Nowadays...

"Nowadays anyone with a crap laptop and an Internet connection can sound their barbaric yawp, whatever it may be" (Julie Powell). 


I am just another "anyone" and I think this is kinda reassuring. Julie Powell, one of the most known bloggers whose successful story inspired the movie "Julie & Julia", was an ordinary secretary before starting her famous Project.
She had a great idea and she persisted in it, even if it was extremely difficult and challenging to achive.
She wanted to learn cooking using Julia Child's masterpiece, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she decided to complete 524 recipes in 365 days. I don't like the film, even if Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci and Meryl Streep are great, but I read Julie Powell's blog and I am eager to learn more from her. She used a Blogger template and wrote without knowing if anyone was listening to her. This story has an happy ending and I think her success is extremely deserved.
When you struggle to get what you want and your aim is considered beyond  reach, if you succeed, you clearly deserved it.
I never say "I can't do that" because I know that if I bone up on it, if I study, if  I make errors, I will definitely learn something new.
Julie Powell is a modern hero and I really admire her irony, her accuracy and strong passion for something. 
It would be a pleasure for me to have half of her imaginativeness: I just need a good idea to begin with...