iTunes: "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations
I: Ain't too proud to beg
I have exactly 2 months to find a date to my friends' wedding. I don't feel that panic sensation yet but it's in the post.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Still
Yay for Natalie! You helped me finish off my roll of film the other day, therefor this post is dedicated to you!
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Bitter is a sweet word
iTunes: "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers
I am: skeptical
It's so funny that when I do complain about Springfield, it's not about the town itself, but more about the people in it. It sickens me how uncultured this city is. It sickens me to an extent when I can feel actual nausea. Don't get me wrong. For a while there I was arguing that Springfield's attention to the arts was growing and how real diversity was starting to appear. Yeah well every time I think we take a step towards the goal of a being a somewhat cultural gem some idiot changes my mind by making so typical white trash comment about art.
Example:
"Dude, you can totally see her boob! THAT IS SO AWWWWESOME!"
Now that wasn't the comment that this rant is pertaining to, but you get the general idea. People should strive to see the messages within art or appreciate the techniques used to make them. They should look within themselves and see how the piece makes them feel. That doesn't mean that everyone in Springfield has to love every single piece of art but to explore the feelings that arise within themselves when they look upon new and different works. If you hate something, then ask yourself why. Ask, "Why does this offend me? Was that the artist's purpose?" Looking at something and saying, "Haha! That totally looks like a dick!" is not analyzing art. If you look a painting and say, "Hey, that looks like a dick [or phallic symbol which is a more appropriate thing to say while in an art gallery]. I wonder if that changes the meaning of this piece? Was that done on purpose? Does that take away from anything from the artwork? Am I offended by this?" That is analyzing.
There is just a lack of maturity when it comes to people in this town and art. Arg. I'm not saying that "it's not getting better" because it is. It's just that ignorant people like that make it much more difficult to convince people who AREN'T FROM SPRINGFIELD that there is a wonderful underground art society.
Nuff said about that.
In other news, I hate Valentines day. No big suprise why.
I am: skeptical
It's so funny that when I do complain about Springfield, it's not about the town itself, but more about the people in it. It sickens me how uncultured this city is. It sickens me to an extent when I can feel actual nausea. Don't get me wrong. For a while there I was arguing that Springfield's attention to the arts was growing and how real diversity was starting to appear. Yeah well every time I think we take a step towards the goal of a being a somewhat cultural gem some idiot changes my mind by making so typical white trash comment about art.
Example:
"Dude, you can totally see her boob! THAT IS SO AWWWWESOME!"
Now that wasn't the comment that this rant is pertaining to, but you get the general idea. People should strive to see the messages within art or appreciate the techniques used to make them. They should look within themselves and see how the piece makes them feel. That doesn't mean that everyone in Springfield has to love every single piece of art but to explore the feelings that arise within themselves when they look upon new and different works. If you hate something, then ask yourself why. Ask, "Why does this offend me? Was that the artist's purpose?" Looking at something and saying, "Haha! That totally looks like a dick!" is not analyzing art. If you look a painting and say, "Hey, that looks like a dick [or phallic symbol which is a more appropriate thing to say while in an art gallery]. I wonder if that changes the meaning of this piece? Was that done on purpose? Does that take away from anything from the artwork? Am I offended by this?" That is analyzing.
There is just a lack of maturity when it comes to people in this town and art. Arg. I'm not saying that "it's not getting better" because it is. It's just that ignorant people like that make it much more difficult to convince people who AREN'T FROM SPRINGFIELD that there is a wonderful underground art society.
Nuff said about that.
In other news, I hate Valentines day. No big suprise why.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
At 50 bytes per second
iTunes: "Instant Messenger (Pink Ego Box)" by Muse
I am: Single
Single again for Valentines Day. Yay. I spent a good chunk of the day in class then had to have Andrew drive me to the Chevy dealership to pick up my car. Yay for broken cars! Then I went home, coughed up a lung (you will all be happy to know that there is still one lung residing in my chest cavity still), and forced gallons of water down my throat in hopes that I can drown this cold of mine.
I got some rather exciting news today, one of my friends who is an upper level photography student asked me if I'd like to help her photograph a wedding in April. Naturally I screamed "Yes". All this experience is paying off. I was asked to do some engagement photos for my friends in a few weeks. Hannah said she'd be my little assistant. Haazah!
