Musings from the God of Cities

i recently started a new job after a few months of unemployment. before starting, however, i decided to go on one last hurrah to washington d.c. what i enjoy most about our nation's capital are the many smithsonian museums, and the national zoo, all of which are absosmurfly free. being a bit of a nerd, and a bit of a cheapskate, i superlove d.c. and try to get out there every couple of years. even though i'd already seen most of the the stuff i saw in d.c., i still managed to learn many new things during this trip. allow me to elaborate

i learned there's a new native american museum (specifically, the national museum of the american indian) in d.c.


and i learned that they're pretty cavalier about displaying swastikas without much of an explanation of how they fit into native culture


i learned that pee and poo (besides being funny) are popular subjects at the smithsonian museums








i learned that pandas are hateful, and won't do a brother a solid and hang out in spots where they can be photographed easily...


...but that the same can't be said for iguanas


i learned that museum guards run away from cameras because they're scared of having their souls stolen


i learned that paleontologists can be kinda charming


i learned that pluto is gone,


but not forgotten




i learned that seeing naked people isn't dirty if it's art




i learned that d.c. has some interesting food


like the jumbo slices of pizza in adams morgan


and the fantastic chili-dogs and chili half-smoked sausage (bill cosby's favorite!) at ben's chili bowl.


however, i think the most important lesson i took away from my trip to washington d.c. is that rats have armored themselves, and will presumably soon be taking up arms, and enslaving mankind

don't say i didn't warn you!

curious to see what else i saw in d.c.? look no further than my flickr page.