Just wanted to be the first post in this forum!
Not like I spent a lot of time in D.C. but I'll offer any help I can. I spent a summer in the city so I like to think I actually LIVED in Washington. I was intern at the time so I lived in someone's basement. I actually forgot their names already... I "worked" at Kaiser in Rockville but I commuted from the Walter Reed area. Thought it would be really cool to live in the heart of the city.
Anyway, I think Washington is a dynamic city and I consider it to be my favorite. It is truly unique. It might get a bad wrap in a lot of ways: politics, crime, etc. but there is only one capital city and there is so much to do there--especially for a nerd like me!