Do I really need to respond to this class with more than three words? hmmmm?
MARY FUCKING ELLEN
hahahahaha.
Interesting class today. I do agree with Beth tho; although our assignments are very interesting, I think we could probably do a bit more thinking in relation to our projects. However, I really do enjoy my "scared shitless" fruit fly picture. Hahaha.
I will be on vacation this next week. During that time, I will try to dig even further into my final project idea and try to pinpoint exactly what I am trying to accomplish, and in the process, make it interesting for the masses. I think my project has some potential; however, it is too broad. I will try to give it a central theme other than different perspectives based on alcohol consumption. I am hoping to give this project an educative edge to indeed come to some goal. More to come in the future, and I look forward to seeing the class when I get back.
PS: Cop cars running over apples with their lights turned on is WIN. So are super heroes made from SPORKS. hahaha.
I did forget to blog about this a bit ago, but I wanted to share it with you all.
Around three weeks ago I was driving down to campus and stuck behind some guy driving down fall creek. This guy was going into the oncoming traffic lanes, back into ours, and into the right lane. I decided to pass this guy, thinking it was a good idea.
We came to a stop light, and I figured it might be a good idea to get in the other lane. As I did this, I watched the drunk driver come flying up on my left, proceeding to slam hard into the van right next to me. After this happened, he took off.
Realize this was happening at around 4pm. I did not call the police, as I did not think quickly on my feet, and sadly, did not want to get tied up in the situation. However, is inconvenience an excuse for preventing harm? Looking back, I know what I should have done.
This all ties into our red-light situation we talked about in class around three weeks ago. STOP FOR THE DAMNED LIGHTS PEOPLE, and DO NOT DRIVE DRUNK. It is rediculous, it kills, and it makes you look like an ass. This coming from me. Pfft. I need to take my own advice.
See you all soon!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Malathion: Change We Can Believe In
Alright, so my word from Beth was Malathion; yaaaaaa. Well it turns out that this word is basically insect pesticide. Originally it was created to kill fruit flies, but it later found it's uses in destroying mosquitos. Anyways, we were supposed to do something with my word "change" and Beth's word "Malathion." So I figured I'd make a somewhat Godzilla-like picture.
Ahhhhhhhh! Run from the pesticide! Those silly talking bugs!
~M
Ahhhhhhhh! Run from the pesticide! Those silly talking bugs!
~M
Let Randomness Be Your Guide... And Tardiness
So I just noticed the assignment posted last night; I realize I should probably keep an eye on OnCourse over spring break, but sadly I did not. However, I will do the best I can with what I have, and that includes several of the steps.
Step 1: Find the Word
Strange
Step 2: Tape the Word to my Mirror
Dealing with my time limitations, I went ahead and kept my word in my pocket at work and with me all day.
Step 3: Blogging
I stayed up all of last night working on some projects, and I tried to think of it as much as possible. I suppose you can say that staying up all night was a strange experience for me. Playing video games is strange as well, especially this morning right before work.
At work this morning, it was definitely a strange experience. I was scheduled off, but had to work for two hours. Not only was this strange, but one of my freezer cases decided to go down this morning, resulting in a bunch of product being pulled. This experience was rare; however, not as strange.
This afternoon I went ahead and slept from 9:30 to 5. I would say this is definitely a strange experience for me. I work everyday 7 to 4, which in turn requires me to get to bed around 11 every night. Sleeping during the day, to me, is a completely new and strange experience.
I have kind of been thinking about this word a lot. I suppose it's strange to try something new, live your life differently, or seek change. After all, change is something we all need, yet feel strange about. The unknown is a strange and difficult concept; however, the more I think about it, the more I realize how beautiful change truly is. I cannot think of one point in my life where change was a bad thing for me.
I have worked at Marsh for 8 1/2 years now, which is strange in itself. I will be graduating in May, which will be a huge change. I suppose this all leads me to the idea that strange is change, and change is beautiful.
After this thought, I have decided to replace the word strange with change.
I will update this more this evening and tomorrow with further thoughts about this word.
