Seven strangers picked to live in a house...

Never before this year have I felt so fortunate to live in Washington, D.C. The year 2009 first brought our nation's capitol the charismatic and inspiring President Obama, and now, the 23rd season of The Real World.

That's right. Unless you've been living in Africa for the past 6 months like my friend Hannah, you've probably heard that MTV will begin production on The Real World: Washington, D.C. this summer. Rumor is they've already bought a house on 20th and S, which I may note is not far from my friends' place, which is officially called "The Mansion." Vevmo.com has posted this photo of the alleged Real World house:

This is my one issue. Does anyone else feel like this house is kind of ugly from the outside? I don't know, maybe just because there are such gorgeous houses around NW. I'm sure the inside will be sick.

The next area of speculation is where the Real World cast will go out. D.C. is a bar city, but I fear that the cast will fall into its smaller, shady club/lounge scene. Because I know very little about that side of the city, I'm going to make a few predictions that I've discussed with friends and strangers:

1. Adams Morgan - I feel that this is going to be the best bet to run into the cast. Everyone knows A Mo has the craziest nightlife. I predict the Reef, Madams Organ, Grand Central, and a few others. Something tells me they won't be around 18th and Red or the Mill though...

2. Georgetown - Gtown is going to be tough because of our city's love of red tape and making most degeneracy difficult. However, I could definitely see a few of our favorite college bars letting in the production and camera crew, aka Champions, Old Glory, etc. It might be a crap shoot though.

3. Dupont - I mean, they're living there so obviously they'll be out there. I would love to say that we could run into the cast at Lucky Bar or Front Page, but as popular and fun I find these places, they're small and I just don't see them letting the whole MTV crew in. Other than that, what do I know about Dupont night life?

Next up, jobs. Every season, the Real World makes the cast work for some company/business. They'll probably get some gig helping an obscure interest group working for DC voting rights or something else nobody who watches the show gives a rat's ass about, but how great would it be if they worked at something like this in 94 degree DC summer humidity?

Or they could at least be rickshaw drivers or something. I mean, something a little entertaining that would get them out there on the streets where people could buy hotdogs or "Stay Off the Grass" t-shirts.