Playing With The Map

The NYTimes rules during elections because they always hook the public up with this nationwide calculator. Have fun guys. 

Here is how I think Obama might win, One, Two, or Three

and 

Here is how I think McCain will probably win, One, Two, or Three. 

And to be decided by the House: One, or Two.

Forget Two and Three- One I see it coming down to Ohio (damn those Buckeyes!) again...so it all depends on if they rig the machines like last time. 

A glimmer of good news comes from the NYTimes election center- good luck buddy, only a month to go. 

Flower Walk to the Park

Potential Tilt-Shift lens on the cheap

This might be a nice $200-$300 toy. 

Generation Why?

I've read a few articles about our generation today, and I thought I'd share them with you. 

This is an LA Times articles saying that we are a bunch of over-loved esteem over-filled souls who are losing it due to an undeserved buildup of self-confidence. I don't know that I 100% believe it, but would rather use this as an excellent example of what happens when baby-boomers write about today's "youth".

This is a New York Times article about a 30-somthing who goes to a 20-something wedding, to find a sweet and rather loveable generation, which serves more as a mirror pool rather than a source of self-entitlement. 

Finally, this is a Boing Boing post about the culture war. It isn't exactly about Generation Why? but it is about being happy as a mutant. 

In closing I'd like to say that it isn't our fault that we're calling the milk spoiled. We didn't spoil it, or try to sell it, they did- on both counts. Now, we as a generation are starting to look up and wonder, what happened to that dream they sold us? Personally, I don't find it all that suprising that people are starting to throw their hands up in the air and bitch that the baby-boomers are drinking the proverbial milkshake- from 30 years away. 

Burningman 2008 - The End (Wrap Up)

A high school friend asked me what the whole Burningman thing was about, and I replied, off the cuff-

"Burningman is hard to describe without a bunch of people who have been telling you about their experiences. Basically it is a hippy pagan festival of life that ends in the burning of an effigy called The Man. It is amazing, incredible, and life changing. I recommend that anyone who can go, does, before it is something that people ask you, "Did you go to Burningman" when you are 40."

I am happy to say that I have been to Burningman, and I plan to return. I have gotten much from Burningman, and I find that each time, it sorta sticks with you, like a residue, that permeates your soul and infests your mind. I'm a bit goofier, ready to laugh, joke around, and carefree. There is something to be appreciated to the cultural movements that occur within our society- if nothing else they give people hope for the future. 

Burningman 2008 - The Man's Fall

So this needs to be a little *.gif and it would be sweet. Would anyone with Quicktime Pro like to compile this for me? Also, Bri has a sweet set of pictures that need to be compiled of him and I doing a nice little stop action groove. 

Burningman 2008 - Save the Man!

Cosmic Variance - This Election

Please go and read this article over at the blog Cosmic Variance. 

Pretty much sums up why I am afraid of Sarah Palin. 

Here's a sample of a letter from a crazy conservative Christian:

"At the end, Democratic sympathizer Pastor Joel Hunter gave the benediction and shockingly invited everyone to close the prayer to their own (false) gods. This was surely an abomination, but it was compatible with Obama’s expressed theology, and Hunter’s leftist leanings.

God was not pleased.

And God says, “When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him” (Isaiah 59:19).

Enter Governor Sarah Palin. With incredible timing, the very next day, Sarah Palin also appeared out of nowhere. Her shocking selection as John McCain’s running mate stunned the world and suddenly took all the wind out of Obama’s sails.

We quickly learned that Sarah is a born-again, Spirit-filled Christian, attends church, and has been a ministry worker.

Sarah is that standard God has raised up to stop the flood. She has the anointing. You can tell by how the dogs are already viciously attacking her. But they will not be successful. She knows the One she serves and will not be intimidated."

Burningman 2008 - Pre-Burn

Burningman 2008 - The Ultimate Handshake

Slowly make a fist......................................