So I took a month off to get some work done on various side projects, but never fear I have new episodes in the works, including the episode of Ask Science Dude that went up earlier today. And I will be putting together another ep of the Angry Hippie before the end of next week.

Among my accomplishments in my time off I finished my third DJ Mydnyt album, and am redesigning the website for launch TBA. In the meantime, I have uploaded the album cover that I made and the tracks to my account at Behance if you want to check out the full album. Here is a look at the front cover:

Also during the month I put together my first ever zine, and will be getting that printed and available as the summer approaches, with future issues to follow soon. Angry Hippie Unplugged is the name of this project and the first issue is called Digger’s Dream. So look for more about that to come soon. Anyway, it was a busy month ‘off’, but I am excited about everything that I was able to get done. Thanks for sticking around, and I will see you on the flipside.

It is my great pleasure to announce that Ask Science Dude officially has its own blog! For a while now Sinead and I have been talking about taking that next step, but as technology has not been kind to me lately, that slowed things down on my end. Expect more great things from Science Dude and the Angry Hippie, and be sure to subscribe to the new blog so you don’t miss out on any of the fact filled ranty goodness! In cased you missed the link up there, the address is http://asksciencedude.info . Enjoy!

I know it has been a bit since I last checked in, but things have been hectic, to say the least. But I am here now to promise more to come soon…and to rant for a second. What the fuck, Technology?!

This rant comes to you fresh from a two day technology failure born frustration that claimed the life of what was to be the latest episode of Ask Science Dude. About two days ago, Sinead and I got our schedules, and chakras, all aligned and in order to record the latest edition of the show. We had an amazing topic, an awesome rapport and back and forth going. For over an hour we chatted and got all Science Dude-ish. The episode was brilliant. Sinead, as always, was on point, and I was actually insightful and stuff, too. Then it happened…

Fifty five minutes in to the recording, we were winding down and wrapping it up when my MacBook overheated and shut the fuck down without warning!! And just like that, the episode was lost to the aether of the binary boneyards. Gone. All of it. FUCK!!!!

What the fuck, Mac?! Seriously? You can’t test out the performance of your heat syncs and shit before you mass produce your overpriced equipment and pawn them off on the public? This shit should not be that difficult. You have done so much to get your product assembled and functioning symbiotically, but just like the Xbox’s tendencies to red ring after similar overheating issues render the gaming systems into little more than an intricately designed paperweight, you have failed to have enough foresight to properly test this one common problem area. Dammit, people!!

I know we live in a highly disposable society, but this technological shortsightedness is getting ridiculous! Perhaps it is time we started expecting more from the companies that demand so much capital for their crap. I get it. If I pay ten bucks for some little tech gizmo, I don’t expect it to be with me for the rest of my days. But, if I pay hundreds, or worse, thousands, is it too much to expect for at least two hours worth of moderate to heavy use without interruptive malfunctions? I think not!

No worries about the episode, though it will never be exactly the same, Sinead and I will be re-attempting this topic in the coming week, and I will get that out to you all as soon as I am technologically able to do so. Also, another Angry Hippies’ Podcast is nigh. Thanks for the patience, and all the love!!

…oh, and fuck you, too, Skype! I did nothing to you, and still the next morning when Sinead and I planned to give the show a second try, you wouldn’t even hold a connection for a full minute on my end! Why?!? Now that I have reloaded you on my system, Skype, you’d better step up on Wed and bring the connectivity mother fucker, or it’s on! Damn, technology!

To all of my friends, followers and fans a very happy new year to you all! You made the last one for me more than I could have ever imagined, and I can only hope to repay the favor in ’09! To all of my critics, enemies, and dissers, a happy new year to you as well. I shall see you on the field of battle in the year to come. Bring your ‘A’ games, mother fuckers. You are going to need it!

Do not forget that this is the year of 1 Million Mad! Lets do this right, people!

…I set out to change the world…wide web podcasting landscape. I decided that I would add one more angry voice to the mix, and one year later, I can’t believe that it took the way that it has. Or, more honestly, that people actually took to it. I’m not going to lie, I had never considered what I had to say to be all that revolutionary. I figured that after a couple of shows, the public would come to the realization that this angry hippie guy was as useful as, well, Bush in the Whitehouse, and I would be written off. But I guess since even Bush got a second term, I should too! I mean, I have fucked up on my show, but I have to have a better track record than that tool. Also I think admitting to my mistakes gives me some bonus points over ole Bushie.

It was a modest beginning, from a proposed 15 minute show (a mark I was never able to hit), to the two hour plus shows that have been added more recently, and I couldn’t be prouder of my little cyberspatial soapbox. The entire scope of the show has grown by leaps and bounds, and I couldn’t have done any of it, without all of you. The support and encouragement that I have received from the listeners has been nothing short of inspirational and heartwarming. Without you all, I would have given up on this effort many months ago, and for that, I cannot thank you enough. You all give me drive and purpose. You have kept me going as times were dark and I could not truly see the light on the other side. Your words have meant more to me than I can express, and I could never have imagined so many people speaking about me touching their lives. I only hope you all know, it is completely reciprocal.

So here’s to the next year! Hopefully one that’s jam packed with the angry hippie rantiness! (though it would be nice to not have so much to get angry about) I created a persona for the rant, and it took on a life all it’s own. The Angry Hippie has taken to the blogosphere, the podcast scene, web videos, and massive nationwide activism campaigns since it’s inception. The podcast was essentially the beginning of it all, and I cannot believe a year has come and gone since I started out on this journey. And I look for bigger and better things for the Angry Hippie in the second year as I have begun outlining a book that I will begin writing as soon as I finish my first novel (which should be wrapped by the month’s end…and possibly available for download from the site). The book If You’′re Not Angry, You’′re Not Paying Attention : An Angry Hippie’s Look at the World is a project I am greatly looking forward to, and I will be sure to keep everyone posted about it’s progress (well, those who are interested, anyway).

Thanks for a life-altering first year, y’all! Much love!

Peace, Love, and all that hippie shit!