I am driving home at night. As I take a ramp I shift smoothly and without thought. Unconscious observations of the sound of the engine and the vibration of the wheel trigger reflexes that may as well be built into the very muscles of my arms and legs. A swift dance of limbs is executed and all the while my mind has not strayed from you as I ( Read more... )

My fiance and I went down to Washington DC for Obama's Inauguration. We didn't have tickets but we just wanted to be there to kick Bush out the door and cheer Obama on his way in. It was freezing cold, windy, and crowded as Hell. They didn't have enough screens so we only got to listen to the swearing in and Obama's speech but all in all it was ( Read more... )

Emil reminded me that in order to get to Baltimore I had to drive here from Seattle.

Pictures here:

http://www.pbase.com/lookoutranch/seattle_to_baltimore_2008

Oh. I guess an update is in order. The last many of your heard was probably that I was in Seattle working on a PhD in astronomy. Things have changed. I now live in Baltimore, Maryland and work as a programmer supporting an atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. I don't work directly for NASA, I work for a contractor called ( Read more... )

My dad sent me this movie. The beginning of it explains how more money is created all the time by banks creating debt and why banks failing is a very bad thing for our economy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9050474362583451279

The way I slip from dream to reality
Makes me wonder how much of life
I have simply imagined,
Like today when I woke up in class
Sure I'd just kissed the soft lips
of Marilyn Monroe.

Perhaps I imagined, then, the agony
I felt when you found someone else
Before I did,
And seemed quite happy for it.

"These issues call for vigorous debate, and I think it's fair to say we've answered the call ( Read more... )

I want to be informed about candidates' views and policies but I am severely hampered by the fact that I cannot fucking stand listening to them talk.

Here's something that warrants further investigation ( Read more... )

The sun falls on the far side of the lake ( Read more... )