Oil, Greed, and Distractions
I have kept my opinions on the Gulf oil spill to myself. Mostly for the reason that there are more knowledgeable figures to take on this sad, sad topic. And with ignorance I can focus on the weighing problems in my life. But this catastrophic baloney that is happening outside of my selfish world has pissed me off enough to say something. I mean that’s what blogs are for, right? Haha.
These greedy oil tycoons and lobbyist controlled politicians with their thumbs up their butts need to step aside from their agendas, and deal with this HUGE problem. I know efforts are being made were made, and it was successful at stopping the flow, but it’s not enough. It is not just this spill. It is their inability to control technology, due to greed and status whoring.
Then there is this guy, who is too smart for Washington. Thank you Dennis Kucinich. Though once again, you have proven that these morons in Washington have too much dirty money in their ears to hear you. Sadly though, much of this falls on people like me. I and others like me demand for products that do more to sustain our oil addiction.
I don’t drive anymore, and I try to limit the amount of energy I consume. I am however not doing enough to demand for better sources of energy, better technology and better food production/packaging practices. We are simply victims of our own ignorance. Mother Nature — we are not worthy.
Treehugger.com has some images to help calm some anger, with satire. Which is different than Sarah Palin’s definition. /rant
Now for my daily distraction. Sports! This is a promo for the Portland Timbers MLS 2011 crest design. The Timbers will unveil the crest on June 12 — in a friendly against England. Great production, and I am very excited for the future of Portland Football. Thanks to Dropping Timber and PortlandMLS2011 for showing me this.
This fantastic boardwalk is located on the Benidorm Seafront in Spain . Designed by Office of Architecture in Barcelona. I can only imagine how the air flows through these elegant curves. The design reminds me of a wind sock. I’ll have to add this to my list of places to see someday. Found on Archdaily and Abitare.
World Cup 2010: Nike Commercial
Yes! World Cup 2010 is just around the corner. This is a new Nike commercial to build up your excitement. Are you ready? I know I am. This is such a cool commercial.
Weekend manifest
So things around here are about 95% done. I’ve done quite a bit of work over the past week. I just have some fine tuning and various small tweaks left to do. I created a new logo this morning and a new background earlier in the week. The Portfolio page is up, but needs some changes to the function and interaction of the images, and some more static images.
This isn’t a sports blog, so I will spare my opinion on a few things. But, I have to say — it is hard to be a Blazer fan. I am not a huge “luck” guy, I think that good things come from good decisions. However, when your coach is injured something isn’t right. It will be interesting to see how this team bounces back from all the injuries. New York is showing it’s possible to play well well with limited resources, and this Blazer team has battled back and shown toughness in the past. I’m still a Blazer fan, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. I just wish it would be a little easier.
This is a print by Vasco Mourao, only 10 were made. I would be stoked to get my hands on one of them. I love the depth and weight of it. I must of spent a half hour just starring at it. The print is I bet quite a mind blowing visual experience.
I still have about a days worth of work left at CDS. I’ve been doing SketchUp work for a Whole Foods store proposal in California. If they like it there might be more work for me. It feels great doing something that I have fun with. If I can I’ll post some renderings of the store.
One quick rant: I really wish the Food Network had a vegetarian show. I am a huge Food Network fan, but it really lacks vegetarian programming. What would it take to get a well produced, fun veg friendly program? Please?
