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Working 7 Days a Week

Published by Jackie Vesci October 14th, 2007 in Fun, Career, Pittsburgh, Community, museum and Volunteer. 0 Comments

Perhaps avid echoflip.com readers have noticed my lack of posting. Allow me to explain - I work 7 days a week. During any given day, you can find me at my full-time job as a Bookseller at Half Price Books or working in catering at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, National Aviary, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Science Center, or Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, among other places.

Also, I’m currently planning a Halloween Party scheduled for Tuesday, October 30 - 10:00pm @ Peter’s Pub in Oakland. All proceeds will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as part of the U.G.L.Y. Bartender Contest. Come celebrate Devil’s Night and live the 7 Deadly Sins: lust, gluttony, envy, greed, pride, anger, and sloth. There will be FREE BEER and a $5 cover. More to follow on giveaways, etc.

Lastly, I just put in my application for a Board Member position with Pittsburgh Young Professionals (PYP) this week. If that works out, look for more posts concerning the organization, young professionals in Pittsburgh, and ongoing events.

Feel free to ask me about any of the above locations, businesses, nonprofits or event planning in general. If you encounter anyone who says there is nothing to do in Pittsburgh please direct them to this post or have them e-mail me at jvesci@gmail.com. I could easily fill up a social calendar for anyone in Pittsburgh who asks.

The Washington D.C. History Museum

Published by Matt Gondek July 6th, 2007 in culture, exhibits, Washington D.C., Tourism, museum and gallery. 8 Comments

Below are some photos I took while I was at the History Museum in Washinton DC. They had a large variety of dinosaur bones, gems, and animals.

Right outside of the musuem, you have the option to purchase everyone’s favorite ice cream from the future, Dippin’ Dots. Behind the museum is a tent, where for three dollars, you can kiss women. As you can tell, you’re in for a fun filled day.

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The Washington D.C. Air and Space Museum

Published by Matt Gondek June 27th, 2007 in Uncategorized, culture, exhibits, technology, Country, World, Design, airshow, Washington D.C., Tourism, Sight-seeing, museum, Space, Air and Space, rocket, Nasa, Airplane, Helicopter and Shuttle. 1 Comment

Although not an “art” museum, it’s still interesting to go and see these giant rockets, shuttles, and planes that people created to send people up into the air.

All those stories about how brave the astronauts were all true. As you stand in from of these giant monstrosities, you begin to notice how shoddy and poorly put together they look. They’re not smooth and round like TV suggests. They are all blocky, with pieces sticking out, and uneven surfaces that look poorly weilded together. I’d be crying if I had to go into outer space in one of these dang contraptions.

Still, it’s fun to check out this stuff, along with all the airplanes and helicopters they have. The museum has a large collection of space suits they used throughout the years, which is fun to check out too. Not to mention, the gift shop has space ice cream 8-)

I took pictures of the pretty looking ones. You can eye them up below.

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National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

Published by Matt Gondek June 25th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Art, culture, exhibits, Community, Country, Design, Washington D.C., Tourism, Sight-seeing, museum, gallery and National Gallery of Art. 1 Comment

The National Gallery of Art is a giant maze-like building of artwork from different time periods and cultures. Each room has about six or seven pieces, a couch, and a depressed security guard.

I don’t want to name drop, but where else can you get the fresh scoop on Rembrant AND Sabin in the same day? The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., or as I like to call it, the NGOAIWfuggin’DC. That’s where.

You can spend hours looking at everything there, or at least until 5pm, which is when it closes. They even have Picasso’s boyhood gift shop located conviently in the building. Now even you can buy a ton of prints from artists and pieces that are not even located anywhere near the NGOAIWfuggin’DC. That’s right.. all kinds of prints for sale of pieces not even in the museum, which is kind of lame if you ask me. It seems like the gift shop is BFF with Andy Warhol, whose museum is here in good ole Pittsburgh.. not anywhere NEAR the president’s place. Below is some photos I took at the musem. Enjoy!
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