Step 1: Find the Word
Strange
Step 2: Tape the Word to my Mirror
Dealing with my time limitations, I went ahead and kept my word in my pocket at work and with me all day.
Step 3: Blogging
I stayed up all of last night working on some projects, and I tried to think of it as much as possible. I suppose you can say that staying up all night was a strange experience for me. Playing video games is strange as well, especially this morning right before work.
At work this morning, it was definitely a strange experience. I was scheduled off, but had to work for two hours. Not only was this strange, but one of my freezer cases decided to go down this morning, resulting in a bunch of product being pulled. This experience was rare; however, not as strange.
This afternoon I went ahead and slept from 9:30 to 5. I would say this is definitely a strange experience for me. I work everyday 7 to 4, which in turn requires me to get to bed around 11 every night. Sleeping during the day, to me, is a completely new and strange experience.
I have kind of been thinking about this word a lot. I suppose it's strange to try something new, live your life differently, or seek change. After all, change is something we all need, yet feel strange about. The unknown is a strange and difficult concept; however, the more I think about it, the more I realize how beautiful change truly is. I cannot think of one point in my life where change was a bad thing for me.
I have worked at Marsh for 8 1/2 years now, which is strange in itself. I will be graduating in May, which will be a huge change. I suppose this all leads me to the idea that strange is change, and change is beautiful.
After this thought, I have decided to replace the word strange with change.
I will update this more this evening and tomorrow with further thoughts about this word.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Final Project Proposal + What Ifs
I do not think I officially posted my final project idea to this blog, so here it is. I have a rough idea that I want to capture the mental processes in a natural, organic environment. I would like to document my experiences and interactions with nature with and without the effects of alcohol. I plan on taking a camera into the woods, documenting what I see, and ultimately determining what, in my mind, brings about the most color, nostalgia, and interest in each state.
What If Questions:
1.) What if I were to use After Effects for my project; would it take away from the original idea?
2.) What if I used no edits?
3.) What if I included people and human interaction in my piece?
4.) What if I were to interact with my environment?
5.) What if I wanted to make some sort of stop motion piece out of my footage?
6.) What if my piece was done in the dark?
7.) What if this piece was filmed during a rain storm?
8.) What if my mood of the particular day of filming was not status quo?
9.) What if I were searching for, during this process, things that resembled something else? (i.e. cloud watching)
10.) What if I used some past experience to make my idea partial?
11.) What if I related some past movie to this project, and in turn tried to reenact a particular scene?
12.) What if I really do use illegal substances in the making of this film?
13.) What exactly would I consider an illegal substance?
14.) What if I ended up creating some musical score or piece based around the sounds I happen to capture while filming?
15.) What if I used no sound at all?
16.) What if I used mental thoughts that were crossing my mind as I filmed as audio documentation?
17.) What if I were to do this project 32 hours after I had last slept?
18.) What if I try to analyze too much/little?
19.) What if, due to my environment, I allow myself to be free of everything for a day, simply surrounded by nature?
20.) What if I do not allow myself to do anything else other than to film this interaction for a whole day?
21.) What if I become bored?
22.) What if this project does not capture anyone's attention; is it a failure?
23.) What if my target audience is myself; would this work be creative?
24.) What if my project was ultimately an excuse to be lazy for a day?
25.) What if I do not document my project at all?
26.) What if the video camera tells the story, not me?
27.) What if I try to do the entire project based around what the video camera wants to capture, not me?
28.) What if the video camera was attached to a helmet?
29.) What if I try to use objects in class to make the piece a "scratch and smell" interactive piece?
30.) What if I tried to make the piece 3D? (or what everyone seems to think is 3D)
31.) What if I use my other what ifs as an excuse to not make anymore what ifs?
32.) What if I have a better understanding now than I did at the beginning?
33.) What if I am bullshitting right now?
*Check the other blogs for responses to other's projects.
For now, I suppose this is leading me in the right direction. Does this piece have to be a turning point in my mental or academic career? Do I truly need to strive to find an enlightening state, or will this part of my life simply come to me? I suppose the ultimate What if question would be, "What if my life's work fails to leave a mark on who I was; would I be a failure?"
