No thanks, I’d rather play on the internet

You know those moments when your brain finally seems to wake up after a long sleep, and it’s moving so quickly but it’s not quite used to all the movement yet so you aren’t able to form too many cohesive thoughts, but you know they’re just on the horizon?

Yeah, I’m experiencing that. It’s fun, but frustrating. I don’t know where it will lead me, but it’s sort of exciting to just wait for it.

So! Apparently there’s this “thing” going on called “South by Southwest.” It’s like, some sort of festival, or something. I really enjoy living in Austin during this time of year, because I feel like I can be a little smug about it. I mean, SXSW happens every. Year.

Yeah, South By is going on right now. Nah, I don’t really have plans to, you know, DO anything. I don’t really care all that much. Yawn. Think I’ll go hiking in the greenbelt or something. Cuz it’s 80 degrees and sunny all week, but, you know, that’s just Texas.

I’m lucky, I know.

Well, many thanks to Tolly for, ahem, being the only person to pitch a few ideas for the blog. All very intriguing, all very well-suited for me. These ideas, they are marinating in my head. I’m a marinator. I can marinate for a really long time, and often do. I’ll just be over here, marinating. Carry on with your lives, and I’ll let you know when I’m done, er, marinating.

I wanted to post a few links today of things that have caught my eye on the internet (I know, total cop-out post, right?). But seriously, they are interesting, and hopefully you’ll find them interesting, too. Or just bizarre.

Time’s 10 Ideas that are Changing the World Right Now. I would elaborate but…that’s pretty much it. Enjoy.

I’ve been reading a bit of Clay Shirky, and this is an interesting post. It’s a topic that I’ve been thinking about lately, and honestly, I don’t know what to think. He puts it nicely as to why that is.

I’m just throwing this one in, because damn, politics is just so classy! Wait, this isn’t politics. Not in the slightest. So why is it on f*cking CNN.com?

And life wouldn’t be complete without some crazy Christians thinkin’ they’ve seen the face of Christ. In a seat cushion. Because that’s totally where Christ would be. He’s a laid-back guy. (At first I thought this was a fake news story. But no. It’s real. It’s…real.)

Lastly, I just saw these guys perform tonight, and hot damn! What a talented duo. The universe kind of came together for me as I watched them, and I started thinking about how we’re all connected, and life is like one big long-form improv performance, and I was writing a manifesto in my head about the intersections of joy and love and comedy…but then I forgot about it and went to Wendy’s. Their nuggets are tasty.