastern European accent he didn't understand what I meant when I ordered the seasonal Sam Adams. He also definitely said "Awesome" when giving us the cheese and red pepper. He didn't say anything else, just "Awesome".

Caps Opener

10/1/09

My House, Just Me.

I really wanted to run tonight. I feel like I have been slacking big time. I also went to the doctor this week and my weight was 5 lbs more than it should be and 15 lbs more than I want it to be, so running is needed. However, I got sucked into two thirty plus min. conversations when I got home and by the time I had a chance to get ready to go it was already too late. It sucks eating lunch @ 10:30 AM everyday, it makes eating dinner after 7 PM kinda unbearable.

However, my spirits were lifted by the caps opener against the bruins. Suck it bruins!

I popped a Amy's Organic Margherita pizza in the oven. I looked at the stack of lab reports I brought home and realized the kids mixed up folders and did a generally horrible job on organizing things. So instead of grading and hockey, it will be pizza and hockey with a stern lecture to the kids tomorrow.

Somehow I feel like more nights of pizza, hockey and solitude are in my future.

Frozen Pizza from my couch

When: 9/17/09

Where: My couch

I was pretty ready for a night of doing nothing. I left work on the early side, which lead to getting stuck in some traffic. I then got my haircut that was much needed. I decided to eat the frozen pizza in my freezer and watch the UEFA Champions League games I had recorded early in the week as well as the new episode of the office. I also caught some of celebrity jeopardy and I must say that Wolf Blitzer is an idiot.

The pizza was nice, hot, crispy and delicious. Having purchased a pizza stone this summer I feel like my frozen pizza eating will be of a higher quality this year.

The quality of the champions league however was lacking. The last three games I have watched on TV (DC United @ San Juan, Barcelona @ Inter Milan, Manchester United @ Besiktas) were all snoozers. I was especially disappointed in Barcelona. I know that the teams I support should be boring away form home (Man, DC United) but Barcelona is supposed to be a free flowing attacking soccer.

First Week Back at Work = Lots of Pizza

Monday 8/31

Where: The Ugly Mug

Trivia Night

Who: Garretthubb and coworkers

My coworker Kevin invited me out for trivia night at his local bar the ugly mug. They have 1/2 price pizza and pitchers. The trivia night was pretty fun, but our team did awful on the "Cop Shows of the '80s" category.

I had one slice of somebodies pizza. It was a white pizza with tomato slices. It was not very good, but at 1/2 price one can't complain too loudly.

When: 9/4

Where: West Potomac

Who: garretthubb and other coworkers

My coworker Kelley is having her 2nd child soon so we threw her a baby shower. We ordered up some pizzas and had gifts. I think the pizza was from dominos. It was bad even for dominos. However, some other coworkers made delicious treats like cake and cookies.

Kelley got some cool gifts for the baby shower. Her expected child is a little girl, so there were some very cute clothes for the fashionable little one. Actually, I have no idea if they are cute or not, but I followed every ones lead and said "ahhhhhh" at the correct times.

9/5

Where: Crystal City Double Tree Hotel

Who: Garretthubb, a whole lot of other runners.

I ran the Arlington County 9-11 memorial 5k on Saturday. It was possible the worst race ever. I felt like crap the whole race. My legs didn't work properly and I cramped up. I have no idea why this happened and I am extremely disappointed in my time. I am hoping for some redemption when I run an 8k next month.

After the race there was pizza/water/beer for race participants. I had a slice of pizza. I think I was so mad at myself for my terrible run that I really have no idea how the pizza tasted.