What If Questions:
1.) What if I were to use After Effects for my project; would it take away from the original idea?
2.) What if I used no edits?
3.) What if I included people and human interaction in my piece?
4.) What if I were to interact with my environment?
5.) What if I wanted to make some sort of stop motion piece out of my footage?
6.) What if my piece was done in the dark?
7.) What if this piece was filmed during a rain storm?
8.) What if my mood of the particular day of filming was not status quo?
9.) What if I were searching for, during this process, things that resembled something else? (i.e. cloud watching)
10.) What if I used some past experience to make my idea partial?
11.) What if I related some past movie to this project, and in turn tried to reenact a particular scene?
12.) What if I really do use illegal substances in the making of this film?
13.) What exactly would I consider an illegal substance?
14.) What if I ended up creating some musical score or piece based around the sounds I happen to capture while filming?
15.) What if I used no sound at all?
16.) What if I used mental thoughts that were crossing my mind as I filmed as audio documentation?
17.) What if I were to do this project 32 hours after I had last slept?
18.) What if I try to analyze too much/little?
19.) What if, due to my environment, I allow myself to be free of everything for a day, simply surrounded by nature?
20.) What if I do not allow myself to do anything else other than to film this interaction for a whole day?
21.) What if I become bored?
22.) What if this project does not capture anyone's attention; is it a failure?
23.) What if my target audience is myself; would this work be creative?
24.) What if my project was ultimately an excuse to be lazy for a day?
25.) What if I do not document my project at all?
26.) What if the video camera tells the story, not me?
27.) What if I try to do the entire project based around what the video camera wants to capture, not me?
28.) What if the video camera was attached to a helmet?
29.) What if I try to use objects in class to make the piece a "scratch and smell" interactive piece?
30.) What if I tried to make the piece 3D? (or what everyone seems to think is 3D)
31.) What if I use my other what ifs as an excuse to not make anymore what ifs?
32.) What if I have a better understanding now than I did at the beginning?
33.) What if I am bullshitting right now?
*Check the other blogs for responses to other's projects.
For now, I suppose this is leading me in the right direction. Does this piece have to be a turning point in my mental or academic career? Do I truly need to strive to find an enlightening state, or will this part of my life simply come to me? I suppose the ultimate What if question would be, "What if my life's work fails to leave a mark on who I was; would I be a failure?"
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Class on March 2nd
I think it's fair to state that yesterday's class session was the most prolific in terms of self awareness. Even though the class was short, I felt that a lot of what Beth was saying is exactly true. I really enjoyed her lecture on the loss of freedom after our childhood. I suppose if we want to get over our limitations and be the most creative, inspired individuals we can, we need to maintain a childlike interest in our surroundings and see everything as if it were brand new each time we see it. This would keep the limitations at bay, and yet have respect for the social order.
I will spend the next week thinking about my final project. I truly believe the What If questions will help me flesh out my idea to a greater extent, as it is somewhat vague at the moment. However, I do want to stick with my idea, as it is something I would like to become aware of myself. I want to learn what I take preference on in this world; what colors, shapes, sizes excite me, and what seem to hardly exist. I want to experience this world in a different way, if only for a little while and partially under the effects of alcohol (maybe).
It almost seems to me that mankind is not made to take the sort of constant engagement and schedules that we do. We are constantly bombarded by media, and we always feel as though we need to stay busy to stay productive. I suppose my final project will be a step into the slower, simpler side of life. I will document the process, and dive further into the topic with my fifty what ifs.
I will spend the next week thinking about my final project. I truly believe the What If questions will help me flesh out my idea to a greater extent, as it is somewhat vague at the moment. However, I do want to stick with my idea, as it is something I would like to become aware of myself. I want to learn what I take preference on in this world; what colors, shapes, sizes excite me, and what seem to hardly exist. I want to experience this world in a different way, if only for a little while and partially under the effects of alcohol (maybe).
