the web log of brian michelsen
November 18, 2008 – 12:53 am, Van Jones and the Green Economy

van jones, author of “the green collar economy.” is my new hero. i saw him talk earlier this evening, and he was incredibly inspirational, powerful, and hopeful.

“The solutions to global warming are also the solutions to a struggling economy and rising unemployment: invest in clean energy solutions that will spur the market and create green jobs.”  

please read his book, and listen to what he has to say in the video below.

November 16, 2008 – 6:55 pm, sea slugs are beautiful organisms.

Check out this gallery of sea slugs.

October 25, 2008 – 9:39 pm, photographs: caleb charland


beautiful photographs by caleb charland.

October 24, 2008 – 7:38 pm, reverse motion rock sculpture video

Balancing Point from DANNY BROWN.

October 18, 2008 – 10:47 am, freestyle crutch/skateboard/walking craziness video

Video: “Work It Out” by artist RJD2 and directed by Joey Garfield
See also: Bonus link for version 2 of the video

via Dark Roasted Blend

October 13, 2008 – 9:35 am, pictures of the sun

some pictures of the sun


October 9, 2008 – 10:37 pm, aurora borealis/northern lights

enjoyed this collection of photos of the northern lights…

October 3, 2008 – 5:08 pm, the world’s largest record collection, for sale

The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.

October 3, 2008 – 5:05 pm, HDR nature photography

a great collection of some HDR nature photography…

September 11, 2008 – 10:27 pm, The Evolution of National Flags

interesting article on how the design of national flags have changed over time…