Memento

This easily is one of the greatest movies ever made, it keeps you glued from the first frame to the last. The movie consists of two time lines, the past is played forward (in B&W) and the present is played backward (in color) which converge seamlessly. The non-linear story telling adds a great deal of ambiguity to the movie but in effect also enhances the suspense. I think this style of presentation also instigates the viewer to watch the movie repeatedly to make sense of it. This flick is indeed a modern classic.

I think any one who watches this movie would think of more idealistic ways of dealing with a similar situation (in a hypothetical sense) i.e. with a 15 minute memory buffer. I did certainly think of it and came up with this list of Do(s) and Don't(s).

Do(s)

1. Pick up a Blackberry; easier to make notes and memos, set alerts, camera, GPS in case you get lost etc.
2. Todo List; to keep in track of day to day events and remainders.
3. Blog; Micro-blogging through Twitter and blogging through Blogger/Wordpress.

Don't(s)

1. Tattoos; on the long run you'll run out of space...but ofcourse getting your phone no., the url of your personal Todo list and Blog tattooed is a great idea! (also the passwords)
   
2. Collage; could sometimes get confusing based on the amount of information that has been collated...more efficient visualization techniques need to be used. An e.g. is my timeline at a social networking site called Lifeblob (http://www.lifeblob.com/user/vivekjv/view/timeline)