Right

So i just finished watching "Good Night and Good Luck" for the second time, and every time i am inspired. Not only by the tremendous acting, writing, or directing that it took to make such a film, but the story and the themes conveyed by the film.
I am jealous of the morals ethics and the steadfastness portrayed by lead character in this film. He did what he believed was right and saw it through to the end. It almost makes one want to be subversive and to take on those in authority. And here is where i get myself into a quandary.

I have these delusions of grandeur sometimes of being the head of some cultural revolution, but who am i kidding, i just don't have the drive. You need passion, dedication, and motivation for such things...and personally I'm just not there yet. Why i am this way who knows. Maybe life just keeps me so occupied that i don't have the energy for starting that revolution. And thats not the only problem;then there's the whole center of attention aspect.

what are my motivations for starting something along the lines of what I'm thinking? To advocate change? to create a public dialogue? Or is it just so i can be the center of attention? I want it to be anything but the latter of the above, but I’m human; it is going to come down to me battling my selfish nature.

Where does this leave me at this point in time. Still with ideas and dreams of a cultural revolution that i had a significant hand in, but with what motivation? and what outcome?

Edward R. Murrow battled for freedom, and against fear in our great nation from our leaders. What do i want to battle against? The same things i battle everyday and that are usually the obstacles that keep from trying to affect some kind of massive change in the world: apathy, fear, misinformation, misconception...though not in politics, like Murrow, but in an even more controversial subject-religion.

Luther, Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, CS Lewis, Tolkein, Donald Miller, and Rob Bell to name a few, but in a completely different area then the above....i want to affect some serious change in the world of art. I know, a seemingly unconnected avenue to religion nowadays, but Art and Faith used to go hand in hand, why not today?

I guess this was just a rant to vent all the stuff thats been going on inside my head as of late. You’ve got my media recommendation for today above, see it, it will make you think. Also if you haven’t yet, pick up Snow Patrol’s new CD “Eyes Open.” It’s is simple, pristine, and superb.

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Diaphanous

Yeah I had to get oh the Ol' Thesarus for the title, what of it? I figured the title "Transparent" would be a little.....well....self evident.

so now we knew the theme of this current blogging expedition. At least I came with a theme this time, instead of showing up here like some un-invited guest with no courteous bottle of wine or even a bit of mildly intelligent conversation. I might actually have something to say now, or at least something that intrigued my little bundle of neurons upstairs.

actually the main thirst is about blogging and its effect. Most out there blog spilling out all kinds of stuff on to this electric page, whether it be pertinant, proper, or otherwise. What I am curious about is, does all this blogging, all this emptying out of the head and the soul onto some keypad, does this make us more transparent or more opaque?

Does spilling our guts to the entire world actually help us to be more open, more diaphanous? Or does this writing to the masses actually take away the need to open up to those close to us? It is an interesting thought, to me at least and one I thought you may want to consider....Whoever "you" is/are....

wow, that seemed like it would take up a lot more page space in my head than in actuality....maybe I'm leaving too much to confusion or misinterpretation. I just hate playing down to people reading this, having to explain everything. I love it when I figure stuff out on my own, when a writer or person who is communication leaves enough blanks for me to actually participate in the rant they are currently creating. But, then again, that's just me. And that's coming from a-more often than not-not normal individual.

It's funny (weird, not hahaha) that I'm full of all these ideas for blogs or just simple questions that would be good up here, but whenever I get to this big blank screen.....my mind follows suit.

well there you are..thats about all I have for tonight....instead of one media recommendation this time, I will direct you to a new link to your right titled "My Book Recommendations" there's enough there to keep you entertained (much more so than this measly blog) for quite some time.

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