I know this feeling...

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Ode to the black 1991 to 2001 (or so) NSX

Matt's NSX
Originally uploaded by Scooter Simpson

I saw one of these on the road today and it brought back memories of my car enthusiast days. Some guys are Ferrari, others Mercedes, for a time in the late 1990s, this was the supercar I dreamed about. Mid-engine six cylinder, pop-up headlights, and the handling characteristics of an Accord (until you push it), the Acura NSX was deemed the supercar you could drive every day. The car has angular lines I might have drawn in primary school, screaming "I am meant to go fast". Designed and built by Honda, it had a refinement and sensibility only a Japanese automaker to bring to the sports car market. That reliability is why you can still see many of these on the road today.

Thanks Flickr user Scooter Simpson for allowing use of this photo through Creative Commons. No attribution required, but I give it anyway.

Great speech by John Hodgman on geeks for President Obama...

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It begins...
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Life sized Gundam fully assembled!!!

From the totally awesome department, the Japanese have completed a life sized Gundam model for the 30th anniversary of the franchise. I have totally fallen in love with several of the newer anime such as Macross Frontier and Gundam 00, because they have a level of story telling and visual quality that American animation rarely reaches. Photos below from site Moé Passion.

Assembled Life Sized RX78 Gundam Part 1 MoePassion

*Link leads to an otaku fan site and may have images that are NSFW and/or disturbing to some viewers.

Side of beef at Ikea?

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On Proposition 8...

I was in a discussion on Facebook tonight and wrote my own thoughts about Prop 8 and the CA Supreme Court decision today upholding it...

Above any of this people of all religions can agree that we were given free will to screw up our lives in any number of a multitude of ways. If homosexuals really want to try their hand at marriage, I say let them have it, maybe they can make something better of it than what straight people have. If not, nobody will be any worse off than what we are now.
How about this concept for you theologists out there? If you stay away from sin only because the law of your land is so consistent with the rules of your religion that you have no free choice but to be without sin, are you truly without sin?
The point is that if you are trying to legislate a country into alignment with your religious requirements, you might get a country where everyone is following the rules, but nobody wants to. Religion is much more effective when it changes the hearts of people through compassion, not through force. This isn't about bringing people closer to god, this is about imposing will upon others.

So what now???

Obviously, I haven't written anything substantial in months. For those of you that have been reading this for years, well, it could be argued that I haven't written anything substantial, ever. I digress, the level of neglect that I have committed regarding this little piece of cyberspace is reaching that critical point of no return.

I guess the biggest part of it is that I just don't have anything to write about anymore. Many of the things that I needed to express have been expressed, and the things that truly interest me end up tying up my time in other ways. Working in tech now is absolutely fantastic, and that I am one of the lucky ones now that have turned a hobby into a passion into a career is something I am thankful for every day. In that respect, I'm deciding on what I should work toward next, and what I want this second, third, or fourth career (depending on how you count it) to become.

As far as writing, I have not given it much thought the last few months. I have a friend that wants to explore creative ideas, and even today he asked about collaborating on a story or book. We mesh well, and who knows, it might turn into something constructive. I think I'll nurture that.

On relationships, well, that is what it is. I am still angry to a large extent about things in my past, and I'm still not sure if that will fade like I would like it to. I have trust issues, and unfortunately that carries over to someone that definitely doesn't deserve it, which just makes me more angry both at myself and my history. For now, we both take that one day after another.

Now, I have my life, the one I have made, one that I can live with. For right now, that's enough... I guess that's why I haven't had much to say.

How to Survive an Alien Attack

It's kind of funny, but it's worked out for me...

So maybe the slackers had it right after all - The Boston Globe

But in retrospect, it's clear that we did something right. We lived a smaller life, a life we could afford. And as the country rebuilds the economy, as it tries to replace it with something more sustainable than a leaning tower of subprime mortgages and consumer binging, it is time to reevaluate that much-maligned Gen X archetype: the American Slacker.