Tribeca Film Festival: Perspective of an Intern

Hilarious!

Flasher: Think You’ve Seen it All in New York?
Played before some films.

Check out Wokai, a microfinance company

Microfinance is giving small loans to people in the developing world. For example, a loan for a sewing machine or a computer can help spawn an entire business. It’s a great way to help out entrepreneurs succeed in these areas. My friend Meghan Gill is working…

Diary of a Caffeine Addict

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I woke up this morning on five hours of sleep. The alarm ringtone, “Sea and Sand,” was chosen to provide soothing wakefulness but produced…

New e-mail address!

Thanks to those who participated in the contest!

After looking through the possible names I tend to agree that michael DONT SPAM ME everythingiseverything.com is good. Barring a career change, graduate school, or a whim (all of which are likely in the next 10 years)…

Why I hate MSN Messenger

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I am currently logged onto MSN Messenger to chat with a friend who has it. Since I use Adium, once it’s set up I barely know it’s running. But once I…

Win $25 and find me a new email address!

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What does $25 mean to you? It’s two cheap meals or one nice one. A trip to the top of…

Disappointed but not discouraged

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Tribeca Part 2: Two films to check out

As part of my Tribeca experience I saw two great films, which I highly recommend.

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Okay fine, I love Twitter. There, I said it.

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On Food Stamps: Julie’s Great Experiment

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Waiting for justice

Tomorrow morning at 10am, the California Supreme Court will announce its ruling on Proposition 8. We’ve been waiting since the November election for a verdict on the constitutionality of this ballot measure: can the California population vote on a measure that restricts a preexisting right of…

What would you do?

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If somebody gave you $10,000 right now for a project, what would it be? How about one million dollars? Or the resources of a national ad…

The big one is coming?

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On May 17 at 8:39pm, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit Los Angeles, centered over the airport. Two days later, a 4.0 earthquake hit the same…

Voting still open for Massify — please help out!

Hey all,

They’ve pulled a switcheroo and kept voting open. I could really use your help in voting for my film. Just go to the website, log on, and click the star rating. More comments would be very much appreciated as…