bread and roses (and hoping)
@weirdlilctydweller.bsky.social
Mostly Alexandria gossip, snark, and bitching about HUD stupidity.
Alexandria is cooler than where you live
gender = nope, they/them🌈
opinions all mine, etc etc
Alexandria is cooler than where you live
gender = nope, they/them🌈
opinions all mine, etc etc
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Housing prices are set by supply and demand. Housing is distributed according to people’s ability to pay. If we don’t allow new development at the high end of the market, rich people will outbid the poor for the best available existing housing. Building and operating homes costs money.
What kind of food is this? Wrong answers only.
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
What kind of food is this? Wrong answers only.
You know, I packed for it to be cold in Prague, but it's been high 40s and low 50s for the last few days. Thanks for taking one for the team and enduring the cold weather so I don't have to, DMV region!
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
You know, I packed for it to be cold in Prague, but it's been high 40s and low 50s for the last few days. Thanks for taking one for the team and enduring the cold weather so I don't have to, DMV region!
I have sampled the Old Prague ham! It was meh. Sorry @portcityposter.bsky.social and @volcanojw.bsky.social
The guy at the booth totally ripped me off, but I had the last laugh: I took what I couldn't eat back to the hotel for tomorrow's meal.
The guy at the booth totally ripped me off, but I had the last laugh: I took what I couldn't eat back to the hotel for tomorrow's meal.
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I have sampled the Old Prague ham! It was meh. Sorry @portcityposter.bsky.social and @volcanojw.bsky.social
The guy at the booth totally ripped me off, but I had the last laugh: I took what I couldn't eat back to the hotel for tomorrow's meal.
The guy at the booth totally ripped me off, but I had the last laugh: I took what I couldn't eat back to the hotel for tomorrow's meal.
It tells you a lot about me that I want progressives not for reading but for not having to switch glasses when I'm taking pictures. I need my regular glasses to see and reading glasses to check the focus and settings on the camera. Switching between them is a royal pain in the ass.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It tells you a lot about me that I want progressives not for reading but for not having to switch glasses when I'm taking pictures. I need my regular glasses to see and reading glasses to check the focus and settings on the camera. Switching between them is a royal pain in the ass.
Is it really a trip to Europe if your transportation isn't interrupted by a demonstration?
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Is it really a trip to Europe if your transportation isn't interrupted by a demonstration?
The pastry in the foreground is called a čoko banàn
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The pastry in the foreground is called a čoko banàn
Reposted by bread and roses (and hoping)
Hot Take of the day: 95% of all "tiny homes" would be better off purchasing a single wide manufactured home and installing it in place.
As a bonus, the single wide could have a ramp up the side, and be way more ADA friendly. Reasonable size bathroom, no mandatory death loft, much more suitable
As a bonus, the single wide could have a ramp up the side, and be way more ADA friendly. Reasonable size bathroom, no mandatory death loft, much more suitable
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hot Take of the day: 95% of all "tiny homes" would be better off purchasing a single wide manufactured home and installing it in place.
As a bonus, the single wide could have a ramp up the side, and be way more ADA friendly. Reasonable size bathroom, no mandatory death loft, much more suitable
As a bonus, the single wide could have a ramp up the side, and be way more ADA friendly. Reasonable size bathroom, no mandatory death loft, much more suitable
Reposted by bread and roses (and hoping)
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
I have many feelings about this, but I will simply highlight that City departments have been asked to make budget cuts for multiple years in a row.
Alexandria police union decries current officer pay as collective bargaining reaches impasse
Alexandria police union decries current officer pay as collective bargaining reaches impasse | ALXnow
With collective bargaining at a standstill, the Alexandria Police Department's union is calling for increased salaries as the department's pay has fallen behind other Northern Virginia localities. The...
www.alxnow.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have many feelings about this, but I will simply highlight that City departments have been asked to make budget cuts for multiple years in a row.
@volcanojw.bsky.social I saw this and thought of you
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@volcanojw.bsky.social I saw this and thought of you
Alexandria residents will soon have a new one-seat ride to downtown Washington, D.C., when Metro launches the A29 bus route next Monday.
New Metro bus route to offer direct service from Alexandria to downtown D.C.
Commuters can skip transfers starting Dec. 15 with A29 line
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Welp, the good news is I finally got my Lumix to connect to my phone so I can use remote shutter!
...the bad news is I've been shooting in RAW for the last four days. I fixed it now, but that's like a thousand pictures that need conversion to jpg before I can share them
...the bad news is I've been shooting in RAW for the last four days. I fixed it now, but that's like a thousand pictures that need conversion to jpg before I can share them
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Welp, the good news is I finally got my Lumix to connect to my phone so I can use remote shutter!
...the bad news is I've been shooting in RAW for the last four days. I fixed it now, but that's like a thousand pictures that need conversion to jpg before I can share them
...the bad news is I've been shooting in RAW for the last four days. I fixed it now, but that's like a thousand pictures that need conversion to jpg before I can share them
Took my nap early and woke up right in time for Czech rush hour. I guess I'll hide out here until things calm down or maybe go back to sleep.
