retooling

i just renamed my blog. apparently i like very literal titles. anyway, i think i might also retool this thing into an actual blog, as opposed to just a rarely used online journal that no one even knows about. for now i'm going to use it as an idea box.

so, some things i think are awesome right now:

1) the red bull flugtag contest, which you can enter by proposing and then building a human powered flying machine. it doesn't actually have to fly, since the most competitive category is most original/showmanship. most teams just build a giant cow or banjo or drumstick and one person rides it while the rest push it off a cliff into some body of water. i think this is one of the coolest ideas ever and i plan to enter it someday.

2) the fact that there is a random stuffed wolf that will stare you down from a display window in an alley one block off the main street of hinton, iowa that very few people know about.

3) www.kiva.org

if all goes according to plan, i'm going to hike the georgia portion of the appalachian trail over spring break with a buddy. i'm really excited - it's been far too long since i've done some serious hiking. i think being out of touch with everything for a week or so is exactly what i need right now.