Experiencing Spike Jonze's "I'm Here"

Why are the most beautiful of love stories usually the saddest? I'm Here: A Love Story in An Absolut World, a short film written and directed by Spike Jonze, had me pensive and a little sad. I had thought, "Wow. This is The Giving Tree of contemporary times," and then after digging up some background information, I found out that the children's book by Shel Silverstein was indeed the inspiration for I'm Here.

In the film, people and robots cohabit the world (or L.A., at least). The plot revolves around the "lives" of Sheldon and Francesca, two robots having starkly contrasting "personalities." He works at the library and conforms to human rules, while she's the life-of-the-party kind of girl: sassy, fun-loving, and vibrant. She behaves as if she's more human than robot: she drives (when robots are "not allowed" to) and parties a lot. In fact, she loses an arm at a rock club, and this is where the drama begins.

If you want to watch I'm Here, you simply need to click this link. The soundtrack should be enough reason to see this film. Oh, and don't skip the intro.

Getting my movie pass

 It's even better if you watch the movie while logged in to your Facebook account, because you can invite your friends to watch it with you. I especially loved this part, especially since I don't live in the same city as my best friends, so it made me feel as if we were really sitting next to each other in the cinema. "I'm Here" is not just a short film; it's an experience.

Almost felt like the girls were really there

"What's on your mind?"

Anything you post WILL be taken against you. The Internet is forever. Think before you post.

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Who can forget last year's Ashley Payne, the former high school teacher in Georgia, who was forced to resign after a parent complained about the impropriety of one of her vacation photos?

Where this photo is from: "Straight from the A"

Looks harmless enough, don't you think? She was, after all, on a Euro trip, and you know what they say... "When in Ireland, do what the Irish do--drink a Guinness beer." Apparently, the school administrators thought otherwise.

Just recently, news of this kind broke out again, as an editor of a Fairfax newspaper was immediately terminated after a smart-ass and totally insensitive status update.

Where this photo is from: The Daily Telegraph

Seeing his post "there's nothing better than a death to lift circulation," people in his Facebook were aghast, as this was in reference to the death of a police officer who was shot and killed on duty.

Yet, there are stories of many others who have lost their jobs over Facebook that don't make it to the news. Here's a look at a few of them:

Where this photo is from: a Facebook group called "Fired Because of Facebook"

There are so many of them that a book called "Fired for Facebooking" is already in the works. It's going to be a collection of their stories, pretty much like Chicken Soup for the Soul--only depressing, scary, and more likely, an if-I-knew-then-what-I-know-now read. (For more Facebook phenomenon related books, click here)

WE'RE NOT IMMUNE TO THIS.

Anyone with a Facebook, Twitter, or any other social networking account is exposed to the risk of getting fired over Facebook everyday.

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10. It's counter-productive, as I've already explained in My Facebook Hypothesis.

9. Your boss is on Facebook, and he/she is making very good use of the News Feed to check whether you're doing your job or not.

8. Whether you're ranting about your job or gloating over how you pulled a fast one on your boss, remember this: Anything you say can and will be taken against you. Read: Status Updates Spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E

7. Venting via your status updates or your Wall--no matter how unrelated to your profession--and "Like-ing" certain pages can get the honchos dishing the "conduct unbecoming of an employee of this company" memo. (Wait. Let me just Unlike "If you're talking about me behind my back, you're in a good position to kiss my ass." Okay. I'm back.)

6. Uploading a photo of you on a drinking spree--glazed eyes and all.

5. Uploading a photo of you with your head down the toilet after such drinking spree.

4. Posting a video of you and your friends in a compromising position.

3. Getting tagged by your friends in any incriminating photos.

2. Tagging yourself in (self)incriminating photos from your friends' albums.

1. Tagging your boss in incriminating photos and/or videos.