I usually go to at least 1 convention or festival per month. Places like: Comic Con, Siggraph, Telemagica, The ASD International Dream Conference, World Festival, Adams Avenue Street Fair, Summer Solstice Celebration, Lightning in a bottle. My favorite weekend event is Barcamp! I enjoy going to Barcamps, because it is a place for creative people to express there talents and learn from each other in an open source way. Anyone can show up and schedule to do a presentation on anything high tech or interesting.

Barcamp LA 6 was great! Props to the hosts for making the un-convention happen. There was a crowd of highly skilled developers using cutting edge technology. A lot of the presentations were very interesting.

There are Un-Conferences happening all over the world, at different times. and they are full of creative, self motivated, highly skilled people.

Barcamp San Diego 4 will be taking place November 15th & 16th 2008. I plan to do a presentation on Oneironauts or Explorers of the Dream World.

I highly recommend Barcamp to people like you, who read my blog. Visit BarCamp.org to see upcoming events around the world.

Lucid Dreaming is on the frontier of inner exploration, and self discovery. Many people could benefit from its potential for personal growth, and raising mental awareness. The lessons that the dream world can teach us lead to wisdom, and better decision making in life.

Pursuing lucid dreaming is an act of introspection and self exploration. Everyone’s dream world is rich with themes and lessons that are universal for all people, but are presented in a way that applies to the dreamers personal life. By becoming lucid in a dream, the dreamer can consciously take part in the virtual world created by their mind.

Every decision the dreamer makes immediately effects the dream world, and the dreamer can experience the results of there thoughts and emotions as they play out. For example if a dreamer sees something dangerous and focuses on the fear they feel, the dream will become more scary. If the dreamer sees something dangerous and instead, focuses on curiosity while knowing that they are safe in a dream, the dream will shift and the dreamer can learn about what the dangerous situation actually represents in their life. Overcoming fear is just one of the many lessons lucid dreaming teaches.

I believe lucid dreaming is an important concept that our society needs to learn about and experience. That is why I promote lucid dreaming and encourage people to try it out. I have made a documentary DVD that can help you on your journey:
www.LucidDreamExplorers.com

CMC Media is a web publishing company located in Santa Barbara California. CMC stands for Configuration Management Community. They primarily run two major website on the subject of Configuration Management (www.CMCrossroads.com), and Agile Programming (www.agileJournal.com). These websites are full of current articles, blogs, videos, webcasts, job listings, forums, and valuable resources for programmers, developers, and managers.

My responsibilities as the Online Content Manager is to keep the website updated and maintained, as well as continuously add new features to improve the function of the site. New content is constantly being added by companies and individuals who are promoting or discussing different aspects of Configuration Management. As the site grows, new features are implemented to streamline the work flow, and keep the site working optimally.

We are also working on a new community site called GreenBuildingPro.com. I will post more information about the development of this site, when it is ready.

Since the dawn of consciousness all sentient beings have been given the gift of choice. What we choose to do with our time makes us who we are, and how we influence the world around us. Those who are empowered with motivation, information, and resources are able to overcome apathy, and achieve life goals. This leads to a better life for themselves, and the people who are effected by there choices. Empower Thy Self .com is a website dedicated to providing people with the tools, skills, and resources needed to become empowered.

I am an active member of Empowerthyself.com and find it to be useful for organizing my ideas, learning from others, and pursue my goals. It is a growing site that is currently developing a facebook application, and an iPhone application. I will continue to contribute to empowerthyself.com and encourage others to seek there own empowerment. It is important for us to work together, and create positive change in the world. The future of humanity rests in the hands of those who are empowered.

It is inevitable that your computer will break. It is just a question of when. What files would you lose, if you computer’s hard drive crashed right now?

nBackup is an automatic scheduled online data backup application. It is designed to copy all of your important files onto an encrypted server online. If you computer breaks or you need to access one of your files, you can log into nBackup.com and restore all or some of your files to any computer with an internet connection.

It is easier and cost less to sign up for an automatic backup service now, than to attempt to recover or remake your data once it is lost. nBackup is the simplest solution to protect your data from future unpredictable disasters.

Elections are coming up. We need to learn about what’s going on in the world.

“…a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
-James Madison

Have you heard of the:

North American Union

It is the removal of the border between Canada, American, and Mexico, making it one government. It proposes many changes, including the incorporation of a new currency called the Amero. The president of the US, Canada, and Mexico have not made an official announcement to the American People!

People in Canada are protesting the North American Union. our political leaders are not telling us what agreements they are signing between eachother. Checkout this Canadian video about the conflict:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=v8QW9KNlmn8

Are you
registered to vote?

Info on voting registration deadlines:

February 5, 2008 - Presidential Primary
June 3, 2008 - Direct Primary
November 4, 2008 - General Election

Vote Smart!

LinkLotus.com is a collection of worthwhile quotes and links which are dynamically submitted by anyone who has wisdom to share. We welcome you to submit your favorite quote, or deepest wisdom.

I am the creator / moderator of the site. I use it all the time. The quotes are Epic!

It is a spiritual place which goal is to aid people in gaining a greater understanding of life. Link Lotus can also be set as your home page. If hand selected quotes of wisdom brighten your day, and enlighten your mind, then this is the place for you.

My friend Estee is a filmmaker from New Orleans currently living in Monterey Bay. She is working on a documentary called “Heaven come down” about the effects of hurricane Katrina on the golf coast.

While I was visiting her this past weekend, I helped her shoot this youtube video, asking the presidential candidates a question. CNN will chose some questions to be presented to the democratic candidates on Monday evening.

Estée’s question to Presidential candidates.

Heaven Come Down:
www.filmkatrina.com

Back in October 2004, I attended a 10 day retreat on Lucid Dreaming in Kalani Hawaii. Kalani is a beautiful secluded tropical retreat on the south east side of the big island. The Lucidity Institute did an excellent job presenting information on lucid dreaming, and making the experience interesting and entertainning. I really enjoyed all the talks from the experts such as: Dr. Stephen LaBerge, Dominick Attisani, Dr. Fariba Bogzaran, and Keelin. The other people in the group were also fun to hangout with and hear about their experiences. I highly recommend this retreat to anyone interested in expanding their understanding and experiences with Lucid Dreaming. Below is information on the next retreat coming up:

The Lucidity Institute warmly invites you to join us for Dreaming and Awakening, a 9-1/2 day residential training program devoted to Lucid Dreaming, Consciousness, and Dream Yoga with Stephen LaBerge and friends, October 1-10, 2007, Kalani, Hawaii. Come explore the wondrous Land of Odd with us! Special rates offered for alumni, groups of three or more, kama’aina (residents of Hawaii), and early registrants. A few partial scholarships may also be available. For details see: http://lucidity.com/daa/

I inherited a 2 turn tables, and 6 crates of vinyl records from the skilled DJ Mano in 2006. Since then I have been mixing old dance, and hip hop records from the 90s. Sometimes I’ll get home from work on Friday evening, and blast the music I’m mixing on the 250 Watt speakers and amp it came with. I Open the windows, and give the neighbors a live 40 minute performance. I also record them on MP3s, and keep the good ones posted on the DJ Polar website. Feel free to download the mp3s, and sample my mixology:

http://www.bulbmedia.net/djpolar/