August 2002
James Madison University, on the Quad.

Notes: None

September 2002
RA duty, and reading a book.

Notes: None

October 2002
Yeeek! Spider!

Notes: This spider was actually hung from the ceiling with phone cord (the phone cord was out of frame). The googly eyes were made of paper and taped to the front of the spider.

November 2002
Outside Pentagon City Mall in Arlington.

Notes: None

December 2002
Unpacking a coffee table for Christmas.

Notes: This was originally designed to be a "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" parody, which was later dropped.

January 2003
Fire drill!

Notes: None

February 2003
James Madison and I…

Notes: This photo tied into the theme of the February 2, 2003 quote.

March 2003
Reading the Bible at LPCM…

Notes: None

April 2003
Silliness during May 2002.

Notes: None

May 2003
Last Potomac picture

Notes: This picture was taken in Potomac Hall in recognition of the fact that my Potomac Hall days were about to come to an end.

June 2003
Rain.

Notes: In May and June of 2003, we had so much rain that it was almost unbelievable. As a result, I found it quite appropriate to pose under my umbrella in the rain.

July 2003
In the garden at home.

Notes: None

August/September 2003
Riding the Metro in Washington DC, on board Breda 2008.

Notes: Since this photo was taken in August 2003, Breda 2008 has been rehabilitated. The Metro station visible through the window is Virginia Square-GMU.

October 2003
Posing with a fiber-optic pumpkin…

Notes: None

November 2003
Moving a dresser at Sojourner House in Pittsburgh.

Notes: Practically everyone who looked at this picture said it looked like I was moving a lot more than just the dresser, if you get my drift. But it was indeed totally innocent.

December 2003
Posing with a bag of "stuff" for Christmas.

Notes: I think I filled the bag with towels to give it some mass. This was an unused shot from the previous year's Christmas splash page shoot.

January 2004
Holding up the unused "WHITE" line color sign on board a Breda train at the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metro station.

Notes: None

February 2004
Contemplating that which is the Ugly Fruit…

Notes: None

March 2004
Smiling while wearing a set of head-boppers.

Notes: None

April 2004
Posing at the Harrisonburg Wal-Mart with a playground ball with the Wal-Mart happy face emblazoned on it.

Notes: None

May/June 2004
Sitting on the steps near Wampler Hall at JMU.

Notes: None

July 2004
Cell phone self-portrait.

Notes: None

August 2004
After a coworker noticed a resemblance between the "Shrek" character and myself, I created this composite image with a toy Shrek wearing my glasses, as a compare-for-yourself image.

Notes: This is a reproduction of the original composite image. The original composite image run on the front of the site was lost due to technical problems.

September 2004
Flashback photo, showing a seven-year-old version of myself riding the Casino Carousel in Asbury Park, New Jersey. A more recent photo of me is in the circular inset.

Notes: The Casino Carousel is now located at Family Kingdom Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. More recent photos of the carousel are here.

October 2004
I've been caught shopping!

Notes: None

Election 2004 Special
"Vote November 2" message with a picture of the United States flag in front of the US Capitol in Washington, taken during The Schumin Web Salutes America.

Notes: None

November 2004
My rather lame Halloween costume from 2004.

Notes: None

December 2004
Posing with a giant nutcracker.

Notes: None

January 2005
"Weakest Link" parody.

Notes: None

February 2005
"Chef Schumin" image from 2002.

Notes: None

March 2005
Pretending to drive a Harrisonburg Transit bus.

Notes: Ths bus in this photo is a Gillig Low Floor.

April 2005
Big smile in Lee Hall at Virginia Tech.

Notes: None

May 2005
I photograph my shadow as I hold up my Metro farecard at the entrance to the Federal Triangle station in Washington DC.

Notes: None

June 2005
Posing with the giant metal fly outside Amazement Square in Lynchburg.

Notes: A number of the photos from this day's trip became part of the Downtown Lynchburg Photography set.

July 2005
Posing with the word "EXIT" made out of Tinkertoys at the tender age of five.

Notes: None

August 2005
Self-portrait at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.

Notes: None

September 2005
Self-portrait off of a mirror outside of a parking garage in downtown Washington DC.

Notes: None

October 2005
Posing with the Chevy Chase Bank ATM mascot outside the Gallery Place-Chinatown station in Washington DC.

Notes: None

November 2005
"Here comes the Thnikkaman!"

Notes: I dressed up as The Thnikkaman for Halloween, and this is how I looked in the costume.

December 2005
Sis and I smile with Santa Claus in downtown Rogers, Arkansas in the late 1980s.

Notes: None

January 2006
Standing in the bottom of the empty fountain at Malcolm X Park in Washington.

Notes: None

February 2006
Leaning against the south entrance pylon at the Largo Town Center Metro station.

Notes: None

March 2006
Attempting to ice skate at Pentagon Row.

Notes: Those of you familiar with Metro will recognize the FliteStar safety vest I am wearing.

April 2006
Posing for a photo in the parking garage at Franconia-Springfield station.

Notes: None

May 2006
Reflected off the ceiling in an elevator.

Notes: This is the the elevator in Harrison Hall at James Madison University, following its 2003-2005 renovation.