EDIT: So I just found out that Muse has an unreleased song on the Not Another Teen Movie Soundtrack. How is this possible that I did not know about this? WHY? WHYYYY?
I am: Single
Single again for Valentines Day. Yay. I spent a good chunk of the day in class then had to have Andrew drive me to the Chevy dealership to pick up my car. Yay for broken cars! Then I went home, coughed up a lung (you will all be happy to know that there is still one lung residing in my chest cavity still), and forced gallons of water down my throat in hopes that I can drown this cold of mine.
I got some rather exciting news today, one of my friends who is an upper level photography student asked me if I'd like to help her photograph a wedding in April. Naturally I screamed "Yes". All this experience is paying off. I was asked to do some engagement photos for my friends in a few weeks. Hannah said she'd be my little assistant. Haazah!
EDIT: So I just found out that Muse has an unreleased song on the Not Another Teen Movie Soundtrack. How is this possible that I did not know about this? WHY? WHYYYY?
Monday, February 06, 2006
This day has sucked...
iTunes: "So Glad That it's over" by 12 Rods
I am: Shamed
Today was the first day that we would be doing paper developing in Photography, so you can imagine how stoked I was to get in there and see what my SSLYBY photos would look like in an 8 x 10 format.
Naturally, our teacher wanted to see our first print after we were done. One after another he looks at everyone's prints and says, "Try exposing for 5 more seconds" or "You might want to try a little less exposure time". Well, he gets to mine (remember we're all in a group hearing what he is saying about every individual's picture) and the FIRST thing he says is " ::disgusted sigh:: God, like the world needs another picture of some guy playing a guitar." As you can imagine I was not only completely embarrassed but shamed to an extent that I have never been shamed before. Oh course MINE is the only one he says something negative about. Now, if I had been spunky this morning, or maybe just a bit more confident about my work I might have responded with, "Gosh. Just what the world needs, another sarcastic art teacher" but I was neither spunky nor confident so I just stood there, head down, looking like a shot puppy dog.
Thankfully, the second that he left the dark room and we had begun developing with a different filter, some nice people said, "I don't care what he says. I like the guitar."
I am: Shamed
Today was the first day that we would be doing paper developing in Photography, so you can imagine how stoked I was to get in there and see what my SSLYBY photos would look like in an 8 x 10 format.
Naturally, our teacher wanted to see our first print after we were done. One after another he looks at everyone's prints and says, "Try exposing for 5 more seconds" or "You might want to try a little less exposure time". Well, he gets to mine (remember we're all in a group hearing what he is saying about every individual's picture) and the FIRST thing he says is " ::disgusted sigh:: God, like the world needs another picture of some guy playing a guitar." As you can imagine I was not only completely embarrassed but shamed to an extent that I have never been shamed before. Oh course MINE is the only one he says something negative about. Now, if I had been spunky this morning, or maybe just a bit more confident about my work I might have responded with, "Gosh. Just what the world needs, another sarcastic art teacher" but I was neither spunky nor confident so I just stood there, head down, looking like a shot puppy dog.
Thankfully, the second that he left the dark room and we had begun developing with a different filter, some nice people said, "I don't care what he says. I like the guitar."
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Birthday
iTunes: "Birthday" by The Beatles
I am: Stoked, wicked excited, chanting my own name, jumping up and down, screaming "YEAH THAT'S RIGHT!", and tickled pink!
You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too--yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party.
I would like you to dance--Birthday
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance-Birthday
I would like you to dance--Birthday Dance
You say it's your birthday
Well it's my birthday too--yeah
You say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good timeI'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
I am: Stoked, wicked excited, chanting my own name, jumping up and down, screaming "YEAH THAT'S RIGHT!", and tickled pink!
You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too--yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party.
I would like you to dance--Birthday
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance-Birthday
I would like you to dance--Birthday Dance
You say it's your birthday
Well it's my birthday too--yeah
You say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good timeI'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
Pull this thread as I walk away
iTunes: "Undone" by Weezer
I am: Chillin' in the cut
On an awesome scale from 1 to 10, Hannah's birthday party ranked a 9.5. The only possible way for her to have received a 10 would have been for us to have watched some sort of Danny Boyle movie or possibly watched an Apple commercial for the iMac G5 with an overlay of Jeff Goldblum saying "Must go faster...must go faster..."
