The Other Side of Me.......

Technology is a luxury, which is always changing.  Even at this writing, something new is probably being invented or improved.  For example, this past week Amazon.com answered the challenge to Apple’s iPad2 by introducing it’s own version, Kindle Fire.www.amazon.com

Now, some may question why I’ve chosen to write about this,

but I can’t answer that question it’s just something that intrigued me and because I’m trying to convince myself not to buy it (lol).  I really was inspired to write about this because, since I’ve been in school this year I’ve come to appreciate the hard work and dedication that goes into all things entertainment.  I am a TV junkie by nature, and since I voluntarily gave up cable so that I could focus on my studies, I’ve come to appreciate the finer things of today.  Don’t get too excited though, I still have my favorite shows downloaded onto my computer (I couldn’t completely give it up).

For example, this week I’ve been watching Friends, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/and remembered when it first came out how “edgy” it was supposedly was in that area, and though it did not use hard core vernacular it was still hard core back then, and this was only about 18 years ago.  Now, we are so conditioned to hearing those words that a lot of us dismiss it.  We’ve even advanced from watching regular broadcast network programs and moved to more cable access productions.  I remember learning in undergrad that by around this era most viewers would matriculate towards cable where edgier programming could be viewed so said so done.

Even watching Friends this week had me chuckling; I looked at the “archaic” cordless phones, the dinosaur cell-phones and heck, I even laughed at myself because even I was different back then (very long story).  I’ve come to appreciate the talent behind excellence and never letting go of your convictions.  I’ve always been the kind of person who needed to prove everyone wrong.  The more someone tells me I can’t do something, the more I’m motivated to show them I can. 

This being said, where would we be today if the inventors and innovators of the world listened to the naysayers, probably still rubbing two sticks together and hoping for a spark.  So, for all the movers and the shakers out there, this blog is dedicated to you, no one knows the end to your story but you and the journey only ends when you do.  So, keep on keeping on?  I’ve always asked the question what price would you pay to become a celebrity, perhaps the better question is

What price would YOU pay to follow YOUR dreams?