Archive for August, 2006

California Club

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

I totally just had lunch on the WB lot and saw George Clooney (<5 feet away) playing basketball while shooting Oceans 13. Thanks Skye!

Open Letter

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Mr. Christianson,
I noticed that I had received about three hits to my blog from your article regarding Apple Computer’s Switch campaign this past week. While I will not respond to your straw man arguments against Apple, I will respond to your comments about me.
First, please know that my thoughts here are as an individual and […]

Freedom Refrain

Monday, August 28th, 2006

There’s a refrain being sung in the world that I hear wherever I travel… whether that’s Nicaragua preparing for a pinnacle election, or South Africa recovering from Apartheid more than a decade later, or everyday struggles in the ghettos of Boston. There is something fundamental about the human condition that longs to be free. […]

How to Make a Documentary

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

Form a compelling narative, not an encyclopedia entry or lecture. The story should connect the microcosm (your specific topic) to the macrocosm (your audience’s worldview). Use yourself and your anecdotes to connect an audience that might seem completely disconnected from the topic, but don’t think for the audience.
Examples: Fast Food Nation, Fog of War

Find a […]

Link: Michigan Guys

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Overhead at College: Steph’s premiere I’m the “Gay Dude”. She’s the “Hag”.

Truly Fair & Balanced

Friday, August 25th, 2006

I get nearly all of my news online. I only pick up a newspaper to play Sudoku and I don’t watch television regularly. I recognize the value of being an informed participant in the world, but don’t like to sift through the opinions anymore.
While I enjoy it, FOX News Channel is biased. Other news […]

When It’s Time to Change

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Why do you visit this blog?
Over the past four months, I have been asking myself

why do I blog?
should I continue blogging?

what is my blog really?

I started blogging before it was termed blogging. (Unfortunately, I don’t have most of my original posts.) I enjoyed sharing links and quick thoughts when the internet was still geek. […]

Link: Bob Dylan

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Bob Dylan: The music industry has no right to bitch about piracy when its modern recording technology only screws up good music anyway. I couldn’t agree more.

City of Angels. and Me.

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

Arthur & I have arrived in Los Angeles, CA.

Link: Who Needs Harvard

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Time: Who Needs Harvard? Emerson is the Harvard of Media Arts