My day started at 3:30, when I woke up and walked with a group of people to the Mall. We waited there, until the ceremony began.
The ceremony was amazing. Hearing Aretha Franklin and the quartet (Yo-Yo Ma, Itzakh Pearlman and two others) was beautiful, and of course seeing President Obama sworn in was great too.
Unfortunately there were some who decided to boo Bush anytime he was shown on the screens. This kind of put a foul mood over our group, just because we all believe that he served the country for 8 years and he should be respected. What's worse is that the main person in our area acting this way was a teacher who was there with his students. I hope I never embarrass myself in that way.
Dinner was great too. Since we didn't get to go to a ball because the tickets were overbooked, Prof. Green took us all out for a fancy 4 course meal. It was delicious.
Tomorrow is our last day here, and we are going to hear a case argued before the Supreme Court. I really am considering a career in Law after coming here: Mabye tomorrow will be a deciding factor.
And so, fellow readers, I will depart, because I am about to fall asleep as I am typing this. But I will leave you with this little morsel to digest:
"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met." -Part of President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address.
January 20, 2009
January 19, 2009
Inaguration Eve
So, Here I am, rested and ready to fill you in on the goings on today.
I was planning on starting with what we did yesterday, but then I read the previous post, and it was pretty accurate, so I am just going to talk about today.
This morning, a group of us went and wandered around chinatown and ate a decent lunch at an "authentic" Chinese restaurant. Chinatown was okay, but we all commented that it really was just a bunch of upscale shops with Chinese Characters on them, plus restaurants. But Heidi, if you are reading this, I did see California Tortilla and I am planning on heading back there on Wed.
So after Chinatown we decided to go to some of the supershops here and buy some souvenirs. It was so crazy- there were people hawking different items on the street, then the shop itself was wall to wall with people, but I did manage to get a cool shirt. At this point, we split up-the group went one way, and I was headed to the Museum of Crime and Punishment. However, when I got there it was too crowded to really enjoy it, so I just went back to the hostel and slept.
Finally, we all chipped in for a spaghetti dinner, and then we had a lot left over. So, since Pres.-Elect Obama called us all to serve today, we went out and gave the leftovers to a few people who really needed it.
I am actually getting ready to go to bed, because we are getting up early tomorrow in order to make it to the Mall for the Big day. I am really excited: I have been waiting for this for 8 years.
Well, I think I am gonna go get some sleep now. So I will leave you with this thought:
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled — Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of red states and blue states; we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
I just received a very gracious call from Sen. McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Gov. Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the vice-president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House. And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my campaign manager, David Plouffe; my chief strategist, David Axelrod; and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics — you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to — it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington — it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this earth. This is your victory.
I know you didn't do this just to win an election, and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America — I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, callused hand by callused hand.
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek — it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation — as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House — a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.
As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, "We are not enemies, but friends... Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection." And, to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president, too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world — our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America — that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election, except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.
When there was despair in the Dust Bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes, we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves: If our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time — to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.
-Pres. Elect Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech, Nov. 4 2008. Hopefully we will hear something just as inspiring tomorrow.
I was planning on starting with what we did yesterday, but then I read the previous post, and it was pretty accurate, so I am just going to talk about today.
This morning, a group of us went and wandered around chinatown and ate a decent lunch at an "authentic" Chinese restaurant. Chinatown was okay, but we all commented that it really was just a bunch of upscale shops with Chinese Characters on them, plus restaurants. But Heidi, if you are reading this, I did see California Tortilla and I am planning on heading back there on Wed.
So after Chinatown we decided to go to some of the supershops here and buy some souvenirs. It was so crazy- there were people hawking different items on the street, then the shop itself was wall to wall with people, but I did manage to get a cool shirt. At this point, we split up-the group went one way, and I was headed to the Museum of Crime and Punishment. However, when I got there it was too crowded to really enjoy it, so I just went back to the hostel and slept.
Finally, we all chipped in for a spaghetti dinner, and then we had a lot left over. So, since Pres.-Elect Obama called us all to serve today, we went out and gave the leftovers to a few people who really needed it.
