My adventure seeking brother, and 3 very close friends of mine from college have decided to embark on an incredible journey this summer. Starting May 1st these four guys will begin their coast to coast bike ride. They’ve decided to blog, vlog, photo share, and twitter * the experience so we can all watch with intense jealousy as they travel thousands of miles with their own two legs, sleeping in tents night after night exploring the deep breadth and expanse of the country.

These guys are not only riding as a challenge to themselves, but also as a means to raise money for their charity of choice KIVA.

From an email I received from one of the guys, he writes about KIVA:

“KIVA is the world’s first person-to-person micro lending website, that empowers individuals such as you and I to lend money directly to entrepreneurs throughout the developing world.  It is not that these entrepreneurs lack the know-how, resolve, or determination needed to change their lives and the lives around them; they lack the access to capital. With a repayment rate of 98%, the issuing of micro loans through KIVA is truly a sustainable means of poverty alleviation that rewards those striving to make a difference for themselves and their communities.  For more information on the KIVA Foundation and how you can contribute to our cause, click here: http://www.ridethelightning.org/support-us/.”

When I write about this I’m already consumed with the need for an impossible adventure like this, but also so excited to watch their progress. I hope you follow them and support them!

* these guys are very new to the whole social internet thing…late bloomers if you will, so cut them a little slack- -at least at the beginning!

I think you’ll appreciate and like this…it’s a fun, beautifully creative approach to an otherwise boaring, and often hateful, subject: the weather!

You can look at the next day and change the city you’re looking at. Although the weather is from Yahoo! it’s still more bearable because it’s so pretty to look at!

I realized today I haven’t posted at all about my amazingly talented and beautiful roommate, Lindsay Steiner. Lindsay been a really close friend of mine since college, and recently moved in with me in NYC. She sings/writes all her own music and lyrics, and pretty much plays any instrument you can think of (within reason). Check out her music and let her know what you think!!!

I’m such a proud roomie:)

I used to be embarrassed to admit that I love pop music… It’s not my everyday musical genre of choice, but there are definitely times when it’s exactly what I want.

So on that note…DJ Earworm has made it more acceptible as a listening choice with his awesome pop music mashups. I’m big on mashup dj’s anyway, but when I found this stuff and realized it was all pop my heart practically skipped a beat. ahhh love.

Anyway, here is one of his mashups I really enjoyed, check out his other stuff too!

Firstly, I apologize for abandoning she dorks out for so long…I’m a bum. Officially. But, at least I’m coming back with something exciting: Songza.

I’ve written about music sites before, so here is another addition to that category. A friend of mine at work introduced me to Songza and I love it. It makes finding a song or artist that you want to listen to – for free- the easiest thing you can imagine. Literally typing in the name of the song or artist then clicking play. That’s all. You can play it as much as you want, scroll through the album, artist, or search again and keep playing- for free(this gets a double w00t…w00t w00t!!!!) If you really love it and you want to buy it, well guess what…you can! One simple click and you got it. And, one last thing, I think the design is great. Simple, clean, good color palate, and extremely easy and wonderful user interaction. So, go check it…son!

So I was on youtube last night looking at the new videos from my subscription channels and I saw a response to magibon from iJustine (Justine Ezarik). Of course immediately I youtube search magibon and find a ton of responses to her videos….Finally I find her channel, which is called MRirian, not magibon, and watch some of her videos.

I agree, she is adorable, but I still don’t get it. She has a video with her nodding and making squinty faces that has over a million views! That about blew my socks off! Seriously though, this magibon youtube phenom is insane, and now it’s coming to the US. We can’t understand what this little pipsqueak is saying, but people are still posting responses to her, mimicking her videos, and posting video responses. I understand the soldier boy fad, I get the ghost ride ya whip fad, but I have to say this magibon thing may take a while for me to really get into…I mean I can understand why it would be fun to mimic her, in fact I might just do that, but before I jump on the band wagon, anyone have any insights as to why she is so popular? Or how she got so popular? I’m really in the dark here…

Pangea Day is a film project and contest(although submissions are closed now) that very slightly reminds me of the film contest I took part in this past fall for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But, the difference is being a part of Pangea Day is not limited to filmmakers. Individuals and companies are holding public and private events on May 10th to be a part of a live screening of this amazing project on the day the films will be shown.

I really can’t explain how happy it makes me to see individuals, organizations, and corporations coming together and using an art form to do something good. Using media arts to strengthen consciousness is an amazing and powerful tool, so events like these really do start actions towards change, whether it be a mindset or a government action. Go to an event, host an event, whatever you decide to do I think this is something amazing you should all be a part of.

Stuff White People Like, the blog I wrote about a little while back that has gained an enormous following and a plethora of media in the last few months was bought by Target?

They just released the statement yesterday…and they are excited about it. Boo to them, there is no way Target will keep this hilarious commentary on the cliches of white American culture going…..do we think think is an April Fools joke? White people do love April fools!

Modernista advertising agency has an amazing innovative website. Seriously.

The idea of self promotion by using promotional materials that live throughout the web is really wonderful and refreshing. Even if you’re not interested in ad agency stuff, take a look at this website. This is creativity and innovation.

OK…forget ijustine and her Apple tattoo…

this mac obsession is on a whole other level…

HA HA…amazing find valleywag.