Change Something

Yesterday was a fun day - I woke up early, made breakfast and watched Formula One qualifying. Then hopped on the bike for a ride into Oakland to look at the new Palm Pre. A bus trip into San Francisco to meet up with some friends at the Union Street Fair then dinner, a few drinks, and back home by Midnight.

Most weekends are like that, doing something fun then going back to the grind the next week. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad existence but I just feel there has to be more than simply working from weekend to weekend and from vacation to vacation - living for yourself, living for stuff.

The theme of the Union Street Fair this year was one of eco-consciousness, though, most of the Marina-folk were simply there to drink. Sure, they were drinking from recyclable plastic cups, but I think that misses the point. So, between the seeming contradiction of the Union Street Fair and my own misgivings about work/life balance, I think I've decided it's time to do something about it.

I don't know what it is quite yet, and my own thoughts on the matter are quite fragmented, but I know I'll figure it out. As of 11AM on 6/7, my goals are: to live my life on my own terms, enjoy everything that I do, and find a way to go about doing this while helping other people as well. Maybe this takes the form of a slight adjustment in what I'm doing now, or maybe it's a larger more dramatic change that needs to take place. When I figure out what that is, I'll let you know.

-time for a change jonathon

Must Have...

Unless you were born under a rock or were really uncool as a kid, you know about Transformers. Heck, even kids today know about the good vs. evil battle waged by these robots from outer space thanks to the so-so cinematic re-imagination by Michael Bay. (My recommendation is to check out this movie if you want the real deal--including voices by Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, Judd Nelson, and even Orson Welles!).

Movies aside, the toys themselves were really cool, and one of the coolest had to be Soundwave--the boom box that carried an arsenal of transforming cassette tapes. One of the coolest of his minions was a little black cassette tape that turned into a jaguar, Ravage. Well, for all you 80's geeks out there, Ravage is back. But, since cassettes are about as relevant today as Hypercolor t-shirts, this little beast has been reimagined as a USB drive...that actually works!

It'll cost you a cool $43, and won't ship till September, but that doesn't "transform" (sorry) the cool-factor. I must have one of these.

Order online here.


Image courtesy of bigbadtoystore.com

-geekin' out jonathon