Until Last Night

• Until last night, I had been ashamed of the choices that the people of the United States made politically.
• Until last night, it was impossible for me to travel overseas and not feel sheepish whenever conversations gravitated toward U.S. politics.
• Until last night, I honestly believed that the people of this country were slaves to obsolete belief systems.
• Until last night, I had lost faith in the political process of the U.S.A.
• Until last night, I thought it improbable that an African American would get elected president in my lifetime.
• Until last night, I had never known what it was to feel pride in an elected official.

This is the first time in my life I can proudly declare a sense of nationalistic pride, that we, the people of the United States of America, elected a president who embodies our values, hopes and goals.

I have no illusions about the challenges ahead. I just believe that my generation and many others have finally declared, “Yes We Can!”

Memory Maps

Integrating screenshots of Google Maps and using Flickr notes, Memory Maps are visual representations of one’s memories, an annotated satellite view of places steeped in personal meaning.

I found out about Memory Maps on Lifehacker, and decided it was worth a try. After all, I’ve had an interesting childhood, moving around to different countries, and so forth.

Check out my Memory Maps photoset on Flickr. The Memory Maps group is worth perusing as well.

I’ve Been Blogged

I stumbled across several blogs that feature my pictures. I’ve listed them below:

• 8ito ou 8itenta
• Flickr.org
• Make Mine Mosaic
• Little Gwion
• NYC Exposition (I knew about this one already)
• Freedom Spice in The New Mash-Up World
• Wikipedia(!!!) article on Oradea, Romania | direct link to image
• Mahavamsa : die große Chronik Sri Lankas (do a search for Kataragama or romanedirisinghe)
• Photography [AO]
• A Girl Named Boo
• Benjamin Johnson
• Model Motion | 2
• Serpuhov: Кому дреды?! Почему без дредов!?

New Mexico

I will see you soon, my old friend.

Infinite Photomosaic

Check out this really cool interactive photomosaic (Macromedia Shockwave required). There are other interactive presentations available at 10 ways.
via Boing Boing