One thing I have been wanting to do is really dissect everything entertaining that I have been experiencing recently. It started when I sat down to watch Babel, because I know so many other people liked the movie. I thought it was just okay. Most of the characters were well played, but the story lacked a through line that so many of my teachers drilled me on having. The general pacing of the editing made me feel like something bad was always about to happen, so I felt anxious the whole time. Not the good kind of suspense you want in a movie, but the kind that made you want to stop watching it because it made me uncomfortable. Maybe if I talked with the makers, they could explain it better, but I was also taught that a piece has to stand on it’s own, without explanation.

I am also making an effort to get back into programming. I was once very good at it, so much so that I would write programs for fun to learn different languages. I know how the syntax works, but I just need to pick a language and get back into it. So I have chosen actionscript 3. I am testing an online video tutorial site called lynda.com. It is pretty basic so far, things I already figured out myself making the prototype for the ETC bridge, but some is relevant and useful. I’m thinking I need to sketch some interface for something, and build a working flash prototype of it.

Hopefully something will come from each post. Maybe in the form of some revelation for me, but it may turn out to be just a small little rant of my opinions of something I just read, watched, played, experienced, enjoyed, hated, etc…