(image from the UK cover)
It took me a little longer to get back into the swing of life after getting back from the forest (and i certainly did not work as hard as some!). I have spent the last few days trying to get back into life in the big city, and it has definitely been challenging.
I liked having my little canvas cabin in the woods, I liked having my meals catered, I liked the simplicity of working all day, going to sleep and doing it all over again. Now, it has all gone back to normal and dealing with the mundanity of life bores me to unconsciousness. Traffic makes me want to doze off almost immediately. Where the hell do all these people come from?
Here’s what I have been up to. Don’t judge me.
1. I have been reading Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. When I was visiting San Fransisco, I walked by a window advertising a signing by Cory. I am a huge fan. He is one of the editors of Boing Boing and one of the brightest minds in science fiction. But alas, the signing was going to be while I was at LIB. The sweet people at the shop offered to send it to me when he came.
Because Cory is the super-coolest writer ever, amd he believes obscurity is a bigger problem than piracy, you can also download the book for free at http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/
“To Spaceman, Live Free” the inscription read when I got home. The book is incredible. It is a young adult novel, his first foray into that realm. It is basically a novelized manual for how to beat homeland security at their own game for young people. I would say that young adults like us should read it too. I am seriously considering doing an online companion site for Little Brother, a resource for the tech and countermeasures taught in the book.
2. My dad had a birthday the other day. I can’t believe that my dad is 60. He doesn’t look it, at all. It is always this great check on ourselves to note how long the years really can be. I deeply love my dad. He’s such a good guy.
3. I stayed away from the sugar and the alcohol at LIB and am recommitting to hitting the gym 3 time a week at minimum again. My body image has been shifting in the last few weeks, and I am liking what I am seeing. It is true, I am one sexy mothafucka.
I am also recommitting to getting content on this blog every godsdamn day. I miss blogging, I am back.
5. Wolfie, ever the pusher, has been hounding me for weeks to start in his little World of Warcraft cult. “Come over,” he says, “we’ll have a few laughs, kill a few monsters and take their stuff” he says. This week, I caved and played. I am so scared, because it is so much fun.
There is deep social meaning in this. It is an incredibly well designed game. I can’t help but think that these will be the new secure chat rooms.
6. My flip video camera rules. I got some great footage out at LIB. I want to cut some of it together, but am daunted by the quicktime-imovie thing. It is just so many steps. A video monkey who can help me on this ill win my eternal gratitude and a nice dinner or lunch. Please help me.
7. Oh yes, I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull the other night. I was impressed. I thought there were some really cool references to some stuff that I am really into like multidimensional thinking, area 51, and forbidden archeology. AND it is a genre action film, thought best of as a pulp novel brought to life. Go into it expecting unbelievable two fisted tales, and you will get what you paid for.
