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[[Image:Knowledge Seeker.jpg|thumb|right|109px|A picture of me from 2002.]]
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I am student of the [[universe]], a seeker of [[knowledge]], a lover of [[learning]].

In the real world, I am a fourth-year [[medical student]] in [[Chicago]]. I will start [[residency]] at the end of June.

I was born in [[1979]]. I discovered Wikipedia in early November 2004. It wasn't long before I was drawn in; I made my first edit on November 20, 2004 (under my briefly used account, [[User:Knowledgeseeker]]). On March 15, 2005, I [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Knowledge Seeker|became]] an [[Wikipedia:Administrator|administrator]]. To check up on what I've been doing with my administrative powers, see my [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=&user=Knowledge+Seeker&page= log] (note that rollbacks will appear under my [[Special:Contributions/Knowledge Seeker|contributions]] like my other edits.

''Si sabe hablar español, puede [[:es:Usuario:Knowledge Seeker|visitarme]] en la Wikipedia española, aunque yo no sé hablar español muy bien.''

All right, I gave in and added a picture of myself. It's from a couple years ago—I'll replace it with a better picture when I get a chance.

Although I spend most of my time copyediting, here are some current/future project ideas. This is more to remind me what I wanted to work on than to tell others. I am overly ambitious for the amount of time I have and probably won't get to all of these. Anyone is free to beat me to these tasks.

*Work on [[Chicago]]-related articles, especially ones about streets and [[multilevel streets in Chicago]] ([[User:SPUI]] has created some beautiful maps [see bottom]). Add photographs to Chicago-related articles if they don't have them already.
**<del>[[Wacker Drive]] &mdash; take a new photograph once we get some sunnier weather</del>
**<del>[[Lake Shore Drive]] needs a photograph</del>, but maybe another from the North Avenue Bridge?
**<del>[[Columbus Drive (Chicago)|Columbus Drive]] upload pictures if article is created</del> has 2 photos now
**[[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)]] could use a sunnier picture, or maybe one taken along the street (but where?)
**[[Randolph Street (Chicago)]] needs a photograph. Not sure from where. Probably from the upper level, perhaps highlighting the multiple-level nature of the street.
**Pictures of the [[Adler Planetarium]] and the [[Shedd Aquarium]]
**Take a picture of some section of [[Illinois Center]]?
**Does anything else need pictures?
**<del>[[U.S. Highway 41]] needs some info about when it runs along [[Interstate 94]] when I have time to look it up.</del>
**<del>Disambiguate the links to the [[Museum of Science and Industry]]</del>
**Maybe some pictures for interstates like [[Interstate 90]] or [[Interstate 55]].
*Work on [[:Category:Medicine stubs|medicine stubs]]. I haven't been too active here, partially because many of them are already pretty good, and partially because I don't want to spend much of my free time reading more about medicine.
**Split out information on [[Anorexia nervosa]] from [[Anorexia]].
**Expand [[Vasovagal syncope]]
*Add material to space- and space-exploration&ndash;related articles if I learn about something that isn't already included in the articles.
**Work on italicizing spacecraft names
*Work on Star Trek&ndash;related articles
**Work on the links to the old [[Starship Voyager]] page
*Add some photographs to India-related articles; flesh out short articles
**[[Jodhpur]]:uploaded photograph
**[[Mehrangarh Fort]]:uploaded photgraph; work on expanding article so I can add more photos
**[[Udaipur]]
**[[Lake Palace]]
**[[Jantar Mantar]]
**[[Amber Fort]] ([[Amber, India]]?)
**[[Jaipur]]
*Move my photographs to Commons; add them to the category or gallery pages (in progress)
*Add Commons photographs to other-language Wikipedias
*Figure out how to add accents and tildes while editing the [[:es:Portada|Spanish Wikipedia]]. Oh and work on my Spanish skills

==Projects I keep an eye on==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Bengal]]
*[[Wikipedia:Spanish Translation of the Week]]

==Photographs I've taken==

Some of these are not being used in any article; I'm listing them here so I don't forget about deleting them when I'm done.

