waz you up to yo!

Ok so if you haven't realized by now I accepted a job at MNN and I have been completely bogged down by this stupidly insane project with a crazy software developer. At this point I'm not sure what is was the software developer that didn't even follow software 101 guidelines or the amount of bureaucracy created by a non-profit organization. At this point I am seriously considering finding a corporate job (half joking/half serious) because if I don't get out from under this current project I will never be able to do things that I wanted to do at MNN. My job there would be pointless and I much rather spend 60 hours a week making 30k more in a corporate hell hole of a job.

Anyhow enough with that rant. A few weeks ago I went on a Timesup New York memorial Bike ride. It was a slow ride that has 4 different starting points in each of the 4 outer borroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx). The 4 groups of people then met up in Manhattan and rode around to various spots where bike commutters were killed while riding their bikes. At each of the 16 spots a memorial was placed and one spot in each borrough (5 total) an "Ghost bike" was placed to raise public awareness of bike commutting and the danger put on it by the carelessness of drivers.

It was a great ride albeit incredibly somber.

You can check it out at a few places.
Here is a Video
Pictures (I'm in one about half-way down the page)
Village Voice article on the event

and of course check out Times Up New York