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the cables that go… August 24th, 2010

waiting for power

   

…nowhere. yet…?

   

If there’s one thing I can appreciate, it’s organized wires. Kudos to these people for the nice coil and tape. I can’t stand having a jumble of cords and cables all over the place, especially if they’re in plain view. It was killing me when our Comcast guy installed brand new wires, with an extra 55 feet of cable (and a new hole in the mortar), when there were already at least 2 different hookups going into our house. It should at least be part of their job to remove the old ones. ahhkk visual clutter! On the other hand, it does make it harder for your neighbor to just attach a splitter and steal your cable, because there are multiple decoy wires. ah ha! Maybe that’s part of the plan. But anyways, organization people. That’s what I’m talking about.

   

Clearly, it’s a slow day here.

   

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exterior carpet August 19th, 2010




   
A new type of siding spotted in the Mt. Vernon Square area… You could probably play putt-putt on your house with this setup.
   

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Columbia Heights pano August 3rd, 2010

   

The latest time-series panography of the newly-finished plaza in Columbia Heights at 14th and Park Rd. NW. Shots were taken on July 31st, 2010 from 12:05 – 12:07 PM (Noon), 8:45 – 8:48 PM (Sunset), 11:43 – 11:48 PM (Night), and again on August 1st, 2010, 6:47 – 6:51 AM (Sunrise). View it larger, and on a black background – it looks much cooler.

   

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the american dream July 28th, 2010




   

This photo was taken near Gallaudet University — looks like someone is livin’ the white picket fence dream… complete with daisies.

   

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uniquity July 15th, 2010

   

Well, while we are still playing the movie quote game, as in yesterday’s comments, here is the caption for today’s photo: “You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.” Shouldn’t be that hard to guess…

   

It’s a topic that Matt and I have discussed at length before, and one of my favorites, because it’s sometimes hard to pick a side… Do you think people everywhere are mostly the same, or mostly different? In other words, is there even such a thing as being unique? Basic needs for water, food and shelter aside (although some might argue you don’t need food or shelter (and some of us prefer to just eat, ahem, roses)), I like to think we are all mostly different. Perhaps this is a romanticized view of the world, or maybe that’s just my public school education lingering on, thankyouverymuch Bushy Park Elementary. I think many kids are taught from a young age to believe that they are different, special, one-of-a-kind. There is no one else quite like you!

   

But then there are cases against this, like the power of the internet for example, when you find someone else on Facebook that loves the smell of skunks , collects elephants, thinks “Little Giants” is the best movie ever, and can sing every lyric of every Old 97’s album… wait! I thought that was just me……..

   

In the end though, I think we are all different because of the way we think. Even if you took the most seemingly similar two people, their thought processes would always be different, even on the same topics. You can’t account for the human mind and the way it works when you compare people. Some may say, “great minds think alike,” but I think this falls to into the category of coincidence. In other words, there are some of us who, yes, may be considered decaying organic matter (have you ever ridden the metro in the summer???), but I don’t think we’re all part of the same compost pile.

   

Happy Thursday to you, our very special Juxtaexposed reader.

   

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Just let it go… July 14th, 2010



Just let it go., originally uploaded by m hoek.

Some advice for your Wednesday, brought to you by a wall in an alleyway near Scott Circle.

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OR… July 9th, 2010

   

This graffiti in Adams Morgan has creepy movie material written all over it. Or painted all over it. Or, whatever…

   

Check out this awesome stop-motion animation of evolution, by Blu. Now THIS is a LOT of paint. And a lot of free time.
   

BIG BANG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

   

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home on the range June 17th, 2010

   

A subtle little painting of a mountain range and river valley below, spotted on a wall in Dupont Circle. Reminds me a bit of an Alaskan landscape…

   

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Urban gardener May 17th, 2010

Lots of backyard greenery going on here… I love this little oasis! Especially the flower boxes on the very upper railing. Good place to sit and have a cup of morning tea.

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in the cross-hairs May 12th, 2010

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