Happy Hanukkah (and 12/12 of course).

So yeah, I used to be jealous of my brother because his birthday is 3/27 and eeeeevery once in a while the date coincides, and he's able to have an easter birthday ....which is pretty cool if ya ask me. At any rate, now I'm excited, as for the first time that I can remember my B-Day falls on a holiday. Hooray! Happy first day of Hanukkah to all of my friends of the Jewish faith.

And if you want to help me have a good time today, a few of my planned activities  are below:

• 9:30a - 12 noon --> Day starts with shopping and the gym
• 12:15p - 1:00ish -->Early afternoon cocktail at The Embassy Suites Bar (downtown DC/Chinatown)
• 1:15p - 2:15ish --> Check out the Artistic Aya trunk show at 1336 9th St NW (Click here for details)
• 2:15p - 7ish --> Let the blowing of the wind dictate the next move, eat, drink, (probably nap) & get ready for the night
• 7:30p - 8:45ish --> Visit Hamiltonian Artists (gallery) for an opening of fellow Terp, Jonathan Monaghan & co.
• 9p-10ish --> Dine at Oohhs & Aahhs (U St) or Marvin (14th near Ust), and enjoy some chicken and waffles
• 10:30 until ---> Nothing's in stone, but bar hopping, "cutting-the-rug" and good times are on the agenda. I'll be posting updates at http://www.twitter.com/JonathanBeach.

I hope to to see ya out at some point.

Cheers,
Jonathan