Review

Destiny whispers softly

January 13, 2012

“My mentor taught me that destiny whispers softly. It does not shout. It is not a bully, pushing us where we don’t want to go. It quietly nods to the choices we make. Over time, the consequences of these choices shape our destiny.” Mollie Marti, page 163, Walking With Justice I’ve never had a mentor. [...]

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Initial Occupy Impressions

October 19, 2011

It’s like Fight Club; but no one is building bombs or preparing for war. Tyler Durden had his army preparing their bodies. This leaderless movement is preparing their minds. When I first asked for a representative, I was rebuffed. This didn’t make any sense to me. How could a group looking for legitimacy not have [...]

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We Are All Weird – So Can You!

September 26, 2011

Facebook is an average service built for average people. Microsoft makes products for mass consumption. Apple tries to get consumers to conform to their visions rather than the other way around. Milk company promoters have somehow made us believe that milk is necessary our entire lives. Each of these groups sell their wares to masses [...]

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What It Means To Be American

September 11, 2011

I’ve never traveled outside of North America. I’ve only lived in Washington state and Arizona. I’ve never been an activist, never been personally affected by a terrorist attack and I’ve never participated in a protest or demonstration. And this is what I think it means to be American: Everyone deserves a chance. Maybe only one, [...]

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A meaningful life – State Of Illusion Movie Review

September 8, 2011

(I’m sure that blog posts like this are the reason my dad thinks I don’t have more clients and am not more successful in business. That being said, I don’t know of any other way to get this stuff out and I feel an obligation to share. Granted, this isn’t as inspiring as most of [...]

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A-Listers still don’t care about you

July 12, 2011

The announcement of and the invite to Google’s latest attempt at social networking brought with it hopes of an internet utopia: users sharing specific, relevant content to groups divided either by relationship to or shared interest. Finally, I could share tech news with those I consider business associates, pet pics with my family and x-rated [...]

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All-Star FanFest Walkthrough

July 12, 2011

Fun time-lapse video I made as part of the DPJ’s All-Star Week coverage. First time I’ve done a walkthrough with a video camera and first time I used the time-lapse functionality on the GoPro. Background music is 0805 from Idiotape. South Korean band that played at SXSW 2011.

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Accidental Creative Review

July 7, 2011

It feels wrong realizing how easy it is to make things harder on myself. Putting things off, starting new projects and avoiding tough tasks all make for a guilty feeling whenever I go to bed not having finished what I’d hoped to that day. I sit here today with less than 7k words to write [...]

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Startups, Startup Weekend and failure

June 27, 2011

Starting a business is hard. Running a business is even harder. Starting a business in one weekend is damn near impossible. But I just watched 13 teams develop ideas into real-world, viable models in right around 54 hours. Local food, NFC-enabled business cards, writing lessons for kids and a new way to bring back that [...]

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Self Reliance (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

May 25, 2011

I love the words, love the axe and love the overall message of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self Reliance, the third book released under Seth Godin’s Domino Project (I’m a member of the street team). I wanted to love this entire book, but I just can’t. Perhaps my digitally inclined, ADHD-addled brain just can’t process long-form [...]

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