A really abstract but beautiful animation...

A friend of mine pointed me towards this music video... It's really cool and I love the mood.

What happens when you don't teach critical thinking skills...

"I've had two teenagers who were considering killing themselves, because they didn't want to be around when the world ends. Two women in the last two weeks said they were contemplating killing their children and themselves so they wouldn't have to suffer through the end of the world."
- NASA Astrobiology Institute scientist David Morrison, on 2012 fears

I find it particularly odd that in this day and age, on the cusp of the new millenium, there are still people who fear without any reason at all.

Yes. Titans will Clash...

I love the eighties version, but I must say, I can't wait for this one to come out...

random quotes

"Well, at least he'll throw it sincerely."
-Yeen-Shi on the artistic merits of my son tossing poop on walls.

"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead."
- G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, novelist, and poet, 1874-1936

"Tradition is the repression you've forgotten about."
-unknown

The future of driving...

...from a very optimistic group of Disney animators, circa 1958. The layouts here are pretty incredible, and the limited animation really works within the context of the film. Fifty years ago, the future was something exciting and hopeful, but now, looking back, it seems naive and innocent. Regardless, it's pretty heady stuff.

A good response to the argument from personal experience.

With a great heaping spoonful of STFU.

Sharing one common interest isn't enough.

So, I love what's been going on with atheism of late. There's been a real movement towards attempting to dispel some of the worst myths about what atheists believe and more importantly, what atheists don't believe.

That being said, I personally don't feel the need for what a lot of atheists are calling for- the community. Perhaps when Caden gets older, it might be more important but at this point, not so much. The long and the short of it is that whether I believe in a god or not seems to me a very minor thing.

Most of my day is filled with the mundane- work issues, what I'll be eating for lunch, what I will be reading to Caden at night (or watching, he loves the Cars movie...) how much time I get to spend with Teresa, my film project, writing stories... My lack of belief in a deity is unimportant, as the universe behaves the way we expect it to.

I'm lucky, I suppose. But there's been a lot of atheists who claim that unless you're an activist, you might as well fold it in. The thing is, I don't have much in common with those guys. Atheists are just people who happen to believe there's no god. That's it. The atheism umbrella is wide and covers a huge range of people and the spectrum is broad.

A year or so ago I went to Disneyland to celebrate the Haunted Mansion with a large group of fellow Disney fans. I went by myself, hoping to meet some cool people who shared my love of the mansion as well as my love of the park. The trouble was, the Disney thing was the only common denominator. I ended up in conversation with a woman who laid out her entire medical history to me while waiting to be let into the Bayou. I tried talking to some gothic people, but they were in a group of friends and were really angsty. That reminded me of high school. At the table I sat at was the Bob Gurr, a Disney legend. We had some awesome conversations about the park, but also about some other, non theme park stuff- He's an avid biker and even at his age rocks his bike every other day. The other people at the table didn't seem to be interested in conversation, or were intimidated or whatever. It was weird. Sure, I was able to share some awesome with some of the people, but I didn't come away from the event with any new friends.

My point is just that one interest isn't enough.

Worst parking job ever.

She gets a FAIL. Plus the smooth way she leaves, as if nothing happened. Can you imagine the owner of the white car when she comes out of the gym? WTF comes to mind...

A Universal prank.

This is actually pretty funny. "Please take off your shirt. Please put your shirt back on!"

Under the influence of alcohol. Several tons of the stuff.

The announcer never runs out of bad drinking related puns, but this accident looks pretty nasty.