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“America, We Can Not Turn Back.”

I’m watching Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention from last night. He’s a very good speaker and I do like him, but at the same time I always wonder how much of what he’s saying is actually what he is going to do. I’m always skeptical and untrusting of politicians, no matter how well liked they are.

I feel like he’s saying everything we want to hear but isn’t that the point? I mean isn’t that what he has to do to get elected? I don’t think I’ll be able to say whether or not he’d make a good president until after we’ve seen what he does. Of course, by that time it would be too late to turn back.

I guess I’m a cynic.

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The Geeks Were Right

egghead boys with thin white legs
they’ve got modified features with software brains
but thats what the girls like
the geeks were right

when I saw the future the geeks were right

The new Faint album is out, and they’ve recognized the power of geekery.

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Blog-A-Log

Just wanted to post a quick update with some blogs I’ve found to be cool and interesting lately.

  • Moop : yeah, it’s a blog from a lady who makes bags. but I think it’s also a sort of personal blog and it’s just nice looking. so there, buy some stuff.
  • UrbanPhoto : I can’t remember how I stumbled on to it but I found this blog a few days ago and I’ve been looking through all the pictures. I haven’t gotten around to actually reading the blog but the pictures are enough for me at the moment. It’s like a little bit of tourism from my desk at work.
  • omg spoilerz, plz! : My friends Amy Racecar and The Floronic Man are avid comic book readers and have started a new blog to discuss comics, generally spilling spoilers any chance they get.
  • wallflour : is a new foodie blog that I came across via YELP. So far I just really like the design but I haven’t read many of the posts yet.
  • Daily Pep Talk From A Best Friend : I was perusing Tumblr the other day and came across this post. DPTFABF is a little make you feel good kinda thing. It’s nice to have those on the internet. Though, I just ran into a rather annoying interstitial ad unit that they have running which crashed my browser. I wish sites would realize that “any” advertising is not always “good” advertising.
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Do your 5%

Just found this post from April in my drafts. I haven’t proof read it but I figured it was worth publishing. I dunno, maybe it’s pointless. Let’s find out!

This weekend I am in S.F. This morning at brunch Sean and I had this we had this talk about how our generation isn’t doing it’s part to create global social and political change, instead it’s in the park playing drunk kickball on the weekends. Actually I was just listening to my friend’s dissatisfaction with our generation. If the 20 and 30 year olds started taking the initiative to run for offices in their local and federal branches of the bureaucracy we could be making a difference. We should be trying to make a change, make a difference in this world and run it the way we think it should be run. He thinks everyone should be doing their 5%, at the very least.

I think maybe it’s from my upbringing but I don’t actually think things are that bad… maybe I am the problem with the world today. When I say “maybe its from my upbringing” what I mean by that is after years and years or trying to do what I want, I find it’s easier to do what my parents and elders think I should do. Yeah, thats called conformity, So I’ve been brainwashed, so I’ve been conditioned to think that things are okay when

It’s not that I don’t care, I just don’t think things are that bad. I mean I’m still alive and all, I’m relatively content and while I do think there are things we should be doing differently I’m not living in fear everyday or feel like I’m living in an intolerable environment. On one hand I do want to work toward a greater good but on the other hand I am still trying to make things good for myself. It’s like how much can you do for the community without giving up everything you want for yourself personally?

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Bike Stations are the new Coffee Shop

I always thought that in the future we’d have flying cars, cars that drive themselves, cars that don’t use gasoline. Unfortunately, someone has been slacking and instead of moving forward we are moving… sideways? I want to say backward but that sometimes has negative connotations. Instead we are (and by “we” I mean some people which may or may not include myself) are cycling instead of driving.

For those about to rock there is Bike Central and Bikestation (neither businesses have locations in my immediate area). These are businesses where cyclists can store their bikes, rent a bike, have repairs done, grab more fuel (i.e. snacks) and even shower! note: showering is only provided by Bike Central, not Bikestation.

Frankly, I think it’s genius. I just wish there were more and in areas I actually bike to (or would bike to).

also note: the title of this entry has nothing to do with the opening paragraph. that is because I changed the title after I wrote this.