Washington DC

March 2002

The Capitol Building

The Supreme Court

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is one of the most expansive memorials in the nation. Yet its shade trees, waterfalls, statuary, and quiet alcoves create the feeling of a secluded garden rather than an imposing structure. The memorial is divided into four outdoor galleries, or rooms, one for each of FDR's terms in office. The rooms are defined by walls of red South Dakota granite. Water cascades and quiet pools are present throughout. A sculpture of the Presidential seal is mounted inside the entry-way. The first room introduces FDR's early presidency, when he launched the New Deal in response to the worst economic crisis of the century. A relief sculpture depicts his first inauguration. In the second room, sculptural groups- an urban breadline, a rurual couple, and a man listening to a fireside chat- recall both the despair and the hope of the times. New Deal social and economic programs are depicted in bronze panels. A grassy berm between the second and third rooms marks the historical point at which Roosevelt and the nation confronted World War II. In the third room, Roosevelt appears as a seated figure; his beloved dog Fala sits nearby. The fourth room honors the life and legacy of FDR. A sculpural relief of Roosevelt's funeral cortege hangs in an alcove. The statue of Eleanor Roosevelt commemorates her role as first lady, as well as her later work as United Nations delegate and champion for human rights. In the plaza is a timeline of important dates and events from the extraordinary life of FDR.                    - From the Franklin Delano Roosevelt brochure                      ( By the National Park Service)

Ford's Theater

Obviously, the picture to the left is Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. The other picture on the left is a picture of the president's box where Lincoln and his wife, Mary, were watching the play before he was shot.  There's a museum in the basement you can look at during intermission which was pretty interesting. The chairs in the theater are really old dining table chairs with blue plaid seat cushions. Really cute. Haha. But unfortunately, not all that comfortable. Ford's theater is two buildings down from the Hard Rock Cafe. This has nothing to do with Ford's Theater, but they had really good cookies. The hamburgers= not so great, and the sweatshrits are 60 dollars each (I was dumb enough to buy one), but there's this really cool hanging car coming from the ceiling. How many restaurants do you go to where they have a car hanging inside? A pink one. A really OLD, pink one.

Over there is a picture of the house where Lincoln died. Its right across the street from Ford's Theater which is two buildings away from the Hard Rock Cafe that has the hot, pink car hanging from the ceiling.

<-- And my ticket to the play we saw at Ford's Theater. It was caled The Hot Mikado and there were no refunds or cancellations available. Right side, row M, seat 20 on Thursday, March 28 2002 at 7:30 pm immediately following dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, the place with the hanging hot, pink, sexy car.

The Monuments and Memorials

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial

The Washington Monument

The Vietnam Memorial

Korean War Memorial

The White House

Well, these pictures probably don't need an explanation as to what they are, but in case you can't read or are knowledge impaired, this is the White House. Called that mainly because of the fact that the exterior is white, more like a cream color, which means it was obviously named by a guy. But that's neither here nor there. Imagine what it would be like if people started calling it the Cream House or the Offwhite House or the Beige House. America would be stupefied, moreso than it already is with the Bush fucker occupying the Offwhite House. Well, whatever you want to call it, its the Bob Vila all American Home. I can't think of any reason why the people who live there aren't the most average family in America. We have two shots of the OffWhite house. One of the front and one of the posterior. I would have taken more, specifically- ones of the actual inside of the Offwhite house, but Off White House security was absoutely convinced my camera was carrying illegal STDs so I had to leave it outside while we browsed the interior premises. I don't think Georgie was there at the time, but who knows. It was a nice house. They name the stuff inside just like they do outside. The blue room, green room, red room. But how are colorblind people supposed to know which room they're headed for? They are discriminating against the colorblind people of the world and that is unAmerican. How Rude. The two pictures on the bottom are of a lady and her camp. She sits across the street from the Offwhite House and has been there since, what does the sign say.. oh um, 1982 or something. over 20 years of protest against war. She's a nice lady. And not a pigeon murderer lady either. Peace.