Lots to say about Burning Man, just as soon as I find the time to say it.

For now, some thoughts I ran across that I like:

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, the most dangerous plaything. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

( A Letter from the IRV Team )

Unfortunately, the Inferno show I wanted to see was canceled. Fortunately, the Evolution Control Committee played a show which was pretty rad. Their primary instrument is a Thimbletron, which I'll leave it to you to Google...

Unfortunately, the Inferno show I wanted to see was canceled. Fortunately, the Evolution Control Committee played a show which was pretty rad. Their primary instrument is a Thimbletron, which I'll leave it to you to wiki.

Well, I'm in Denver playing Magic Again. I got my second ever feature match (I'm so pseudo-famous!) and made the top 64 cut to the second day of the tournament. Yay!

Bedtime, must rest for the next day of the tournament.

Much love to everyone in Seabeck!

Date:	2008-07-26 22:38
Subject:	Evolution Control Committee
Security:	Public
Mood:	sleepy

Unfortunately, the Dante production I wanted to say was delayed until September. Fortunately, there was an ear-catching musical group visiting from San Francisco also at the festival. Their only instrument was a Thimbeltron, which I leave it for you to discover the nature of. Here's a song an interesting video of theirs:

Well, it turns out I'm a bit behind on posting the images of my life. Here's a few to catch you up:

Date:	2008-07-26 06:04
Subject:	Ingenuity
Security:	Public
Mood:	awake
Music:	Oh, Me - Meat Puppets

I am now living in Cleveland. I have an apartment and a bed and a TV and a guitar and everything. I had some initial concerns that I was going to have a hard time finding friends or things to do here, but those are melting quickly away. I seem to have more or less struck gold both weekends I've been here, and met a bevy of interesting folks.

This weekend seems to be a particularly lucky weekend to be a newcomer to Cleveland. They are holding the Ingenuity Fest, which is pretty much just a showcase for regional technologists and artists to show off things that they've been working on. Last night I walked into a showcase in which enthusiasts about anything could should 20 slides and get 20 seconds to talk about each slide. Highlights included an art gallery owner giving a rapid social diatribe about Andy Warhol, pop music, the Gap, contemporary art, and McDonalds; a photographer presenting his Mythology series (examples below); and the city's composting crusader talking about the web of life and showing off pictures of worms going through their life cycle (including worm sex)! Also pretty cool was a group of "urban lumberjacks" who go into homes slated to be demolished, cut out all the old growth wood, and then "upcycle" it into beautiful furniture. (I'm shocked to have learned sustainability lingo in Cleveland that I didn't learn in Seattle.)

I'm back in Seattle for a little while.

For anyone who's interested: Game Night tomorrow (5/8) at 7:30 PM. I'm going to try to pick up a copy of Agricola, as it sounds really interesting, is well reviewed, and I've never played it before. If anyone has it, they should bring it!

Hmm, I was going to post a lengthy entry, but I am tired and not feeling well. Instead, here is my new favorite painting in MOMA:

I'm amazingly behind on my blogging, but sometimes the price for a great party must be paid!

When I went to Philadelphia for a Magic tournament last month I was expecting to be unimpressed with the city. I somehow remembered it as being run down, dirty, and not having much to offer other than some historic locations. When my friend Zaiem decided he wanted to go for a walk to get a Philly Cheese Steak I found how wrong I was. The city is clean and covered in beautiful murals:

( Fill your screen with huge pictures! )

I also played in the largest Magic Tournament ever held in North America and finished 22nd. Fun, fun!

"In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

For James' birthday we went down to the Fun Zone in Tukwila (not in Leipzig, as my iPhone thinks!). We played a bunch of laser tag, and then all used our premium ride passes to stage a massive bumper car rally (I knocked not one, but two of my rival racers sideways!) Fortunately, even if the iPhone thinks Germany is part of Washington State, it can still take pictures. Overall, we had a blast!

Wow, look at this picture of the young Clintons... weren't they beautiful?

If it's good enough for the birds, it's good enough for me.

I've opened all the windows to let the house air out. Out with the old, in with the new.


If you haven't done it yet, listen to Beirut! The Flying Club Cup and Gulag Orkestar are both amazing, though I lean slightly toward the former.

The Magic tournament up in Vancouver was good times. I was covered in a feature match, so now I'm still not even remotely famous: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/gpvan08/blog2#10 .

While up there, I awoke each morning to a lovely view of their port:

This picture is not from a movie set: