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Monthly Archives: March 2007

Capitol and Cherry Blossoms

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Got these panoramic photos on my way to an interview yesterday afternoon: blooming Yoshino trees lining the plaza leading from North Capitol and D Streets up to the Capitol itself. This is the weekend of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in DC, so Amy and I will shortly be going over to the Tidal Basin [...]

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Caturday!

Saturday, March 31, 2007

I’m happy to announce that the cat’s bathroom behaviors have mostly normalized, and that she is going in the litterbox again, with far fewer mishaps than in the last few rocky months. It helped to remove the overpowering air freshener from the bathroom, change her litterbox to a new one, and switch to unscented [...]

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TrackWrk.jpg

Friday, March 30, 2007

Track work on the Red, Yellow, AND Green Lines. Wow, this Cherry Blossom Festival weekend on the Metro is going to be awesome.
(TrackWrk.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)

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USPSR2D2.jpg

Thursday, March 29, 2007

One of those Star Wars mail boxes sits outside the post office at Union Station. It does not roll around the station, beeping, nor does it project holos of Carrie Fisher, nor does it perform astromech droid functions on Rebel Alliance fighter spacecraft. It will, however, keep your Death Star Plans and other mail safe [...]

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Arrest.jpg

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Looks like there was some kind of disturbance at Union Station, as this was the sight that greeted those emerging from the Metro. No blood or guns or anything, probably just a fight.
(Arrest.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)

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Jun Ducat Hostage Crisis

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

“I love these kids; that’s why I am here. We have a field trip. I invited the children for a field trip.”
In the Philippines, a Tondo day care center owner hijacked a bus of his own students and teachers and held them hostage near Manila’s City Hall, to demand better treatment for Filipino children.
A moment [...]

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The African Violet That Won’t Quit

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

My African Violet has been blooming vivid lavender flowers all winter. It’s amazing; just when I think this is the last set of blossoms before it takes a break, more buds spring out of the mess of leaves and cheerfully open up into a new batch of flowers. Here’s a photo of the latest bloom:

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paulo.ordoveza.com

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Of course I cannot write about my job hunting adventures without mentioning my professional front on the web: paulo.ordoveza.com, home to my resumé and portfolio. I went with an über-minimal look for this one, to get it out the door faster and make navigation a snap for potential employers and other visitors, hence the four [...]

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State of the Brownpau

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

It’s 80°F out today, the first really warm day of the year. The air conditioner is running.
I’m still looking for a job. Mid-April is my deadline, by which point I have to be earning a fulltime paycheck if I want to continue eating. My resumé is out there with a bunch of applications, and [...]

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QuikTrak.jpg

Monday, March 26, 2007

Looks like Union Station has new Amtrak Quik Trak ticket machines. I hope the interface on these is better than the old Windows NT ones with the default ‘Ding’ sound.
(QuikTrak.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)

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