RSS Feeds have Infected my Life

My Reader amasses over a thousand posts a day. Try as I might, I can not possibly enjoy 1000+ points of interest from across the web in one day. News, Music, Video, Politics, Art, etc. I am all over the place. However; my favorite will always be craziness from across the web. My recent obsession is The Morning News. Kind of a misnomer because they update throughout the day and add links in the afternoon as well. Bastards... only not... check this out.

When I was a kid I always said I wanted to have a tree house. I'm not talking about a small platform where I could pretend to be a tree pirate and throw things at girls who pass by (although that would have been super fun). What I am talking about is a full size house in the trees. Well it turns out I'm not alone. Chills man, up and down my body. Should I take this as a sign? 4treehouse is my favorite by far. It kind of looks like a space ship hanging in the trees. Recently I have been thinking a lot about my career and how it will take shape, where I'll have to live to make the progress that I will invariably make. Well Oregon is looking more and more like a possibility or likelihood I should say. Start my TV/News career here in the bay, next stop (in a few years) Oregon? Anyways, Treehouses... Oregon... Do you hear me? Heck yeah.

Before I jet, I'm listening to streams on the music portion of Download.com. I'm really digging the Avett Brothers, Dntel, and Dirty Projectors. Check it!

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