The Title Defense Begins Today!

I just got back from the Lakers home opener, which also kicked off the first day of the 2009-2010 NBA Season. Needless to say, it was a great time. The Lakers won, and the ring ceremony and banner unveiling was awesome to see live (its been a while... haha).
VIDEOS COMING SOON

R. Crumb @ UCLA

I just got back from an awesome evening over at UCLA's Royce Hall after listening to a lecture from the one and only R. Crumb. He just released an illustrated version of the Bible's Book of Genesis, so he came out of seclusion in France to do a handful of lectures over here in the good ol' US of A. Being a big R. Crumb fan, you know I wasn't about to miss out on that! I didn't take any photos since no cameras were allowed, but I did manage to pick up a copy of his new book, which I plan on reading ASAP. It is kind of ridiculous though that it took a comic book version of it to get me to actually read the Bible...
Look At The Detail!

Chiquito Trail

Just got back from an insanely technical trail in the Lake Elsinore area called the Chiquito Trail. I rode it with some friends from the 3F Bike Club, and as usual it was great time. Here is a pic of one of the gnarliest obstacles on the trail.
Yeah That Isn't Me

We Are All Connected

Here is the second Symphony of Science video with Carl Sagan and a slew of other great scientists. I cannot wait for the next one of these to come out! Whoever is behind these videos is a freakin genius! AND they finally figured out a worthwhile use for autotune.

A Glorious Dawn

I was talking to a buddy of mine who happens to be a big Sci-Fi fan about Carl Sagan recently, and he told me about these crazy/ extremely awesome videos to look up on YouTube. These videos happened to combine Carl Sagan's words of wisdom (with an autotune effect on them) and electronic music. That's basically all I needed to hear, so I looked up the videos and was completely astonished...

The City And The Stars

I just started reading my first book by Arthur C. Clarke entitled, The City And The Stars. So far it's a pretty cool read. Here's a brief summary...

The City and the Stars takes place a billion years in the future, in the city of Diaspar. By this time, the Earth is so old that the oceans have gone and humanity has all but left. As far as the people of Diaspar know, they are the only city left in the world. The city of Diaspar is completely enclosed. Nobody has come in or left the domed city for as long as anybody can remember, and everybody in Diaspar has an instinctive insular conservatism. The story behind this fear of venturing outside the city tells of a race of ruthless invaders which beat humanity back from the stars to Earth, and then made a deal that humanity could live - if they never left the planet.

Actor Or CIA Operative?

One of my good friends landed the lead roll in the latest Carrie Underwood music video called Cowboy Cassanova. In honor of his latest work, here are some frame grabs (in sequential order) from every scene in which he appears. TST Lee! TST!
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