cuban blog-ar

this may be a little outside of the expected content of autumnattic, but thanks to my techno-hipster (read:TECHNO) roommate zach, i feel important to bring light to the debate surrounding dallas maverick owner / billioaire tech guy mark cuban and the allegations brought upon him in a recent new york times editorial. everyone has a right to respond to those columnists who feel that someone money and success came not from knowledge, strategy and good timing, but from dumb luck. hell, i'd be pissed, too.

without getting too dense, i'd simply like to point in the direction of mr. cuban's response.

amidst all of the tech talk and angry backlash, he brings up very valid points about the integrity of this whole blogosphere and it's hoodrat inhabitants.

verdict's in

some of you know that i was fortunate enough to be faced with the decision of having two amazing ways to spend the summer after i graduate from college.

the decision between unit director at camp tanuga and bus leader on the teen mission 2006 caused many a sleepless night during this last week of final exams.

upon great deliberation, almost to the point of exhaustion, i have finally arrived at a choice that i am happy with.

there was no easy way around the pain and regret of choosing one over the other.

i am eternally grateful and appreciative for being recognized by the federation (and camp of course) for the hard work i put forth in my summer endeavors year after year. the looming decision i had only five days to make made me consider every positive and negative aspect of the past seven summers, and what i felt was the most important decision came not from the most enlightening trip i went on or the most fun i had, but rather from the potential i felt i had to teach to others.

if one thing can be learned from the stress of this process, it's that, god damn am i dedicated to camp tanuga.

try!

here are a few tunes that have guided my intellectual path during 2005 caffeine-addled work spurts on papers, essays, cramming, reading, procrastinating [what i'm doing now]:

[sorry i can't post the mp3's, however if you're interested, let me know and i'd be happy to enlighten you]

jose gonzález - heartbeats
sigur rós - hoppipolla, untitled 2
stars - celebration guns
seu jorge - life on mars
colin meloy - pregnant for the last time
the album leaf - thule
devendra banhart - chinese children
frank black - i burn today
four tet - sun drums and soil
iron & wine / calexico - 16, maybe less

i don't often do work while listening, but these soft delicacies are perfect typing fuel.