Mark Pike

Four years and some Change ago, I started this website.
I had just graduated from college and my first post was after my first day of work as a field organizer for the 2004 election…
TO BE CONTINUED…
This site is undergoing a much-needed redesign.
If you’re coming here from Free Darko, welcome.

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I’m back from Costa Rica.
Costa Rica from themarkpike on Vimeo.
As the saying goes, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step– and is usually followed with a last-minute struggle to locate long-term economy parking and the International gate of the airport.” Or, um, something like that.

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Finished up the summer in Washington, DC and headed to Costa Rica for a one week vacation.
Since I last wrote, here’s what I’ve been up to:

Traveled to Cleveland, Ohio for the first time and caught an Indians game.
Celebrated July 4th in DC and saw some spectacular fireworks and ate some delicious BBQ.
Went to the National [...]

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I am conflicted. I’ve been using Tumblr as a micro-blogging platform more than anything else I’m publishing over here at themarkpike.com/blog. My readership on Tumblr has grown to over 150 people, while the readership of this domain remains around 3 (hi Mom!).
Basically, I really enjoy using Tumblr to post random things on the web that [...]

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I am back in DC for the summer.

Apologies for the prolonged radio silence, but I’ve been busy studying for exams, packing and unpacking apartments, and working a summer job.
This has been the largest gap between updates on this site. Whoops! Highlights of the past few weeks:

“Green Building Red-Lighted by Homeowners’ Associations”, my note, was selected [...]

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Jonathan Safran Foer wrote one of the best novels of this century at the age of 25, a fact which inspires me to strive for greatness in the remaining 2 months before my 26th birthday. I don’t need to consult a magic 8 ball to know the prognosis (hint: outlook not so good).
Foer, the author [...]

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“Headphones Are Stethoscopes” is the name of my weekly show on WCWM 90.9FM, the local college radio station at William & Mary, where I am a law student. We’re located a mere block away from Colonial Williamsburg, and I like to imagine that all the blacksmiths and butter-churners listen to me on their anachronistic boomboxes.
Usually, [...]

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Based on my experience driving cross-country on ethanol, I was contacted by Nature.com to have a conversation for their Climate Change Podcast about alternative energy. I played the role of the token “conscientious consumer.” Check out the podcast (mp3), and listen up to hear the dulcet tones of my voice around the 17:45 mark (feel [...]

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My favorite NBA blog is, as I’ve explained before, FreeDarko.com.
When a short comedy film that I had not seen in about five years percolated into my Facebook newsfeed, I felt compelled to send along the link to the editors of Free Darko along with the descritpion: ingmar bergman + mike dunleavy = free darko?!!!?
At this [...]

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Here’s some amateur analysis of the Virginia primary that I wrote for the Huffington Post. Turnout in the commonwealth was incredible. 

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