<gallery>
Image:Pakoras.jpg|"[[Pakora]]" tasty Indian appetizer ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Jantar Mantar at Jaipur.jpg|"[[Jantar Mantar]]": a historic astronomical observatory ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Amber Fort interior.jpg|"[[Amber, India]]": The interior of one of the palaces in [[Amber Fort]] ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Amber Fort, Jaigarh Fort in background.jpg|"[[Jaipur]]": Two historic structures in the state of [[Jaipur]] ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Amber Fort.jpg|"[[Amber, India]]" [[Amber Fort]] ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Chicago River from Michigan Avenue (closeup).jpg|"[[Wacker Drive]]": view from [[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)|Michigan Avenue]] ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:South Water Street (service level).jpg|"[[Multilevel streets in Chicago]]" a view from the third level of South Water Avenue ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Chicago River dyed green, focus on river.jpg|"[[St. Patrick's Day]]" The [[Chicago River]] dyed green ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Chicago River, dye travelling upstream.jpg|"[[Chicago River]]" Some of the dye travelled a bit upstream ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Jodhpur from Mehrangarh Fort.jpg|"[[Jodhpur]]": view from Mehrangarh Fort ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Mehrangarh Fort.jpg|"[[Jodhpur]]" and [[Mehrangarh Fort]]: Mehrangarh Fort ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Aon Center (Chicago).jpg|"[[Aon Center (Chicago)]]": second-tallest building in Chicago ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Lakeshore East (facing northeast, closeup).jpg|"[[Lake Shore Drive]]": its intersection with Wacker Drive ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Harbor Park (facing east).jpg|"[[Lakeshore East]]": new development east of Chicago's Loop ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Columbus Drive, 3 levels (facing west).jpg|"[[Columbus Drive (Chicago)|Columbus Drive]]" the triple-level Columbus Drive in [[Chicago]] ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Columbus Drive, 3 levels (facing southwest).jpg|"[[Columbus Drive (Chicago)|Columbus Drive]] another view ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Michigan Avenue bridge over Chicago River.jpg|"[[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)]]" and "[[Multilevel streets in Chicago]]": one of two double-decker bridges in Chicago ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Wacker Drive, 3 levels.jpg|"[[Wacker Drive]]": all three levels ''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''

Image:Jaigarh Fort from Amber Fort.jpg|''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Sheesh Mahal, Amber Fort.jpg|''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Jantar Mantar at Jaipur, another view.jpg|''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Chicago River from Michigan Avenue.jpg|''(User:Knowledge Seeker)''
Image:Connection between Lakeshore East and Harbor Drive, Service Level.jpg|''(User:Knowledge Seeker'')
Image:Dual-level Harbor Drive.jpg|(''User:Knowledge Seeker'')
Image:Lakeshore East (facing south).jpg|(''User:Knowledge Seeker)
Image:Lakeshore East (facing northeast).jpg|(''User:Knowledge Seeker'')
Image:Chicago River dyed green, buildings more prominent.jpg|(''User:Knowledge Seeker'')
</gallery>

==Cool images and ones I'm watching for updates==
<gallery>
Image:Wacker Drive side view.png|Schematic of [[Wacker Drive]] ([[User:SPUI]])
Image:Chicago top down view.png|A view of the triple-decker streets and their connections ([[User:SPUI]])
Image:Chicago upper level.png|Street map of Chicago's downtown, highlighting the upper-level streets ([[User:SPUI]])
Image:Chicago lower level.png|Street map of Chicago's downtown, highlight the lower-level (mid-level) streets ([[User:SPUI]])
Image:Chicago service level.png|Street map of the service level (the bottommost level of the [[Multilevel streets in Chicago|triple-decker roads]]) ([[User:SPUI]])
Image:Chicago all levels.png|The previous three, combined into one map ([[User:SPUI]])
Image:South Water Street.png|Schematic of South Water Street ([[User:SPUI]])
</gallery>

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Revision as of 10:59, 8 April 2005

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