Pictures from Tales of a Technogypsie
Thursday, 22 May 2008 Washington, D.C. 11th annual D.C. Goth Prom “Under a Milky Way” * Town Danceboutique * 2009 8th Strett NW | Washington, DC 20009 * http://www.gothpromdc.com/ 11th Annual Goth Prom, Washington, D.C. 5/22/08 After the National Geographic Live and private reception, I headed over to my ‘first’, while DC’s 11th, Goth Prom [...]
Midnight D.C. * http://dcmidnight.com/ * Saturdays @ 9 pm until 2:45 am * The Meeting Place * 1707 L Street, NW, Washington, D.C. * $5 Cash cover at the door * 18+, 21+ to drink * Mardi Gras! – DJs Phae, DuJour, and Gleek; Vending of Gothic goodies by Silver Phoenix. Much more of a [...]
Spellbound D.C. * http://www.spellbound-dc.com/ * Saturdays @ 9 pm until 2 am * Recessions (below the Quincy Hotel) * 1823 L Street N.W. * Washington, D.C. * $7 Cash cover at the door * 21+ * Mardi Gras! – This particular club-going experience was decked all out for celebrating Mardi Gras. Costuming was highly encouraged [...]
Ollie’s Trolley Ollie’s Trolley * www.olliestrolleydc.com * 425 12th St NW Washington, DC 20004 * (202) 347-6119A little historic Burger and sandwich joint right off 12th near the National Mall is a burger shack/diner called “Ollie’s Trolley” which is a DC Landmark institution for the last 30 years. Family owned and operated, voted best for [...]
McCormick’s Seafood Restaurant McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants * http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/ * 1652 K St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 * (202) 861-2233Much fancier than the Legal Seafoods competitor down the road on 7th, McCormick’s & Schmick’s was recommended to me by a conference attendee at the 2009 ESRI Federal User’s Conference as the best seafood restaurant [...]
Hostelling International – Washington, D.CHostelling International – Washington, D.C : * www.hihostels.com * 1009 11th Street NW * Washington DC 20001 * 1-202-737-2333 (Facebook)As any on-the-budget world traveller knows, Hostelling International is you cost-effective solution to any city in the world that you care to travel. It’s certified, safe, clean, and can always expect the [...]
Madame Tussaud’s Madame Tussaud’s * http://www.madametussauds.com/washington/ * 1025 F Street, corner of 10th and F street * Washington D.C. 20004 * Just like the rest, with specialties on the city’s attractions, D.C. being politics and history, the World Famous Madame Tussaud’s House of Waxes have that exquisite tourist charm around the world with the great [...]
Ford’s Theater Ford’s Theater * http://www.fordstheatre.org/ * Ford’s Theatre 511 Tenth St, NW, Washington, DC 20004 (202) 347-4833One of America’s most famous historic theaters … Ford’s Theater was the monumental site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Lincoln, which makes Ford’s Theatre a unique place in United States history. The theatre has enthralled [...]
Crab Cake Combo Legal Seafoods * www.legalseafoods.com * 704-708 7th st, Washington, D.C. 20001 * 202-347-0007Enter in the historic fishmarket turned restaurant that still proudly boasts to be first and foremost a seafood market with restaurant services. What was once a market is now an eastern chain all with fine dining, personable staff, and great [...]
Friday, 20 February 2009Washington, D.C. – Part I Washington D.C. Conference Center : ESRI Federal Users Conference: 2009, Day 3: Technical Workshops, Morning sessions. 8:30-10:00 am: Storing Symbology in the GeoDatabase: Using Cartographic Representations in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3ESRI demonstrated how cartographic representations allow you to create multiple map representations from GIS features. Demonstrating the new [...]
Exposure @ Club LIV Exposure @ Club Liv * http://www.exposure-dc.com/ * 2001 11th Street NW Washington DC 20001 * 18+ event | cover $5.00 21+/$7 18-21 * open 9:00 PM – 2:00 AMNestled in Club Liv on thursdays resides a dark alternative night playing dark synthpop, goth, and industrial by DJ’s Ras DNA, Mindcage, Missguided, [...]
Thursday, 19 February 2009Washington, D.C. – Part II Washington D.C. Conference Center : ESRI Federal Users Conference: 2009, Day 2: Technical Workshops, Afternoon sessions. After the ArcExplorer session, we broke for lunch. It was a boxed sandwich set – sandwich, chips, soda, cookie; self-serve. Sat at a table with some folks from USDA, they were [...]
Thursday, 19 February 2009Washington, D.C. Early to rise around 6 am, I prepared for the day. Headed off to the Washington D.C. Conference Center for the ESRI Federal Users Conference: 2009, Day 2: Technical Workshops. First class was at 8:30 am. All the classes were very interesting and informative. 8:30-10:00 amMiscellaneous Environmental StudiesPresentations on: Naval [...]
