about theBLOG Rants, raves, thoughts, and photographs. Interested in the music, business, marketing, photography, film, quality, technology, philosophy, nature, camping, beer, people.Ask me Anything  theBLOG via RSS  theBLOG via emailTumblr (3.0; @andrewsgoodrich)http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/Andrewsgoodrichhttp://feedburner.google.com<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/56yNzao8wn8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Morning coffee at the South Fork Campground in Sequoia National Park.</p> <p>Experimenting for the first time with DSLR video w/ a rented Mark II. I’m hooked. This is going to get expensive.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/jza1tu2Vo08" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/jza1tu2Vo08/24199603030http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/24199603030Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:22:42 -0700coffeecampingmorningsequoiasouth forkmark iihttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/24199603030<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jpp0bUzE1qzrxkno1_500.png"/><br/> Reading about police brutality...<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jpp0bUzE1qzrxkno2_500.png"/><br/> Now I want to watch Nurse Jackie!!!<br/><br/> <p>I was reading about the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/fullerton-officers-kelly-thomas_n_1539900.html" title="Beating of Kelly Thomas" target="_blank">police beating of Kelly Thomas</a>, feeling deeply troubled by what I was reading/seeing. And then suddenly an ad for….NURSE JACKIE!</p> <p>I wonder if advertisers realize where their ads are being placed sometimes. And if they would even care if they did.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/DA7b99mZFJE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/DA7b99mZFJE/23690339733http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23690339733Thu, 24 May 2012 14:15:00 -0700advertisinginsensitivehttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23690339733<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rR49UZaISkw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Homeless Landscaper</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/Z-AKZfKpOJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/Z-AKZfKpOJM/23317277892http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23317277892Fri, 18 May 2012 16:54:24 -0700homelesssurvivallandscapingsubsistingdonationdaolos angeleshttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23317277892<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QOjeOyNnd1o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is a short documentary about dumpster diving that I edited and helped film as part of a group final project in college in New Orleans. This is one of those projects that started out as one thing, took on a life of its own, and became something entirely different. This is the result.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/izBXqhi2PEw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/izBXqhi2PEw/23205185348http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23205185348Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:00 -0700dumpster divingnew orleansdocumentaryfreegandumpsterwasteenvironmentmaddie ruthlessandrew goodrichtrashgift economyhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23205185348“Don’t forget this - it’s the law of the universe that the strong shall survive and the weak must fall by the way, and I don’t give a damn what idealistic plan is cooked up, nothing can change that.”<br/><br/> - <em>Mr. Walt Disney</em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/uh5DW2cOK2I" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/uh5DW2cOK2I/23139987841http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23139987841Tue, 15 May 2012 18:33:16 -0700walt disneyquotessurvival of the fittesthttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23139987841“One of the highlights of my sixty-first birthday celebration was when Tricia suggested we needed a ‘break’ on our drive to Palm Springs, and we turned in at McDonald’s. I had heard for years from our girls that the ‘Big Mac’ was really something special, and while I’ve often credited Mrs. Nixon with making the best hamburgers in the world, we are both convinced that McDonald’s runs a close second…The next time the cook has a night off we will know where to go for fast service, cheerful hospitality— and probably one of the best food buys in America.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>Guess who?</p> <p>Richard Nixon. 1974.</p> <p>I’m assuming a lot has changed since then. It makes you really question what we compromise in the name of growth, and how imperceptible the effects of those compromises are at the time that we make the decisions. </p></em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/yWN4mj6gksY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/yWN4mj6gksY/23132981239http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23132981239Tue, 15 May 2012 16:58:34 -0700richard nixonquotesmcdonaldsfast foodhamburgershttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/23132981239“He observed that the people drinking alcohol would just get drunk and sing and be jolly, whereas the people drinking coffee remained sober and plotted against the government.”<br/><br/> - <em>Stewart Allen</em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/oADzuhrAPLs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/oADzuhrAPLs/22992881805http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/22992881805Sun, 13 May 2012 13:45:46 -0700stewart allencoffeequotesalcoholgovernmentrevolutionhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/22992881805“We have found out…that we cannot trust some people who are nonconformists. We will make conformists out of them in a hurry…The organization cannot trust the individual; the individual must trust the organization.”<br/><br/> - <em> Ray Kroc, founder of a little restaurant called McDonalds</em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/KyDIRDfyR60" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/KyDIRDfyR60/22845941911http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/22845941911Fri, 11 May 2012 09:44:32 -0700mcdonaldsorganizationsindividualsconformitynonconformityhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/22845941911<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mLPStHVi0SI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Charlie Rose interviews David Foster Wallace, 1997.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/idpL1vvBk9k" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/idpL1vvBk9k/22543052562http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/22543052562Sun, 06 May 2012 14:29:02 -0700david foster wallaceinfinite jestinterviewcharlie rose1997lynchhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/22543052562<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33l1dC8Ev1qzrxkno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What else are you hiding from me, LA?</p> <p>The Spadena House, Los Angeles, CA.</p> <p>Photograph by <a href="http://www.andrewstephengoodrich.com" title="Andrew Stephen Goodrich" target="_blank">Andrew Stephen Goodrich</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/QBNFZ6RRjh4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/QBNFZ6RRjh4/21855926998http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21855926998Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:39:00 -0700photographyarchitecturespadena houselos angeleswitchhollywoodcottagefairy talehttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21855926998<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30pduPJl61qzrxkno1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>It frightens me that there are actually people out there that think like this. In their minds, it is so simple, isn’t it?