The DC Home and Garden Show - OR - An Excuse To Go Out

So This Saturday K and I went on down to the H&G show at the convention center near the Mt. Vernon Metro stop.

Ahh, where to start?

I say that because I'm really having trouble, there was so little there worth commenting on that I feel like I should move on to the later evening events.

But I shall say some things.

First, it was more then a little disappointing. I was really looking forward to getting some ideas for my place, seeing some really well done exhibits and interiors. unfortunately there were only about 5 and this was the best.Not much to see here folks.

For the most part it was like reverse door to door salesmen. And by that I mean you were going to do door trying to get crap sold to you. that's the gist. here's what the majority of the place looked like...

Ya, that good.

Although there where a few high points, for instance there was the very reasonable and obviously effective newfangled exercise machine. This new device exercises every mussel in the body with the force of an earthquake! that's right! it's guaranteed to jiggle the fat away!

Just stand on the two vibrating pads and the machine will do the rest for you!







Seriously in real life it was shaking the crap out of her, I think it may cause brain damage and spinal dislocations....


Also I got a little scare when K decided to grab a pare of pruning shears...
seriously, She is always cutting herself or coming very close to cutting me. We keep a good stock of band aids and Neosporin in the house for just that reason and I couldn't see a first aid kit anywhere near that display!

so this is scarier then it looks...






Final note? it was a great big room filled with people trying to sell you crap that should only be sold in those "As seen on TV" stores with a spattering of gutter and door salesmen, landscapers and remodelers and people trying to avoid them...

What else can I say?
I won't be going back next year?
I want that hour and a half back?
Though they did have a cheese box....

On another note, we went to Matchbox afterwards. I was very happy there, good beer on tap and good pizza.
I had a Delirium Tremens. A sweet Belgium style blond ale. Tasty and got me thinking about summer... that paired nicely with the "Fire and Smoke" pizza and I must admit for once something I ordered in a restaurant that was listed as spicy was actually spicy! very good, not for those who are afraid of spicy red pepper, but very good indeed. K ordered a stake... K will only eat a steak if it is burnt beyond recognition. After ordering a well done steak she received a medium... so I ate most of a steak too, it also didn't help that their standard steak sauce is rather sweet, another thing K does not like, sweet food that is not desert.

But she did really like my pizza, so not a total loss and we are both in agreement that we will go back and BOTH have pizza.

Cheers!