....and here i thought they were kidding.
I read an article claiming that j.j. abrams is going to be the next steven speilberg. i called bullshit.....then i went and saw star trek. i was literally blown away. it was fantastic. (this coming from someone who knew very little about the franchise to start off with.) this movie made me want to find the old u.s.s. enterprise toy that i had, dust it off, and play with it again...since i now know the point of it. i may be a bit bias considering i am completely in love with the 2 stars, but even so the movie was good. solid. breathtaking at times and full of lens flare. 5 stars. sorry kyle but this year its star wars ftw. the dark side did not have j.j. abrams.
the waves
..the sea's only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong. Now, I don't know much about the sea, but I do know that that's the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once...." -into the wild
Let the Beat Build...
This is a crazy amazing student video....it is all one take AND the audio was recorded live as the crew was filming. I'm totally impressed.
Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.
Ferris Bueller vs. Tyler Durden
This was top on digg.com today and it completely blew my mind for like 2 solid minutes and made me want to go out and find other amazingly well thought out theories on movies....so that is what I'm going to do right now.
Anyways this one is called The Ferris Bueller Fight Club Theory (it comes from /FILM Posted on Thursday, April 30th, 2009 at 4:00 am by: Peter Sciretta )
The Ferris Bueller Fight Club Theory
Over on Metatalk, Cool Papa Bell has created something I’m calling the Ferris Bueller Fight Club Theory:
My favorite thought-piece about Ferris Bueller is the “Fight Club” theory, in which Ferris Bueller, the person, is just a figment of Cameron’s imagination, like Tyler Durden, and Sloane is the girl Cameron secretly loves.
One day while he’s lying sick in bed, Cameron lets “Ferris” steal his father’s car and take the day off, and as Cameron wanders around the city, all of his interactions with Ferris and Sloane, and all the impossible hijinks, are all just played out in his head. This is part of the reason why the “three” characters can see so much of Chicago in less than one day — Cameron is alone, just imagining it all.
It isn’t until he destroys the front of the car in a fugue state does he finally get a grip and decide to confront his father, after which he imagines a final, impossible escape for Ferris and a storybook happy ending for Sloane (”He’s gonna marry me!”), the girl that Cameron knows he can never have.
makes you think...huh? i like it.
I love apples....
So I just got my computer back from having to get an new logic board put in it and a new disk drive. It was rough. My computer was very sad, but he is back and doing fine right now. I decided that I would share a funny article from cracked.com to help reinforce my love for macs....despite my recent hardware setbacks. what can i say: once you go mac you never go back...
If Everything Was Made by Microsoft
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Back in the 90s, it looked like Microsoft might take over the world. But after ten years, Vista, the iPod, and a government lawsuit, we feel pretty safe saying that's not happening. But we're equally certain that it won't be for a lack of trying. Whether they're unleashing the Zune or hip new Microsoft Stores, their ambition is only matched by their painful lack of self awareness. So how long until they try their hand at making, well, everything else? We asked you to show us what the world might look like if it really did run on Microsoft. The winner is below, but first the runners up. #18.
#17.
#16.
#15.
#14.
#13.
#12.
#11.
#10.
#9.
#8.
#7.
#6.
#5.
#4.
#3.
#2.
And the winner is...
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The 2 Sides of Camera Magic
So I was going over some stuff on Vimeo and came across some videos i've bookmarked. When people ask why I do what i do....why i love cameras and the capture of an image....its always hard for me to explain. So here are 2 videos that will help explain everything for me.
This first one is amazing. This is 100% real even though everything looks tiny. Behold the power of tilt-shift time lapse photography....
Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
This next video is equally amazing. 1000fps! (for those who may not be up on their frames per second...24 or 30 are typical of film and video) It's beautiful.
I-Movix SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel from David Coiffier on Vimeo.
Without the power of the camera it is impossible for us to see either of these things. We can't get the overall story or the minor detail. The human is stuck seeing the world in limited view.
We Are Hunted...
So heres an awesome music website.
What is it: We Are Hunted is the music chart for the digital generation. It listens to online discussion, sentiment and sharing to chart the 99 most popular songs online each day.
How it works: We Are Hunted aggregates music based on semantic elements like positive sentiment, expression, and advocacy across social networks, forums, music blogs, torrents, P2P networks, and — yes of course — Twitter
. The end result is 99 songs that the social web has proclaimed worthy of listening to.
...basically this is the sweetest thing ever and a great way to find out about new music. you can preview the song and read bio about the artists. I'm off to go download some new music....
The Darkest Hour is Upon All of Us....
I can't deny my love for Harry Potter. To say you don't like (or at least appreciate) Harry Potter....would be saying that you don't like stories about good vs. evil. If that were really true your DVD collection would consist of from Justin to Kelly and the edited for TV version of Showgirls.
Harry Potter is not a boy wizard out to battle Lord Voldemort in hopes of saving the world, he is the character embodiment of all the struggles that we face in our own lives. My favorite quote from any book or movies come from The Goblet of Fire:
"Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy." - Dumbledore
The reality is that we ALL will be faced with this question and what we answer will be what truly define us. We will fight all the same battles that Harry does, but most of us will choose easy over right. Thats just the way that it goes. If you think that Harry Potter is for kids, you are sorely mistaken. I can't think of any book that is more for adults. As a child we read the book and enjoy the sense of adventure....sure. But, it is only with age that we can look back and fully understand the difficulty of Harry's choice. Only then does the story really make sense.
If you couldn't tell I'm excited for July. Yay! for the only series of movies to get better over time. And for the Exhibit at the Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Guess what I'm doing for Birthday 23?
And <boom> goes the dynamite...
Just in case you've been living under a rock the past 4 years and somehow missed the golden age of viral video....
