karma police

what can be accomplished in twenty-four hours? more than you might think.

createathon has come and gone. twenty-four hours of brainstorming, strategizing, concepting, writing lines, shooting footage, logging, capturing, editing, 7-11ing, and presenting.

twenty-four hours straight, with no sleep. just a lot of coffee... and a sad attempt at a 3:00 a.m. dance party in the computer lab.

it's hard to participate in an event like this without feeling something – besides exhaustion. it's hard not to take something home with you afterwards.

what was my takeaway from this experience? it became abundantly clear that i'm a bad person. i'm too full of pride. i'm pathetically selfish. i'm self-centered. i do things because of what i'll get out of them. i'm a user. i hurt people. and i write off people that have hurt me.

the truth is, i'm afraid no amount of volunteering can undo any of these faults.