Vaughn Hannon
Virtual me is consuming actual me.

Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind. In this section you will find the peripheral definitions of what the event is as a whole, but to truly understand this event, one must participate. This site serves to try to...

http://toughmudder.com/events/socal/

I'm forming a team called Selective Pressure. (password: "selective") We'll be running at 11:00 on Saturday May 28th. Register with the team (11-20 team members) for $10 off your ticket. We'll run together and help each other through the course. Maybe we'll need some sequined...

We're trying to get a healthy group of LA Burners to join our team and relay for 24 hours. Can you do it? http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY11CA?team_id=960465&pg=team&fr_id=31964

5/18: Titan's Oceans, Restoring Vision, Engineering Comedy, Porn Valley, Games, Tech, Live Music, $20?! Where else, but Mindshare?

Full Program & RSVP:
> http://mindshare.eventbrite.com

**Breaking News** Barcamp LA8 has been changed to April 30-May 1

Barcamp is back in Los Angeles.

Tickets and more info: http://barcampla8.eventbrite.com/

Ticket price includes:
- Two days of Barcampy goodness
- T-shirt
- Snacks and drinks
- More developing

NOTE: We have the building Saturday and Sunday but cannot stay overnight.

Your Hosts:...

This Election Day, get to the polls and Vote Yes on 19 to send a message to the state, the country and the world that it's time to change our failed policies on cannabis!

Please also be sure to Vote for Kamala Harris for Attorney General (Anyone BUT Cooley!) and for Jerry Brown for Governor (tell Meg Whitman California can't be bought!)....

Metanomics returns on October 4th with an examination of how virtual world economies can be a source of insight into the ‘real’ world.

Can virtual worlds provide insight into economic behavior? Does playing a game equate with how we interact in the physical world? What would a system look like that would let us test assumptions about how...

~)'(~ We are back for one more year at the LA State Historical Park. This is probably be our last year in the park, so lets really pull out all the stops and make this year the absolutely MOST PARTICIPATORY year ever. We would love to see a record breaking number of theme camps, art installations, and performance troupes in the park.
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The world's biggest bootleg mashup party returns to Burning Man!

MUSIC WITH WORDS ON THE ESPLANADE!!!

A Plus D & Malderor present:
BOOTIE BRC
Black Rock City's only all-mashup dance party, spinning only the finest bootleg mashups and bastard pop.
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Mashup DJs:
ADRIAN & MYSTERIOUS D -...

Hope to see you on the Playa this year and you'll stop by Tuesday evening to
sip flaming volcanoes with the Dr. Carl's camp of fools, 4:30 & Baghdad.

It's an early cocktail affair and we encourage your best lost civilization
attire--zombies in togas covered in ashes, oh my!

Whether it's your first time, or you're a hardened veteran, come participate with our vibrant community for a week in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada to create Black Rock City, home of Burning Man.

Our art theme for 2010 is "Metropolis: The Life of Cities."

Tumult and change, churning cycles of invention and destruction -...

The Del*te Me! Uncensored: DMU SH*W

5D: A BIGGER BANG
Thurs. April 22, 2010
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

5D: A Bigger Bang is a series of the biennial '5D: The Future of Immersive Design' conference. It explores the profound impact of the convergence of Art and Science across all narrative media — film, game, animation, and architecture. This on-going speaker series...

Come wander around the Brewery and look at all the art! Just look at it!

What did you expect me to do for my birthday?

YES-it's that time again, BOOTIE is happening just before my birthday so that's where I'll be celebrating and it'd be great to see you folks there!

I'm starting the night at Barbara's at the Brewery for dinner at 7pm, so if you're not in the dance party mood, stop by...

Come and raise a glass to celebrate the 16th anniversary of getting my right to vote (you do the math). Melgard is a laid back pub - 24 beers on tap and lots of good eats. Weather-permitting, we'll be out on the patio.

I'll be getting there at 8:30 to grab food, and we'll be staying until the bar closes or I fall down - whichever...

Multi-family yard sale happening this Saturday from 7am-2:30pm. Electronics, household items, vintage and designer clothing and more!

All proceeds will assist Dr. Carl's Department of Collections in getting our semi-fabulous boards and rewards out to Burning Man for the pleasure of the BRC populace.

No early birds, please!

Every March, a group of brave souls ventures into the Nevada desert to celebrate and (hopefully) profit off the greatest sports gambling event of the year... MARCH MADNESS.

This year is the 5th anniversary of the maiden voyage of what has grown into a weekend of debt, debauchery, and for some, disease. This early invitation is to entice those...

Please join me in breaking a bottle of champagne over the "bow" of my new/old house, thereby rechristening it "The Mildred House." There will be plenty of food and music and merriment so please bring a bottle of champagne to help celebrate! Please RSVP so I can make sure to have enough food for everyone!!

AVATARS COME TOGETHER TO HELP HAITI!
Meet organizations working in Haiti Relief: Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), Ushahidi collaborative mapping tools and representatives from many organizations within the Nonprofit Commons. This is a special edition of our regular Friday morning meeting open to the public at Plush Nonprofit...

This Valentine’s why not show love to the people who bring us meals on wheels? There are Taco Trucks, Cupcake Trucks, Ice Cream Trucks, Korean BBQ Trucks, Vegan Trucks, Fruit Carts, Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog Carts and loads more… With so many options, why choose just one? You won’t want to miss this!

* Food from over 50 street food vendors...

Join us, beneath the surface, for the first of many new events at Submerged: An Undersea Gallery of Terrestrial Art. Dance to the unique stylings of DJ Doubledown Tandino as he performs a live music mix of eclectic arthouse jazz and blues beats, browse the reflexive gallery or swim around the open waters around it! All manners of dress and...