The Ups And Downs Of Living In DC

No one has it all together, not even our nation's capital.

Weather Here Is Awful

It's raining, pretty much all the time. The "winter" storms are really just aggressive rainstorms. And in the spring, it's raining constantly, like, even into June. WTF.

BUT sometimes the weather is great

DC has three months of perfect weather, and they're not even consecutive. But when it's warm outside, GAME ON.

DC Knows How To Drink

It starts off like any other Friday night

But escalates quickly


And everyone starts getting frisky


Then the morning after

DC Traffic Is The Absolute WORST

Too many cars, all the time. And everyone has an opinion on who the worst drivers are. Maryland! Virginia! (Hint: It actually is Maryland)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2012/08/28/cities-with-the-worst-drivers-2012/

Tourists. Everywhere.

We live in the nation's capital, it's bound to happen. Doesn't make it any less awful.

BUT DC Tourism Is Marketing Towards Gays Now (Awesome)

#Progress

New Restaurants Open Almost Every Week

Between The Pig that opened a few months ago, Le Diplomate, and B Too, dining options are expanding by the day. Food lovers rejoice.

The DC Metro System Could Use Some Work

From routes being closed due to construction or "maintenance" to the Red Line almost never working, ever, the DC subway system needs to get it together. But on the plus side, it's also one of the country's cleanest subway systems. That's something, right?

Liquor Stores Are Open On Sundays

The President Lives Here

Sure, your schedule is ruined by another motorcade, but then you remember, the leader of the free world is like 30 feet from you.

Cupcakes EVERYWHERE

Where to begin? Baked & Wired, Georgetown Cupcake, Sprinkles, Hello Cupcake, Red Velvet Cupcakery, the list goes on. And we're not mad at it.

Lastly, The National Mall

Sometimes we forget that all these huge historic monuments are in our backyard, and we're so close to years of important history. We advise getting a cupcake and exploring the monuments. They're kind of...monumental.