26 October 2018 - Escape Festival - San Bernardino, CA

The same group, Insomniac, that presents the Beyond Wonderland and EDC festivals has one heck of a Halloween party each year. Though the variety of artists was not as complete as other events, there was still plenty to enjoy. Also, costumes!

So the theme of this dance music festival is Psyco Circus. It features crazy clowns, freaks, and other circus oddities. Between multiple stages, you can also go on rides and experience a really well-done funhouse.

Since this was Halloween weekend, we decided to dress up. Ok, in all reality, we would have dressed up even if it wasn't Halloween.

As usual, I created another one of my hastily made tourism videos... Enjoy!

5 October 2018 - Orange County International Auto Show - Anaheim, CA

Every once in a while I like to pay a visit to one of the international auto shows. I am fascinated by the technology, engineering, and innovations. My father and I used to frequent classic car shows. He shared with me a lifetime of stories about muscle cars and what a few years of working as a mechanic had taught him.

I mostly go to see the Mustangs, Challengers, and a few of the goodies from Jeep, Hyundai, and VW. I think we are going to see a major change to electric vehicles over the next 10-20 years. Part of me will miss the old gas guzzling muscle cars. But I have had my fun. Here are a few of the cars I liked at this show...

Here is both a weird and innovative idea from Toyota. I think BMW tried something similar a few years back with a machine called the Clever. I like the idea. When you look around in average traffic, most of the time people are by themselves in 4-6 passenger vehicles. Why not create a car for one?