I didn’t think I would actually make a second post this soon but I was looking for an internship on internmatch.com and the site recommended to visit a website called Meetup.com to find and meet up with more professionals. My initial reaction was to find a site similar to Linkedin where many professionals create a profile and place their available times when and where they would like to meet up. However, this was not the case. This site can be used for any and everything. What I love about this site is that it encourages people to come out of their batcaves behind their computer screen and actually meet people in REAL LIFE. If you want to meet up with a group of poets and plan a poetry jam, just simply create a post about where and when you want to meet up and people will have the luxury to find your event. I have seen people create workout groups, book reading clubs, and dating groups.
Now I have only been on the website a couple of times and I don’t know all the ins and outs of the website. However, the opportunity this site provides are endless. A couple of stats from the About section on Meetup.com states that the website receives:
9 million monthly visitors
9.5 million members
280,000 Monthly meetups
45,000 Cities listed
Meetup.com’s mission is to empower small groups to make a big difference. I definitely endorse meetup.com’s mission and will be using this website in the near future. Empower yourself and embrace stepping outside of your comfort zone to new opportunities.
Usually bloggers start with some super creative first line that grabs the attention of the reader in order for you to keep reading, i.e a lead. I will give it a shot. Imagine a movie that grabs your attention, extracts your soul, and places you in the middle of the most epic and cataclysmal house party ever created. With that being said, words could not describe the mayhem that is Project X.
Warning: Those over the age of 28 years old will not be interested in this movie/blog post so please do yourself a favor and discontinue from reading this post. Project X begins with a loser crew that consists of a poser, nerd, and average nice guy. These kids are about to plan the greatest party known to man in order to increase their popularity and “change the game” as Costa, the poser, stated on several occasions.
However, what set this movie apart from, let’s say Superbad or Hangover, was the fact that these were high school kids shooting a film with one of their best friends video camera. It gives you the feeling that you were actually at the party with these guys as they were saving a midget from being roasted in an oven, a 12-year old security guard tasing a local resident, and a drug dealer’s rampage through the streets setting the whole neighborhood ablaze.
In short, this movie felt like an experience rather than just a film. I highly suggest that if you are in either high school, college, or recently graduated from college, you should definitely check this movie out and see if you are not motivated to throw a party better than that one.
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