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GM has always favored a free flow of comments. While he’s been tempted at times to block irritating commenters, so long as the comment is not insulting to GM or others, or otherwise crosses some decorum line, GM leaves it in. So he regrets having to take a step to clamp down on the comment policy.

It’s not due to rude comments that GM is making a change. Rather, GM has been getting overloaded with spam comments recently. They’re supposed to be blocked, but too many are getting through. It means GM has to log in and manually delete them each time they come through. Continue reading →

Photo by Matt Becker.

GM’s off to a week in the Netherlands and Belgium in a couple days, so he’s going to sign off for now to use his free time for last minute planning.

Next week, GM will re-run his old architecture series, so if you’re bored and want to learn a little bit about the homes around you, check back then!

As for GM, he’ll be chasing after a toddler down cobblestone streets and trying to drink some good Belgian beer.

As year-round Washingtonians know, it’s that time of year again. Eager young interns have arrived in earnest droves to fill those couple inches on their resumes between their GPAs and their “other interests”. Many of these interns will be drawn to live and/or play in Georgetown. GM publishes the below crash course for interns each year, so here’s the 2013 update:

To Live:

Even in the boom times, interns don’t get paid much. And these ain’t the boom times. So you’re probably living on little to no pay. Can you afford to live in Georgetown? Maybe. But you’ll have to look hard. You’re young, so you probably can’t even remember a time before Craigslist, so no need mention that. But there are other places to look too. The City Paper still has decent listings, but for the short term rentals that you’re probably looking for you may try off campus housing listings like you’ll find here. Good luck.

To Eat:

The Safeway should be on your weekly checklist. You can load up on groceries without going totally broke. For some variety, go to the Whole Foods up in Glover Park sometimes, or the Trader Joe’s in the West End. Or you could sign up for Car2Go and head out to Costco at Pentagon City to really make your dollar go far.

Or you could eat Qdoba every night. It’s up to you. Continue reading →

Pomander Walk