</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/CK6Cl2uBjqU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/CK6Cl2uBjqU/21766976906http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21766976906Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:20:18 -0700sexismwomen's rightshttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21766976906<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30p34iEN61qzrxkno1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I love this order status page from <a href="http://www.bluecotton.com" title="Blue Cotton" target="_blank">Blue Cotton</a>. Suddenly, waiting for my stuff feels like so much fun!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/WLQoBeEvLSU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/WLQoBeEvLSU/21766656172http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21766656172Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:13:51 -0700blue cottonuser experienceorder statushttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21766656172<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2war7hJdh1qzrxkno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. — John Muir</p> </blockquote> <p>Stream & redwood tree near South Fork of the Kaweah River, Sequoia National Park, CA</p> <p>Photograph by <a href="http://www.andrewstephengoodrich.com" title="Andrew Stephen Goodrich" target="_blank">Andrew Stephen Goodrich</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/57N_qhEIhxE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/57N_qhEIhxE/21590509743http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21590509743Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:13:55 -0700sequoianational parkstreamredwoodjohn muirphotographynaturelandscapewaterfallhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21590509743“Just keep playing, no matter how weird it gets.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>kind of a great life lesson too, no?</p> <blockquote> <p>Bob Dylan, to Levon Helm and The Band before their first concert together. (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://davehyndman.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">davehyndman</a>)</p> </blockquote></em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/1HR-jYwtbrg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/1HR-jYwtbrg/21439359566http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21439359566Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:20:19 -0700bob dylanleon helmthe bandhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/21439359566<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/20871872210/tumblr_m29ofgAqd91qz4j35&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bijansabet.com/post/20841612523/hallway-chat-3-this-week-nabeel-and-i-talk" target="_blank">bijan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Hallway Chat”, #3</p> <p>This week @nabeel and i talk about the facebook/instagram deal, work/life balance, the <a href="http://senseable.mit.edu/copenhagenwheel/" target="_blank">copenhagen wheel project</a> and a bit on picturelife</p> </blockquote> <p>Worth listening to for the discussion on work/life balance</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/o381i7h3P_A" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/o381i7h3P_A/20871872210http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/20871872210Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:07:01 -0700http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/20871872210<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v6qxUoGI1qzrxkno1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Glad I didn’t miss Google Maps’ “Quest” version this weekend. So funny…</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/6ldr695uXxQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/6ldr695uXxQ/20357522339http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/20357522339Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:16:09 -0700googlemapsquestapril foolshttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/20357522339<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k3f1WDbs1qzrxkno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.</p> <p> — Edward Abbey</p> </blockquote> <p>Box Canyon Road, near Mecca, CA. 2011.</p> <p>Photograph by <a href="http://www.andrewstephengoodrich.com" title="Andrew Stephen Goodrich" target="_blank">Andrew Stephen Goodrich</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/z2UJdLmvywY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/z2UJdLmvywY/20016342351http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/20016342351Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:30:37 -0700edward abbeydesert solitairewildernesspreservationenvironmentdesertcaliforniabox canyonphotographylandscapequotesfault linehttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/20016342351<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1clkv5Jti1qzrxkno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>“I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth. ~ Henry Miller</p> </blockquote> <p>Abandoned lime kilns buried in the coastal redwoods of Highway 1, California.</p> <p>Photograph by <a href="http://www.andrewstephengoodrich.com" title="Andrew Stephen Goodrich" target="_blank">Andrew Stephen Goodrich</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/yRSVAGzheLM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/yRSVAGzheLM/19787572995http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/19787572995Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:22:07 -0700henry millercalifornia coastredwoodshighway 1lime kilnlimekiln state parkdecayhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/19787572995<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzxcbozA1P1qzrxkno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Morro Bay Power. 2012.</p> <p>Photograph by <a href="http://www.andrewstephengoodrich.com" title="Andrew Stephen Goodrich" target="_blank">Andrew Stephen Goodrich</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/gheRj_fO-ko" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/gheRj_fO-ko/18219568292http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/18219568292Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:04:36 -0800morro baymorro rockpower plantseagullsoceanharborenvironmentalphotographyhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/18219568292<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmjblw7BA1qzrxkno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world—the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.</p> </blockquote> <p>John Muir, <em>Alaska Fragment</em> (1890)</p> <p>Photograph by <a href="http://www.andrewstephengoodrich.com" title="Andrew Stephen Goodrich" target="_blank">Andrew Stephen Goodrich</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~4/v-aMxMRevBY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Andrewsgoodrich/~3/v-aMxMRevBY/17866850602http://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/17866850602Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:02:09 -0800sequoianational parklandscapewinterwinterscapesierrajohn muirhttp://blog.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/17866850602