On a Break

I am taking a short break. Hope to see you again soon.

Tiger Woos hits the camera again

You may remember that we had Tiger Woods hit the camera in a TV commercial we made a few years back. It was an amazing feat in that he was easily 100 yards away from the camera and the lens was maybe 6" x 12". This time he did not do it on purpose. At the Ryder Cup last week he shanked a shot directly at a camera man, who got this great picture just before it hit the camera.


My favorite part of this picture is the guy on the right hand side with the big mustache and cigar. He has become a minor Internet celebrity.

The Social Network

I just got back from seeing The Social Network, the new David Fincher movie about Facebook and the first thing I want to do is get off Facebook. It is an understatement to say that this movie does not paint any of the participants in a good light, and founder Mark Zuckerberg comes across as the biggest a-hole of them all.

The story is pretty simple. A young hacker named Mark Zuckerberg comes up with the idea of connecting people through a social network, basically linking college facebook pages to more and more people so you can share information and become friends. The problem is, it may not have been his idea and he may have screwed a few people along the way. The story is told in retrospect as Zuckerberg gives testimony in two lawsuits that have been filed against him. He is portrayed as a know-it-all jerk, who ironically can not maintain a friendship in real life, but there is no doubt he is a genius. Justin Timberlake takes a great turn as a-hole number two, or Sean Parker the inventor of Napster, who shows up as the slightly older guy who has been through it all before and wants to help Zuckerman succeed, or make sure Parker makes some money this time around.

If you are at all dialed into the 21st century this is a must see film. It is very well written by Aaron Sorkin and beautifully directed by David Fincher. It is much more than the facebook story, it is a great film.