"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."
-Willy Wonka
After 3 days of meeting and mingling with some of the most brilliant Flash designers on the planet, I'm truly inspired. The work they have done, the close knit developer's community, and the potential of this powerful tool is mind-blowing. Flash has really evolved from a simple linear animation application into a powerful object-oriented web programing powerhouse (I remember playing with it in it's pre-Macromedia days, when it was called "Future Splash Animator"). If you've never been, I highly endorse attending the FlashForward2001 conference. The sessions and speakers were all top notch; they embodied what I believe the future of the web can become.
On an unrelated note, Star Wars geeks like myself owe it to themselves to go check out the fan film "Duality". The premise: A Sith apprentice travels to the planet Korriban to face his trial and his destiny. Very, very impressive. Nicely done guys.