I was born in Mount Kisco, New York and grew up in South Salem, New York. This summer a drive in movie theater revealed itself near my home town, so some friends and I checked it out. It was similar to what various mediums have portrayed them as; a big screen outside with a lot of cars parked before it. We got a little gadget that tuned our radios to the movie being played. We saw a double feature for $7.00 flat. That is definitely enticing compared to the $10-$20 (3D/IMax) spent per movie in the multiplex places.
What did I see? Here's a hint:
Yep, that's the heroic Buzz Lightyear with Woody as seen in Toy Story 2. The other film was Prince of Persia...which was terrible.
The drive in was a fun time. It is one of those 'things' that seems outdated and a thing of the past but it was able to give us kids of the world of Web 2.0 a good time.
Our media culture and technology now allows for videos to be virally spread and recieved. I like that because we can get a much wider span of video content instead of being limited to what the television companies are deciding to air. Instructional videos, entertaining videos, business videos, political recordings, anything!
On top of that, however, I do not like the virality of some videos. This is one of the most viewed videos on YouTube (you've probably seen it):
Let's talk about the typographic, informative aspects of that piece. A child being hurt is the top tier standard for entertaining viral videos in our media culture.
As a Professional Writing Major I see myself in some sort of writing capacity in the future. My fantasy job is to write for National Geographic in some way. My ambitions for the future were stymied by considerations about changing majors and on top of that I'm still not 100% on where I want to end up. I would like to end up more on the business end of writing, as in publishing or editing. Being a specialized technical writer also appeals to me and the promises the pursuit of a poet or novelist offer are unfortunately unattractive right now.
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