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Took my nap early and woke up right in time for Czech rush hour. I guess I'll hide out here until things calm down or maybe go back to sleep.
Well, I was going straight to the Castle, but then I saw the line decided to go another stop and get breakfast first
December 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Well, I was going straight to the Castle, but then I saw the line decided to go another stop and get breakfast first
tourists: *holding up phones to take pictures of the astronomical clock at midnight*
clock: *strikes*
lights illuminating clock: *shut off*
tourists: nooooooooo
me: 😆
clock: *strikes*
lights illuminating clock: *shut off*
tourists: nooooooooo
me: 😆
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
tourists: *holding up phones to take pictures of the astronomical clock at midnight*
clock: *strikes*
lights illuminating clock: *shut off*
tourists: nooooooooo
me: 😆
clock: *strikes*
lights illuminating clock: *shut off*
tourists: nooooooooo
me: 😆
Apparently it's easier to get pictures on a Sunday night when all the drunken partiers are in bed.
Now let us hope the pictures come out...
Now let us hope the pictures come out...
December 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Apparently it's easier to get pictures on a Sunday night when all the drunken partiers are in bed.
Now let us hope the pictures come out...
Now let us hope the pictures come out...
You know you've found a truly local Christmas market when it only has like 25 stalls (1/3 of them selling hot booze) and all the food menus are in Czech.
(thank you Google Lens Translate)
(thank you Google Lens Translate)
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You know you've found a truly local Christmas market when it only has like 25 stalls (1/3 of them selling hot booze) and all the food menus are in Czech.
(thank you Google Lens Translate)
(thank you Google Lens Translate)
I am halfway through this exhibit and have had raptures at least four times already. I love modern art so much.
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I am halfway through this exhibit and have had raptures at least four times already. I love modern art so much.
I absolutely love the way this art museum organizes works by theme instead of period. Even within the galleries devoted to one period they will separate the art with curves from the art dominated by angles. More museums need to do this.
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I absolutely love the way this art museum organizes works by theme instead of period. Even within the galleries devoted to one period they will separate the art with curves from the art dominated by angles. More museums need to do this.
I travel thousands of miles and I am still a night owl. I am possibly the least tired I have been all day despite having spent two hours in the cold carrying around a tripod. Admittedly, there was a 4 hour nap beforehand, but I was still tired when I woke up and had to force myself outside.
December 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I travel thousands of miles and I am still a night owl. I am possibly the least tired I have been all day despite having spent two hours in the cold carrying around a tripod. Admittedly, there was a 4 hour nap beforehand, but I was still tired when I woke up and had to force myself outside.
Am I at all thrilled I got turned around trying to find the contemporary art museum? No. Did it turn out to be useful because I found a camera store where I could get a case for at least one of my cameras? Yes.
Wish I weren't so tired, though.
Wish I weren't so tired, though.
December 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Am I at all thrilled I got turned around trying to find the contemporary art museum? No. Did it turn out to be useful because I found a camera store where I could get a case for at least one of my cameras? Yes.
Wish I weren't so tired, though.
Wish I weren't so tired, though.
And then I got hot chocolate at Ca phe
So far today I have seen a Burrito Loco, a Wok In, and a place selling Louisa chicken. And it's only 12:25.
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And then I got hot chocolate at Ca phe
Things Metro could never:
Run an LED sign in a tunnel synced to the speed of the train so you see a Pepsi ad as you ride along.
Run an LED sign in a tunnel synced to the speed of the train so you see a Pepsi ad as you ride along.
December 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Things Metro could never:
Run an LED sign in a tunnel synced to the speed of the train so you see a Pepsi ad as you ride along.
Run an LED sign in a tunnel synced to the speed of the train so you see a Pepsi ad as you ride along.
So far today I have seen a Burrito Loco, a Wok In, and a place selling Louisa chicken. And it's only 12:25.
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
So far today I have seen a Burrito Loco, a Wok In, and a place selling Louisa chicken. And it's only 12:25.
Attempt to nap unsuccessful. Still, there was lying down.
Hotel is as nice as I remember. Acceptable bed, absolute tranquility, and the guy at the desk says he remembers me. I suspect I might even be in the same room as last time, which is A++ in my book.
Hotel is as nice as I remember. Acceptable bed, absolute tranquility, and the guy at the desk says he remembers me. I suspect I might even be in the same room as last time, which is A++ in my book.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Attempt to nap unsuccessful. Still, there was lying down.
Hotel is as nice as I remember. Acceptable bed, absolute tranquility, and the guy at the desk says he remembers me. I suspect I might even be in the same room as last time, which is A++ in my book.
Hotel is as nice as I remember. Acceptable bed, absolute tranquility, and the guy at the desk says he remembers me. I suspect I might even be in the same room as last time, which is A++ in my book.