(It's a guarantee that as soon as I put up a "I won't be posting for a while" entry, something comes down the pike.) As part of the four-day party-packed inauguration celebration, there's going to be a Capitol Riverfront Gala, officially entitled "Sunday Night on the Hill," on January 18 at 70 I Street (the Jefferson at Capitol Yards). Food will be provided by Eighth Street's Cafe 8, and music by "international DJ TFresh." The festivities will start at 8:30 pm, in both indoor and "heated outdoor" spaces (maybe this includes the roof?). Tickets are $110 (which includes food and an open bar), with discounts available for active military members in uniform. Dress code is "creative black tie."

With the holidays upon us, I'm expecting the pace of news to grind to a halt between now and New Year's, and so I'll be taking it easy for the next couple of weeks. If easy news arrives, I'll scurry to post it, and I might make a photo trek at some point, but expect that there won't be much new content until we reach 2009. (And, as always, I'll be delaying any sort of year-end wrap-up until my annual State of the Hood post in mid-January.) There might be a Twitter or two if I get bored, though, so subscribe to my feed or keep checking the box at the top right of the JDLand home page.