05.04.2004: Line 14, “Meteor,” Paris Métro
Line 14 (“Meteor”), Paris Métro.
The line is driverless, so there are no headlights. But there is a big windshield so you can see the darkness you are hurtling through. See also 12.30.2003, 6.20.2003.
Microsoft Word asks me: “Do you want to replace the existing Normal?” I hit “OK.” So far things are pretty much the same. (Related.)
Three years ago: Greece. Two years ago: The Edison Café. One year ago: Mirror.
05.06.2004: Kensington Gardens and elsewhere, London
London.
05.11.2004: Under construction
05.11.2004: Brooklyn in Paris
Les Halles, Paris.
A wide selection of trucker hats.
At a Gap.
05.12.2004: Night, Paris
Paris.
05.13.2004: Google Groups 2
Start your own group with Google Groups 2 (beta). Google gets into the mailing-list business.
05.14.2004: Musée Carnavalet, Paris
Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
Over-the-top art deco and more.
05.14.2004: Eliot Shepard
Eliot Shepard: The Gothamist Interview. I’m just trying to picture how one would position the spoon without dropping one’s camera or otherwise looking… like a guy trying to wield a spoon and a camera.
05.19.2004: Grande Arche de la Défense, Paris
Grande Arche de la Défense, edge of Paris.
05.20.2004: New Blogger
I wrote a little item for the NYT’s Circuits section on the recent changes to Blogger.
05.20.2004: Feed me
05.20.2004: La Défense, Paris
More from La Défense, edge of Paris.
05.21.2004: Gmail giveaway
I have an invitation to open a Gmail account that I will give to the person who posts the most intriguing/entertaining/stunning self-portrait. Link to yours in the comments.
05.21.2004: Subway photo ban
NYT: Subway Officials Seek Ban on Picture-Taking. What a terrible idea. No mention of special permits for bloggers.
05.22.2004: Brussels
05.24.2004: Curbed
05.24.2004: Brussels again
Brussels.
Open house for the motorcycle cops.
05.25.2004: The Atomium, Brussels
The Atomium, Brussels.
Built for the 1958 World’s Fair. Up close it’s nicely dilapidated, like the Millennium Falcon. More photos.
05.26.2004: Transvestites took my dog
