Stormtroopers - A Post-9/11 Parody

I came across this clever and funny spoof of both Star Wars and 9/11 in the pop cultural context of how the attacks were remembered and discussed subsequently. In case you missed it I posted a similar-themed spoof a couple of years ago entitled "Stormtroopers - A 'Cops' Parody".

Quote of the Day - Friedrich Nietzsche

While looking up a different Friedrich Nietzsche quote this afternoon I chanced upon this one and immediately was struck by both its truth and it's eloquence and I'm a guy who doesn't much care for the works of Mr. Nietzsche for what it's worth:

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

Living With Fire In SoCal

SoCal From Space With Lightning Flash

This nocturnal image of Southern California as viewed from the International Space Station and captured by astonomer Karen Nyberg in the predawn hours of July 21, 2013, shows the lights of the LA Basin, the O.C. and the Inland Empire along with an intense lightning burst from a monsoonal electrical storm. Image courtesy of NASA (all rights reserved).

"May It Be" But Better

Crap, I need to go to bed but tonight! I discovered 16klu and can't leave their Youtube channel. On their Facebook page I found this 2012 trance track which is a goosebump-inducing remix by Paul Webster of Enya's 2002 goosebump-inducing track "May It Be" from the soundtrack of Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring. This is really, really good trance and it's new which gives me hope for the near-future of the genre. I also believe I'm audio-visually in love!

"Heaven's Academy"

All I can say is "holy shit this is beautiful stuff" and in reference to BOTH the track "Heaven's Academy" by Russian trance outfit Plexland AND the track's accompanying music video. As I trance snob I can tell you this is very high quality music for its genre in the context of how trance has evolved and where it is now. However, as a photographer of nature and a lover of landscapes and clouds and how they so often interact as well as being thoroughly addicted to thunderstorms not to mention being a native Californian this video has it all. In my view this video is absolutely without peer the most awesome and beautiful scenic trance video I have ever viewed and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do and will continue to as I keep watching it. 

Utah Flash Flood Chase

Here is a new (to me anyway) type of natural phenomenon chasing and it looks interesting and fun!