me
back from hiatus
I’m back from my blogging hiatus and will start updating a few times a week once again. I had a beautiful few weeks back in North Carolina where Jane ( @jmw213 ) and I were married. Once some more photos start rolling in, I’ll blog a few thoughts about what it meant to me to [...]
talking educational philosophy on the Shift podcast
The second half of my interview with Rusty McLellan on the Shift podcast is out. Rusty did an amazing job editing because I was about half way through and was starting to think, “Wow, I totally resonant with what that guy is saying” and then I remembered it was me. So yes, I owe that [...]
talking energy issues on the Shift podcast
This week’s Shift podcast is out and it features my interview with host Rusty McLellan where we talk about energy issues, technology and oil supplies. Rusty did a great job putting it all together and that gets me excited about the next episode which will feature our discussion on education systems.
what I’ve been working on at UBC: electrochromism
You might wonder what I’ve been working on at UBC recently. In general I’m working on nanofibrous materials, transparent conductors and photovoltaics with a few other little things interspersed. Yes, I’ve learned a lot over the past few months. I recently put together a presentation and a paper on electrochromic materials and I thought this [...]
some thoughts on being a citizen of a newly fascist/socialist country
I’ll make an exception to the fact that I try to refrain from political discussions on my blog. I don’t talk about politics anymore because because I think that politics in the United States, and for the most part globally, has completely lost touch with reality. The Health Care Reform bill that passed the house [...]
top tracks for early March
February didn’t really count. So now I’m back with music recommendations in March, just before SXSW descends upon us. I would add commentary on each song but anything I say would taint your mind before hearing these fantastic tracks. The Tallest Man on Earth – King of Spain Yukon Blonde – Wind Blows MillionYoung – [...]
my own closing ceremony
And now that it has been more than a week since the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, things are returning to normal. Classes have started back at UBC and the grind of assignments, lab expectations, long term projects, and midterm exams has provided a nice break from the breakneck pace of the Olympics. Moving [...]
thanks @mysteriousuniv for playing my voicemail
Thanks to the Mysterious Universe podcast for sharing my recent voicemail on some similarities I noticed between @azzwright‘s past-life regression experience and an experience I had using psilocybin tea. This is an area of my spiritual practice that I don’t talk about a lot because its very personal but I thought the @mysteriousuniv podcast gave [...]
tracking my sleep with YawnLog
I’m a big fan of personal metrics and tracking tools. Recently I discovered YawnLog and have been using it to mark my bedtime and wake-up every day. My goal is to get 7.5 hours of sleep every night but YawnLog only supports setting goals at full integer hour numbers, so I have to choose 7 [...]
a particularly emotional dream
I’ve been using Journler on mac for the last few months to help me index my dreams. Whenever I remember my night-time adventures I type it all out in Journler the next morning. This is very similar to my approach in high school, where I kept a dream journal. Back then, over the course of [...]