...here is the ultimate list.
100. Bad Day
99. Scarlet Takes A Tumble
98. Roomba Driver (Cat on a Roomba)
97. Worst Day of My Life (Crying Idol Girls)
96. Lip Dub - 'Flagpole Sitta'
95. Charlie the Unicorn
94. Winnebago Man
93. Leeroy Jenkins
92. Lightning Bolt
91. The Average Homeboy (Denny Blaze)
90. The Machine Is Us/ing Us
89. Corey Worthington Delaney
88. Gamer Freak Out (Angry German Kid)
87. Impossible Is Nothing (Worst Resume Ever)
86. Shiba Inu Puppy Cam
85. Dog Saves Injured Dog From Freeway
84. Trapped In An Elevator
83. All Your Base Are Belong To Us
82. Guinness World Record for Most T-Shirts Worn at One Time
81. Tron Guy
80. Bill O'Reilly Flips Out (We'll Do It Live!)
79. iJustine's iPhone Bill
78. Barack Roll
77. Nintendo 64 Kid
76. Kittens Inspired By Kittens
75. Look At That Horse
74. Tom Cruise's Scientology Video
73. Powerthirst
72. David Elsewhere
71. G.I. Joe Porkchop Sandwiches Mash-Up
70. Will It Blend?
69. Samwell, 'What What (In The Butt)'
68. Wii Fit Girl
67. Little Superstar
66. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
65. Liam Sullivan's 'Shoes'
64. La Caida de Edgar (Edgar's Fall)
63. Gellieman, 'Aicha'
62. Peanut Butter Jelly Time
61. Inmate 'Thriller' Dance
60. Parry Gripp Remixes - 'Cat Flushing the Toilet'
59. Avril Lavigne, 'Girlfriend'
58. Whistle Tips With Bubb Rubb and Lil' Sis
57. Breakdance Baby Kick
56. Cockroach vs. Weatherman
55. Potter Puppet Pals
54. Hahaha (Laughing Baby)
53. Howard Dean Scream
52. Fred
51. The Landlord
50. 2 Girls 1 Cup / Reaction Videos
49. Frozen Grand Central
48. Otters Holding Hands
47. Old Lady Punch
46. Daft Hands
45. One Man Band
44. 'Hey Jude' Kid
43. Fat Kid on a Rollercoaster
42. Afro Ninja
41. Skateboarding Dog
40. Christian Bale Freak Out
39. The Two Talking Cats
38. Obama Girl - 'I've Got a Crush on Obama'
37. Lonelygirl15
36. One Bank
35. will.i.am, 'Yes We Can'
34. Guys Backflip Into Jeans
33. 'Shining' Trailer Remix
32. Leprechaun in Mobile, Alabama
31. Jib Jab, 'This Land'
30. Miss Teen South Carolina
29. Dramatic Chipmunk
28. Back Dorm Boys
27. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, 'Crank That'
26. Exploding Whale
25. "Don't Tase Me, Bro"
24. Guitar ('Canon')
23. Free Hugs Campaign
22. Tay Zonday, 'Chocolate Rain'
21. 'One Night in Paris' (Paris Hilton Sex Tape)
20. The Evolution of Dance
19. Maze Scare Pranks
18. 'I Like Turtles'
17. Diet Coke and Mentos Eruption
16. 'Charlie Bit My Finger'
15. Noah Takes a Photo of Himself Every Day
14. 'Boom Goes the Dynamite'
13. OK Go, 'Here It Goes Again' Treadmill Video
12. Michael Richards' Racist Rant
11. Numa Numa
10. Sneezing Baby Panda
9. 'Lazy Sunday'
8. Where the Hell Is Matt?
7. David After Dentist
6. 'Never Gonna Give You Up' (Rick roll)
5. Chris Crocker, 'Leave Britney Alone'
4. Barack Obama's First YouTube Address
3. Grape Lady Falls
2. Christian The Lion
1. Star Wars Kid
(list taken from URLesque.com so much thanks to them for putting this together.)
While i find most of these hilarious....for some reason the winner for tonight was the maze scare pranks. I remember the first time I saw one of those stupid things and almost died, but my reactions was not near this funny. What is about people being scared that is so hilarious? We live in a sick world.
Belated Easter Eggs
So in honor of my Easter Launch I thought that i'd share some of the cool "easter eggs" that i found for the computer (while candy is nice, im a geek....so this is just as fun)
For Mac OS X:
1.) Heres to the Crazy Ones From Johnny Appleseed
1. Go to Applications.
2. Look for TextEdit.
3. Blow up the icon and read (see above)
2.) Emacs Psychoanalysis
2. type "emacs"; click enter
3. Press ESC + X at the same time
4. You should see "M-x" appear
5. Type "psychoanalyze-pinhead" after the "M-x"
6. To stop press Ctrl-G
3.) Suck Minimize Effect
This one is awesome! You can choose between two minimization effects in Mac OSX: Genie and Scale. But there is a third effect, called Suck, which you can also use even though it is not available in the system preferences.
To use it:
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type the following: "defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect -string suck"
3. For the change to take effect, you need to restart the dock. You can either do this by:
Restarting your computer or forcing the dock to quit in the activity monitor. You can change it back in the systems preferences.
4.) Tetris in Terminal
2. Open Applications
3. Open Utilities
4. Open Terminal
5. type "emacs"; click enter
6. Press ESC + X at the same time
7. Type "tetris"
oh what up!
For Firefox:
1.) About Mozilla
1. type about:mozilla in address bar.....thats it....read it.
Here a link to a site that has easter eggs for almost any software, operating system, you name it....they have it. its pretty fun...if you are interested.
