Robot of the Week / January 5

Portland, OR to Eugene, OR to Portland, OR / December 29-January 4

Like most of the others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right. I shared a vagrant optimism that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top.

At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were all actors, kidding ourselves along on a senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these two poles --a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other-- that kept me going."
-Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary

Robot of the Week / December 29

Portland, OR / December 22-28

Family is funny. They criticize you. They support you. And most importantly, they love you. And then, once a year, you gather around a decorated tree to celebrate the supposed birth of one of the most spiritual men to have lived on this earth, even though none of us really believe.

Robot of the Week / December 22

Portland, OR / December 14 - 21

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
- The Dalai Lama

Robot of the Week / December 15