I can't decided if the night hit it's peek when Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin actually played the "Sweater Song" upon request by Natalie or when I was able to discuss the workings of Lost with John Robbert (aka lead singer of SSLYBY) or maybe when Ben Harrel whipped out a guitar and played "Time is Running Out" and "1979" perfectly. I'm not sure but man, it was a good concert/party.
I have more exciting news. I have discovered another fabulous local band thanks to Hannah who hired them as the opening act for SSLYBY. They are called A Blue Treehouse and the Homeless Beard. I encourage everyone to drop by the Bellmonte this Friday and throw wads of cash at them.
I was so excited that I was able to use this chance to finish up a roll of 36 exposure black and white film that I would be developing (yes, the professors at MSU let me play with chemicals. I don't know what they were thinking, either) in Photography class on Monday. I could just picture the envy on my fellow classmates face's as they saw that yes, I attended a private SSLYBY concert. Well, Monday rolled around and I was hit with the unpleasant surprise of finding out that 80% of my roll was underexposed.
[warning: technical jargon about to hit] I mean, ARG! I knew that with the low light I needed a low f/stop! I KNEW THAT I NEEDED A FAST SHUTTER SPEED FOR THE FAST ACTION but no. Did I think about the fact that even thought the low f/stop would let in more light, the fast shutter speed would let in less light thus canceling out the f/stop? No. I did not think. And now I am left with nothing but a roll of underexposed film. UNDEREXPOSED I SAY! Arg. If there was ever a roll of film that I wanted to turn out, it was this roll. I had the coolest pictures...now...now they are gone.
I do believe that Hannah almost died and went to Heaven when John Robert broke a guitar string on ,as she says, "A nearly perfect rendition of 'Undone (Sweater Song)'" and had to borrow hers for over half of the set.
I am: Chillin' in the cut
On an awesome scale from 1 to 10, Hannah's birthday party ranked a 9.5. The only possible way for her to have received a 10 would have been for us to have watched some sort of Danny Boyle movie or possibly watched an Apple commercial for the iMac G5 with an overlay of Jeff Goldblum saying "Must go faster...must go faster..."
I can't decided if the night hit it's peek when Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin actually played the "Sweater Song" upon request by Natalie or when I was able to discuss the workings of Lost with John Robbert (aka lead singer of SSLYBY) or maybe when Ben Harrel whipped out a guitar and played "Time is Running Out" and "1979" perfectly. I'm not sure but man, it was a good concert/party.
I have more exciting news. I have discovered another fabulous local band thanks to Hannah who hired them as the opening act for SSLYBY. They are called A Blue Treehouse and the Homeless Beard. I encourage everyone to drop by the Bellmonte this Friday and throw wads of cash at them.
I was so excited that I was able to use this chance to finish up a roll of 36 exposure black and white film that I would be developing (yes, the professors at MSU let me play with chemicals. I don't know what they were thinking, either) in Photography class on Monday. I could just picture the envy on my fellow classmates face's as they saw that yes, I attended a private SSLYBY concert. Well, Monday rolled around and I was hit with the unpleasant surprise of finding out that 80% of my roll was underexposed.
[warning: technical jargon about to hit] I mean, ARG! I knew that with the low light I needed a low f/stop! I KNEW THAT I NEEDED A FAST SHUTTER SPEED FOR THE FAST ACTION but no. Did I think about the fact that even thought the low f/stop would let in more light, the fast shutter speed would let in less light thus canceling out the f/stop? No. I did not think. And now I am left with nothing but a roll of underexposed film. UNDEREXPOSED I SAY! Arg. If there was ever a roll of film that I wanted to turn out, it was this roll. I had the coolest pictures...now...now they are gone.
I do believe that Hannah almost died and went to Heaven when John Robert broke a guitar string on ,as she says, "A nearly perfect rendition of 'Undone (Sweater Song)'" and had to borrow hers for over half of the set.