Mid-October Fun!

Steve Sailer writes:

In this case, however, the area north of the White House actually is gentrifying as Matt Yglesias-types move in and is becoming more "vibrant" in the actual sense that people want to believe is true about a neighborhood. What people hope when they hear that a city neighborhood is "vibrant" (or any other cool sounding adjective) is that it means that pretty girls are out at night. That, when you get down to it, is the ultimate attribute of an urban neighborhood: attractive women. (For suburban neighborhoods, the ultimate feature is smart public schoolchildren.)

And, yes, it's true -- where Matt Yglesias goes, the vibrancy hotties follow, as you can see by checking out the photos from last weekend's Third Annual Mid-October Party.

Comments

I sure hope you had some tasty mixers, 'cause that booze looks like rotgut.

Posted by dj moonbat | October 16, 2006 10:08 PM

It was pretty gross. But, more importantly, it was plentiful.

Posted by Matthew Yglesias | October 16, 2006 10:39 PM

All the cook kidz move into the DC area afer I happen to move away.....OK well that was 10 years ago :)

Posted by zAmboni | October 16, 2006 11:01 PM

Because the Republican-Owned Mainstream Media has entirely brainwashed every American for so long, a number of citizens are quite confused about the actual difference between Right-Wing Republicans and Left-Wing Democrats.

Therefore, as a Public Service this election season, here's the exact difference:

A left-wing Democrat goes to a party. He arrives fashionably late with some wine, some cheese and crackers, and some flowers for the Hostess. He has a little bit of the wine, cheese and crackers himself, is pleased to see other guests enjoying some of the food and drink too, thanks the Hostess for inviting him, and goes home after a nice party.

The Right-Wing Republican arrives exactly at the start of the party, brings nothing, gorges himself, gets drunk, hits on several underage and/or already attached partygoers, and leaves very late without thanking the Hostess.

At 3:45 am he returns with a flashlight and wearing a ski mask, breaks into the house, steals everything that isn't nailed down, and drives off to stash the goods. Then, he goes back again and steals everything that is nailed down.

The next day he gets up, takes a hot shower, combs his hair with some Brylcreem, and drives off to his job as Town Sherriff. After receiving a complaint of a Burglary at a party, he issues an arrest warrant for the left-wing Democrat on Suspicion of Theft.

Posted by HAND COUNTED PAPER BALLOTS | October 16, 2006 11:04 PM

LOL. all i can say is this: a little puddle of vanilla in the chocolate city. at least judging by the pix posted.

Posted by razib | October 16, 2006 11:07 PM

a little puddle of vanilla in the chocolate city.

More or less . . . I'm pretty sure there's a black guy in this one.

Posted by Matthew Yglesias | October 16, 2006 11:10 PM

You're forgetting the marshmallow crust of corruption that makes D.C. the Mallomar™ city.

Posted by dj moonbat | October 16, 2006 11:18 PM

Some of those girls look pretty good. I especially like the Superman-style heat vision effect.

Posted by Kyle | October 16, 2006 11:58 PM

What's the deal with the Sailer-Ygleisas modus vivendi?

Posted by washerdreyer | October 17, 2006 12:09 AM

The black guy looks like he's being asked to leave.

Posted by ogged | October 17, 2006 12:14 AM

What's the deal with the Sailer-Ygleisas modus vivendi?

it's a halfjew thing.

Posted by razib | October 17, 2006 12:16 AM

When did everyone start wearing blazers to house parties? Did I miss something?

Posted by Cain | October 17, 2006 1:29 AM

This looks like a challenge, as my roommates and I had planned to make our new Mt. Pleasant pad the place to be for young DC quasi-hipster progressives with our Friday night "salons". Apparently, we just need more hotties.

