++ Dressing to the Nines ++

Jeanette Lee gets ready for her role in the Corcoran's student lounge before a fundraiser at the gallery Friday. Lee and other players from Motion Mania Dance Theater, Gaithersburg, Md., will be mingling in costumes that reflect the period and specific characters from Impressionist paintings. The characters will add yet another dimension to Seward Johnson's Exhibit, Beyond the Frame.

[I was only going to check my email, surprise.]

Crisp Air Around Here

[Pretty soon cheeks will be red, lips will be chapped, knuckles will be cracked and bleeding ... ahh, beautiful Autumn.]

** Hello?, Mushi Mushi ... Sushi? **

Called some friends. Found they were preoccupied or didn't answer. And I think one even hung up. Went to get some caffine in Adams-Morgan. Looked around an African Art shop. Walked down the street and saw a quiet sushi joint, Pacific Sushi. This is an alright place if you're looking for moderately-priced, quality sushi. San Diego State grad, David, opened the place 10 months ago. He only has two other employees and says that's how he likes it.

[I had two spicey tunas, an eel and avacado, and a couple Sapporos ... all tastey.]

.: Tourism Turns Cities Into Adult Amusement Parks :.

Like many Americans, the French don't seem to care too much for our politics. That doesn't stop them from loving our tourism.

[The weather was a little gray here today, but the temperature stayed warm.]

Could Season be Understood as Weather in a Photo Assignment?

There will be a student Photojournalism and I think some Fine Arts photos on display in the Corcoran College's White Walls Gallery from Monday Oct 27th to Friday Oct 31st. The opening reception will be Thursday Oct 30th, from 6pm--8pm.


[Another view of Kilbourne Pl NW, the heart of Mount Pleasant.]

National Zoological Park the only thing that's not captivated is the audience

Me and a friend, Ana went to the zoo. There are a lot of animals there, not like the San Diego Zoo, but way cooler than the Pittsburgh Zoo. (And I hear it's no comparison to the Oakland Zoo.) I tried to take some good shots of the little monkeys but they were either too far away for my wide-angle lens or too jittery to take a good picture of under the lighting conditions. Finally one of the wee primates went into a stare resulting in this picture. I imagine this is like the drive thru version of real wildlife photography!

(It's nicer to think of as a nursing home than as a prison. Either way the inhabitants go crazy.)

**Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend**

Went to go see my friend Solomon DJ in Adams-Morgan tonight. He is a house music DJ at the Blue Room. All the people who worked there treated me very cool. Me and his girlfriend Susan chatted it up and listened to the records. They spun 'round and 'round, kinda' like my head is spinning this very moment.

[Changed to grayscale for effect.]

Friends, Romans, whoever ...

True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.
--Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

}} Meridian Hill Park {{

This is Meridian Hill Park at midnight. Walked through it tonight to get home from a popular D.C. music venue, the Black Cat. A lot of creepy guys hang out there at night but nothing too exciting. I went through the dried up fountain and climbed the waterless falls to the top, til I saw a cop. Then I took the sidewalk. I was thinking on a previous walk by Meridian Hill Park, the greenery smells like musty bedclothes ... probably the people who live in there.

[Meridian Hill Park is closed May-Oct, midnight to 5am and Nov-April 9pm to 5am.]

Kilbourne Pl NW, Washington, D.C. (Mt. Pleasant)

Nice day today. A breeze going down the street. A couple trees on the block are turning colors. The temperature is almost chilly. The days are getting shorter and it's nice to see the change into autumn, goodbye summer. Hopefully I get some action shots or something more interesting tomorrow.

[[ My First Pupusas ]]

I went to class 45 minutes early. Drank coffee. That still didn't help me stay awake during that african art film. It is a very interesting subject. (A whole new way of looking at our own art is found when we understand how Western Eyes have brought new meaning to another cultures objects.) Did a lot of work inside today. I didn't take very many pictures but I got this one while eating papusas for the first time. Pollo Deli has nice chicken burritos so I think I'll stick with one of those next time.