Navy Memorial

"Damn the torpedoes--full speed ahead!"

Today I went to the Navy Memorial.

This is a statue of a guy in the Navy. He looks like he'd be a nice man to be on a boat with.

The Navy Memorial has a lot of water. I think it might be symbolic of the sea.

Look! More water!! It's awfully pretty!

This girl is trying to touch the water. She looked nice. So I decided to go over and talk to her.

She asked me how to make a wish in a fountain. She thought you had to touch the water. I pulled out two pennies, and the two of us made a wish. I had to explain to her that you couldn't talk about your wish with anyone. She took a while to make her wish, but then threw her penny in the fountain. Her dad was deaf. I really enjoyed meeting the two of them.
She's kinda cute. To say the least.

self promotion

Here I am at 30. Giving a little attitude, if you will . . .


And here I am 20 years ago. . .

Art

My friend Bridget and I decided to go to see some great art in DC.
This is the outside of the Hirschorn museum. I have to say, it's not my favorite museum. I've had some enjoyable moments there, but nothing really stood out to me at this visit.
This is the fountain outside the Hirschorn.
I took a picture of the Masonic Temple in Alexandria from the Metro. I put it through a chrome finish. And this is it!
I can't remember the artist. But I was struck by the painting of such a young girl writing in a 16th century Dutch painting. I like the story that it tells. and that it seems to value the girl's ability to write.
I love Degas. Nuff said.
this is a Georges Seurat piece. His work seems to capture the vibrancy of the most placid moments.

Wanted

So, here's the dealio--it's too violent. It's vulgar and it swears--a lot.
Don't see it.

But it flipped my world and pulled me out of a huge funk.

James Macavoy says to Angelina Jolie's character: "Do you ever just want to be normal?"
Jolie: "No."

I don't really know how to describe the affect this movie had on me. The movie is about taking control and harnessing your power. And I needed that.

Done and done.