Morpheus offers Neo regular strength NyQuil and daytime formula DayQuil One of my favorite movie concepts is The Matrix. Whether or not the "thrillogy" turned out great doesn't matter to me so much as the ideas of the first thirty minutes of the first film. You know the concept -- that Agent Utah guy from Point Break ("I am an EFF BEE EYE agent!") plays Neo. Neo finds himself stuck in a rut and wants to find out what this whole Matrix deal is about. A group of leather clad folks oblige, showing up to Neo's crib one day. Their leader, Morpheus, lays out the deal. Neo has two choices: 1) the blue pill effectively acting as rohypnol and putting Neo to sleep OR 2) the red pill, which will show Neo "how deep the rabbit hole goes."
I enjoyed the concept because, I believe, there are people in our lives are our own personal Morpheus. People that you meet along the way that open up your world for the better.
In honor of his pending ???th birthday, I salute Jedboy -- one of my Morpheus-like people. While attending BYU, Jedboy and I collaborated on the esteemed public funding of stadiums project. We also collaborated on lunch about eight times a week, mainly because I'm incapable of preparing hot foods.
However, Jed was especially mind opening in the ways of music. Jed enlightened and enlivened my mind and ears with the great sounds of Arcade Fire. Before I heard them, I was mainly a devout fan of Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Hank Williams, and Public Enemy. (Quite a musical platter there). Arcade Fire has quickly vaulted to the top of the ASmith Charts of Excellence, now possessing the coveted spot of second and third best albums I own. (Nothing is ever going to surpass Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here on my charts.)
Jedboy offers ASmith the feather of Arcade Fire's excellence
In honor of Jed's ???th birthday, where'er you are, stand tall, stand firm, straighten your collar, and throw a salute in Jed's direction. Upon finishing the salute, pull up your favorite Arcade Fire song on your iPod or other listening device of choice, turn up the volume, and retrospect rock in honor of those in your life who are friends and family.
2 comments:
asmith - wow! i've been meaning to write a comment for awhile about your amazingly complimentary post. i share those mutual feelings of friendship with you. i don't think i would've survived the mpa program w/o our daily lunches, movie breaks, gchats during class, or awkward conversation with prof. walters!! ;) thanks for the shoutout birthday. btw...we need to see a movie together soon. word.
"people say that you'll die faster than without water, but we know it's
just a lie, scare your son, scare your daughter " ~arcade fire
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