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    <title>Empire Builder - Chicago | Summer 2004</title>
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They are the best band I've seen this year. Awesome. I'm like, totally, a fan now.
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They are the best band I've seen this year. Awesome. I'm like, totally, a fan now.
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Took this picture three weeks ago.
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      <title>Piers</title>
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Took this picture three weeks ago.
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Watched “9/11 Fahrenheit” and “control room”. Both are recommended.
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there was poignant moment last night during the screening of 9/11
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there was a scene of the attack, blacked out
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and we just heard the sounds
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          <font size="2">and I wisphered to Yesser "that's why you are here" and
he nodded.
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Watched &amp;#8220;9/11 Fahrenheit&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;control room&amp;#8221;. Both are recommended.
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there was poignant moment last night during the screening of 9/11
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there was a scene of the attack, blacked out
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and we just heard the sounds
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        <p>
Here's a peek what I'll be doing this summer.
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Attending Henry <a href="http://www.hgchicago.org/">George School of Social Science </a>(starts
6/18) 
</li>
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Hanging out with folks at <a href="http://www.diamondway.org/chicago">Diamond Way
Buddhist Center </a>(met Juan from the center at a meetup last week) on some Mondays. 
</li>
          <li>
Taking my Arabic Classes in at least once every two weeks. 
</li>
          <li>
40 miles and 400 laps a week. 
</li>
          <li>
Doing Sidewalk Sessions, my duo project with Jose, playing guitars and singing on
the street of Chicago. 
</li>
          <li>
Work like a dog. 
</li>
          <li>
Helping the LakeViewPantry with cooking. Making consideration for starting Dody's
Kitchen. 
</li>
          <li>
Attending at least one of <a href="http://www.cg.org/">Common Ground </a> lecture. 
</li>
          <li>
Do two more visit to the Museum of Art. 
</li>
          <li>
            <strike>Going to 3rd Annual Chicago </strike>
            <a href="http://www.palestinefilmfest.com/">
              <strike>Palestine
Film Festival</strike>
            </a>
            <strike>. See </strike>
            <a href="http://www.palestinefilmfest.com/phpicalendar/search.php?query=Writers%20on%20the%20Borders%20%20a%20Journey%20to%20Palestine">
              <strike>“Writers
on the Borders : a Journey to Palestine + Visit Iraq + Samir Abdallah“ </strike>
            </a>
            <strike>this
Sunday (6/13).</strike>
          </li>
          <li>
Check out  <a href="http://cervantes1.org/default.asp">Instituto Cervantes Chicago</a></li>
          <li>
Hang out at the <a href="http://www.prairie.org/calenders/06.asp">Illinois Humanities
Council</a></li>
          <li>
Check out the movies at <a href="http://www.facets.org/">Facets Multimedia</a>, especially <a href="http://www.facets.org/asticat?function=web&amp;catname=facets&amp;web=cinematheque&amp;path=/archive/june2004/diaspora">“2nd
Annual African Diaspora Film Festival“</a> (6/11 - 6/17) 
</li>
          <li>
Check out <a href="http://www.dusablemuseum.org/visit.asp">DuSable Museum of African
American History</a>. 
</li>
          <li>
6/26/04<br />
12:15pm - 1:00pm<br />
Chicago<br />
Chicago Taiko Legacy 
</li>
          <li>
Hang out at the <a href="http://www.newberry.org/">Newberry Library</a></li>
          <li>
            <strike>Check out </strike>
            <a href="http://chicago.citysearch.com/profile/11488951/?cslink=roundup_name_noncust&amp;ulink=roundup__roundupentity1-2_1___profile_14_1">
              <strike>Well
Street Art Festival</strike>
            </a>
            <strike> (6/11-6/12)</strike> . Done. <a href="http://photo.dodyg.org/albumListing.aspx?albumID=3&amp;albumName=Wells+Street+Art+Festival">Photos</a>. 
