Where the Hell is Matt?
You may or may not have heard of this. I did, on the news, a month or so back. I finally got around to finding and watching the video. I was going to embed it here, but that would only give you the low quality one. What I suggest is that you go to the video:
Where the Hell is Matt?
...and immediately click on the "watch in high quality" option beneath it. It makes a big difference.
14 months. 42 countries. Such a simple, silly idea. But in doing it, one man created something unexpectedly extraordinary. What seemed so goofy at first ended up giving me chills by the end. Why? Because somehow, he managed, in this little video, to shrink the world in a way I've seen no one else accomplish, and to show in such a basic, universal way how, no matter where we are, we're not all so different as we'd like to think. For just a moment there I really felt part of it all, and felt like maybe, just maybe, there might be a chance for humanity after all. Is it strange that something like this could make me feel so connected to my world, and bring up so many inexplicable emotions? Maybe not so strange after all. Maybe, in the end, all we really need to do is shut up and dance.
Thanks, Matt.
3 Comments:
At August 10, 2008 at 5:32 AM , Martin Maenza said...
Mike, what is your obcession with dancing in YouTube videos? Two in a row? I think we need an intervention, my friend. ;)
At August 24, 2008 at 4:38 PM , Jim McClain said...
Two weeks and no blog post? Step up, Michael!
At August 24, 2008 at 6:26 PM , Michael O'Connell said...
A) Been ill
B) Heavy post-Con office work (which is actually paying off!)
C) Been doing some actual writing!! Like, the publishing kind! Woo hoo!
And been bad on the blog, so thanks for the kick! I needed it!
Somethin' soon...
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