Museum of Crime and Punishment National Museum of Crime and Punishment * www.crimemuseum.org * 202.393.1099 * 575 7th St, NW * Washington, D.C. 20004A fun and exciting museum covering the technology and science behind fighting and solving crimes, with displays of the heroes of law enforcement, and the dark side of the criminal mind from [...]
Tony Cheng Seafood RestaurantTony Cheng Seafood Restaurant * 619 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 * 202.371.8669 Right in the heart of China Town, near the Verizon Center not far from the National Mall, is this large Chinese Seafood Restaurant with Asian delight. A Blue Ribbon Winner restaurant rated Axxes Top 50 Restaurant has great [...]
Wednesday, 18 February 2009 – Part 2Washington, D.C.Washington D.C. Conference Center: ESRI Federal Users Conference: 2009 Lawrie Jordan and Dan Zimble presenting at the ESRI FEDUC 2009 2009 ESRI Federal Users Conference: Opening Address As the 2nd part of the afternoon, the ESRI staff demonstrated how ArcGIS tools can be used to support our most [...]
Jack Dangermond, ESRI President 2009 ESRI Federal Users Conference: Opening Address Each Year in Washington D.C. the world reknown Geographical and Mapping software company, ESRI comes together with all of the Federal Government users – the FBI, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Army, Navy, Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, etc. to network and discuss the Government [...]
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. 2/17/09 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum * National Mall, Washington, D.C.The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States holding many of the worlds collections of aircraft and spacecraft. It is also a vital center for [...]
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. 2/17/09 National Museum of the American Indian, National Mall, Washington, D.C. * http://www.nmai.si.edu/The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is a museum dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere. It was established in 1989 through an [...]
United States Botanical Gardens, Washington, D.C. 2/17/09 United States Botanical Gardens: (A HREF=”http://www.usbg.gov/”>http://www.usbg.gov/) is one of the Nation’s most important botanical gardens. It is located on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., near Garfield Circle, at the east end of the National Mall. The facility is supervised by the Congress through [...]
The Capitol, Washington, D.C. 2/17/09 The Capitol * National Mall, Washington, D.C. * At the eastern end of the National Mall, just beyond the Capitol reflecting pools, stands the United States Capitol building. This is ground-zero as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. The [...]
Federal Triangle 2/17/09 Federal Triangle Washington, D.C.This is a geographical reference area just north of the National Mall that stretches from the White House to the Capital building containing many of the key Federal offices and Government buildings that makes our Nation tick such as the FBI Building, the National Archives, the Hoover Building and [...]
Smithsonian National Museum of Art * 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565 * (202) 737-4215 * http://www.nga.gov/. Pompeii and the Roman Villa Exhibit 2/17/09 The second exhibit I visited brought back memories of my Archaeology days and wanderings in Pompeii. What a blast from the past, literally. Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art [...]
Pride of Place Exhibit, Museum of Art, D.C. 2/17/09 Smithsonian National Museum of Art * 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565 * (202) 737-4215 * http://www.nga.gov/.One of the Smithsonian’s most fabulous of art galleries and museums. Always a fascinating gallery on exhibit from ancient or historic world to the modern era. One of [...]
Coming Soon !!! Reagan International, Washington, DC; 2/17/09
George Washington Memorial Parkway* http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/ * Washington, D.C. Often nicknamed “The Road to Adventure” which was suitable as it gave me my route out of D.C. to the famous Shenandoah National Park. Locals call it “GW Parkway”. This memorial parkway is managed by the National Park Service and was designed as a gateway and greenway [...]
Thursday, 22 May 2008 – Part 5 (10 pm – 2 am) Washington, D.C. 11th annual D.C. Goth Prom “Under a Milky Way” * Town Danceboutique * 2009 8th Strett NW | Washington, DC 20009 * http://www.gothpromdc.com/ 11th Annual Goth Prom, Washington, D.C. 5/22/08 After the National Geographic Live and private reception, I headed over [...]
NG Live! lecture and private reception – Afghanistan: Voices of Cultural Preservation * National Geographic Society * 1145 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/nglive/washingtondc/s2008/single/afghanistan.html * Thursday, 22 May 2008: 6:30-10:30 pm This week it’s been an honor as an invited guest, coming up from Colorado to participate and join Fredrik Hiebert’s presentations of the [...]
William Penn House * A Quaker Center on Capital Hill * http://www.wmpennhouse.org/ * 515 East Capital Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003 * 202.543.5560 William Penn House One of D.C.’s most comfortable and heartwarming hostels is the William Penn House within walking distance of the Capitol and the National Mall. A little on the spendy side [...]