drink it up los angeles
it's not for you
i can’t speak highly enough about the amazon mp3 service. i’m actually buying music. i cut my teeth on napster and i paid for this record. the labels are only about 10 years too late, but it sure is convenient.
infy HEADS UP: California (read: us) to reduce greenhouse gases
“This is by far the most significant step yet in California’s effort to fill the void in national climate policy.” She calls it “sweeping and unprecedented in its scope.” — Mary Nichols
the highlights:
- In the energy sector, the main plank in the program is requiring that 33 percent of California’s power grid be driven by renewable sources like wind and solar power.
- Implementing AB 32 will save $1.5 to $2.4 billion in public health costs
- California’s cap-and-trade program will be linked to other states in the Western Climate Initiative. The cap-and-trade program will begin with big industry and electricity generation in 2012.
The program also includes high speed light rail, an aggressive solar roof program, home energy efficiency programs, and public education encouraging citizens to work closer to home. So far, California is the only state to pass and draft near-term solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Looks like the ARB is writing Federal Energy Policy for ‘09. Don’t worry Obama, this one’s on us.
Ode to the Kids I know that prolifically blog
Cheers to the people that have probably wrote enough to fill volumes
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Heres to the kids that make me jealous and make me feel uncool
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Salud to the bi and tri linguist that get amazingness from other cultures and translate it to my world
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Shalom to the self shooters
But
Most importantly, Thanks to the ones that check mine too.
LOL (2006)
dir: Joe Swanberg
I dug out my circa 2000 DVD player and watched the first of my months-old netflix: Joe Swanberg’s sophomore effort, LOL. The film centers around 3 young guys all confusing their relationships with technology. There’s the musician pretending his fantasy internet girl is his real girlfriend, the distanced boyfriend connecting with his girlfriend via his cell phone, and lastly an emotionally stunted ichat addict in a long term relationship, played by the director.
Honestly made and raw in its presentation, the film resonates. As I watched, my empathy for these characters led me all over the map. Listening to people irrationally ignoring what is so plain to everyone else, for 81 minutes, was draining. That said, I enjoyed watching it a lot. It’s easy to point out the missteps of these exaggerated characters, but the questions raised about how people of our generation interact, and choose to interact are probably more relevant than we’d care to admit.
LOL is available on DVD through Benten Films.
