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Washington DC
I actually returned early this morning, but I’ve been awake so long that this entire weekend has blended together. The march was an amazing experience, and I’ve already started planning my next trip.
At the moment, I’m basically running on caffeine because I only got an hour of sleep before being called in to work, and I’ve spent the rest of my time catching up on my studying.
The Washington photoset is up, so have a look if you want.
March on Washington
I’m currently in the final stages of planning my trip to Washington DC for the march to end the war on Iraq. I’m waiting for a confirmation of a couple bus seats, but things should be worked out by Monday.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to take plenty of pictures as I’m planning to do a write-up for the university’s weekly magazine.
Updates coming soon!
Weekend
OK, it definitely isn’t the weekend, but I haven’t had enough time to post about it until now.
Monday was Labor Day here in the States, and provided me with a much-needed 3-day weekend, after my first week of university. After a strategic “family emergency”, I managed to get the latter part of the weekend off from work, and zipped up to Dearborn, MI – a city with (I believe) the highest concentration of Arabs.
Being of Lebanese descent, it was a very refreshing reminder of my home country. The streets are painfully cramped, lively, and loud; the food was bold and delicious, and the parties were amazing.
Unfortunately, it seems that the most exciting events go uncaptured (as I forgot my camera), but a friend of mine managed to grab a few pictures
My boss wasn’t terribly happy when I returned, because I forgot to mention how long I was going to be out, but she’ll get over it.
School
Tomorrow will be my first day of college! I’m pretty excited but also quite scared. I think, however, that I will find comfort in numbers, and hopefully I’ll have enough time after my classes to meet up with some friends from orientation.
I wasn’t able to finish everything that I wanted to and there were some complications with my sister that I will hopefully post about later.
Wish me luck!
Flick'd
I’ve thrown up a few pictures of my trip so far. The Tampa set is now available and will be updated throughout my trip.
I also have a few posts in the works that I hope I’ll be able to finish soon.
Update: New photos 08/19 08/20 from the MOSI Bodies Exhibition.
Vacation
I’m finding it increasingly difficult to sit at my computer. I remember mentioning earlier that I would likely write more since I would have more time, but that has, fortunately, been proven wrong.
The weather has been amazing, and the attractions even more stunning. I have found some friends in the building (I’m in my uncle’s $600k condominium) that I will be spending most of my time with, and the rest of it will be spent at the beach.
I have been trying to catch up on my reading, as I’m currently trying to absorb Aristotle’s The Metaphysics and Juan’s suggestion, so I hope I will at least have an article in the works so that the site doesn’t completely die for a week.
Arrival
I’ve been in Tampa since about four this afternoon and have been taking a quick tour around the city. The weather is going to be decent for the next week, so I hope I’ll get a little sun soon.
Pictures and posts will come soon enough.
Going on Vacation
I will be leaving to Tampa, Florida early tomorrow morning for a ten-day vacation. It’s been a really rough couple of weeks for me and I’m glad that I’ll finally be able to rest.
There was a slight problem getting the vacation days from one of my jobs because I’d started it after I would be able to give the proper notice. Instead of starting the new job with everyone knowing that I was already scheduled for a vacation, I decided to go ahead and drop the “Death in the Family”. It worked like a charm, and I now have the required off time for the vacation.
I hope I’ll be able to write more since I should have more time to read as I lay on the sandy beaches of Tampa.
Peter Jennings: Reporter
I just finished watching a great tribute to the late Peter Jennings
He was a brilliant journalist and anchor and a great person. I grew up to World News Tonight and am very sad to see him gone. Feel free to pay your respects
Illegal Child Labor?
After two arduous days, I’m happy to say that I’m clinically living and my breath should be returning within the week. These last few days have been very tough and have made me wonder if I am a victim of illegal child labor. A quick check on the NYS Department of Labor archives showed that I have broken a few of the rules listed. I feel so daring!
Being under eighteen (I recently turned seventeen), there are much more restrictive laws in place. Instead of holding to the limit of eight hours per day, I actually worked almost twelve hours yesterday and today.
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to file a lawsuit because it was actually my fault. One of my jobs assigned me the acceptable eight hours, while an unknowing boss at my other job scheduled me for an additional four hours.
Luckily, I only have four days before my vacation. I wonder what the weather is like in Florida these days…
