Yet another short film for y'all today, although this time, it's only 8 minutes. This one, directed by Trevor Cawood, is called Terminus. It chronicles the story of a man who is constantly stalked by a large concrete, well, block-thing. It's a bit odd, very surreal, and surprisingly dark. The net effect is a piece that is, on the whole, pretty creepy. Like Tempbot before it, it has some really nice special effects, and is definitely worth the watch.
Author's description:
After inadvertently offending a strange entity that accosts him on his way to work, a 1970s businessman quickly finds himself in the midst if a bizarre predicament. What follows is a rapid descent into madness, a journey both eerie and darkly humorous. The exact nature of the businessman’s tormentor is purposefully ambiguous, lending itself to a variety of interpretations.
Well, if you've become used to my recent trend of very long posts... rejoice! It's short 'n sweet.
I found this site called Where the Hell Is Matt? It's basically this cool guy named Matt who travels the world doing his crazy version of a dance. He's made two videos that have basically become internet phenomenons, which can be found on his website... and now he's got a third, new one!
I like good people. I like people who are kind and intelligent and funny and witty and caring and generous and... yeah. So many people are underrated, unnoticed, never seen, even though they are the ones who deserve the most to be. So often, the people that get the most attention and admiration are the ones who deserve it the least. I mean, look at most celebrities these days. Or even the "cool" crowd in school.
I reject the classic definition of cool. A "cool" person isn't someone who wears brand-name and trendy clothes, who makes sure they're appearance is picture-perfect, plays the right sports, and what have you. A "cool" person is someone worth knowing, someone who's interesting for who they are, or is just a good person who you like to be around.
It helps when you realize that you're surrounded by people like that sometimes, people who don't always show everything on the outside, and sometimes even hide, but inside, are real gems of people. (This is a semi-shout out to a special friend, who we'll call M.)
The world works backwards sometimes. I should write a paper, or a book on that. About how backwards the world is, about the definition of cool and how it really should be. that would be cool.
I just found this site called Wordle.net, and it's really cool. Here's what it is: It's a free, non-profit word cloud generator.
Yes. Exciting. So very. Very. Exciting.
But seriously, now, it actually is pretty cool. Basically, all you do is type in a bunch of words, and it makes this really cool collage of all the words in it. Take, for example, me: I copied an outline of a speech I gave about energy independence and U.S. OPEC dependence, talking about how we need to get away from foreign oil. Here's what came out: It's totally free. I suggest you check it out! Plus it's fun to say. Worrrrrrdle! ^^
Well, I'm pretty excited: Apple has just announced the new iPhone! It's got a bucketload of new features, with cool stuff galore. Very, very cool stuff.
The question is: Why am I excited? I'm with Verizon, and don't plan to switch to AT&T anytime soon. So, why?
Because it's cool. So very cool. And I like hearing about cool things. Here's the lowdown on features:
3G support. Simply put: It downloads stuff WAY faster, so it's like iPhone on steroids. All the time.
New shiny plastic back... and it comes in white, too! No more scratches!
Lower price... $199 instead of $399! Sweet!
Built in GPS, which is cool for Google Mapsing stuff and such
International support: Works in like 70 countries
Apps: This is why I'm excited. See, Apple's letting people create real programs for the iPhone... and iPod Touch. Which I have. In other words, real applications and GAMES. Which is freakin' awesome.
There's also some other minor stuff that doesn't matter, like some weird software stuff and language support 'n such. Bah. Regardless, the fact remains: Uber cool!
I'm Jon. I am a master of musical instruments, hitting small green balls, and debating the pants off of people. I like good friends, good music, and long walks on the beach. Also, I've long since realized that life is worthless without a good sense of humor, so: Live, love, and laugh. Life is too short to be wasted without laughing at yourself.
