An artist by the name of Jake Chapman was quoted in The Independent as saying children shouldn't be taken to art galleries because they can't appreciate the point the artist is trying to make.

Yes, I'm screaming. I loved going to art museums when I was a kid. One of my most visceral memories is of seeing Winged Victory (Nike of Samothrace) for ( Read more... )

I got off early tonight and was able to stop at the Farmer's Market. Kale Kimchi, DC dill pickles, two different cheeses, and a half gallon of the best chocolate milk (Yes, it even tops the milk found at Pennsic) are among my haul. I stopped for a half dozen oysters and a glass of white wine, too.

Lovely!

I just came from an AFI Docs screening of this movie. It talks about the life and activism of Aaron Swartz, and I cannot praise it highly enough. The film goes on wide release next Friday, including a paid video on demand option, and, for those of you in Boston, they are arranging a showing with a discussion panel at MIT which should be ( Read more... )

Good thing: jerminating is in town. We met up for dinner last night and will have a chance to spend some time talking before his flight leaves on Sunday, too.

Bad thing: Yesterday, four people were shot during business hours about a block from where I work. As of the last report I read, none has died. The bus stop is on the bus line I use to get home.
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One of my colleagues looked at my feet (one booted, one braced) and said the universe is trying to tell me to take one step at a time.

Could less pain be involved in the next message?

I don't know what Congress is up to, but the lights are still on in the cupola at 23:35.

So. My top books are still city planning and architecture books. I want to know more, help DC grow without losing its character, and generally create a more sustainable future ( Read more... )

My flight was cancelled last night due to the United computer glitch, so no Boston for me this weekend ( Read more... )

There was an article in a local blog yesterday by Gary Imhoff which talks about the DC statehood movement and says we should be like Hawaii and Alaska rather than taking our cue from the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s ( Read more... )

I am a white woman in a predominantly black city.

I am a city worker in a place where most people work for the federal government.

And I am sick of the racism I read in the comments of The Washington PostThere was an incident this weekend on the Metro at the stop I use most often. I wasn't there, because I tend to walk or take the bus when I can ( Read more... )