2004.07.01 notes from the underground:
speaking of paris, one of the things i enjoyed the most while i was there both times was the metro. i'm not entirely sure why it fascinates me, but there just seems to be something inherently captivating about it. perhaps it's the unique character of each station, the interesting people you'll see, the performers (which we saw much more of this time around than i did last time), or even the occasional ride where you'll pop out of the tunnels and ride around above the city for a while…
none of those is exclusive to the paris metro i'd imagine, though i don't recall seeing any performers in the metro in D.C., and i don't recall the stations there having any particularly unique character. anyway, i stumbled across this site earlier today when adding a creative commons license to my gallery. one of the most recent posts talk about a particular section of transfer tunnels, and he's even got a really cool pictorial tour from one end to the other.
i'll get back to talking about *our* trip soon, i kind of wanted the shock from the fact that i posted the other day to wear off a bit before i put another monster out there.
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brian. said:
Speaking of galleries…as I've mentioned, mine isn't accepting new photos. I drop the galleries in, nothing happening. T'aint there.
m@ said:
you start naming your files sensibly, the gallery scripts will work properly.
brian. said:
Sensible? Must we still be shackled by that ignorant demon which is DOS?
m@ said:
think of it the way poets think of meter and rhyme… things that force you to focus your mind, concentrate, and really consider your goal, rather than haphazardly doing whatever is easiest.
brian. said:
You should know I never do what's easiest. I haphazardly do whatever's most difficult for myself and others.
sara said:
How sad are you that you didn't think to take those pictures yourself!!
m@ said:
quite sad. well, really, even if i'd wanted to, we wouldn't have had time to go walking around some metro stations for several hours one day…
so, i'm just glad that someone else did it. i like that other people occasionally look at things the same way i do, and i like it when the opposite is true. basically, i like seeing things from someone else's perspective. it reminds you to pay more attention to your own.