I am actually getting ready to go to bed, because we are getting up early tomorrow in order to make it to the Mall for the Big day. I am really excited: I have been waiting for this for 8 years.
Well, I think I am gonna go get some sleep now. So I will leave you with this thought:
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled — Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of red states and blue states; we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
I just received a very gracious call from Sen. McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Gov. Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the vice-president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House. And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my campaign manager, David Plouffe; my chief strategist, David Axelrod; and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics — you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to — it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington — it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this earth. This is your victory.
I know you didn't do this just to win an election, and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America — I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, callused hand by callused hand.
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek — it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation — as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House — a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.
As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, "We are not enemies, but friends... Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection." And, to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president, too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world — our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America — that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election, except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.
When there was despair in the Dust Bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes, we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves: If our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time — to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.
-Pres. Elect Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech, Nov. 4 2008. Hopefully we will hear something just as inspiring tomorrow.
January 18, 2009
The Nat'l Cathedral, Mt. Vernon, and some cool pictures.
I am going to keep this brief, because I ate something that didn't quite agree with me, but I felt I should at least tell you what went on today:
First, we went to a church service at the National Cathedral, and it was amazing. Then we went to Mt. Vernon and Old Town Alexandria and they were really cool too, minus really really stupid high school students, but I will address this tomorrow in more detail. Finally, we went on a short illuminated tour of D.C.'s famous landmarks and I got some really cool pictures.
Tomorrow we aren't quite sure what we are doing, but you can bet that I will fill you all in on it then. Talk to you all later!
First, we went to a church service at the National Cathedral, and it was amazing. Then we went to Mt. Vernon and Old Town Alexandria and they were really cool too, minus really really stupid high school students, but I will address this tomorrow in more detail. Finally, we went on a short illuminated tour of D.C.'s famous landmarks and I got some really cool pictures.
Tomorrow we aren't quite sure what we are doing, but you can bet that I will fill you all in on it then. Talk to you all later!
January 17, 2009
The funniest day yet
Today was a lot of fun, but it was really long. We started out at the Botanical Gardens, then went to the National Aquarium, or Fish Gallery as I started calling it. It was just one floor and there were only a few tanks...so yeah. Then we went to the Library of Congress and were told that only serious researchers could get a card. Then a group of us went to the F.D.R. and Korea Memorials. At the FDR memorial there was a bunch of high schoolers that were definitely acting their age. A few of them were even groping the statue of Eleanor Roosevelt. Wow...this just made me very mad. I hope that I give my students a better appreciation for history than these students had. I even told one of them to come back when they could vote. But I digress
After dinner we went to the "Capitol Steps" and it was amazing. They do satire and song covers and it was just hilarious. I cannot describe it in words. Just..hilarious. I was in tears.
So yeah, I will end this post with a couple of song titles from the Capitol Steps
"congress, it is a changing"
"he works hard for the country"
"i'm so indicted"
"votin' 4 to 5"
After dinner we went to the "Capitol Steps" and it was amazing. They do satire and song covers and it was just hilarious. I cannot describe it in words. Just..hilarious. I was in tears.
So yeah, I will end this post with a couple of song titles from the Capitol Steps
"congress, it is a changing"
"he works hard for the country"
"i'm so indicted"
"votin' 4 to 5"
January 16, 2009
Quite possibly the most somber day yet
Wow. There are some events in ones life where you just take a step back and sigh, and today was one of those days.
We started out at the Old Post Office, and we went up in the tower. Unfortunately the tower was open, so it was really really cold. I would say I was up there for a whole, 2 minutes.
We then took a short, brisk walk to the Smithsonian Nat'l History museum. That was really fun. We got to see all of the animal skeletons, an insect zoo, and even the Hope Diamond. It was really big. (Sorry I couldn't come up with something more poetic...) We then went to an IMAX 3-D movie about underwater sea life. That was a lot of fun.
After that we went to the Holocaust Museum. Wow. What an experience. This is a must see for anyone who is ever in DC. The museum chronicles the Nazi's rise to power, and then how they carried out their "Final Solution." At the end is a memorial room with an ?eternal? flame, and I just sat there for a while, thinking about what kind of a person it took to do that to so many people. It was kind of sombering. But it was an experience I will never forget.
