Your post was... Deeply heartwarming. One of the best reads I've had in a long time and truly put a smile to my face. I'm really glad to know you participated in that commercial and even more considering where you filmed your part, and how important the whole situation was for you.
The ending result was an awesome commercial which I have shared with my friends.
It is a basic human coping instinct to attempt to rationalize something that is outside of their comfort zone. Applying blame to some tangible concept be it movies, video games, or even guns is often easier for people to grasp and deal with the reality of the situation.
I love this saying! This is one of my favorites and I find myself saying it over and over, its a little long, but I had to share. I hope you like it.
Free yourself from negative people. - Spend time with nice people who are smart, driven and likeminded. Relationships should help you, not hurt you. Surround yourself with people who reflect the person you want to be. Choose friends who you are proud to know, people you admire, who love and respect you - people who will make your day a little brighter simply by being in it. LIfe is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. When you free yourself from negative people, you free yourself to be YOU - and being YOU is the only way to truly live.
So I thought I'd try out Minecraft Pocket Edition, just for fun because all the kids are talking about it. Just, you know, a little bit of goofing around to see what the big deal is. I even bought a cool little guide on iBooks, figuring that I'd just skim it, and then play around with it on my iPad for a... Read More
Will... There are mine craft servers to match any sort of content addiction you can imagine.
Alien vs Predator
AD&D
Pokemon
Trek..All flavors.
On and on and on.
Makes me feel like I should Ready Player One or something
When he was 23, my friend Steve killed himself, and though I dont think of him every day, I do think of him often, and I wonder what kind of life hed have now if hed gotten help for his Depression. Being 40 and recalling being 23, I cant imagine a person ending... Read More
I don't know how many of you pay attention to the things I do elsewhere on the Internets, but if it matters to you, I wanted to share something pretty significant to me.
Only in America would there be a massacre in a movie theater followed by a national discussion not about assault weapons and extended magazines, but about violent movies and whether or not people should be allowed to wear costumes when they watch them.
Leave it to American media to not hear the loud "woosh-ing" sound of what should be the point flying directly over their heads. Pointing fingers can make people feel better, but it won't change anything. Le sigh.