As Britney Spears’ life has seemed to spiral out of control, I have thought a lot about it. And while I don’t want this to come off as a sort of “shame on all of us” type of post, I am thinking that someway somehow we got a close up view of a person making consistently poor choices that eventually led to the loss of custody of her children, hospitalization in a psych ward, and the complete destruction of her reputation in the world media.

Although I have never been a fan of Britney’s music, I was intrigued by her fast rise to success. What is the impact on a person’s psyche of being a sex icon before you are even an adult? And as she became an adult, where do you take it from there? The Madonna kiss, etc…? Then the fairly rocky marriage to a guy leveraging his marriage into a career.

What happened? In my life, I have people who will grab me by the shoulders and say something if I am getting off track. Maybe that is what Britney was missing, or maybe she couldn’t trust those people because they were the same friends and family that had profited from her rise to fame. Obviosuly, all speculation.

At the end of the day, I feel bad for Britney Spears. She has to own her choices and live with them, but it is sad for us as a society to see someone go down in flames like that. It makes me thankful for the support structure that I have.

Was Leaving Britney Alone the Right Thing to do? is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

• I helped a national brand create measurement for all of their online marketing campaigns.
• I led an effort to create a complete online marketing strategy for a major financial institution.
• I watched many hours of NBC Olympics coverage

Life has been busy. So how have you been?

Here is a link to a funny post over at Wolf-Howl

have you ever pictured Google like this?

wolf howl, too busy to post

Holy Crap I haven’t posted for a while is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

Technorati makes me jump through hoops is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

And since I am by no means a stylesheet guy, I am going to have to post a bunch of posts so that they drop off the main page. Then only the archives will be totally screwed up and I can live with that for a while. I found out last night that Head First HTML
has been released. Maybe I should buy that and figure out what the heck I am doing on this here internet.

Hmmm, I think maybe I will wait till I can borrow it from a coworker.

Some Problems with IE is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

Eventually, the lights went down and the crowd went up, and long ago someone left with the cup… oh wait that’s another band.

Anyway, U2 took the stage. The crowd erupted and with the practiced grace of a seasoned veteran Bono coached us through the first few numbers.

I was enthused. I was electrified. I was stuck in a moment that I couldn’t get out of. Interestingly enough, and this is often the case with me, I ran out of emotions before the show was half over. I have felt this way before; running out of emotion before the experience is over. But I have to admit that I was surprised. This is not to say that I did not enjoy the show. It was everything I expected and more.

In the final analysis, it was well worth the price of admission $95.
Here are my highlights.

Best Song: Elevation, Sometimes You Can’t Make it on Your Own
Best Moment: When Bono took a little girl’s gum in his hand after he asked her to take it out. Also, when the roadie had to keep Bono from missing the mic after he had blindfolded himself for dramatic effect.
Best Quote: “We love you Larry.” – Repeatedly yelled by the woman sitting next to me.
Best Fan: A dude in front of us was so drunk that he fell on the people in front of him, and his dancing was priceless.
Best Display of Rock Mastery: When Bono took two circuits around the entire stage at a full sprint and still managed to have enough breath to finish the song.
Worst Moment: The uncomfortable feeling when a woman Bono invited on stage to sing to could not keep her hands off of him in a strangely inappropriate way. I can’t even remember the song.

To see what some other people in attendance that night thought of the show, Click Here

U2 Brutus is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

Nowadays, of course, it is too complicated. We all say, “Anything but country and rap.” This is untrue because some rap is cool and there are a couple of good country songs (I can’t think of any right now but you get my point). I wonder if we really do have a favorite artist still or have we been forced out of favorites in favor of a broad spectrum of favorites based on our mood?

What’s Your Favorite Music is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

Hows that for a little bit of insight into my musical tastes sometimes.

Pretty slick. This actually reminds me of the mid 90’s when I discovered broadcast.com. Eventually, of course, they got bought out by Yahoo, then it got corporatized, and then it sucked.

I hope this one continues to be cool. I think that eventually they are going to put commercials on it.

Cool new service is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

In any case, the story line is one that has some sci-fi merit, but the I believe that the creators of this film were trying too hard to remain true to the original while working with an entirely different medium. The result was a slow moving action movie that had Charlize Theron in it. Hardy Har Har.

Freeze punk. . . is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

How about that to lift your spirits. Sheesh

Hey Look at Me is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog

I went to a friend’s wedding in Chicago this past weekend. It was really fun. I ran into a lot of friends from school and it amazes me continually what a random lot of ridiculously intelligent people I was fortunate to be friends with during my time in school.

It is nice.

A quick Note is a post from: Mymotech Web Analytics Blog