Assignment 18: Buckets and Buckets - Matthew Logsdon

Welcome to your first blog prompt for 2015! Yay!

A bucket list is a list of everything you want to accomplish before you kick the bucket. That doesn't mean you can't have such a list for specific aspects of your life as well.

To begin the year, generate your own bucket lists - one for high school, one for college, and one for life. Then, write about the priority on each list.

1. What is the number one item on your bucket list before you finish high school?
2. What is the number one item on your bucket list before you finish college?
3. What is the number one item on your bucket list before you finish living?

(This blog is inspired by Axel Liimatta - former academy teacher - my friend and former colleague that inspires me to live every day more fully)

Minimum of 150 words - due Sunday, January 24th  at 11:59 pm

Allie Gregory Post #17

          While I actually have my own movie/book review blog, I'm far more intrigued by the first option this week. I aspire to be a director, and as such I have given directors a lot of thought. My personal favorite, and the career I've decided to follow, would be James Cameron. I definitely realize how far fetched it is to say "I'm going to be the next James Cameron" but eh I'm just going to go for it and see what happens.          The two movies I'm going with are Terminator and Avatar. They are both excellent films. They are both futuristic with excellent technology for what was required. James Cameron invented much of the effects himself which is awesome. They both have very strong leads, with Sarah Conner and Jake Sully being two very determined individuals. They both had a central romance, some tragic deaths, and robots were actually pretty important all around.
          Differences include a distinct lack of blue people in Terminator. Also they took place on different planets. But in general they are both amazing and I have a great respect for both.

Andrew Reese Blog Post 17

I only ever heard of Snowpiercer because of a podcast, and boy am I glad for it. This movie blew my mind every ten minutes. Sometimes, that came from a riveting and clever action sequence, and sometimes it was the smart dialogue and social commentary. The movie focuses on a lower-class uprising, trying to move up in their society's rigid hierarchy, but it doesn't fall into cliches. Why? Because this time, it takes place on a moving train in a world where the outside is too cold to live. The train reaches a few miles long, but it only goes about fifteen feet wide. The setting elevates the movie immensely in three ways. The tight spaces create compelling crowd fight scenes, where the space is way too cramped for much movement. It also means that the audience sees every single corner of the fascinating setting, and the movie will sometimes stop to let you take it all in, but never for too long. Going further, you always have a concrete idea of what the plot is - get to the front of the train. The performances also help. Chris Evans did a pretty good job as the main character, but the real stand-out performances come from Kang-ho Song and Ah-sung Ko. These characters always act like they're a little bit ahead and hiding something. I won't spoil what it is, but you will not be disappointed. That's why I think this movie is awesome.

Link to the post: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/id/973011872/ratings

( I know that's not my real name but it is registered to my email.)

Nathan Dutch Blog Post 17

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/id/973011066/

Thomas Werner Post 17

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/id/973010337/ratings

movie review- annie deitz blog post 17

Like usual, I probably failed, once again, at using technology correctly. But here's the link to what is supposed to be my review, but I'm also going to copy and paste it because I am 56% sure that it did not work and 100% sure that if I didn't do correctly the first time that there is no way I'll be able to do it this time without decreasing my lifetime by a day and a half due to anxiety. So sorry. I did Mockingjay PT 2, by the way. Not Star Wars.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunger_games_mockingjay_part_2/#

While this movie was certainly entertaining, it pales in comparison with the book. Similar to the other parts of the movie adaptation, it leaves out important- although admittedly not necessarily integral- details. As a big fan of the books however, I was seriously disappointed that any of those details were missing. The soundtrack wasn’t horrible, but I think it could have been better.  And also, a few key moments seemed rushed. One of my more favorite parts of the movie was the wedding, and I don’t think that they spent nearly enough time on it. However, as always, the acting was phenomenal. If Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t win an Oscar for scenes near the end I will be completely astonished. Overall, I left the theatre slightly disappointed. However, I think it’s worthwhile to watch, it’s entertaining. A bit gruesome at times, but that comes with the nature of such a story.

