Thursday, July 31, 2008

I'm A Cool Writer! A Cool, Cool, Cool Writer.

On the board she wrote:
"Online, no one can see how crappy your writing is (yay!)."

This my friends set the tone for the ED2010 Dot-Com Class I attended last night. The class is a two day course on well, writing for the web. I had the liberty of attending the first class--for a decent price--tonight. And I think I may have found my Atoosa Rubenstein for online writing. Her name is Rachel Sklar, Senior Contributing Editor and “Eat The Press” columnist for The Huffington Post, and dotcom extraordinaire! What I loved about her teaching was not only her energy, but her down-to-earth vibe; the lady was not afraid to admit her love for Grease 2 and Harry Potter! She also provided some very, very vital information that I think I'll start applying to Secretista.

Well as an assignment, she told everyone in the class to go home, create a blog (check!) and embed a Grease 2 video (double check!).

Now I must tell you all that I'm not a Grease 2 fan. You see, to me Grease 2 is like many other sequels; it has a what the heck(?!) factor. When we last left Grease, Danny, Sandy and the gang graduated and they all went their separate ways. Rama lama lama, it was over. Kaput. The end. But then Grease 2 which is set 2 years after the original hits you with unknown characters and only one familiar face--beauty school drop out (isn't she a little too old to still be in high school?). I don't get it! You can't recreate an epic movie. You just can't. Just like you can't recreate Bring It On four times over... oh wait, that's right. That already happened, and who agrees with me that they ruined the cheerleading movie saga? But uh, just like you can't recreate Bring It On four times and expect the same hype from the first one, you can't create a sequel that doesn't make any sense. Hmm. I do hear that Grease 2 has recently accumulated a cult following though. Well whether I like it or not, I will admit the Grease 2 video makes me want a cool rider (a cool, cool, cool rider!).



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11 comments:

  1. LisaJuly 31, 2008 at 2:14 AM

    I do love Max Caulfield in that movie.

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  2. Sharon July 31, 2008 at 3:20 AM

    Hope your course goes well!! I never saw the point of Grease 2!!

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  3. Jill @ Trend de la CremeJuly 31, 2008 at 1:50 PM

    lol - i just noticed the "who needs boys, cupcakes are better" image :)

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  4. Imelda Matt - The Despotic Queen of ShoesJuly 31, 2008 at 6:47 PM

    I love 'But uh, just like you can't recreate Bring It On four times and expect the same hype from the first one'... truer words have never been written!

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  5. Brown Girl GumboJuly 31, 2008 at 9:12 PM

    I've always wanted to take a MediaBistro or Ed2010 course. Good for you!! :-)

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  6. AnonymousJuly 31, 2008 at 9:34 PM

    I thought about going to that but it was soo expensive, argh. Did a lot of people end up going? My friend Alex M is enrolled too. :)

    I'm sure you'll get a lot out of it, and maybe even a byline!

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  7. la petite fashionistaAugust 1, 2008 at 1:01 PM

    the ED2010 class sounds like a great idea.

    I'm wondering about her point of adding a Grease 2 clip, im guessing due to its cult following it'll increase your site traffic? haha. anywho, i'd listen to the pro!:)

    xoxo

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  8. la petite fashionistaAugust 1, 2008 at 1:01 PM

    the ED2010 class sounds like a great idea.

    I'm wondering about her point of adding a Grease 2 clip, im guessing due to its cult following it'll increase your site traffic? haha. anywho, i'd listen to the pro!:)

    xoxo

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  9. e. jayAugust 1, 2008 at 9:55 PM

    I didn't much like Grease 2 either, but Maxwell Caulfield sure was hot. And who doesn't find themselves singing "Cool Rider" out of the blue every once in a while? Or "Who's That Guy?" Lol

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  10. MorganAugust 2, 2008 at 12:39 PM

    i didnt enjoy grease 2 as much as the 1st one. but for some reason i watched the sequel before the original

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  11. starbrainedAugust 2, 2008 at 4:09 PM

    Yeah, I agree, the first Bring It On was THE best

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