11:00 — The Last Gray Haze at Septieme
Welcome to the live-Slog. With one hour to go before the smoking ban arrives, we begin at Septieme, the decadently-painted bar and restaurant on Capitol Hill. In honor of the smoking ban Septieme has done away with its usual smoking/non-smoking division and turned the whole restaurant over to smokers. Also, and I’m not quite sure how this ties in to the smoking ban, but everything is reportedly half price. Anyway, apologies for the quality of this photo, but look toward the upper right hand corner: that’s how thick the smoke is. Also, look hard at that limp wrist in the foreground holding a cigarette, because you’re never going to see that sight again in that booth.