"Undermining my electoral viability since 2001."

Shot of Dean

And real quickly, here's some hot and salty Howard Dean grits: he's up in New Hampshire and his campaign-man Trippi has a great interview over on Larry Lessig's blog. If you're one of my friends who scratches his/her head and squints when I try to explain why this is a revolution, read it. If not, read it anyway. It nicely summarizes a lot of the reasons why I think the 2004 election could be a very real tipping point for the US and for the world.

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I Have Returned

The Summer of the Hassle -- now the official name -- rolls on.

I'm back up in Eugene now, the old home country, after spending a weekend off the grid in the Redwoods with Luke and Mark. It hasn't been an easy season for anyone, and while my personal fortunes seem to be making a glacial but much needed turnaround, others are feeling the heat. There are stories to tell; an all-night ride on a jam-packed greyhound on windy Hwy 101; a park ranger intent on making his authority known; a punishing hike with foolishly overpacked bags; good times around a driftwood campfire; all the personal moments you can really expect from such an excursion. It was good we made it happen.

Small triumphs abound, even as the big clouds continue rolling in off the coast. I've got a lot of work to do.

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Off For The Weekend

I'm camping in Northern California for the weekend, then bumping around the Euge for most of next week. Somewhere in there I'll make a trip east to see my dad and then I'll either shuffle off the Black Rock City, or back down to the Bay, depending on whether and when the logistics come together.

Last night we hit up the good old Acme again. Tall blonde bartender guessed my height, which felt a little like flirting, but not really. Nick was there and he laid out the whole story of his father's death. I had been kind of afraid of this moment, but it was actually good to get it out in the open. Luke and I are going to help him move in to his Hastings law school apartment and then catch an overnight greyhound to meet Mark up near Arcata for a little time in nature. I'll catch y'all on the flip side.

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Logistical Nightmare

Well, ticket in hand I'm still not sure how I'm going to transport my sorry ass to Burning Man. I'm not really worried since if it can't happen it can't happen. However, it's starting to be a source of stress. Mostly this is my fault for collapsing earlier this summer into a shambling puddle of discontent and not pouring any energy into planning anything. It's also perhaps somewhat daft to try and swing this thing on a solo basis.

Nevertheless, I'll proj on. It occurs to me that I'm going to be in Eugene at least the friday before I want to leave, so trying to get a ride from there might be an option. That means I need to carry all my gear with me, but since I'm going camping on the way up there... it's so crazy it just might work.

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