Twitter Fiction

I've been posting a story to my twitter account over the past few days. One line at a time. I think it may be a first, I haven't heard of anyone else doing this kind of thing.

It's an interesting excercise in that delivering a story one or two lines at a time means that each line need to both move the story forward but also serve as a sort of mini cliff-hanger.

I'll see where it takes me but it is fun telling a story in a new format.

Otis

New Twitter Concept

I have an idea to do a serialized Twitter story. Telling a story a few lines at a time.

Let's see if it works.

www.twitter.com/otislevine

Sienfeld vs Mickey

It's just occured to me that the cast of Sienfeld is the same as Mickey and his friends. Think about it:

Jerry = Mickey
Elaine = Minnie
George = Donald Duck
Kramer = Goofy

Not only do these characters resemble each other physically, but as personalities too. Their individual traits as well as their interactions are virtually the same.

Are Mickey and Minnie exs that can't move on? Why is the world working against George and Donald Duck? And Kramer and Goofy always slide into the scene with some half-cocked scheme that has fallen apart.

Anyone else notice it?

Candian Politics

Wouldn't it be great if the Canadian political scene was exciting?

Watching Barack Obama's inaugaration made me think that our system can be pretty lame. Who actually know anything about how Prime Ministers are sworn in.

What has Harper been up to lately? He doesn't want you to know. His office tries to kept his every move secret. Not because he's doing bad things, but because he's got nothing great to say.

Do our party leaders inspire us to greatness? Do they have a vision for Canada? Or are they just doing a job. Leaders must lead, excite, and help bring the best out of those they lead.

That's what made people like Kennedy and Trudeau great.

President Obama seems to have reignited this spirit in people. Can it happen again in Canada?

Twitter

I can't figure Twtter out.

Marketing professionals and PR types claim it's a great tool. But if you look through it all you find marketing and PR people telling where they are, what they are eating, or what's on TV.

What's the point? Does that help accomplish anything?

Blank CDs & Downloading Music

I just heard the tax (surcharge) on blank media (CDs) in Canada was going up.

If that money is in fact going to artist to cover what they loose in "illegal" downloads then is it really illegal to download music? They're getting paid from my blank CD purchases. I should be allowed to download whatever I want to those "licensed CDs" and not worry about breaking the law. As long as I have all downloads on a CD I should be covered right?

Who's to say I don't have the legal right to download free tracks from the internet. You're paying for it through the blank media you buy regardless of what you actually store on it. Meaning if I buy a CD to store data, musicians get paid for the CD I bought even though no music is involved. Now it's the musicians ripping me off to store my excel spreadsheets. And every time I burn data to a new disc I'll think, "There's the musicians stealing from me again."

Where's the equality?

Why is their creativity worth more than mine in the eyes of the law?

Xmas Time

Merry Xmas everyone!

Things have been great. The LG is magical. I've never enjoyed a phone more.

However, the economy sucks. Anyone know a TV show that needs writers in Toronto? I'm your man!