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Disappointed with Ticketmaster

I was trying to get tickets to the U2 concert either in Philly or New York, since they have not announced a D.C. date yet. First off, I am kicking myself because I did get in once for the Philly concert, but the seats that came up were rear view seats. So I tried searching again at the high price, but by then everything was sold out. The problem is that is seemed that a lot of people buy the maximum amount they are allowed, and resell their extra tickets on Ebay. I browsed through some of these listings, and they were going for practically $300 per tickets on the floor. I guess I will sign up for the U2 subscription, and hop that they open up a second leg of their tour. This way I might be able to get some pre-sale tickets. It did not to be this hard to get tickets a few years ago.

Iraqi National Elections (washingtonpost.com)

Iraqi National Elections (washingtonpost.com)

Liberation of Auschwitz

I have been reading this week of the Auschwitz ceremony. It disturbs me greatly that anti-semitism has increased worldwide in the past decade. I think the coverage in the U.S. press has been paltry in comparison to coverage in other countries. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of an effort to lower the number of hate crimes committed in this world.

Interesting Article about blogs

From the Financial Times
Apple bites back in battle to keep bloggers in check
By Patti Waldmeir
Published: January 26 2005 02:00 | Last updated: January 26 2005 02:00
FT article about Apple suit against Thinksecret.com

Sideways

I finally saw the movie "Sideways". I thought it was put together really well except for a slow part towards the end of the movie. I think the writer put in some good metaphors, and I think I will read the book. It also helps that I recognize a lot of the vineyards that were shown in the film. Since my brother lived in San Fran, and I have a few friends would live there. I went to the Best Cellars to taste wine afterwards. One wine I really liked was the 88 Strauss Samling from Austria.

Bored

I haven't posted anything much the last few days, because things have been kind of dull. I would have gone skiing, but I want to give my knee a chance to heal. I guess the most "interesting" happening today is my trip to dentist for some cleaning.

Georgie playing with his favorite toy

     

Inaugural Parade

Here are photos from the Inauguration Parade.
Inaugural Parade Pictures

Coming Soon - Inaugural Parade Photos

I will be posting photos from the Inaugural Parade in the next day or two. I am so completely exhausted after getting 4 hours of sleep for the last few days, and working ouside in the cold all day. My face is a little wind-burnt, and my left leg hurts. But it was a great experience, and I got to great views of the President and other celebrities. I think the best performance was by Andrea Bocelli. His voice is amazing.

The impostor in comments

I had not even looked at this site yesterday. I am not seeing anyone seriously. shree dog with a space is a fake. I really find this annoying especially when I am dead tired. I do apologize if I had been only commenting towards the women. Though recall commenting to Odin and SDN before. I had originally set this site up to share with my friends who are across the country some of the pictures I take.

Military Gala

The Military Gala turned out to be a very cool event. Because of getting to volunteer, I ended getting a great view of the President when he spoke. Also, I was able to see the rehearsals for Kelsey Grammer, Lynn Swann, Gloria Estefan, etc. Daryll Hammond from SNL was hilarious. I didn't get any pictures for this event, because I couldn't get a good shot on my camera phone and I did not bring my Canon.

Burlington Pictures

I went to Burlington for my brother's whitecoats ceremony at University of Vermont med school. Here are the pictures.
Ceremony Pictures

A Few Burlington Pictures

I will be posting soon some of the pictures I took in Burlington. Things have been a little crazy for me with the Inauguration coming up. I should have some pictures of the Festivities.

Caio Fonseca

If you get a chance, check out the art of Caio Fonesca. He bases his painting on trying to find the basic "forms" in art. I will be in Burlington most of today, so won't be commenting today.

Second Profession

So I am a Kathak dancer(Indian Classical) also.

School Logos

Well, these are the logos for the universities I attended. I think this will definitely tell you my profession.

My profession

Well, here's another hint. Some people really despise my profession. Shakespeare for one had a distaste for it. Nice to meet everyone. I seriously thought my buddies were playing a joke on me. I also do have a second profession which sometimes my main profession prevents me from doing. So if you guess the main one, we can start the guessing for the second.

A little taken back

Lily,
If you are in the area, I wouldn't mind meeting you. But since I have never met you, I think picking you up and having you stay at my place is a bit too much. If this not is not joke, we can discuss over email at shreedogg@yahoo.com . Here's a clue for my profession: at times I work a ton of hours.

Well, this is getting entertaining

It's funny, because I don't think any of my friends who know about this site have entered comments(though I am looking for a tell that one of you guys are). I guess I should reveal a little secret. Georgie is actually my mom's dog. I went with her to buy him from a farm in Maryland on Mother's Day about a year and a half ago. So I don't get to see him everyday necessarily, especially since my apartment doesn't allow pets. I don't claim to be famous, but if you knew my full name you would find me on google. I guess I can say that I don't really have anyone serious in my life yet. Let's see if anyone can guess my main profession.

Answers to some comments

Yep, Georgie is awake in that picture. He had been sleeping most of the trip, but he just started dozing off when the photo was taken. If you notice some of the pictures were taken with my Sprint picture phone vs. my Canon Digital Rebel. The scarf photo was one of the phone pictures, so I think the blowup might get grainy. Georgie was recently featured on Channel 9 news on a story about the one of the dog parks which he goes. If I can figure out to get the footage on my computer, I should be posting it.

Post-christmasbear

I saw this christmas bear decoration up that I had to take a photo of. It was strange because while I was taking it, a stranger came up to me and starting talking to me about art. Apparently, he sketches.

Aegean Tavern on the edge

I never liked the Aegean Tavern much, but this is kind of sad. Because of the construction right next to it, it is on the edge of a ditch that goes down at least 30 feet.


Restaurant at the ditch

New Year's 2005

January 1, 2005 01/01 14:24:44 PM
Trying out Macjournal. Well, I am still recovering from last night. I hung out at Ireland's Four Courts in the Courthouse area with my friend Dave. Also, eating at Flat top Grill worked out really well. Overall, even though it was a late night, it was pretty relaxed. After Four Courts we dropped by Whitlows to try to find Erik. Lastly, we went to the new lounge in Clarendon called Eleventh. It was really bad that Mister Days wanted to charge $10 at 1:00 A.M.