April 2008
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I spent the weekend shooting Coachella for Wired.com. Here are the posts I haven't linked to yet. Click the screengrabs to see the photos: [](https://eecue.com/p/30700/Wired-com-Coachella--Saturday-Night.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/30698/Wired-com-Coachella--Portishead.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/30697/Wired-com-Coachella--Pig.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/30696/Wired-com-Coachella---Art.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/30699/Wired-com-Coachella--Sunday.html) Screengrabs hosted by [f](http://www.flickr.com/photos/eecue/2450037081/)[li](http://www.flickr.com/photos/eecue/2450037251/)[c](http://www.flickr.com/photos/eecue/2450037453/)[k](http://www.flickr.com/photos/eecue/2450863420/)[r](http://www.flickr.com/photos/eecue/2450863550/).
As I mentioned yesterday, I'm covering Coachella for Wired.com. I just posted a [selection of the photos I shot yesterday over on Wired.com's Listening Post](http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/04/coachella-aphex.html). I got a lift up in a cherry picker over the main stage and got some photos of the whole grounds at night: [](https://eecue.com/p/30703/Coachella-Liveblogging-for-Wired-com.html)
Here's a link to some of the shots I took today on Wired.com's Listening Post: [](https://eecue.com/p/30701/Coachella-Coverage-on-Wired.html)
I'm [liveblogging from Coachella for Wired.com](http://blog.wired.com/music/coachella/index.html). I just put up my first post featuring some photos I shot last night of the staging and art. I'll be posting a few times a day for the duration of the show. Check it out: [](https://eecue.com/p/30704/Coachella-Day-0--The-Setup.html)
* [Please and Stylish Date Picker](http://stephencelis.com/projects/timeframe#example_information) I know this will come in hand for me some day. (tags: [javascript](http://del.icio.us/eecue/javascript) [bookmark](http://del.icio.us/eecue/bookmark) [someday](http://del.icio.us/eecue/someday))
* [First Completely Outsourced War](http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/warinc/trailer/) This movie is going to be hilarious. (tags: [movie](http://del.icio.us/eecue/movie) [war.inc](http://del.icio.us/eecue/war.inc) [war](http://del.icio.us/eecue/war))
* [What will you do for Earth Day '08?](http://www.google.com/earthday08/) Google's cool mashup for Earth Day. (tags: [earthday](http://del.icio.us/eecue/earthday))
As I mentioned in my [Mojave Wildflower](http://eecue.com/log_archive/eecue-log-924-Mojave_Wildflowers_2008.html) post yesterday, I traveled to the revived ghost town of [Shoshone](http://digital-desert.com/shoshone-ca/) for the [Desert Explorers Rendezvous](http://www.desertexplorers.org/). We went on a few off-road trips, exploring mines and ghost towns along the way. It was my second DE Rendezvous, [here is my post from the 2007 Rendezvous](http://eecue.com/log_archive/eecue-log-673-Desert_Explorers_Rendezvous.html). Here are a few photos from the trip: [](https://eecue.com/p/30053/Penelope-in-Boat-on-Dry-Lake.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/30050/Mill-House-and-Mountains.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/30035/Jim-Proffitt-In-a-Mine.html) [Click here to see the rest of the Desert Explorers Rendezvous 2008 photos](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-1523-1-Desert_Explorers_Rendezvous_2008.html).
For years my blog allowed comments, but the system was hard to figure out and people rarely commented. Recently I have noticed a few sites using [Disquss](http://disqus.com/) to power their comments and I decided to give it a try. It's easy to use from both a publisher and a user's perspective. One nice feature is the ability to export all the comments, which I'll likely do once I finish the rewrite of the software that powers this site. I hope you'll leave a comment if you enjoy reading my blog and viewing my photos. Thanks! [](https://eecue.com/p/29954/Blue-Loading-Dock.html "Blue Loading Dock")
A few weeks ago I took a trip out to the desert with [my lovely wife](http://peneloper.com/) and my father-in-law, [Jim Proffitt](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-28575-Jim_Proffitt.html). The group that brought us together for this excursion to Shoshone is known as the [Desert Explorers](http://www.desertexplorers.org/). They are a group of mostly older folks who have an immense pool of knowledge and love for the desert. I found and photographed 11 different species of wildflowers. Alan Romspert is a botany professor at UC Fullerton and helped me identify the species I shot during happy hour in Shoshone. Here are a few of the photos I shot: [](https://eecue.com/p/30026/Fly-on-Parachute-Bush---Gravel-Ghost.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/30025/Wild-Pussely.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/30029/Desert-Sunflower.html) [Click here to check out the rest of my Mojave Wildflowers photos](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-1522-1-Mojave_Wildflowers_2008.html).