June 2006
Giving the peace sign for the camera.

Notes: I've also described this as "the Roman soldier who ordered five beers". Get it?

July 2006
Holding the head of Dick Cheney at the end of the No Armageddon For Bush rally.

Notes: This photo goes with a photo set about the No Armageddon event.

August 2006
Wearing my cow-spotted chef's hat once again.

Notes: None

September 2006
Posing for a photo in Breezewood, Pennsylvania.

Notes: For those familiar with the Metro in Washington, note the FliteStar safety vest that I am wearing.

October 2006
Self-portrait of my shadow as seen on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Notes: None

November 2006
Dressed as a radical cheerleader for Halloween.

Notes: A photo from Night March is in the background. For photos of radical cheerleaders, see the Million Worker March photo set. For a movie, see A16. For more information on what radical cheerleading is, see Wikipedia.

December 2006
Santa Claus and I pose for a photo, circa 1983.

Notes: None

January/February 2007
Smiling in the observation deck of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

Notes: None

March 2007
Wearing 3D glasses in the breakroom at work.

Notes: Interestingly enough, this was the splash page photo that was running when I was fired from Wal-Mart on March 31.

April 2007
Up close and personal.

Notes: This was a self-portrait taken at dinner with my friend Katie.

May 2007
Riding the Metro in Washington DC, on board Breda 2008, for the second time.

Notes: A similar photo was taken in 2003 in the same location on the same car, prior to this car's rehabilitation. This is also the first splash page photo after I stopped airbrushing my hair.

June 2007
Attempting to balance on "moon shoes" at KB Toys in Staunton Mall.

Notes: None

July 2007
Posing for a self-portrait in the bathroom mirror before leaving the house for my first day at Food & Water Watch.

Notes: None

August/September 2007
In the Sable, taking a self-portrait from above with my cell phone.

Notes:

October 2007
Posing in front of the AFL-CIO headquarters.

Notes: This photo was part of the Weekend with Katie photo set, and was selected in part to evoke memories of the Million Worker March, which happened three years ago that month.

November 2007
I pulled out the radical cheerleader costume once again, this time for an actual protest.

Notes: This photo is part of the October Rebellion photo set.

December 2007
Painted Christmas ornament from a Potomac Hall party, 2000.

Notes: None

January 2008
On the Blue Ridge Parkway, at the 20-Minute Cliff overlook.

Notes: None

February 2008
At Chicago station on the "L" Train in Chicago.

Notes: The person with me in this shot is my sister, Ann Schumin. Additionally, note my camera, Big Mavica, hanging around my neck.

March 2008
Smiling at work, taken with Andy Warhol-style coloring using Photo Booth on my office Mac.

Notes: None

April 2008
In Stuarts Draft, visiting the parents.

Notes: None

May 2008
Riding the Orange Line on the Metro in pajama pants and flip flops.

Notes: This was part of a "positioning" run for an upcoming trip to Stuarts Draft. For these positioning runs, I pack the car ahead of time, and then drive to the Vienna Metro station and leave the car there overnight. Then I take Metro back to Glenmont. Then the next day, I go to work like always, and then rather than go back to Glenmont after work, I go to Vienna, pick up the car, and then leave for Stuarts Draft right from there.

June 2008
Standing at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Rosslyn.

Notes: This photo came from when Katie came to visit me in May 2008.

July 2008
Railfanning at King Street, taking a photo of a CAF rail car with the Kodak.

Notes: Matthew Tilley took this photo of me with his cell phone during our railfan trip. Meanwhile, this is the photo that I was taking when Matthew took my picture.

August 2008
"Yes, it blends!"

Notes: This is a spoof of Tom Dickson's Will It Blend? series of Internet videos. This is not a BlendTec blender, and the item in my blender is my wallet and keys. ("Wallet smoke! Don't breathe this.")

September 2008
At Metro Center, waiting for a Red Line train.

Notes: As you may have guessed by the outfit, this photo was taken the same day as the June 2008 photo.

October 2008
Shadow portrait at 20-Minute Cliff on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken on the same day as the January 2008 splash page photo.

Notes: None

November 2008
Making a face for the camera.

Notes: I'm actually trying to imitate this expression by then-vice president Dick Cheney. You can judge for yourself about how successful I was, but I don't think I got the lip curl right.

December 2008
Holding a stocking as if it's a dirty diaper.

Notes: This kind of goes right along with a Journal entry that I did during this month, where I was totally not enjoying the Christmas thing.

January 2009
Smiling in my Gatsby cap.

Notes: None

February 2009
Once again smiling for the camera.

Notes: None

March 2009
How do I look in this shirt?

Notes: This photo was taken in the fitting room at JCPenney in Charlottesville for reference regarding how I looked in the shirt I was wearing.

April 2009
Posing in front of the Liberty Bell.

Notes: This photo was taken during Anonymous DC's Philadelphia Raid.

May 2009
"It's morphin' time!"

Notes: If you want a shirt like this, go here. They also have all the other Mighty Morphin colors, sans the White Ranger.

June/July 2009
Fire alarm at work, October 12, 2007.

Notes: I wrote a Journal entry about this incident as well.