Tumblr (3.0; @worldli)http://nickvivion.com/Why I Should Not Recycle Pizza Boxes, and More Great Things Every Eco-Nerd Should Know: I have...http://nickvivion.com/post/440029867http://nickvivion.com/post/440029867Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:59 -0800greenI blew through 700 subscribers this weekend and am well over 800 today.  This is really amazing! I...http://nickvivion.com/post/435480515http://nickvivion.com/post/435480515Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:20:44 -0800YouTubeAnother week, another personal growth goal, from GratitudeLog: I recently came across this powerful...http://nickvivion.com/post/433344067http://nickvivion.com/post/433344067Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:39:46 -0800Learn About What You Eat: This website is bombtastic - because it will help you defuse your gut bomb...http://nickvivion.com/post/430577878http://nickvivion.com/post/430577878Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0800fun siteLast night I attending the third Ignite:Seattle, which was super cool because Ignite was started in...http://nickvivion.com/post/428825500http://nickvivion.com/post/428825500Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:01:00 -0800conferenceMy assault on the YouTube travel community continues!  As I mentioned last week, I have decided to...http://nickvivion.com/post/424936741http://nickvivion.com/post/424936741Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:11:00 -0800YouTube“Hi Nick,Did you know that there is an effective andan ineffective way to express...http://nickvivion.com/post/420849996http://nickvivion.com/post/420849996Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:44:00 -0800Gratitude<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tc1ohSIOKXo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tc1ohSIOKXo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc1ohSIOKXo&feature=youtube_gdata" target="_blank">USA is Better: Hockey Fans at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics</a></p>http://nickvivion.com/post/419949368http://nickvivion.com/post/419949368Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:56:00 -0800videoTrippy Awards 2010 - Voting ends today!: **APPARENTLY VOTING CLOSED EARLY, SO THANKS FOR ALL THE...http://nickvivion.com/post/418398218http://nickvivion.com/post/418398218Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:16:00 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f-0s2-wOAp4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f-0s2-wOAp4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-0s2-wOAp4&feature=youtube_gdata" target="_blank">What the $%^& is Curling?!?! Exploring a National Pasttime</a></p> <p>I have always been intrigued about the sport of curling. I have always been inclined to call it the “sport” of curling, partially because I didn’t understand it and mostly because it seems very silly. And girly?  I hate to call things “girly,” as if masculinity is the most desirable thing in the world.   But is the ridicule of curling justified?</p>http://nickvivion.com/post/417392817http://nickvivion.com/post/417392817Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:09:00 -0800videoEggwatchers: This will change the way you boil eggs. And perhaps even the way you watch...http://nickvivion.com/post/414299855http://nickvivion.com/post/414299855Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:18:23 -0800fun site<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hw_UfpnuDKk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hw_UfpnuDKk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>Olympic Tent Village: Behind the Scenes at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics</b></p> <p>Walking around the 2010 Winter Olympics, it is hard to miss the frenzy of consumption surrounding the entire event. Hour-long lines to spend hundreds of dollars on official Olympic gear, drunk people everywhere, trash and Starbucks cups piling up along the streets. People are in Vancouver from all over the world, and are spending a lot of money.<br/><br/>You can imagine my shock when I discovered the Olympic Tent Village on the Eastside of Vancouver, at Abbot and Hastings St. Here, the people had a different take on the Olympics. After spending 8 billion dollars on Olympics infrastructure, there was no net increase in low-income housing - as promised in the Olympics bid. Homelessness has actually TRIPLED since the Olympics bid. Condos are spreading like wildfire, and the homeless are being displaced without anywhere else to go. Rather than providing solutions, the government in British Columbia seem to be ignoring and exacerbating the problem.<br/><br/>And with the Olympics in town, the stark contrast between the haves and have-nots becomes even more visible. Drunk people walk by the camp yelling “get a job.” A sign hanging from a condo nearby reads “Build resumes, not tents.” People in Tent City have little; everyone around them seem to have plenty.<br/><br/>Tent City is organized by nearly 100 local organizations. It has three demands:<br/><br/>1.END HOMELESSNESS<br/>2.STOP GENTRIFICATION<br/>3.STOP THE CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY<br/><br/>This is a look into their story. It is by no means comprehensive, as the issue is far more complex than a 3-minute film can address. However, it is eye-opening. It is a different perspective, something that you do not hear covered in mainstream media. The Olympics is not always as noble as their branding/marketing suggests, and I think its important to keep the OOC honest about the impact the Games have on host cities. Walking around Vancouver, I was not convinced that this was a good thing for Canada - or its people.</p>http://nickvivion.com/post/413844195http://nickvivion.com/post/413844195Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800Olympicsvideo<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyd3svVX4I1qznkwto1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.herenotthere.com/post/409541418/yeap-want" target="_blank">herenotthere</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Yeap. Want. </b></p> </blockquote>http://nickvivion.com/post/410807523http://nickvivion.com/post/410807523Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:08:52 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h0Pg-FCk25I&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h0Pg-FCk25I&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>My latest video, “Reasons Why Canada is Better than America,” shot at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.</p> <p>I was not expecting there to be so many Canadians there! I figured there would be an international crowd, given that it is an international event…but it was mostly Canucks. So this video is pretty darn funny!</p>http://nickvivion.com/post/407789525http://nickvivion.com/post/407789525Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:00:00 -0800Olympicsvideo<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X37zoPuZcMk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X37zoPuZcMk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Our entry to be Samsung Mobile Explorers at the Vancouver Winter Games…alas we did not make it, and that is why I am typing this from Seattle! But had a good time working with Duzer and making the video, so all was not lost!</p>http://nickvivion.com/post/406776126http://nickvivion.com/post/406776126Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:23:00 -0800OlympicsvideoI just hit 500 subscribers on YouTube! Funny, because it only took me over three years to reach this...http://nickvivion.com/post/406478777http://nickvivion.com/post/406478777Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:53:15 -0800Nominated for the 2010 Trippy Awards!: Im nominated for Host of the Year at TripFilms. Voting ends...http://nickvivion.com/post/399294422http://nickvivion.com/post/399294422Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:54:00 -0800TripFilms<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky0rmr0sUS1qz6rsqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A12, my favorite gate at SFO.</p>http://nickvivion.com/post/395972314http://nickvivion.com/post/395972314Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:10:46 -0800travel shotsFrom GratitudeLog: “I recently came across this powerful value statement that really resonated...http://nickvivion.com/post/395746191http://nickvivion.com/post/395746191Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:07:38 -0800<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9338933&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9338933&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9338933&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“Anxious,” a short film shot on 35mm starring me.</p>http://nickvivion.com/post/393842161http://nickvivion.com/post/393842161Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:24:44 -0800