New snagfilm

OK, their site is back up.  Here's one I had heard of a year or two ago and thought would be a good one:

Time for an update

Lots of STUFF dominating my thoughts these days, my mind is crowded and time to spew forth a bit.

First of all, just a brief commentary - we ventured out to the spectacle that is the rib cookoff tonight.  Morgan had called to say some coworkers were headed down there after work and would I like to meet them with the kids.  Sure, yeah, ribs sound good, I've never been to the event.  Wednesday night, shouldn't be too crowded, parking not too bad.  Oh the humanity.  If I ever think that sounds like a good idea again, somebody smack me.  Yeah, I wanna park like 10 blocks away, walk down there to stand in line for an eternity to eat some  (admittedly delicious) ribs at like $20 a pound, drink some overpriced (admittedly delicious) beer, and wade through the lowest common denominator crowds that plague special events around here with a double stroller.  In the warm August night.  Hearing too-loud music that I don't like much.  Smelling the port-a-potties.   With Sid ready for bed.  Ugh.

Now that I've got that debacle off my chest, I can move on to the other things that seem to dominate my psyche these days.   Number one: EcoReno.  For the few of you who may not have heard, we're opening a business.  A little retail shop to sell all things environmental, sustainable, recycled, nontoxic, organic, etc.  With any luck at all, we can make a small difference in the future of our planet and make a little money on the side.  So we just (well, actually tomorrow) got a small business loan, locking us in to indentured servitude (or, god forbid, bankruptcy) for the next 7 years and are currently navigating the choppy seas of business licenses, tax permits, fire inspections, merchant credit card processing, shelves, accounting, and the like.  This is huge.  I had no idea how many hoops there are to jump through, and I marvel at how many people are actually capable of opening a successful business.  Let's hope we join their ranks.

Number two: Burning Man.  Most of you know, I've had a love-hate relationship with this thing for 13(!) years now.  Gone, not gone, missed it, gone back, stayed home, etc.  We sat it out last year because we had just moved and had a baby boy, no big deal.  This year, a confluence of opening a business, babysitting, money, etc. conspired to keep us home.  And how it pains us.  Perhaps more than ever before (and I have felt this way to some degree quite a few times previously, even when I thought I never wanted to go back), it really saddens me to not be there, thinking about what people are doing out there right now, envying the loaded cars we see coming through, reading blog posts live from the playa.  Next year, we will return, come hell or high water.

And with that, may I present some updated photos of Lola, including two series of self-portraits we found on the camera after the fact, and, to a much lesser extent (sorry buddy, when you can swipe the camera and take pictures of yourself, I'll post 20 photos of you too) Sid.

Crummy.  I was going to post a new snagfilm but their site is down.  Or out of business.  Something.

Movies and current events

Did that work?  Found this cool new site with lots of neato documentaries.  Thought I'd try sharing some here from time to time.  Not that I've watched them, just that they seem like good ones I'd like to watch some day.  So that's the first one, about a heavy metal band in Iraq.

Aside from that, catch up on the week's news with Harper's Weekly roundup.

H-O-T

Yes, that does say 10:28 in the morning, and yes, that does say it's 96 degrees outside already.  It's hot.

Gutbombs

Deej is out of town so I'm home with the young'uns today.  Since Morgan didn't have to work until 11, we managed a breakfast out at the "best breakfast in town" place, Peg's.  So here it is, 1:30pm and I'm still feeling pretty sated.  Probably not the best time to read this post.  I honestly felt nauseous reading that and didn't even finish the list.  And then I click back to post this and spot this little gem that I "shared" last week.  Barf.

Real quick

Had to share this.  It's not exactly throwing red paint on fur coats, but kinda like one of those big city attention grabbing PETA protests...two bikini-clad vegans bearing signs that say "Go Green Go Vegan" right here in downtown Reno:



Thank you, camera phone.  UPDATE: Turns out I should have stopped for lunch and free gas.

Also, a few additional pictures from Black Rock.

Green tip for your lucky day 8-8-08

This headline caught my eye.  Actually, a lot of headlines on The Daily Green catch my eye.  But after reading these facts, I thought that I would pass it along to all of you and see if we can't take a tiny step and stop our junk mail.  In fact, yesterday we received 5 pieces for local elections.  Does it make me want to vote for any of them? Not really.  Just annoying.  One of them has also been flying a plane over Reno campaigning with a sign trailing behind.  Wonder how much gas that wasted?  Plus, you could hardly read it.  Anyway, check this out when you have a chance.  There is a link to stop junk mail.  I have started calling companies as soon as I get anything to be removed from their mailing list.  Try email updates.  I usually get some fun deals. They are just as easy to get rid of if you get overwhelmed.

Junk Mail Article

Foodie mystery

Heard a story on NPR today, full of international intrigue, fine dining, and mystery.  Quite the story, had to share.  Depending on how it eventually turns out, might make a good book and/or movie.   Read about the missing gourmet.

Finally! An update!

Sheesh, the lack of action around here is embarrassing.  Life is pretty darn busy.  I would write more but I need to go to bed.  I just uploaded a bunch of stuff for your viewing pleasure:

• New Lola pictures in her album


• New Sid pictures in his album


• Three new Sid videos on his page


• One new Lola video on her page


• A whole album of pictures from our little outing to the Black Rock Desert.

Whew!  That ought to keep you for a little while.  Enjoy!