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Drag Brunch at Points South Latin Kitchen

October 15, 2019

Ariel Von Quinn at Points South Latin Kitchen drag brunch.

I went to a fabulous drag brunch on Sunday in Baltimore. The brunch was at Points South Latin Kitchen and there were flips, kicks, and a whole lot of food.

The show featured some of the best drag queens that I normally see in Washington DC such as Brooklyn Heights and Iyana Deschanel. There were also a few new faces, including Ariel Von Quinn, who did some crazy backflips in heels.

The event happened to be during the Fell’s Point Festival. This made parking a nightmare, but post-show sightseeing was worth it.

Here are some pictures!

Baltimore / Philadelphia / Work

The long train ride from Philadelphia

August 22, 2018

Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial in the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.

I am standing in the cafe cart of the Amtrak Acela Express train from Philadelphia.

It is a small miracle that I am even on this train, because the scheduled departure time was only 15 minutes after I left my client’s office. However, I make it because the train is (predictably) delayed. This also happened the first time that I traveled to Philadelphia for work, so I figure that like the D.C. metro, other trains rarely run on time during rush hour.

The train’s food cart is usually to be avoided, but it is late and I am starving. This is how $8 sandwiches get sold.

I briefly chat with one of my coworkers who is working in the train’s cafe cart, and then join the food line.

When I get in line, one of the men ahead of me immediately turns around and stares.

Man: “Sorry, but …did you go to University of Miami?”

Me: “Why, yes. I did.”

Man: “…and you also go to Georgetown?”

Me: “I did. Just graduated with my LL.M.”

Man: “I knew it! I saw you on campus and thought it was you!”

Turns out the man lived in the Hecht dorms when I was a resident assistant, and is now a 1L at Georgetown University. Small world!

Baltimore / Festivals and Events / LGBT

Baltimore Gay Pride

July 2, 2018

After a year of no pride parades, we decided that enjoying Washington D.C. pride wasn’t enough. One week after Capital Pride, we made the trek to Maryland for Baltimore Gay Pride.

This time there were no 100-year storms, just heat. It was a fun parade and a very different experience than D.C. pride.

Baltimore

The Flood

May 28, 2018

Baltimore's downtown right before a massive rainstorm.

Sunday’s Baltimore brunch trip turned out to be unexpectedly hazardous.

I was aware of the threat of afternoon showers when I left for Baltimore, but I didn’t think much of it. Washington has been a soggy mess for the past two weeks — a few more drops can’t hurt, right?

Well, we could see the storm coming from the brunch patio, and things got bad pretty quickly.

Baltimore / LGBT

Brunching in Baltimore

October 30, 2017

We recently took a short day-trip to Baltimore.

In addition to brunch, we explored some of the neighborhoods and made it to the Baltimore Eagle.

Brunch was at a place called Little Havana, which is right on the harbor. They had a bottomless mimosa special and even brought the mimosas out with ice (which is amazing.)

The food was good, although the amount of dogs on the patio was a little distracting. In particular, there was this dog that completely flipped out anytime it would see another animal. I’m surprised that its owner wasn’t kicked out.