It almost seems to me that mankind is not made to take the sort of constant engagement and schedules that we do. We are constantly bombarded by media, and we always feel as though we need to stay busy to stay productive. I suppose my final project will be a step into the slower, simpler side of life. I will document the process, and dive further into the topic with my fifty what ifs.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Cave Discussion
Reading walls of text on a CRT monitor was basically my observation into the world; my allegory of the cave moment.
I have always found this parable to be an interesting take on our world and what we think of our world. With the advances over the last few centuries, this pursuit of truth is pretty much understood throughout our lifetime.
I could summarize this article, and explain all the little tidbits, but what I think would be much more interesting is discussing the questions that exist outside of this parable. Take for instance, our world. Our world is all we have right now, and any existence of other "truths" are not known to us, nor ever will be known unless some sort of extraordinary enlightenment were to occur. However, this will never happen, as seen through the history of our world.
We will always question the very basics and functions of our world and the things within it. However, there is a certain point that we must understand we will never reach. It is in this realm that society longs to be, and because of such, we will forever hold visions of grandeur and tales of fiction to be the cornerstone for our deep, prophetic discussions of what we are and what we will or will not become.
The idea behind this story, to me, is to just simply continue searching for answers; examine your world. The worst thing someone can do is use their time on this Earth in an irresponsible way. I believe that if enough time is spent examining the mechanics of our existence, we will, if anything, become at peace with ourselves and understand our limitations. In this, we find happiness for the things we do possess, and in turn, we must spread our understanding and appreciation with those around us.
Without this appreciation, there would be no motivation to progress our world. If there was no progression, ultimately society would collapse or we would be cheating ourselves to think we must stay in one state. Thankfully, many people in our world choose to use their time wisely, search beyond what is given to them, and ultimately progress our world.
Whether free will or fate, it is our responsibility to understand that the present is truly a gift (I'm sure I ripped that off of many people.) We have to understand that what is done is done, what will come will come, and what is taking place at this moment is truly the foundation for the other two. If we want to be content with ourselves, we will continue to search into morality, functionality, and awareness. As far as we know, we have one life to live; ultimately it is our job to use our time properly for the betterment of our world; after all, it is all we know.
Anything beyond what we know is faith; and faith is only achieved through long term dedication to self awareness and world functionality.
I have always found this parable to be an interesting take on our world and what we think of our world. With the advances over the last few centuries, this pursuit of truth is pretty much understood throughout our lifetime.
I could summarize this article, and explain all the little tidbits, but what I think would be much more interesting is discussing the questions that exist outside of this parable. Take for instance, our world. Our world is all we have right now, and any existence of other "truths" are not known to us, nor ever will be known unless some sort of extraordinary enlightenment were to occur. However, this will never happen, as seen through the history of our world.
We will always question the very basics and functions of our world and the things within it. However, there is a certain point that we must understand we will never reach. It is in this realm that society longs to be, and because of such, we will forever hold visions of grandeur and tales of fiction to be the cornerstone for our deep, prophetic discussions of what we are and what we will or will not become.
The idea behind this story, to me, is to just simply continue searching for answers; examine your world. The worst thing someone can do is use their time on this Earth in an irresponsible way. I believe that if enough time is spent examining the mechanics of our existence, we will, if anything, become at peace with ourselves and understand our limitations. In this, we find happiness for the things we do possess, and in turn, we must spread our understanding and appreciation with those around us.
Without this appreciation, there would be no motivation to progress our world. If there was no progression, ultimately society would collapse or we would be cheating ourselves to think we must stay in one state. Thankfully, many people in our world choose to use their time wisely, search beyond what is given to them, and ultimately progress our world.
Whether free will or fate, it is our responsibility to understand that the present is truly a gift (I'm sure I ripped that off of many people.) We have to understand that what is done is done, what will come will come, and what is taking place at this moment is truly the foundation for the other two. If we want to be content with ourselves, we will continue to search into morality, functionality, and awareness. As far as we know, we have one life to live; ultimately it is our job to use our time properly for the betterment of our world; after all, it is all we know.
Anything beyond what we know is faith; and faith is only achieved through long term dedication to self awareness and world functionality.
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