And a Mercedes.

Hey, D.C., are you like us? Does this odd time of year, when the days are shorter but we have yet to switch back off of Daylight Savings Time (that’ll be Oct. 29 at midnight, in case you’re wondering) and it’s still dark in the morning when you wake up, leave you feeling a little discombobulated? We suspect the change in light might be responsible for a lot of people we’ve noticed feeling grumpy and hassled over the last week or two. Then again, the way it is after the switch, when it’s already dark outside when you’re heading home, is not exactly something that fills us with cheer, either. Just wondering how you feel about it. And now, without further delay, are your headlines.

At Least That Was Over Quickly: Like pulling off a bandaid, right Mr. Fenty? Indeed, the D.C. Council voted yesterday to reject Adrian Fenty’s stadium parking plan by a slim margin, marking the first major political defeat for the mayor-to-be. So, where does this leave us? As Ward 2 council member Jack Evans told the WaPo, “We’re back to square one.” And, in danger of running out of time to implement a plan, a situation which could result in the District being responsible for massive legal damages to the Nationals if it fails to meet its parking obligations under the lease agreement. Don’t miss the money quote at the end of the story, when Mayor Williams compares the difficulty level of getting the stadium parking project underway to that of the pyramids and Stonehenge.

Crime Emergency Extended, Again: The Examiner has the goods on the future of the Crime Emergency legislation, which has once again been extended for 90 days. Actually, for about 12 hours yesterday, the Crime Emergency had expired and ceased to exist, only to be resurrected later in the afternoon. Looks like Fenty managed a minor victory with this one, though, as the minor curfew laws have been repealed this time around. So get ready for some hot teen party action from 10 p.m. to midnight this weekend, D.C. Aw, yeah.

Briefly Noted: Gallaudet trustees split on new president … Roast for Mayor Williams gathered powerful for comedy … Many Md. high school grads not prepared for college … Chillum hostage situation ends.

This Day in DCist: In 2005 we came up with our own list of new vocab words for WMATA and shrugged our shoulders at a certain band with buzz, and in 2004 we noted inspections of off-campus housing at Georgetown.

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