Suddenly I See

Last week I installed Miro in my MacBook. Miro does many things, but what I was most interested in was its ability to quickly and painlessly download clips from YouTube. Thanks to this lovely bit of open source software, I now have footage of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse. It probably sounds odd, but I was utterly fascinated by this as a high school student and being able to watch it again makes me happy. I also have the clip of Vir's answer to Morden's question. Yes, that one. The first time I saw it I wanted to stand up and cheer out loud, and time has not diminished that scene's power over me. Vir was sometimes a buffoon and almost always a pawn, but he understood exactly what Morden was about and he wanted none of it.

I've also discovered a few cool things that are new to me. Right now the jewel of the collection is an Advent Children AMV that I discovered while looking for something else. I fell so completely in love with it that it was a few days before I could wonder why. I think it speaks to me as a one-time Girl Scout leader--deep down inside, I always hoped that I could inspire at least one girl to think that she was capable of doing important things. I don't think I ever managed it, but it was a worthy dream and to me, that's what this vid is about: a girl being inspired by a woman in her life.

The song is by KT Tunstall, whose pronunciations are sometimes odd to a Nebraskan's ears. In case you have similar ears, the lyrics are here.