December 2007
8 posts
Commercialization of Christmas
Today I took a trip to the mall to do some last minute shopping and was hit in the face with the commercialization of Christmas. The mall was packed. People were waiting in ridiculously long lines to buy gifts for family and friends. At a campus ministry meeting the other day one of the Brothers spoke to exactly this point. People completely forget the true meaning of Christmas and make it...
working on the final project
My final project is coming out a lot better than I had originally anticipated. At first I was a little bit lost with the assignment and bounced back and forth between wanting to do it digitally or in print version. I settled on doing my project digitally which I feel was a good choice. Using windows movie maker I was about to quickly, effectively, and creatively organize my data.
the importance of blogs
The other day in International Politics class my teacher mentioned the use of blogs in his powerpoint. He (Dr. Vavrina) cited blogs as proof of the revolution in communication which has helped to lead to globalization. However, he left open to interpretation whether or not this globalization is a virtue or vice.
Idiocracy
The movie Idiocracy was somewhat eye opening. Even though it was supposed to be comical, I actually felt that it was a disturbing movie. Idiocracy made me worry a little bit about our future because I already feel that our culture is somewhat ‘dumbed down.’ Why, for example do I work at a name brand clothing store and feel the need to dress a certain way. It really is kind of stupid...
The Waiting List
I saw the movie The Waiting List as part of the foreign films program for my Spanish class. It was very much reminiscent of the everyday in that the entire movie focused on a group of people in a contained atmosphere and how they interact and carry on their everyday life. It was kind of a strange movie, but entertaining and insightful…I definitely recommend it to studiers of the everyday.
everyday picture
I found this link while researching the everyday and thought it was interesting. I’m not really sure of its significance though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B26asyGKDo
Observing Marist...
It irritates me that Marist constantly tries to idealize daily life. We can’t even hang up a poster without first getting it approved, stamped, and agreeing to take it down after a certain period of time. After visiting the University of Albany last weekend and seeing how normal it was I became once again more aware of this. Sometimes it makes me wish I went to a different college especially...
Final Project
For my final project I will be ‘constructing a life’ by using a catalogue. I plan to do this using a Pottery Barn type of catalogue that provides a range of home goods. To construct the life I will make backgrounds/scenes and cut out the items in the ad to fit into each scenario. The type of person whose life I will be portraying is an upper-class, middle-aged woman. In the end I hope to...
November 2007
1 post
Weathermaps of Feeling
In making my weathermap of feeling, I have struggled to make connections. At first glance, and maybe even with some serious study, it has appeared that little significant conclusions can be drawn. However, the more I think about the assignment, the more connections I am able to make. Lefebvre once said, “The commodity, the market, money, with their implacable logic, seize everyday life. The...
September 2007
17 posts
Main St., Poughkeepsie
Sunday September 23, 2007—11:30AM-11:45AM I’m on Main Street in Poughkeepsie, NY and all seems to be fairly quiet. I think most people are probably still sleeping. Starting at the Muddy Cup with strawberry smoothie in hand… -woman fixing her skirt and looking at the windows at Spectrum. Possibly a bag lady. She keeps walking a little bit then stopping and leaning against buildings. -passing a...
book assignment
The book pictures assignment was rather difficult to do because hardly anyone leaves books lying around the library. Either that or they just clean them up really quickly. The only way to get pictures was to take the books from the carts of go-backs. I had to ask the librarian to take pictures of the one behind the desk…she thought I was pretty weird.
Five Interests
1. photography: I love to work in the darkroom and develop my own pictures. I especially like working with black and white pictures. 2. snowboarding: Ever since I switched from skiing to snowboarding I can’t seem to go enough. Though I am from Boston and it’s a long trip to the mountains, it is always worth it. 3. writing/playing music (guitar): I started playing electric guitar a few...