Evan Williams of Twitter @ TED Conference: What is your Side Project?

Interesting talk by Evan Williams of Twitter at the TED Conference where he talks about the unexpected uses of Twitter. The success of Twitter has been chronicled as it has hit the mainstream media. At this point in my life I couldn’t imagine going through the day without my laptop or blackberry to check the pulse of the world through the eyes of the Twitter community.What grabbed me the most about his talk was the fact that Twitter started off as a side project. The first word that comes to mind after watching the video is the word GRUSTLE.

GRUSTLE is the combination of a daily Grind (job) and a Hustle (your passion) and most people are caught between the two. Most peoples side project is their passion, which I believe fuels their success.

The average person is one side project away from their greatness. What side project are you working on?

FAST AND FURIOUS

Plot:

Having been reinstated back into law enforcement, Brian O' Connor (Walker) hits the streets trying to get a lead on the suppler of a major drug trafficker that uses supercharged cars to make the run from Mexico to LA. But what he didn't count on was crossing paths with his former target turn friend Dominic Toretto (Diesel) who is in town trying to find the one responsible for the death of his friend. Soon realizing that they are both after the same person they must work together, infiltrating the fast car driving drug dealing organization. With Brian trying not to be discovered and Dominic a fugitive, is trying not to get caught and the only person they can truly trust is Mia (Brewster) - Dominic's sister and Brian's ex-lover.

Reel Talk:

Wow it took Vin Diesel 8 years to finally decide to return to the character he portrayed in the first installment of The Fast And Furious series. In this film it brings back the original cast mates Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriquez and Jordana Brewster. Then you got John Ortiz who plays the drug dealing Campos and a cameo appearance from Detroit's own Brandon T. Jackson. You also got the turbo charged cars , rev-ed up and roaring across the screen. But none of these elements could save this movie. The story was so cheesy and the acting so corny that the fast paced auto scenes just didn't seem to matter. There was so much anticipation for this movie, but after seeing this one I wonder, is it a wrap for any other follow up Fast movies? Muscle car junkies may like it for the auto action stunts but that's about it.

Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriquez, John Ortiz and Brandon T. Jackson
Directed by: Justin Lin
Rated: PG-13

I give it 2 and a half eaten corn dogs

By: Corndog - The Reel Hustler