I had read novels and other such hyper texts like 'Same Day Test' before. Thinking I could beat the system somehow, I made sure I had explored every path that the narrative offered. The first time that "I" or the nameless he narrator got the results, it came back negative. I then read all the little blips about the museum, Jill's place, the ocean, etc... On what was my last click, "I" asked for the results again, only to sit back in my chair with utter amazement... The results came back positive. That was a loophole I definitely hadn't been anticipating. One word makes the whole work profoundly different. What would he do if the results were positive?

The 'Lucky Ones' was certainly the strangest car ad I have ever seen. I started with Sharon's story, amused by the fact that she had dropped out of grad school. I considered whether or not I had the attention span to watch all of the small movies, and whether or not I wanted to scrounge around in the movable background for the pieces of random information (why did the movie's author/web designer pick diaries or small notes to convey this information, why not other small movies? the written word is still very powerful in this medium, even though it is computerized). The narrative voice was curious, she wasn't one of the family members but was omniscent(I think this is the right word) none-the-less.

Both texts were about reinvention, either by catastrophy or quirk of fate. Do the authors of these types of non-linear narratives have a proclivity for this theme...the unexpected happening..birth out of chaos..art?

- Corey