Hannah Price- Post 17

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/id/973008822/ratings

Holden Huffman Blog Post #17

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/id/973007596/ratings

Blog Post 17: Isabel Bandoroff

Alright so I know several people in our English class (including Mr. Logsdon) will want to shoot me in the head for what I'm about to say, so here it goes...Before this weekend I had never seen Star Wars. I mean when I was little I remembering playing with my toys in the family room while my brother watched it, but I wasn't paying attention. So I decided that needed to change, and this weekend I watched episode 4 and 5 and will likely watch 6 today. I don't know if anyone is familiar with IMDb, but the critics on it are pretty harsh and anything about a 6.5 is a decent movie, 7 and 8+ is fantastic. To put it in perspective, The Shawshank Redemption got a 9.3 - and that is the highest score that has ever been given in IMDb history. Before or after every movie I watch, I look up the score on IMDb. Episode 4 got an 8.7 and episode 5 got an 8.8, so I'll be contrasting the two movies (episode 4 being directed by George Lucas and 5 directed by Irvin Kershner) trying to determine why one scored .1 higher than the other. Or if 4 is actually a better movie, why did it get a lower score? My theory is 5 got a better score because of the big reveal. "Luke I am your father" must have blown everyone's mind back in 1980, and continues to blow them today when kids (or 16 year old girls) watch them for the first time. Everybody loves a plot twist, possibly resulting in higher scores. Also, technology likely improved during the 3 year gap between movies, so maybe 5 has better, more realistic graphics. Han solo, Chewy, Leia, R2, C-3PO, and Luke get into more near death experiences during the second movie. Luke has a fight scene with Darth Vader and hangs off the bottom of his ship. Likely most girls were intrigued by Han Solo and Leia's romance, but it's so obvious that Luke likes Leia and she's kissed him before so we'll see who she chooses...Yoda is introduced (who is super cute). We are left with a cliff hanger of whether or not Han Solo will be okay. Episode 5 is, based on IMDb, the best Star Wars movie out of all 7. And it is due to those several small events: a plot twist, better graphics, more drama, a love triangle??, Yoda, and a cliff hanger. So thank you Star Wars, you did not disappoint.

Abi Peck- How I deal with stress

I am a highly anxious person, so of course I must have an arsenal of coping skills. My go to stress relieving activity is shooting, whether its archery or a gun its so meditative and relaxing to hear a projectile thwack against a target. If I am unable to shoot, I weave. All I have currently is a small laptop loom, I am more accustomed a large floor loom but this will have to do. I like to weave tartans and wall tapestries. I may not do deep breathing or go for long walks like others do but I think my methods are just as effective.

Abi Peck's Ultimate Rainy Night in the City BAMF Fire Mixtape

Only Happy When it Rains- Garbage, Garbage (1995)

It's about raining and it is very moody. Let the angst begin.

I Come From the Water- Toadies, Rubberneck (1994)

 a high-energy, crunchy guitar jam. It just makes you feel cool and it goes with the watery theme.

Heads Will Roll- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz! (2009)

"Glitter on the wet streets..." A transitional tune to the more new age items on this playlist. By this point you are in town and ready to let out your inner bad @$$.

Ain't No Rest for the Wicked- Cage the Elephant, Cage the Elephant (2009)

You are up to mischief and feeling bad to the bone. Such a fun song.

Arabella- Arctic Monkeys, AM (2013)

A fast paced sensory overload. Just in case you need a burst of energy before the night is over.

Abi O'Hara

If I could be any fictional character, I would hands down want to be Scarlett O'Hara. I'll forego the slaves though. Scarlett O'Hara is a force to be reckoned with, she's beautiful, resolute, and ruthless. She is my spirit animal. Tomorrow is another day, this I firmly believe in. No matter how downtrodden she is Scarlett always believes the future can be better. Scarlett isn't afraid to go against the grain and push the limits, in her time it was unheard of for a woman to run a business but she did it anyway no matter how indecent it was. Plus she can rock a dress made out of drapes and chicken feathers, that's something to aspire to.

Assignment 21: Abi Peck

At this moment, somewhere in the universe someone is alone and hungry. Who knows what brought them to where they are now, but they have certainly hit the bottom. As they sit alone in the cold with hundreds walking by blindly they wish for just one beacon of light. Everyone seems to assume that they are lazy, drunk, bums who could easily get a job. But have you seen the job market these days, for goodness sake dish washer jobs even require experience. This person understands all too well that life is a wild stampede and if you trip you will be trampled deeper into the mud without a way to claw yourself back to the top so you must die. Who knows what the next moment will bring, but odds are it will be no better than this one for this wretched soul.

