Social Media Revolution 3 (4:15 version via Erik Qualman)
Month: July 2011
Circus Vargas
We took Tyler to Circus Vargas tonight and he loved it! He was talking the whole ride home about it and did really well. Oh and Christina and I had fun too…
Brazenhead Books, An Underground Bookstore
Marriage Is…
Saw this today and I had to share it, love you. 😉 Marriage is blindly going wherever she tells you and hoping there’s Wi-Fi when you get there. Or for me I’m happy as long as I have my cell phone or laptop.
Entering A Pool With Style
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Just finished watching Exit Through the Gift Shop and loved it. Very interesting what happens when underground art is turned upside down. You learn toward the end of the film why it is titled what it is. The film features the famous street artists of the world:
The description of the film on the official site is: “This is the inside story of Street Art – a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money, and vandalism collide. Exit Through the Gift Shop follows an eccentric shop-keeper turned amateur film-maker as he attempts to capture many of the world’s most infamous vandals on camera, only to have a British stencil artist named Banksy turn the camcorder back on its owner with wildly unexpected results. One of the most provocative films about art ever made, Exit Through the Gift Shop is a fascinating study of low-level criminality, comradeship, and incompetence. By turns shocking, hilarious and absurd, this is an enthralling modern-day fairytale… with bolt cutters.”
If you are into modern art it is definitely worth checking out. I found Mr. Brain Wash especially fascinating and am not quite sure what to make of him but I don’t seem to be alone. If you watch it let me know what you think in the comments section.
Fat, Sick And Nearly Dead
I just watched Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead on Netflix Instant tonight. That in itself is pretty incredible for a number of reasons. I’m crazy cheap but decided I was sick and tired of hearing all about how amazing Netflix is and not being able to experience it for myself. That and they came out with a new pricing model today so I decided to give it a try. All I have to say is I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it. Now I have to cut my cable bill or another cost because that is how I roll. Watching the documentary was also incredible for me because I’ve never been one to watch many movies. I want to do so many things in life, movies haven’t ever been much of a priority for me. Heck I’ve never seen Braveheart and lots of other great movies people tell me about which I’m sure I’d love, but I personally like to spend my time doing other things. If I do watch movies my absolute favorites are ones I’ll learn something from, so I absolutely love documentaries. Yes I also love my superhero and Sci-fi movies too so I know what you are thinking. OK so enough about Neflix and why I don’t watch movies and onto the movie review part of this post!
Fat, Stick and Nearly Dead was very educational, very inspiring, very low budget, and very enjoyable. I embedded the trailer above which doesn’t do it justice. It was so inspirational I paused the movie twice to juice some strawberries after the first 30 minutes and then a small bag of carrots about 20 minutes after that. I used to be into organic foods, juicing, exercise, and mental health but life just consumed me. This documentary was a great reminder to keep what is important in perspective. Christina didn’t drink much juice before she met me but I love juice (Odwalla in particular). Bob and Christina, kept thinking about you all throughout the movie (Bob because of his shakes). The movie was very life changing and what is most interesting is every ailment they were suffering from went away after only 60 days after drinking 100% juice for those days. They had skin rashes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, migraines, and they all went away. Now of course you can’t and probably shouldn’t only drink juice but as a supplement and cleanser it seems to work very well. Hope you get a chance to watch it and Bob and Christina (and of course Barbara) I want to have you over for dinner and a movie to show it to you some night. Very motivational!
The Story Behind The New Picture
I changed the header images on the site a few weeks ago which included a more professional picture of me. I wanted to give you some background on it. At work I was talking to Brian about a new project which we thought may require employee avatars. I showed him my avatar on LinkedIn and Twitter and he said something like “yeah you like that picture, you’ve had that for a long time now” so I said OK well then let’s change it and gave him my camera phone. I was actually joking around when taking the pictures but they turned out half decent (to my surprise) so I decided to use them. The photo below was my Jerry McGuire pose. I was probably saying something like “show me the money” or something absurd but he said my hand was covering my face so it didn’t work very well. All work and no play makes Jeremy a dull boy. So next time someone says you need a change, try something different and have some fun. It also helps if you are a camera ham. So there is the story behind the new picture in case you were (yeah I know you probably weren’t) wondering.
San Francisco With My Parents
Wow, going through all my drafts and it looks like I never posted these pictures from a few months ago when my parents were in town.
The Object Of Education Is Learning, Not Teaching
This article from Russell Ackoff on education is great: The Objective of Education Is Learning, Not Teaching.
Here’s a snippet: “Traditional education focuses on teaching, not learning. It incorrectly assumes that for every ounce of teaching there is an ounce of learning by those who are taught. However, most of what we learn before, during, and after attending schools is learned without its being taught to us. A child learns such fundamental things as how to walk, talk, eat, dress, and so on without being taught these things. Adults learn most of what they use at work or at leisure while at work or leisure. Most of what is taught in classroom settings is forgotten, and much or what is remembered is irrelevant.”
