Reporting Live from My Bedroom...

These MC101s donned 3D glasses at the Alex Theater on Saturday as part of a screening of the 1954 classic, "Creature from the Black Lagoon."

These have been tense times in Southern California as drought, heat and wind have conspired to fan numerous, terribly destructive forest fires. On the media side of things, Citizen Journalists have done an excellent job at reporting everything from human drama to road closures. Mark Glazer, editor of the outstanding Mediashift blog, has noted that even some online sites that you wouldn't think of as news outlets, such as Craigslist, have been timely, informative and helpful--especially in the badly-burned San Diego area. And Wikipedia has a summary of the fires that is worthy of a major news organization.

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