ALA and SilverDocs
I’m still working through some pics from my trip a few weeks ago. I needed to attend the SilverDocs Film Festival was the same week. I arrived in DC a couple of days early so that I could go to some of the film festival. I was hoping to get to more, but I did see four films:
Also saw two shorts:
I liked all the films, but I would have to say that The Devilles was my favorite. What I found particularly interesting was how the couple at the center of the film Terri Lee and Shawn Geary tried to meld their presumably alternative lifestyle (she is a burlesque star and he is in a punk band) with a rather conventional suburban existence. It’s hard to not relate the weight of these conventional expectations to the troubles they had in their marriage.
I would like at some point to be able to go back to SilverDocs and be able to experience more of the festival. I’m a little eager to get to a festival now that CineVegas is defunct.
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An Actual Key!
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A couple of weeks ago, I was in Washington DC and Philadelphia. In both cities, I stayed in old school hotels (Hotel Harrington in DC and Penn’s View Hotel in Philly). In both places, I got an actual metal key! How quaint! This is the key from the Hotel Harrington.
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So, the day after tomorrow, I head back to the east coast for 0ver a week. My primary destination is Crystal City, VA for the Computers in Libraries conference. As I have noted before, Crystal City, VA is basically Washington DC’s parking lot. After the conference, I head up to Philadelphia to visit family and friends. I am very much looking forward to taking the train from DC to Philly. I love riding the train and it seems they forgot to put any in Las Vegas. I have seen tracks, but I have yet to actually see a train anywhere in Vegas.
Saturday, April 5
Fly to Philly and then drive down to Crystal City with my brother.
Sunday, April 6
Sight-seeing in DC with aforementioned brother and probably catching up with some conference friends later.
Monday, April 7 – Wednesday April 9
Computers in Libraries Conference. You can see my schedule on the CiL wiki.
Thursday, April 10
Take the train from DC to Philly and hang out with the family.
Friday, April 11
Have lunch in town with an old friend then hit the Philadelphia Film Festival.
Saturday, April 12
Hit the festival for
And then meet up with family for the Phillies game.
Sunday, April 13
More festival:
And then dinner with the family.
Monday, April 14
Fly back to Vegas.
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