This weekend my [Search and Rescue Team](http://cave.sbsar.org/) did a joint training in Calico with the Barstow Mine Rescue team. Here is a video put together by one of our team members, Jeff Lehman:
* [Chinese Knock-Off Painter's Self Portraits](http://www.regional-office.com/?p=16) These are amazing. (tags: [art](http://del.icio.us/eecue/art))
* [Charlie the Unicorn Part 2](http://youtube.com/SecretAgentBob) Awesome. (tags: [charlie.the.unicorn](http://del.icio.us/eecue/charlie.the.unicorn))
* [LOLCat of the Day pt. 1](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/16/funny-pictures-my-eevilll-plan-iz-7-compleet/) Loading.... (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [LOLCat of the Day pt. 2](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/16/funny-pictures-meow-mix/) Cute! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))
* [Second Hellboy II Trailer](http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/hellboy2thegoldenarmy/trailer2/) This movie looks amazing. It's going to be much better than the original (tags: [hellboy](http://del.icio.us/eecue/hellboy) [sequel](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sequel))
* [Theremin Playing Cat](http://laughingsquid.com/a-cat-playing-the-theremin/) Awesome. (tags: [cat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/cat) [theremin](http://del.icio.us/eecue/theremin)) * [Do I really need it?](http://unclutterer.com/2007/04/13/tough-questions-for-your-things/) A great list of questions to ask yourself about your possessions and items you're about to buy. (Post from last year) (tags: [unclutter](http://del.icio.us/eecue/unclutter) [possessions](http://del.icio.us/eecue/possessions) [things](http://del.icio.us/eecue/things)) * [Sony's Foam Commercial](http://www.sony.co.uk/images) The next in an amazing series of adverts that started with millions of bouncy balls spilled down a San Francisco Street and tons of paint exploding on an English town. (tags: [sony](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sony) [commercial](http://del.icio.us/eecue/commercial)) * [LOLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/14/funny-pictures-u-must-know-passwurd/) The password is nom. (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))
* [Biologist Rupert Sheldrake Stabbed in Santa Fe](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/09/biologist-rupert-she.html) "...if you have to get stabbed, Santa Fe is the best place for it to happen" (tags: [santa.fe](http://del.icio.us/eecue/santa.fe) [stabbing](http://del.icio.us/eecue/stabbing) [biology](http://del.icio.us/eecue/biology)) * [LOLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/10/funny-pictures-an-den-become-a-doosh/) Oh noez, future douche bags. (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))
[](https://eecue.com/p/25322/pink-flower.html) I will be walking in the [Revlon Run/Walk for Women](http://www.revlonrunwalk.com/la/html.main/home008.html) and I am looking for sponsors. The Revlon Run/Walk is one of the nation's largest 5K fundraising events and has distributed nearly $50 million for cancer research, counseling, and outreach programs. My [strong, powerful and beautiful mother](http://rgbullock.com/) is a cancer survivor and I am proud to be walking in her honor. [Click here to sponsor me and help fight women's cancer](https://www.revlonrunwalk.com/la/secure/mywebpage.cfm?pID=428121) Thanks for your support!
