Live simply.

A nice post on neatorama discussing how materialism might actually make you unhappy.
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Beckhead

I just bought a ticket to see Radiohead at the first Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park (8/22). Beck goes on before them - I think I may explode with joy.

Things We Think About Before Sleep

I'm just learning about Trollback+Co but after seeing their "Things We Think About Before Sleep" video I'll be watching closely. They challenge their designers, Tetsuro, Peter, Anna, Paul, Emre,
Christina and Tolga, to create short films that capture the semi-conscious thoughts they have as they drift from wakefulness to the realm of sleep. The music selections we're awesome too.

Get ready. Get Set. Twitter!

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Originally uploaded by Superaverage

It's been over a year since I've heard of people using Twitter and it seems to be picking up momentum. I watch trends and call myself an "eventual adopter". It may seem like another web-based fad that sucks time from the real world. And true, it's not for everyone. But it is for people that are online and social already. And after 1 day, I like how already I'm tied in with friends near and far.

For those who are unsure about what Twitter is wikipedia describes it as:

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send updates (otherwise known as tweets) which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.

And for a great explanation of how and why Twitter works see the Twitter In Plain English video from CommonCraft.

Cool car for me one day

Cool car for me one day, originally uploaded by Superaverage.

It's been 9 years since I moved to SF, and therefore since I've been car-free, but I still fantasize about having one. And I'm always looking at cars. Not unlike a kid who dreams with wonder about new video games. A candy isle. Outer space. At the age of 10 I was sure I needed a Super Fast Corvette. It blew my little mind and having one would say "success" fairly well. Though I no longer feel that way about 'vettes I still dream about cars.

Over the years I've dreamed about a million cars. But in reality, my cars have been a short list of lack luster beauties like the '66 Chevy Biscayne, the '82 Honda Civic sedan, and a '92 Trooper. However, the one I left behind in Georgia, my last car, my favorite, was a 67 Chevy Malibu. A small but mighty 285 engine and the vintage color of turquoise. Not blue or green. Turquoise. That color was an enigma. One day I would be absolutely were it was green, a cloud would pass and it changed on before my eyes. It was a good car. Wide bench seats made for awesome drives to the beach.

But anyway, I digress. I loved the car. I love cars in general. And if you asked me today, I'd get this Alpha Romeo that I drove by on my way home tonight. Maybe not in red like this one, but it's awesome none the less. Isn't it?