It’s been a while. But thankfully since almost no one knew I was here, or gone for that matter it makes things much easier.
For the moment things will be pretty quiet here. But as I get a bit more momentum there should be a noticable difference (like consistant postings)…
Wow the last few days have been quite a whirl wind! On Sunday I was lucky enough to get to a Bela Fleck and the Flecktones show. And it was sooo good. I was also lucky enough to spend time after the show talking with Victor and Roy (FutureMan) about their different projects and interests. More to come on this…
On Monday I accepted a new job at the Big Yellow Box. I’ll be handling the project management on our new online community efforts. I also have decided to move! It’s not a big one, I’m just moving to the upstairs apartment, but I’m really looking forward to it!
I’ve found that I like it when my life is in flux!
Went to a They Might be Giants concert last night at the “U of R” last night… and they rocked the house as usual. TMBG always holds a special place in my heart. I’ve meet great friends at concerts; Flood was the first alternative album I bought; and New York City off of Factory Show Room is one of my favorite songs of all time. Plus it was the first live show I’d been to in a while. The set list included:
All and all absolutely brilliant. There were a few others that I missed. My friends Aaron and Maria were up for the happy goodness. A lot of bouncing up and down was had by all.
Actually this is the weekend of concerts. Tomorrow I head for Geneva, NY to take in Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. I’ve had the chance to meet a few of the members of the band, Victor and FutureMan. Not only are they great musicians, but they’re great people as well. In fact we just had Vic on Kodak.com for a chat about his bass and Nature Camp. Photographer Greg Kessler did an amazing photo essay of the camp. They were both on-line to share photos and tell stories from the camp and the road. This was the first of these events that I produced end to end. Which was a learning experience and a half.
One of the things I want to do with this site is use it both as a testing and sounding ground for some of the communal idea’s that I’ve been working on. Hopefully there will be more to say about that in the days and weeks to come…
While it doesn’t take Florida into account I can’t wait for the speeches to see how close they were.
I can’t say how enthused I am about the election and the “collective kick in the butt” it’s giving us as a nation. Of course if they don’t resolve things soon the media blitz will probably shoot us as a country right past action and into the waiting hands of apathy.
Also I’m disappointed in all of this coverage that no one has made a ha-do that Mel Carnahan won the senate seat in Missouri. Only in America can the dead vote and hold office. *Cringe* Sorry for the tasteless of that comment. If someone dies in office there is a run off to figure out who will take his or her seat (see Sony Bono). However if someone dies and wins an election the governor of the state, not the people choose the person to sit in their place. Isn’t that remotely disturbing?
Oh yeah what hasn’t been disturbing so far? Isn’t it great? ;-)
… at least according to CNN and I have to marvel at this election. It’s a bittersweet mix. I had really hoped that the Green Party might have raised enough votes to bring another potential 3rd party into the mix. Unfortunately that wasn’t to be. I’m rather depressed at the late vote switching that was going on. There’s a great Chinese phrase “Eat Bitter”; it’s the concept that one must be able to endure pain to accomplish a task. If people are truly committed to the idea of a multi party system, they need to be prepared to endure pain for it to come to pass.
This entire Florida situation is amazing. To think that after being told by mainstream media that people were at an apathetic peak, we would be shown such a lesson in the power of the voter. I’d like to think that this could help rekindle a spark of hope. If not in the political system at least in the role of the individual in the selection of government offices.
As for the political system, I can’t ring myself to believe that the closeness of this race is because the country has become so internally divided. Personally I chalk it up to the sad lack of choices in candidate. Which to start a circular argument goes back to the two party system that has a grip on this country. See above :-P