Ok, maybe the title is pushing it a bit. Hey, I can't be creative all the time. Highlights of the week: visiting the National Archives and starting work at the State Department. Be sure to check out my Washington photo gallery, it's updated with new pictures.
Of course, the Archives are most famous for having the big three documents from our nation's history: the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. I didn't get any good pictures of them, since no flash photography is allowed, but I did ask the guard if they employed the same security system as this movie. Turns out that that system was outdated and was slated to be completely replaced anyway, so that's how the movie was allowed to show it.
Other highlights include seeing my birthday on the wall and reading a letter written to FDR by a young Fidel Castro asking for a $10 bill. If you're planning on coming to D.C. solely to see the Presidential photo exhibit, it kind of stinks. Don't bother unless you're already in town.
I also started work. Things were a bit slow for me this week; most of my work surrounded reading the 9/11 Commission Report. But hopefully they'll pick up soon.
It's raining right now. There hasn't been snow on the ground for more than a week. I can deal with that. I guess that's all for now.
Posted by phil at February 14, 2005 07:47 PM