Posted by Judah | October 17, 2006 1:37 AM

The GOP did in fact steal the presidency, twice, and the GOP is in fact right now actively working to steal the 2006 Elections. A "do everything" Republican assault on democracy used intimidation, fraud, vote theft, computer rigging, machine distribution manipulation, a fake Homeland security alert, trashing of provisional ballots, denial of a recount and dozens more "dirty tricks" to produce a 118,775 "official" margin for Bush that was an utter fiction. Exit polls in nine swing states showed Kerry a clear winner as late as 12:21 am on election night. Nationwide exit polls showed him with a 1.5 million vote margin in the popular vote. But somehow, against all statistical probability, Bush wound up with a popular vote victory of nearly 3.5 million. And somehow, against all statistical probability, he carried Ohio and three other states (Iowa, Nevada and New Mexico) where he had been the clear loser in the exit polls. Ohio alone was sufficient to give him a second term, just as Florida had been in 2000. Such an outcome is beyond implausible - unless you saw how the Rove-Blackwell machine stole the vote. The tactics the GOP perfected in Ohio 2004 are now being used in 2006 and honed for re-use in 2008. Neither the Mainstream Media or the core of the Democratic Party has been willing to face the reality that unless our entire election system immediately gets a total top-to-bottom revamp by an informed public willing to deal with the systematic poisoning of American democracy, there will be no honest elections in the US in 2006 or in 2008.

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Posted by HAND COUNTED PAPER BALLOTS | October 17, 2006 1:56 AM

"When did everyone start wearing blazers to house parties? Did I miss something?"

Jesus, Cain! Aren't you paying attention? Just read Steve Sailer's blog. All your questions will be answered, all your fears will be allayed, all your dreams will come true.

"Personally, for the last two decades, I've worn whenever possible a sports jacket. This item of clothing originated hundreds of years ago as military officer's tunic, and it has survived because it was carefully designed to make officers look like imposing specimens of masculinity (e.g., the padded shoulders, the nipped-in waist, the long length to cover up a big butt)..."
http://www.isteve.com/Web%20Exclusives%20Archive-Jun2003.htm

Posted by beowulf | October 17, 2006 3:12 AM

So, who's the cuttest ? I vote for Lindsay Beyerstein.

Posted by Fifi | October 17, 2006 8:55 AM

There were so many pairs of glasses in those shots, you'd almost think they were a fashion accessory.

Posted by DRR | October 17, 2006 9:45 AM

I've worn a sports jacket to a party before, but it seems like every time Matt posts party pics, all males are wearing them. But I guess that's the style. Consider me educated, Beo.

On another note, I gotta get me to one of these parties. I have a hipster group of friends who throw kickin' shindigs, but unfortunately they're gay hipsters, so the hot straight girl demographic is never well represented.

Posted by Cain | October 17, 2006 10:22 AM

hotties

Geez, ain't anybody gonna object to Matthew's objectification of women? Where are all the feminists? I'll have to remember this the next time Matthew goes on about how women who choose to forego high-powered jobs to be stay-at-home moms aren't real feminists, or how magazines ought to be imposing quotas as to the number of articles authored by women.

/snark

Posted by Al | October 17, 2006 10:31 AM

razib beat me to it. I submit that only white people drink alcohol out of plastic cups.

Posted by JP | October 17, 2006 10:38 AM

Looks the sailor Yglesius was grooving to some Yacht Rock maybe? http://www.thepoorman.net/2006/10/04/rock/

Posted by John I | October 17, 2006 11:06 AM

There were so many pairs of glasses in those shots, you'd almost think they were a fashion accessory.

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I've worn a sports jacket to a party before, but it seems like every time Matt posts party pics, all males are wearing them.

This is how journalists dress. There's not a great deal of occupational diversity among my friends.

Posted by Matthew Yglesias | October 17, 2006 11:47 AM

In the pictures I see one woman and a bunch of men who all look the same; blazers, glasses, etc. Do all your friends look the same?

Posted by matt | October 17, 2006 2:49 PM

My only comment is that it's remarkable how obvious bad dancing is even in still pictures. Which would naturally lead to a comment about the emblazered black guy, but that would be offensive.

Posted by godoggo | October 17, 2006 2:57 PM

"(For suburban neighborhoods, the ultimate feature is smart public schoolchildren.)"

We can always count on Steve Sailor, can't we?

Posted by SqueakyRat | October 17, 2006 2:59 PM

It's not just that you're all wearing glasses - they're all the same glasses. Do they pass them out at the intitiation ceremony?

Posted by Basil Valentine | October 17, 2006 4:42 PM

I am in total awe. Entire roomsful of nationally known people.

Posted by serial catowner | October 17, 2006 7:14 PM

the vibrancy hotties follow, as you can see by checking out the photos from last weekend's Third Annual Mid-October Party.

Either you're being sarcastic, or you're extraordinarily generous in whom you consider to be "hotties"

Posted by TW Andrews | October 17, 2006 10:44 PM

Consider your origin

Posted by vedavutucuhi | May 28, 2007 7:59 AM

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue

Posted by narevuforekubu | June 7, 2007 7:18 PM