Abi Peck Advice

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."-- Nature Boy, Nat King Cole

       I have heard variations on this my whole life, but I would never pass up an opportunity to make a musical reference (Moulin Rouge anyone?). Jokes aside, this has really been a lucrative piece of advice. It is infinitely easier to love than to hate. Some may disagree, but that is their business, it has worked wonders for me. Loving others as yourself makes the world a better, easier place. I love love. It is also necessary to learn to be loved. Without feeling love you will always feel alone. I don't mean gushy, conditional love with that seems as though it has an expiration date. I mean limitless love. That drunk guy that just stepped on my foot and spilled his drink everywhere, I still love him. I love others because I know that God loves them just as much as He loves me. Love fills me with a warm glow and I would always rather be warm and light than cold and dark with contempt.

Abi's Bucket List list

High School Bucket List:

• Go to prom my sophomore, junior and senior year. I went as a freshmen in a free dress found in a closet in an art room with a senior date. It was awesome, truly the time of my life, the way prom is supposed to be. After that, I promised myself I would go every year. Eligible prom dates, hit me up. 
• Some sort of senior prank. A good one.
• Get the best free education I can.

College Bucket List:

• Go on a cross country road trip.
• DJ at WRFL 
• Get a job as a clerk at Sqecial Media.
• Have a class in the Reynolds Building at UK.
• Join PRHBTN

Bucket List in General:

• Become an art professor. My own studio, decent pay, students I can kick out if they are being turds doesn't sound half bad.
• Own a horse. Childhood dream.
• Sit on a Triple Crown winners back. Not even a proper ride just to experience the power for myself.
• Travel Europe with my best friends.
• Rescue a stray animal or two.
• Go on a gallery hop.

Abi Peck's Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/id/972803316/ratings

Peck Brave Little Toasters

As a horse lover, I have a vast collection of toy horses. When I was young I was certain that when I was away they came to life as real full size horses. One day I'm sure that my spirit model jumped off the shelf and galloped off down the road toward my school. As I would sit under the tree by the playground while the other kids played I would look over and I could almost see him peer from around a house or jump over a hedge.

Abi Peck 10

Ben McCarty sits to my right. He seems to play a lot of minecraft on his phone. Apparently he thinks I'm a gemini... he's wrong. I'm a virgo. He is in JROTC and I'll tell you what, that kid is decorated. He seemed a little intimidating at first but he's kind of a goon. He just can't handle the hot dogs.

A Peck Post 8

fears: Boats. Not little boats but big boats, like cruise ships. Titanic put a healthy fear in me. Another fear of mine is the hospital. I've only been a few times, but not for happy reasons. Lets just say I was having a bad night and ended up admitted to the psych ward.

Annoyances: "Atheists" No such thing. Injustice. Ignorant people in general.

Accomplishments: One time my art shared the same gallery as Salvador Dali

Confusions: Math and Stoichiometry confuse me to no avail.

Sorrows: I used to be a smart kid. But then the depression and anxiety set in, completely destroying any concentration or motivation I once had. I am always a day late and a dollar short. I'm not smart enough for college. I have too many health issues for the military and I'm too ugly to marry rich. Cardboard boxes are comfy enough I suppose.

Dreams: I would love to be a studio art professor but I'm too dumb. I've always wanted a horse but I'm too poor and too dumb for a job.

Idiosyncrasies: I have a birthmark on my face. I never outgrew the "horse phase"

Risks: It can be pretty risky to get on a horse. In most sports your "equipment" doesn't have a mind of its own and weigh in at half a ton.

Beloved Possessions: Then: The quilt my mother made me as a baby. Now: The quilt is still very special, but my Doc Martens are my babies.

Problems: I never do my homework

A Peck Post Day

Is there good and evil? Of course there is. As a Christian I believe there all really no grey areas. Sin is Sin, that lie you told your mom about doing your blogs? It's just as bad as murder. Some may believe there are grey areas because they have yet to walk with the spirit. Adam and Eve committed the original sin and therefore introduced evil into this world. How can there be evil if there is no concept of good? Other opinions may differ, but I am in deep belief that there is a constant war beginning waged between good and evil and we are constantly in its midst.