First Monday!

Arrived just before 4am on this chilly, rainy First Monday morning. Despite the elements, it feels good to be back. Five people in line so far, two of which have been sitting on the curb, huddled beneath umbrellas all night. This grizzled vet salutes them.

Art Lien has arrived

Premiere court artist sketching the line!

Sprinklers finally came on.

6:15am Spent all night waiting and fearing. Just when we thought we were safe…

First female justice-watcher

8 waiting out the sprinklers at 1:25am

Usurped!

They got here at 5! But we can still be friends…

USURPERS

Be gone evil cloud!

FIRST.

9:44pm.  Concrete throne reclaimed once more. But wouldn’t have gotten here this early for Monsanto had it not been for some enviro law buddies at gtown… Thanks guys. See you out here soon! And anyone else in DC come say hi.

FAIL@1F

9pm and 30something in line for CLS and Quon. First group got here at noon.

First.

3:40am. I still got it.