</li>
          <li>
            <strike>Check out </strike>
            <a href="http://chicago.citysearch.com/profile/11397506/?cslink=roundup_name_noncust&amp;ulink=roundup__roundupentity1-1_1___profile_17_1">
              <strike>Chicago
Blues Festival</strike>
            </a>
            <strike> (6/11 - 6/12)</strike>
          </li>
          <li>
Check out <a href="http://chicago.citysearch.com/profile/36912028/?cslink=roundup_name_noncust&amp;ulink=roundup__roundupentity1-4_1___profile_17_1">Lincoln
Park Festival</a> (6/19 - 6/20) 
</li>
          <li>
Join Public Square's <a href="http://www.thepublicsquare.org/cafe.html">Cafe Society</a>. 
</li>
          <li>
Check out <a href="http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1509999766.1087070050@@@@&amp;BV_EngineID=cccfadclkddjfgkcefecelldffhdffn.0&amp;contentOID=536895475&amp;contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&amp;topChannelName=Dept&amp;channelId=0&amp;entityName=Speci">Taste
of Chicago</a> (June 25 - July 24) 
</li>
          <li>
Take one class at <a href="http://www.woodenspoonchicago.com/index.htm">The Wodden
Spoon</a>. 
</li>
          <li>
Teach Vipassanna meditation to a friend. 
</li>
          <li>
Apply to <a href="http://www.woodsmythschicago.com/">WoodSmyth's</a> woodworking classses. 
</li>
          <li>
            <a href="http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1798942772.1087070852@@@@&amp;BV_EngineID=ccceadclkddihkicefecelldffhdfgn.0&amp;contentOID=536906931&amp;contenTypeName=COC_EVENT&amp;topChannelName=Dept&amp;channelId=null&amp;entityName=Cultural+Affairs&amp;deptMainCategoryOID=-536883845&amp;blockName=Cultural%2BAffairs%2FDance%2FContent">Chicago
Summer Dance</a> baby. (6/17 - Flamenco Rumba) 
</li>
          <li>
Do <a href="http://www.kayakchicago.com/">Kayak Chicago</a>. 
</li>
          <li>
Get a bike. 
</li>
          <li>
Check out <a href="http://www.rhythmtlc.com/">Rhythm</a></li>
          <li>
Finish “Defender of Islam ..“</li>
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Here's a peek what I'll be doing this summer.
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&lt;li&gt;
Attending Henry &lt;a href="http://www.hgchicago.org/"&gt;George School of Social Science &lt;/a&gt;(starts
6/18) 
&lt;li&gt;
Hanging out with folks at &lt;a href="http://www.diamondway.org/chicago"&gt;Diamond Way
Buddhist Center &lt;/a&gt;(met Juan from the center at a meetup last week) on some Mondays. 
&lt;li&gt;
Taking my Arabic Classes in at least once every two weeks. 
&lt;li&gt;
40 miles and 400 laps a week. 
&lt;li&gt;
Doing Sidewalk Sessions, my duo project with Jose, playing guitars and singing&amp;nbsp;on
the street of Chicago. 
&lt;li&gt;
Work like a dog. 
&lt;li&gt;
Helping the LakeViewPantry with cooking. Making consideration for starting&amp;nbsp;Dody's
Kitchen. 
&lt;li&gt;
Attending at least one of &lt;a href="http://www.cg.org/"&gt;Common Ground &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;lecture. 
&lt;li&gt;
Do two more visit to the Museum of Art. 
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strike&gt;Going to 3rd Annual Chicago&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.palestinefilmfest.com/"&gt;&lt;strike&gt;Palestine
Film Festival&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strike&gt;. See &lt;/strike&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.palestinefilmfest.com/phpicalendar/search.php?query=Writers%20on%20the%20Borders%20%20a%20Journey%20to%20Palestine"&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&amp;#8220;Writers
on the Borders : a Journey to Palestine + Visit Iraq + Samir Abdallah&amp;#8220; &lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strike&gt;this
Sunday (6/13).&lt;/strike&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;
Check out &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://cervantes1.org/default.asp"&gt;Instituto Cervantes Chicago&lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;
Hang out at the &lt;a href="http://www.prairie.org/calenders/06.asp"&gt;Illinois Humanities
Council&lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;
Check out the movies at &lt;a href="http://www.facets.org/"&gt;Facets Multimedia&lt;/a&gt;, especially &lt;a href="http://www.facets.org/asticat?function=web&amp;amp;catname=facets&amp;amp;web=cinematheque&amp;amp;path=/archive/june2004/diaspora"&gt;&amp;#8220;2nd
Annual African Diaspora Film Festival&amp;#8220;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(6/11 - 6/17) 
&lt;li&gt;
Check out &lt;a href="http://www.dusablemuseum.org/visit.asp"&gt;DuSable Museum of African
American History&lt;/a&gt;. 