* [LAT vs. WaPo](http://www.politickerca.com/robtornoe/324/sam-zell-must-be-very-proud) Ouch! (tags: [latimes](http://del.icio.us/eecue/latimes) [lat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lat) [washington.post](http://del.icio.us/eecue/washington.post)) * [Interesting Ham Radio Story](http://www.arrl.org/?artid=8132) Involving William Buckley and Barry Goldwater in Antarctica (tags: [ham](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham) [ham.radio](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham.radio)) * [LOLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/09/funny-pictures-kiropracter-bunneh-kiropracs/) My neck, my back, my fuzzy bunny back. (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [Tropic Thunder Trailer](http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/tropicthunder/trailer_large.html) This looks pretty funny. (tags: [movie](http://del.icio.us/eecue/movie))
[](https://eecue.com/p/29283/The-Black-Hole.html) I have my second gallery show coming up this Thursday at the [Spring Arts Collective Gallery](http://www.springartscollective.com) during the [Art Walk in Downtown Los Angeles](http://downtownartwalk.com). If you're in the area please come by and take a look at the four framed pieces I will be showing. The show is a continuation of my "Land of Nuclear Enchantment" series that just wrapped up at Niche Video Art. Here are the specifics: > > Thursday April 10th, noon to 9 p.m. (Reception: 7-9 p.m.) > > > [Spring Arts Collective Gallery](http://www.springartscollective.com) > > > Spring Arts Tower on the Mezzanine Level > > > 453 South Spring Street (on the corner of 5th and Spring) > > > Los Angeles, CA 90013 > > > Please come down and check out the show!
* [LOL @ The Onion](http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/olympic_torch_used_to?utm_source=onion_rss_daily) I haven't LOL'ed at an Onion Piece in quite some time. (tags: [lol](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lol) [onion](http://del.icio.us/eecue/onion) [the.onion](http://del.icio.us/eecue/the.onion)) * [LOLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/06/funny-pictures-ohhi-ur-up-early/) I'm totally cereal about this. (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [Powerful Photo from Paris Protests](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7335043.stm) A group of protesters used ropes and climbing gear to hang their message from the Eifel Tower. [you have to click through to the 5th photo thanks to the BBC's terrible gallery system] (tags: [protest](http://del.icio.us/eecue/protest) [china](http://del.icio.us/eecue/china) [tibet](http://del.icio.us/eecue/tibet))
* [Our California Government is Talking About Closing 48 Parks](http://www.savestateparks.org/) Don't let this happen. Please sign the petition! (tags: [california](http://del.icio.us/eecue/california) [parks](http://del.icio.us/eecue/parks) [save.our.parks](http://del.icio.us/eecue/save.our.parks)) * [More Information About Park Closures](http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation/?p=508) Please read this and take action. (tags: [parks](http://del.icio.us/eecue/parks) [california](http://del.icio.us/eecue/california)) * [LOLCamel of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/03/funny-pictures-my-lovely-lady-lumps/) Worst song ever, great LOL. (tags: [lolcamel](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcamel))
* [Orphaned Baby Kangaroo Rescued by Dog](http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/02/dog-saves-baby-kangaroo/) Touching story. When we have a house with a yard we will be getting a dog. (tags: [dog](http://del.icio.us/eecue/dog) [kangaroo](http://del.icio.us/eecue/kangaroo))
* [Read This and Learn About the Middle East](http://dmiessler.com/blog/what-every-american-should-know-about-the-middle-east) You should know more about your world. I know I'm always trying to learn more. Learning is good. (tags: [middle.east](http://del.icio.us/eecue/middle.east) [islam](http://del.icio.us/eecue/islam) [muslim](http://del.icio.us/eecue/muslim)) * [LOLCat of the Day pt. 1](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/03/31/funny-pictures-i-need-it-to-live/) Feed it! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [LOLCat of the Day pt. 2](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/04/01/funny-pictures-lolcat-seeds/) OMG Cute! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))
A few weeks ago I toured USC's medical center for WIRED News. One of the interesting things I saw was their [Surgical Skills Center](http://www.surgery.usc.edu/skillscenter/). One thing they do there is particularly pertinent to a serious issue in our world, the Iraq War. [Click here or on the image below to see the Heal a Robot, Go to War gallery on WIRED News](http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/03/gallery_iraq_medical_2). [[](https://eecue.com/p/30707/USC-Surgical-Skills-Center---Iraq-Training-on-WIRED-News.html "USC Surgical Skills Center : Iraq Training on WIRED News")](http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/03/gallery_iraq_medical_2 "USC Surgical Skills Center : Iraq Training on WIRED News")
