First week as a DC resident!

So many good and fun things going on. Just to name a few....

1. Moved from home into wonderful group house in NW DC
2. Reveled in the fact that my alertness and general demeanor has improved because of a shorter commute.
   
3. Made new friends
   
4. Spent an 1.5 hrs in the grocery store going through every aisle
   
5. Cooked/baked lasagna, breakfast for one of the housemates, banana bread, cream of broccoli soup
6. Ate lots of cake and had a magnificent birthday with friends and a date
   
7. Went to Attitude Exact art gallery's 20 yr anniversary black tie celebration
8. Stood for over 3 hours with millions of others at the Inauguration Concert Sunday to witness history and proudly welcome our president-elect to his new home . Take a look at the album below.
   

Inauguration Concert "We Are One"

Not it's not a time machine, but just as cool!

(Photo by Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)

One of my favorite movies when I was young was the Time Machine, the old film based on H.G. Well's novel. When I saw this picture my imagination flew back to how I felt when I used watch the Time Machine. I knew the story wasn't realistic but I didn't mind believing it for a few hours and pretending that I too was visiting those historic, futuristic and mystical places. "How cool would it be if that actually worked," I'd think to myself.

Recently, as you can read in this article, a modern artist made me ponder that same though again. The thought goes something like, "Telescopes that look out into space. Wouldn't it be so cool to see just across the ocean?" British artist Paul St. George has done it! Well, along with everyone else who uses the modern technology of webcasting, skypeing, and videoconferencing. But as the article points out St. George's version is much more intriguing and forces us to reflect on the marvel of our technological advances, ones which we largely take for granted. Take a look!