I briefly flashed indignation at not knowing about the top secret allston blog cabal until I got to their Deep Ellum drink selection.

There were quite a few drinks enjoyed, and the Cranberry Lime Rickey seemed to be the favorite at the table. I enjoyed a mint julep (which they even served in a silver cup) and a Black Water (rye and Moxie).

Them’s some questionable beer bar decisions there. It makes me question your whole frame of reference, the entirety of your existence.

UPDATE: Dogfish. I may have spoken rashly.

A precious young one invades Herrell’s.

Nobody wanted to make funny faces at Baby, or tickle Baby’s tummy; they wanted to hold Baby. To try Baby on. Indeed, at least three of them picked Baby up without asking. It was a frenzy. It was madness! They grabbed for Baby, the sword in the goddamn stone; and every one of them fancied him or herself the King of Cool. “How funny,” they were all saying by the crack and curl in the corner of their lips as they held it, “is this baby in my freakishly tattooed arms?”

Buddy says "Give Blood!", originally uploaded by hhsc_2000/Greg.

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2pm-7pm, Jackson Mann Community Center For more information, depress mouse while cursor is here.

This being Allston, of course, it’s best to clarify that anyone with non-sterile piercings isn’t able to give. Or if you’ve recently traveled somewhere malarial. Or if you’re a man who has had sex with other men. Or if you weigh less than a buck ten. Or if you’ve got the flu or low iron. Or if you’re interested in getting an HIV test. The rest of ya’lls, go get bled.

The jackhammering is getting on other people’s nerves but that’s just a pretext for validating my new business model.

There’s been somethings lately that have suck beyond the realm of normal Allston quirks. And I aint talking bout the mouse who ran over my foot at 1:30 am.

rednecks, allston 2am, originally uploaded by believekevin.

Periscope Depth distills the essence that is Redneck’s.

…who follow a business model that really should get more play:
1. Sell fried food; and
2. Stay open 30-45 minutes after the bars close.

Although they forgot point 3) charge 5x(!) more for fries than is remotely reasonable on the correct presumption that anyone there is desperate enough for sobering grease to not notice/care.

Whenever it stops storming and decides to act like summer again, Gareth says the Deep Ellum patio is finally open.

This Saturday in Ringer Park. For more information… And yes, the typo in our city name below is pretty amusing but JUDGE NOT because that’ll come around to bite you some day.

Toothy Fish, originally uploaded by rpkrajewski.

A great set from the Super 88, patterns, colors and repetition. From rpkrajweski.

ameadowlark turns one of the most critical fashion failures of our time and place into a hipster GPS.

From Sarah Gatzke, a brief documentary on Finale Dessert Company’s’s new pastry kitchen in Allston. Be forewarned: do NOT watch while hungry. Unfortunately, you still have to get thyself to Coolidge Corner or Harvard Square to actually buy something.