A blog is a free form space to explore ideas, thoughts and feelings. There are several types of blogs. Business, self-promotion, SEOcentric, ranting and so on. I started on this blog as a professional exploration of the things I think about and do. Well recently it has been far from that. Recently it has been more about ranting about the people in my life (perhaps a stretch to give them that much credit) who choose not to race.

Hopefully you know your Seinfeld well enough to understand the metaphor I am going for here, but if not allow me…

I am speaking about the people who know the truth, or outcome of a situation and hide behind their own convictions. They choose not to open their minds and accept the fact that they are being unreasonable, immature, and frankly hurting the people around them.

Well I come clean, I admit to this choice often times as well, but at least I have the common sense and decency to recognize this fault. Which intern only heightens my awareness of it in others.

With that being said, go out and choose to choose people, for I am over it, as I have been, and will continue to be and must now get back to blogging about things that actually matter to other people. I hope.

See you out there!

Among all the great things that happen to us. All the encouragement, high fives, and way-to-goes, it seems that there will always be those few who continually practice the empty promise and perpetually disappoint. Really this is a comment on being cynical in an educated fashion, as knowing the empty promiser will probably continue along their path it really should therefor be expected.

So I am cynical, everyone will disappoint me and I have only myself to count on. Well I don’t REALLY believe that, but it sure feels like it sometimes. I just frickn’ wish that when people say they are going to do something that they will follow through. Seriously, if I can do it anybody else can.

STOP SAYING YOU WILL DO SOMETHING AND NEVER DO IT. And those who don’t offer an excuse after the fact, I applaud you. As offering an excuse is a feeble attempt to gain trust so you can disappoint again.

Go check your Facebook! You now have a new chat feature… Good or bad? Pretty of Ugly? Earlier I wrote about Facebook adopting popular features from other services and becoming a powerhouse for a digital lifestyle. Well chat is a huge step and so far it looks pretty sweet. Keep your eye on Facebook developments, they are coming quick and only getting better. Will we see another monster Google like IPO someday? probably…

Following in the huge footsteps of Jonathan Harris my project (name yet to be announced), is an exploration of the human imagination. Interactively, creatively, visually and of course digitally it will study the trends, themes, modern evolution and status of the imagination.

Have any suggestions that expand on this? Send em my way and stay tuned for updates.

Interaction design, or user experience (UX) should influence product design. Or visa-versa. Talking with an old friend who is the Director of Interactivity at a ‘brand advocacy’ agency in Portland lead to the topic of what elements are involved in interaction design. The main take away from that is product design should be the lens by which interaction design is executed or even just though about.

Digital interactive experiences for a specific brand should be on point with that brand of course, but it should be take one step further and be on point with the particular product and its design. Try thinking about interaction design through this new lens, it has defiantly brought new thought to the front of my mind.

Lives these days are really lived two fold, if not more. All of us have our human side and our digital side, or our real world and our digital world. And as life goes on we learn and grow in these worlds and inevitable learn new things. Fun right?

But what happens when this growth happens asynchronously? What happens when someone feels that their real persona is, for example, is scratching at adulthood but their digital identity is stuck in pigtails? or visa-versa. Does this create a dichotomy of realization for that person and who they interact with? Especially when interactions happen in these two-fold situations. Does this make for a sudo-split personality?

Too many digital communication outlets to count gives us the freedom to explore these personalities at varying paces, but wahoo be careful, you are risking some serious embarrassment.

Here comes the rant part of this… well… rant. If you still use AIM, which I am all for by the way, don’t block people. It is a silly feature made for middle schoolers and will only leave you with embarrassments when you read posts like this and realize how childish digital actions often are when juxtaposed with the more tangible.

I urge users for the sake an sanity to harmonize their dual existences. Pay homage to one through the grapples of the other. Because when one breaches the other and leaves a stinky pile of shit on top of what might be a diamond, you might just regret the self perpetuated split personality.

Have fun out there!

What if the world had no envy?

What if as a result everyone remained nice to each other?

What if? What if? What if?

I don’t think I have ever been more excited about two words together.