I'm living vicariously through Chuck Klosterman

The wonders of the internet rarely cease to amaze me.

I was just reading a little Chuck Klosterman earlier. I read the section in IV on VH1 Classic. He mentioned a Van Halen video, so I went to YouTube and found it. It was awesome, by the way.

But then, I was struck by my newfound abilities. Not only could I watch that video...I could watch any video (or a close approximation thereof). And so, it strikes me that, if in the mood, I could basically replicate what he saw when he was writing that article. And that amazes me. There's something awesome about having that kind of power.

On a vastly different note, also involving the wonders of YouTube, I remember recently having a conversation about movies that had made us cry. I didn't really have a good answer at the time. I undoubtedly have one now. This scene from Crash gets me every time. On the whole, the movie was very hit or miss for me, but this part was definitely one of the hits.