want to watch something different and a little mind stretching? objectified is a documentary on designing objects in every day life. most people never consider how things are made and why they're made the way they are, and the effects of our consumption-based society. it's interesting to stop and think about some of the things we see every day and just ignore. the documentary is by the same guy who made helvetica, the documentary about a type font and visual design.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1241325/

thanks to tyler for the tip on listening to bob dylan's return-to-acoustic album, john wesley harding. check it out if you like dylan.

side note, bob dylan held a door open for me on my wedding day. it's the least he could do after making everyone late to my wedding with all the traffic going to his concert down the street. it's ok mr. zimmerman, i still like you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Harding_%28album%29

tracing internet traffic through physical locations across the US. who knew the majority of the internet passes through such unnoticed locales?
http://www.wired.com/magazine/ff_internetplaces/

how would you like to be trapped in your own body for 20+ years, completely conscious but unable to move or speak, with everyone else thinking you were in a coma? disturbing.
http://gizmodo.com/5411429/brain-scan-finds-man-was-not-in-a-coma23-years-later

i'm over this winter stuff. i'm ready for summer.

an interesting report from 60 minutes on cyber security. we're screwed.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5578986n

want to know how much google knows about you? it's a little eerie.
http://www.google.com/dashboard/

using jetlag to my advantage. who knew you could get so much done when you get up at 5am? too bad i'll be hungry for dinner at 10am and will fall asleep at 5pm.