Locust swarm. Image by Charles Haynes

As if out of nowhere 10 billion insects blacken the skies and carpet the ground, obliterating everything in their path. Economic ruin and starvation on a massive scale - these are just some of the effects of one of the most incredible phenomena in nature: the locust swarm.

Image from Jenspraet.com

I’m a bit of an artsy sort: the furniture in my apartment, the art on the walls, heck, the apartment itself, all have a feel that I wanted to intentionally surround myself with, and that feel is “creative.” It’s part of the reason why I enjoy telecommuting so much, and why I am so effing psyched to find out you can make furniture out of shredded paper.

We’re well aware that many of you aren’t in London, and that those of you that are, are used to interacting with EG through your computers while probably wearing pajamas or avoiding work–that’s fine, because that’s how we’re used to interacting with you, too. But this weekend, we’ve got an opportunity to get both of us out of the house for a bit, and learn quite a bit about sustainable development–we hope you’ll join us at London Aware 08.