So Ross and I saw the movie this weekend and we really liked it. I know a lot of people probably went to it only to see Natalie Portman get her head shaved, or because the Wachowski Brothers were involved, but it's the story that made this movie good.
I think it's good to make a fiction movie that makes people think about what is happening in the world today. Some can then chock it up to the fact that it is a fake movie and would never come true. Others will say they agree that it could happen. Either way, political stances can be made without people being offended by others' points of views. It's not forcing anyone to change their views. The movie just wants people to open their eyes to the possibilities. If that changes some one's mind, then that is fine.
So if you have not seen it, remember the following:
1> No, it's not another Matrix
2> Yes, there is a lot of dialogue
3> Yes, it will go over some people's heads
It's a good movie, so go see it!
I have an idea, but should I act on it??
A friend/co-worker just left our company to work in Iraq for one of the contracted companies that supply services to the military. He has been emailing everyone with updates and pictures telling every one his opinion (far right from center) about the war. He primarily talks about the troops and people (Americans so far) that he has encountered and how it's motivated and inspired him.
The idea was to create a blog to allow him and other American civilians in Iraq, some of whom also worked with me, to post their opinions and pictures for the world to view and comment on. We've seen and heard pictures from the US military and from the somewhat skewed and overly exaggerated media. This blog would provide the average everyday (albeit ex-military) person to describe and show the US and the rest of the world what they see.
I would look into how we can generate money from the site and possibly donate it to some good cause. The real reason behind the idea is to allow me to work on a project and see if I can create a site that generates money with little to no effort form me. I am also curious on how the public would react on such a hot topic and see if political vs. personal sites generate more traffic (I would use my site, this site, as the reference of a personal site). In the end it would be good experience.
hmmmmm.....
So I'm working towards revamping this site and I began to think about if I want to keep the blog section. I found that it takes a lot of time to log in, set up, and write an entry. A lot of work for a simply entry. Additionally Diane would be making entries as well so I began to look for a tool that would make blogging very very easy and I think I found it.
I stumbled upon ::w.bloggar:: on my favorite news site digg.com. This is my first entry using w.bloggar so far and it seems pretty easy. Feels like typing in MS Word.
I let you know in my next entry if it was hassel free and easy to use.
see ya!!