In internet-niche news, it seems that our old, gossipy friend George the Third has finally succumbed to the pressure of doing nothing since thanksgiving and taken down his/her blog. It sure was interesting for a while there, though. A small, very particular slice of the Georgetown social scene was made to watch its back for a few weeks, in fear of the shadowy minions snapping TMZ-ish photos of people making out at parties. As Vox Populi noted a few weeks ago, however, it seems that Thanksgiving was the final straw for our mystery person. Here’s what’s there now:

You can check out the Google cache of his/her very first post here, although it is missing the lovely, fashionable images that must have made George feel quite important. When it’s just text on a black backdrop, somehow the magic is gone, as is a part of the Hilltop blogging scene. George, if you’re out there and want to reveal your identity after the fact, The Daily Monthly would be more than happy to publish the story. Until then, goodbye to “the Catholic, Colonial, Cosmopolitan Camelot.” It was fun while it lasted.