When you're a Washington, DC professional looking to expand your social circle, meet Interesting People, or just grab a drink on Thursday after work, your options can be limited. You know you can: join a kickball league (a game you never loved), attend another networking reception with soggy sliders and water-down rum and coke in a hotel ballroom, or spend an arm and a leg going out to see a friend of a friends show you never really wanted to see in the first place.

Now you have another option. Come have a drink (or a few, we don't judge) with other Interesting People at DC Diary Happy Hour. Loosen your tie, slip into flats, leave your networking Best Behavior at the door, and come join us.

The premise is simple. You bring a story to share, and we bring the good times. Every DC Diary Happy Hour, we want you to share your stories and experiences with each other: war stories from the campaign trail, how you came to be a Washingtonian, or the first time you had to ask yourself, "what am I doing here?"

DC Diary is a collective of audio recorded experiences and stories from Washington, DC professionals. At Happy Hour, our sound booth will be ready and waiting for you to record an anonymous Entry. And if you're not sure where to start, don't worry, we have prompts.

Our monthly Happy Hours have themes for the stories for you to share. In September, tell us about the Inside the Beltway lessons you've learned.