In my neighborhood, as a pedestrian and as a driver, I never assume that any traffic law is being obeyed. I've lived in lots of different places and this is the least predictable area traffic-wise that I have experienced (and I am an early genXer).

Car=people surrounded by safety equipment and steel/aluminum/car structure material and able to injure/maim/kill humans even at low speeds

Pedestrian=people exposed to the elements, vulnerable to injury/maiming/death from cars/trucks/busses even at low speeds

Sure, traffic should flow and be predictable, but cooling your heels in your comfy car for a few seconds is not a great tragedy. I'd rather people in cars defer to pedestrians whenever possible.

I have found libraries incredibly eager for items like this, call the front desk of your local branch directly.

Take Mom to VMFA or Lewis Ginter, and if she is a space buff , you can check out the new Apollo exhibit next door to the VMFA at the Virginia History Museum.

The Valentine has a great history-ific gift shop. No admission necessary to shop. Also the Library of Virginia and Virginia Museum of History and Culture.

I thought Sargassum seaweed as well, but nope. 493, 11/12, i took too long and I don't know enough about college basketball.

I haven't used them yet, but Farm to Family/ The Farmbus delivers and their stand is just north of Church Hill.

This peach blossom across the street from me has me all swoony, but Church Hill has a nice variety of magnolia, cherry and others. Lewis Ginter is always safe bet, I'm looking forward to finding more and more. Reminder everyone, all those trees looking fluffier than a week or two ago are about to release the great pollening so anti-histamine up.

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Sounds like Snorlax (see other comment above) from Target would be a good investment. Hope your day moves in the upward direction.

Man, I assume that they think it might be drug slang but what a pain in the xss. And if it was for something sketchy, not paying for it could cause some, um, friction between buyer and seller.

Sorry dude.

After the emergency, get a couple of pairs from Zenni online. I've been getting glasses and back-up glass for years. I'd even suggest duct tape while you wait.

Hi, I am guessing that you are young and real stretch, white? You may not mean it, but calling a place hood is using language that has been used as a racist dogwhistle. You can look at crime reports to see the reported crimes in a neighborhood to start. But most importantly, especially as you live nearby, you can visit neighborhoods and see if you feel like it would be a place that you would enjoy living in. The internet can take you far, but visiting on the weekend, on a weekday evening, maybe having lunch or coffee in a place can take you far. Look at zillow or apartments.com or something to gauge prices/amenities of places you can afford/meet your needs. See if it works for you transportation-wise. And then get out there.

There is so much information out there and in here (the search bar). Talk to people you know and ask if they like where they live. I would like living near too many rowdy bars wouldn't feel safe to me, but then someone else would consider that convenient. I like having sidewalks and some street life, others are uncomfortable with that. It comes down to you. And safe, even that is misleading. Plenty of neighborhoods have lots of property crimes (even my old golf club community in the exurbs, people wouldn't lock their cars and leave things like guns, laptops and backpacks in their cars and bored teenagers would help themselves). I don't feel safe when people open carry at the gas pump, but to others that is just the way they roll.

I'm not trying to sound sanctimonious, but I live in a very safe neighborhood where I know my neighborhoods but it may not appear so to someone else who drives through or relies on the opinions of outsiders. Finding a neighborhood that feels like you want to be a part of it is part of the fun of being young and not too settled yet. Explore! Good luck. Having a solid roommate/brother can go a long way towards increasing your sense of personal safety.

Good luck

You can take the train to Alexandria and catch the Metro to Vienna, maybe? Maybe ask the NOVA Reddit for other slug/van advice

I start a lot of days at Libby Hill.

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So many of us are allergic to dust/mold and being indoors with our houses closed up concentrates all that. I highly recommend getting on your preferred antihistamine (they often take a few days to do their job) and using Sudafed (from behind the pharmacy counter) to get through the acute congestion for a day or two. My go to is Allegra/fexofenadine, Zyrtec is kind of weird-inducing for me.

I meant it as two separate options. There is a lot more parking at Rockets than at Shiplock.

Ancarrow's Landing towards the Slave Trail.
Park at Rocket's Landing and walk towards downtown.
On the west end, Tuckahoe Creek Park is a boardwalk over a marshy area. Completely flat.

Wegmans had sparkly hats

Oh def. Practical Philosophy.

I think everyone should take Logic. Of course, my professor was an amazing teacher who had all of his logical proofs prove that Ronald Reagan was a cannibal. Prepared us to both detect the illogical, but also to remember that even logic can lead you in a direction that might not exactly be true.

Complete suckage. I hope that you can escape that sh$t.

Thank you, I was really impressed by how fast it all moved at where I went. To volunteer with so little warning, on a weekday, a few days before Christmas, is not something that should be just taken for granted.

Be nice kind!

Just got back from the IBEW voting location in Highland Springs, in and out quickly. Joe M. is still there and a ton of volunteers supporting McClellan.

I assume that they will be using the voter list from the department of elections.