The Creator's Project: Julius von Bismarck

Technology meets art. Creating an out-of-body experience by placing a camera in a balloon approximately ten feet above your head pointed down at your head transmitting what it records in real time to the small screens in a mask you are wearing... Among other interesting ideas.
http://www.juliusvonbismarck.com/

The Assassination of Dr. Tiller

This was difficult to watch, but I think Rachel Maddow did an excellent job with the hour-long investigation.

Susumu Yokota - Fairy Link

The Poetry of Science: Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson

I don't own a television set, so this is how I spend my Saturday evenings. I found this discussion enlightening and very entertaining.

Perfectly Gothic Day

I do love a dark and dreary day. We don't get many of those here in Texas... It's usually either sunny and hot or sunny and cold. Today was a perfectly gothic late October day in Texas, complete with tornado sirens this morning, followed by hours of dark clouds and steady rain... The inner goth in me loves these days.

We'll see if we can come up with a few links to set the mood:

More hippie shit...

I've been interested in the idea of barefoot shoes for a while now... I simply must have a pair of these...
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/products_KSO_m.cfm

Longhairs

I know from experience that skateboarding with long hair can be hazardous because it gets in the way of your line of vision. I had always tied my hair back when skating, although this guy doesn't seem to have a  problem with it at all... I'm impressed.