Microplace: Invest wisely. End Poverty

Great website; great idea:

Thanks Kristy for passing it my way!

A New Profession for Blake: Modeling

Seriously? Modeling? Now, thanks to the University of Washington, I am forced to re-evaluate my entire career path; will an industry shift soon follow? Stay tuned.

Witness the first (and currently only) contents of my modeling portfolio:
http://evans.washington.edu/admissions/pdf/Bulletin.pdf

Thanksgiving '07

A Thanksgiving for the ages: family, great food, record breaking bowling, Rockstar.

Video Vault: Elliott Smith's Angeles

A solid music video for one of Smith's subtle classics--boy, did we lose a great artist on October 21, 2003:



A nice tribute.

Video Vault: Garden State and Remy Zero

A nostalgic moment for one of the top two movies of the past decade (#1 being Goodwill Hunting)--Remy Zero's Fair is fantastic in it's own right:

Daily Randomness: Photography

Nothing like a little photography research project to start off my Wednesday. I'm starting to get the bug: thoughts of being a great photographer; the need to learn every aspect of the art; researching the profession in correlation to my starting-to-rust-but-I-won't-let it passion: travel; wanting to buy a subscription to National Geographic. I have a tendency for this type of life changing-tangent (I drive Emilia crazy, pretty much daily, with my grandiose--but usually exciting, with a touch of stress--standards for tackling a day): ingredients for love, right?
Wiki Portal
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Oh Snap!

Chennai, Time Continuum, & Walt

I just wanted to say hello to all my fans in India (Chennai) and Eastern Russia. Other than my obvious skills in pottery theory and orchid pedal manipulation, I'm not really sure why all the traffic from these regions. I am definitely not complaining--more readers the better. Spread the word, young bloggers. Come often.

Welcome to Facebook, wife of mine.

Craig: The fact that I am the only one, now, who has not met you is an interesting mystery: I look forward to that changing soon.

Father and Mother Cooper are both coming: thank you Time Continuum for your always interesting versions of ten-year intervals.

Walt's Auto Shop: Sometimes, during pre-Primetime Jeopardy commercial breaks, I see my brother's mug on the T.V. screen--no heads up, no warnings: just my brother, pursuing a dream in my living room. Congratulations Brother Cooper!

Iconoclasts on Sundance Channel

The recent episode of Iconoclasts featured Sean Penn and Jon Krakauer (author of Into the Wild). Watch the movie first and the re-run of this interview second--both are absolutely incredible. Thanks, Ryan, for the movie recommendation; thanks, Emilia, for finding my new favorite series.

The Blue District and More

Okay, so enough with the Ron Paul stuff.

Congrats to my old college roommate (and European travel partner!) on the start of his new business venture: The Blue District. This looks like a fantastic idea that he and his partner have come up with. I wish him tons of success--especially during these early stages. All you Davis and Sacramento folks: Spread the word.

I wanted to pass along an interesting blog/RSS feed that I stumbled upon (I think from my brother): Scott H. Young.

What Is the Ron Paul Revolution? Who is John Galt?

Here is the video I mentioned in my Ron Paul TV post below. There is still a long way to go before he earns my vote, but regardless of which candidate I choose in the end, Ron Paul's stance is clear, strong, and rooted in logic and passion--all things admirable in today's political arena. Interestingly enough, if nothing else, through research of Dr. Paul's position, my leaning toward Romney is a thing of the past.

My favorite part of the video, towards the end, is of the man holding the sign that reads "Dr. Paul cured my apathy." Sometimes I find myself feeling this as well.

$5 million raised in Q3. Impressive!