In My World

Taking a break between classes, I ran into into Threadless.com again. I say again because I have been to that website many times before, but never really surfed it all. With sometime before my next activity, I ran through some designs.

Over an hour later, I picked out a few of the best designs on the site. Again, these are my opinions, not everyones.

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I haven’t noticed much of a difference in the TV world because of the writers strike. Actually, I’ve seen an upside in all this. Let me explain.

First off, I barely watched TV before the strike. I hate commercials, I hate the announcer guy/gal announcing other shows and I hate reruns. There are only a few good programs on TV anyways. My list is pretty short.

• Family Guy (FOX On Demand, hulu, OPENhulu)
• Simpsons (FOX On Demand, hulu, OPENhulu)
• American Dad (FOX On Demand, hulu, OPENhulu)
• Top Gear (British Show)
• The I.T. Crowd (British Show)

Aside from the two British shows, I only watch 3–yes, count them, three–American shows regularly. Sure, I watch Lost and Mythbusters when I’m with friends, but that’s usually it. Heroes has never caught my attention and I doubt it ever will.¹

Now, how am I catching the shows I actually watch? Easy, the companies that run them actually stream their shows online. Most of them are on their own website, but there are websites like Hulu² that do a better job. Hulu works with the TV studios so there is nothing illegal about it. Very nice I might say. Also, The I.T. Crowd’s producer has put the whole show online. He believes that it should be watched by as many people as possible and I do also.

Aside from lack of quality television and new shows, the writers strike has brought more quality online media to the forefront. I watch more hours of video podcasts than I do streaming TV shows. A few are simply amazing. For example, Channel Frederator which is by far the best cartoon podcast/channel in the world. I would also suggest checking out Ask A Ninja, and TED Talks.

1. Side note: When bored, I do love watching Law & Order and/or Law & Order: SVU. [↩]
2. Or the alternative: OPENhulu [↩]

A short note, but it seems like either Flickr had a hiccup or a huge site linked to one of my pictures. The problem is that I can’t see which picture it is. If anyone knows if this is a hiccup or what, do tell.

From Ze Frank:

‘The Most Terrifying Video’, posted on the web six months ago, made a novel argument for taking action on global climate change, and has garnered over 4 million views on various websites. Reading the 6000+ comments on that video—most of them critical—allowed me to hone my argument, so that now it is—as far as I’ve been able to tell—undeniable. Repackaged in ‘How It All Ends,’ the argument is backed up by over 6 hours of ‘expansion pack’ videos, anticipating and answering every single objection that I’ve been able to elicit from skeptics. Sounds impossible, yes. But then, I’ve been maniacally thorough.

While I sit here listening to my new favorite band, Beruit, play their amazing melodies for me, I decided to work up some old pictures I took at “Mifflin Street” last year. I stumbled on a picture that I did edit but never shared with anyone.

I started to think about the child sitting there, enjoying the music, not a care in the world. I remember seeing him dance, letting loose and just having a blast. The band was amazing. It was a festival for all to enjoy. I wonder what the child was thinking. Was he thinking about anything at all? Did he care one bit about what was happening two blocks down? Did he care about what he was going to do later that night or his life? I hope not.

What every happened to all our dreams? I’m not saying this to provoke anything other than thought. Step back and look at yourself as if you were a younger version looking at yourself. Would you approve? Did you follow your pointless, silly dreams?

I did this, and I believe I did. No, I know I have. Next time you’re out and you see a young child, think about yourself at that age. You may be surprised that life’s best pleasures are the simplest. Dance in the street; Sit on the street and listen to a band; Say what you want to say; Let loose.

Now tell me, what did you want to be when you were young? Does the younger version of you approve of where you are now?