If History Had Facebook...
via Jacob : Cool Material
As you may have figured out, my name is Matt Griswold. This is where I think aloud, tag the trappings of the interwebs, and rant about all things interesting and ridiculous. You can reach me at mgriswold[at]gmail.com
...I am now accomplishing that goal. I am graduating. I should look at this as a positive experience, especially being at the top of my class. However, in retrospect, I cannot say that I am any more intelligent than my peers. I can attest that I am only the best at doing what I am told and working the system. Yet, here I stand, and I am supposed to be proud that I have completed this period of indoctrination. I will leave in the fall to go on to the next phase expected of me, in order to receive a paper document that certifies that I am capable of work. But I contest that I am a human being, a thinker, an adventurer - not a worker. A worker is someone who is trapped within repetition - a slave of the system set up before him. But now, I have successfully shown that I was the best slave... I did what I was told to the extreme.
Hats off to Erica Goldson who used the platform of her valedictorian speech to courageously and articulately shine a blinding light back onto the institutional flaws of American education. Read the full transcript via the link above.
"Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
In a week that didn't need more drama, I awoke Friday to discover that at least one bad seed within China's billion had hacked into my email, sending absurd consumerist propaganda to the world on my behalf. Most recipients probably noticed the complete disregard for grammar and the uncharacteristic closer ("Let us enjoy the happiness of shopping") were a bit off color; but to all affected by "the asshole known only as 115.59.72.190 of Beijing" I am sorry.
@China: c'mon man... I tuned in for the entirety of your overdrawn opening ceremonies, am a frequent reader of your fortune cookies, and have even petitioned to upgrade your wall to the superlative "Greatest" standing... and this is how I am repaid!?!
Apparently there's ANOTHER Matt Griswold floating around this world with a guitar and some serious songwriting skills. I figured since this blog carries both of our namesakes, I might as well pimp out my long lost doppelganger (evilness as yet unconfirmed) for a moment and usher in the week with his original: "I'll Drive".
...Now if only I could hook "OtherMG" up with a cameraman!
Still making sense of Christopher Nolan's latest mind-bender? This should help.
Can you track down all 35 uniquely identifiable movies in the brilliant animation above? Note: they are all conformed to the same style, and cover the gamut of film history. I'm still trying, so add any you find to the comments (along with a timestamp)... here's the list so far [UPDATED]:
