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The Freeze Project San Diego

March 5, 2009 //
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San Diego area friends,

I’m so glad to announce that The Freeze Project is coming to San Diego!  In short, The Freeze Project is a creative and simple way to raise awareness about the 27 million people currently enslaved worldwide. Participants will “freeze” in place for 5 minutes and then interact with people who are interested, giving out a flyer with information about human trafficking and raising awareness.

Here’s the rundown:

The Freeze Project has already taken places in cities like Santa Monica, Anaheim and Glendale, CA, Seattle, WA and even in London (yes, that one in the UK!).  We’d love to have a great turnout in San Diego, especially since SD is a border town with lots of human trafficking issues.

Spread the word and raise your voice to help unlock freedom for those frozen in slavery worldwide!

You can view the Anaheim Downtown Disney freeze below:

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Art in the Streets

January 26, 2009 //
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I’ve always been intrigued by the subversive, immediate, and sometimes jarring nature of street art.

Banksy‘s work on the West Bank powerfully conveys a longing for freedom, regardless of one’s political perspective.

Sometimes, street art can be subtle and/or whimsical — for example, The Kiss by Leon Reid IV in London would be easy to miss.  Works like this, titled Eat Out, rearrange everyday items in thought-provoking ways.

This street sign, though fake, rings true (at least for me, with my deer phobia).

I recently read about something called The Pedestrian Project, which brings street sign characters to life in unexpected ways (although for sheer awesomeness, it’s hard to beat Robocop emerging from a television to consume fried chicken).

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We hope to capture some of this spirit as we raise awareness about human trafficking with The Freeze Project, which will be coming to San Diego soon (stay tuned for details).

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This Is Just To Say

November 10, 2008 //
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I’m always having driveway moments with This American Life, even when I’m not in the car. This American Life always manages to weave together the most engaging narratives, in turn humorous and heartbreaking. A recent episode, Mistakes Were Made, discusses the non-apology.

Act Two of this episode reflects on a famous poem written by William Carlos Williams, This Is Just To Say:

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

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J to the C on TV

August 22, 2008 //
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My latest television watching obsession, other than the Olympic coverage of Korean team handball and America’s Best Dance Crew (big ups to SuperCr3w!), has been JCTV.

JCTV (yes, apparently, it’s Jesus’ television) is a channel started up by the folks at TBN (yes, that TBN) to reach the “extreme” generation. Or something like that.

I’m not 100% sure why I keep on watching. It’s not that I enjoy the videos or programming (lots of old school skateboarding, loud music videos and, for some reason, an almost endless loop of something called “Cruise for a Cause”). And it’s not because I’m mocking it, although I do have some skepticism about it. I think it’s because I’m trying to figure out why JCTV exists.

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Shake It Like A… 10MP Digital Image

March 15, 2008 //
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… just doesn’t have quite the same ring as “shake it like a Polaroid picture,” does it?

Polaroid — whose name is indelibly linked with instant photographs — has left the film business. In addition to foiling the clever word-play of that Outkast single, this move has disappointed scores of enthusiasts nationwide. Perhaps it’s just nostalgia, but there’s something about the tactile, analogue feel of Polaroid snapshots. These photos, with their iconic built-in frame, were instantly recognizable, and evoke something you just can’t get from a 2.5 inch LCD screen.

This past week, we had begun to despair after searching Targets throughout America’s finest city to no avail in hopes of replacing our long-gone Polaroid camera. However, we managed to grab one of the last two cameras remaining at a local Walmart. The test photos we snapped of our daughter have that lovely old school feel they’re supposed to have.

While there are plenty of tutorials on how to make a Polaroid-type shot using Photoshop, it will never be quite the same as the real thing.

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