W. Andrew Loe III

The Whale Hunt is an experiment in human storytelling.

This is undoubtedly one of the coolest things I’ve seen on the internet in the last few years. The concept is amazing. The photographs are epic. The interface is innovative.

Greenpeace has announced the results of the contest to name a whale they are tracking. After a flurry of internet popularity, Mr. Splashy Pants has come out on top, fueled by the worldwide attention. Greenpeace is now urging the world to “save Mr. Splashy Pants.” With a name like that, how can you not just smile?

LeBron Inc. A very thought provoking article about “the building of a billion-dollar athlete.”

A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.

The Nerd Handbook from Rands in Repose.

But I played.

Ron Paul 2008

So I’m on the hunt for my first job. Its supposed to be fun, its supposed to be exciting – it sucks. I have no idea what I want to do! I can eliminate tons of things – I don’t want to peel shrimp, I don’t want to tune pianos, I don’t want to be shot at – but eliminating all these things just seems to open new options in different directions. Wasn’t I supposed to get all of this out of the way in college? To “discover” myself? I feel more lost then I was when I started the whole process. To make matters more frustrating, I still have a part of me that wants to move back to a big white mountain, but I feel somewhat obligated to follow the social norms: birth, school, job, death… taxes? There is so much I want to do, I just don’t know where I’m supposed to start. Maybe I should just team up with the guys that make Dr. Pepper… I could drink this stuff all day.

No news is good news? Life as a coach is pretty simple. Still working on the long-term job, still don’t have any idea what I want to do.

I got my first job out of college… this fall I will be the assistant coach for Dartmouth Sailing while our new coaches are sailing the Olympic Trials. Should be a fun, low-key transition while I continue to search for a more permanent position.