&lt;li&gt;
6/26/04&lt;br&gt;
12:15pm - 1:00pm&lt;br&gt;
Chicago&lt;br&gt;
Chicago Taiko Legacy 
&lt;li&gt;
Hang out at the &lt;a href="http://www.newberry.org/"&gt;Newberry Library&lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strike&gt;Check out &lt;/strike&gt;&lt;a href="http://chicago.citysearch.com/profile/11488951/?cslink=roundup_name_noncust&amp;amp;ulink=roundup__roundupentity1-2_1___profile_14_1"&gt;&lt;strike&gt;Well
Street Art Festival&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strike&gt; (6/11-6/12)&lt;/strike&gt; . Done. &lt;a href="http://photo.dodyg.org/albumListing.aspx?albumID=3&amp;amp;albumName=Wells+Street+Art+Festival"&gt;Photos&lt;/a&gt;. 
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strike&gt;Check out &lt;/strike&gt;&lt;a href="http://chicago.citysearch.com/profile/11397506/?cslink=roundup_name_noncust&amp;amp;ulink=roundup__roundupentity1-1_1___profile_17_1"&gt;&lt;strike&gt;Chicago
Blues Festival&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strike&gt;&amp;nbsp;(6/11 - 6/12)&lt;/strike&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;
Check out &lt;a href="http://chicago.citysearch.com/profile/36912028/?cslink=roundup_name_noncust&amp;amp;ulink=roundup__roundupentity1-4_1___profile_17_1"&gt;Lincoln
Park Festival&lt;/a&gt; (6/19 - 6/20) 
&lt;li&gt;
Join Public Square's &lt;a href="http://www.thepublicsquare.org/cafe.html"&gt;Cafe Society&lt;/a&gt;. 
&lt;li&gt;
Check out &lt;a href="http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1509999766.1087070050@@@@&amp;amp;BV_EngineID=cccfadclkddjfgkcefecelldffhdffn.0&amp;amp;contentOID=536895475&amp;amp;contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&amp;amp;topChannelName=Dept&amp;amp;channelId=0&amp;amp;entityName=Speci"&gt;Taste
of Chicago&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(June 25 - July 24) 
&lt;li&gt;
Take one class at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.woodenspoonchicago.com/index.htm"&gt;The Wodden
Spoon&lt;/a&gt;. 
&lt;li&gt;
Teach Vipassanna meditation to a friend. 
&lt;li&gt;
Apply to &lt;a href="http://www.woodsmythschicago.com/"&gt;WoodSmyth's&lt;/a&gt; woodworking classses. 
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1798942772.1087070852@@@@&amp;amp;BV_EngineID=ccceadclkddihkicefecelldffhdfgn.0&amp;amp;contentOID=536906931&amp;amp;contenTypeName=COC_EVENT&amp;amp;topChannelName=Dept&amp;amp;channelId=null&amp;amp;entityName=Cultural+Affairs&amp;amp;deptMainCategoryOID=-536883845&amp;amp;blockName=Cultural%2BAffairs%2FDance%2FContent"&gt;Chicago
Summer Dance&lt;/a&gt; baby. (6/17 - Flamenco Rumba) 
&lt;li&gt;
Do &lt;a href="http://www.kayakchicago.com/"&gt;Kayak Chicago&lt;/a&gt;. 
&lt;li&gt;
Get a bike. 
&lt;li&gt;
Check out &lt;a href="http://www.rhythmtlc.com/"&gt;Rhythm&lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;
Finish &amp;#8220;Defender of Islam ..&amp;#8220;&lt;/li&gt;
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