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Travel: Chicago, Illinois

March 28, 2005

Trip to Chicago for NTEN 2005. Got out a couple of times to take pictures of a very cold, dark city.

Chicago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1151062/

At the last minute, I got invited to see Wicked in NYC. The performance happened to coincide with the close of The Gates in Central Park (by that guy who seems to have made a career out of wrapping things). Ran out of the show, which was about 6 blocks south, and managed to get some shots before dark.

The Gates, New York City:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1151112/

Website: Yet Another Redesign (launch, v7)

February 12, 2005

Took another stab at the site design, but this time I am pretty please … and think it might stick for the long haul. LOVELY color schema this time through (IMHO), and I have managed to keep the vast majority of the site architecture intact.

Photos: National Zoo

February 5, 2005

Wandered around the zoo for a few hours. While it was unseasonably warm, it was still much too cold to be out there without some sort of natural fur coating.

National Zoo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1151140/

Photos: Inauguration

January 21, 2005

Some friends came up from Texas for the Bush 2.1 inauguration. Couldn’t let the man be swarn in without rubbing it in the hippie’s face…

Inauguration Day:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1151182/

Photos: NMAI

January 15, 2005

My parent’s came into town this weekend, and we got tickets to the National Museum of the American Indian. Stunning entrance foyer.

National Museum of the American Indian:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1151202/

Photos: National Mall

January 5, 2005

021_22A, originally uploaded by evancparker.

Made the rounds of the lights on the National Mall in DC. Stopped by the National Gallery of Art’s skating rink, as well as the Christmas trees at the White House and Capitol.

Christmas on the National Mall:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1151414/