And so, my faithful readers, I leave you with this thought:
"We are all different; because of that, each of us has something different and special to offer and each and every one of us can make a difference by not being indifferent." - Henry Friedman Chairman of the Holocaust Education Centre, Washington.
We started out at the Old Post Office, and we went up in the tower. Unfortunately the tower was open, so it was really really cold. I would say I was up there for a whole, 2 minutes.
We then took a short, brisk walk to the Smithsonian Nat'l History museum. That was really fun. We got to see all of the animal skeletons, an insect zoo, and even the Hope Diamond. It was really big. (Sorry I couldn't come up with something more poetic...) We then went to an IMAX 3-D movie about underwater sea life. That was a lot of fun.
After that we went to the Holocaust Museum. Wow. What an experience. This is a must see for anyone who is ever in DC. The museum chronicles the Nazi's rise to power, and then how they carried out their "Final Solution." At the end is a memorial room with an ?eternal? flame, and I just sat there for a while, thinking about what kind of a person it took to do that to so many people. It was kind of sombering. But it was an experience I will never forget.
And so, my faithful readers, I leave you with this thought:
"We are all different; because of that, each of us has something different and special to offer and each and every one of us can make a difference by not being indifferent." - Henry Friedman Chairman of the Holocaust Education Centre, Washington.
January 15, 2009
I feel pretty! Oh So Pretty!
Okay, so I don't really feel pretty, but I did see West Side Story tonight. It was good...I still am not a big fan of the story line but the music was amazing.
We started off the day at the Washington Monument, and we got to see the city from a really cool view. Then we went to the American History Museum and saw a few different exhibits there, and I also bought some JFK commemorative cufflinks. So we hang out at the American History Museum for a bit, then go to the National Archives. We got to see the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights which was really cool for a History/Poli Sci buff like me. It's just crazy that those are the documents that we are supposed to live by...whether or not we do is a different story.
Well, it is rather late and there is yet another full day tomorrow so I should go. I will leave you with this tidbit of wisdom:
"We learn from history that we learn nothing from history." -George Bernard Shaw
We started off the day at the Washington Monument, and we got to see the city from a really cool view. Then we went to the American History Museum and saw a few different exhibits there, and I also bought some JFK commemorative cufflinks. So we hang out at the American History Museum for a bit, then go to the National Archives. We got to see the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights which was really cool for a History/Poli Sci buff like me. It's just crazy that those are the documents that we are supposed to live by...whether or not we do is a different story.
Well, it is rather late and there is yet another full day tomorrow so I should go. I will leave you with this tidbit of wisdom:
"We learn from history that we learn nothing from history." -George Bernard Shaw
January 14, 2009
The AASM and the NAG
Today we went to the National Space Museum and the National Art Gallery. They were both really interesting, although I may be going back to both of them to see them for a little bit longer. I did get to see some Van Gogh and Monet paintings. They were amazing, and I realized that I really like Impressionism and Expressionism...
We also got to eat at the largest (and most overpriced) McDonald's. Trust me: eat your lunch before you go to the Space Museum. It isn't worth the 10 bucks you are going to spend.
Finally, we went to the Hard Rock Cafe and went to see Slumdog Millionaire. Those were both really good...expensive, but really good.
Well, you get a bonus quote this post, because I actually said something insightful today, so you get that plus a conventional dose of wisdom.
"You would think for a place founded to spread knowledge, the bookstore wouldn't be so expensive." -Me
"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." -Leonardo DaVinci (We saw one of his paintings today; the only one in the Western Hemisphere)
We also got to eat at the largest (and most overpriced) McDonald's. Trust me: eat your lunch before you go to the Space Museum. It isn't worth the 10 bucks you are going to spend.
Finally, we went to the Hard Rock Cafe and went to see Slumdog Millionaire. Those were both really good...expensive, but really good.
Well, you get a bonus quote this post, because I actually said something insightful today, so you get that plus a conventional dose of wisdom.
"You would think for a place founded to spread knowledge, the bookstore wouldn't be so expensive." -Me
"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." -Leonardo DaVinci (We saw one of his paintings today; the only one in the Western Hemisphere)
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