1. I used to want a beard before I graduated from high school, recently(for this assignment) I have adjusted my goals to be more reasonable. I want to have a job and a car before I graduate high school. For anyone that knows my parents you may understand that getting a car before graduating will be a feast to be proud of.
2. Before graduating from College I plan on going on a road trip with just me and my friends. I want to go driving and have no specific endpoint in mind. It seems to be an eye opener. Of course this isn't something that will probably take till the end of college to do, but I want it done.
3. I want to survive till January 1st, 2100. The reason for this is so I can say, "I was born in the 20th century, lived in the 21st century, and died in the 22nd century." If I make it that long, my life will be complete.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Aditi Lohe blog #19
Be present. Everything is temporary.
This is something that comes from one of my closest friends. Life goes on, and we cant afford to waste it. No matter what, time doesn't stop and things are still happening. Many people try to avoid certain situations in life to get out of doing something, or they let go of an amazing experience without a blink of an eye. This is the part that is messed up. Life is messy and brutal, but you can't take it for granted and try to ignore it. Pay attention to whats going on around you. Know that everything that happens is only temporary. I know that many find themselves in a dark place when they are at a rough spot in life, but the one thing everyone should take away from all situations is that your problems are only temporary, and that each one you overcome makes you a stronger person. It's not worth hurting yourself or beating yourself up about a short lived problem. Things might really suck, but if you pull your head up and get through it, the problem will disappear. Pay attention to whats happening around you because our lives are short and we need to make the most of them. You might be stressed out about some situation in a particular moment, but just remember that if you pull yourself through it and stay strong, you'll look back on it and be proud. We have a limited amount of time on this earth, so we need to embrace all of it, the good and the bad.
This is something that comes from one of my closest friends. Life goes on, and we cant afford to waste it. No matter what, time doesn't stop and things are still happening. Many people try to avoid certain situations in life to get out of doing something, or they let go of an amazing experience without a blink of an eye. This is the part that is messed up. Life is messy and brutal, but you can't take it for granted and try to ignore it. Pay attention to whats going on around you. Know that everything that happens is only temporary. I know that many find themselves in a dark place when they are at a rough spot in life, but the one thing everyone should take away from all situations is that your problems are only temporary, and that each one you overcome makes you a stronger person. It's not worth hurting yourself or beating yourself up about a short lived problem. Things might really suck, but if you pull your head up and get through it, the problem will disappear. Pay attention to whats happening around you because our lives are short and we need to make the most of them. You might be stressed out about some situation in a particular moment, but just remember that if you pull yourself through it and stay strong, you'll look back on it and be proud. We have a limited amount of time on this earth, so we need to embrace all of it, the good and the bad.
Andrew Reese Assignment 20
Has Mr. Logsdon asked a bunch of children to define good and evil? Does the prompt ask about something you have no experience with? Do you just not care about the subject enough to have formed an opinion? Well, thanks to me, you can finally have a slightly easier time doing an already pretty easy assignment.
1. Interpret the prompt as loosely as needed. Do you think I consider writing blog posts a talent? If so, well, no. But it is something I can do, which means it's good enough. Some of us just don't have enough life experience to answer the question the way it was meant to, so just do what you need to. If you try to answer a prompt about your favorite pirate when you didn't even think pirates were real until reading the prompt ten minutes ago, you can't write all that much. So just stretch the definition of "pirate", "favorite" or "your" until you can!
2. Don't let the fear of making a mediocre post paralyze you. If you can't make a thoughtful yet engaging remark on the nature of morality, don't worry. Almost nobody can. You need to look inside yourself and ask "What am I capable of?" Sometimes the answer is "not very much, but I need to do something."
3. When all else fails, make something up. You probably don't want to do this, but what's the alternative? Just take a zero? I think all of us would prefer not to live in that timeline. Besides, worst case scenario, Mr. Logsdon thinks something about you that is not actually true.
1. Interpret the prompt as loosely as needed. Do you think I consider writing blog posts a talent? If so, well, no. But it is something I can do, which means it's good enough. Some of us just don't have enough life experience to answer the question the way it was meant to, so just do what you need to. If you try to answer a prompt about your favorite pirate when you didn't even think pirates were real until reading the prompt ten minutes ago, you can't write all that much. So just stretch the definition of "pirate", "favorite" or "your" until you can!
2. Don't let the fear of making a mediocre post paralyze you. If you can't make a thoughtful yet engaging remark on the nature of morality, don't worry. Almost nobody can. You need to look inside yourself and ask "What am I capable of?" Sometimes the answer is "not very much, but I need to do something."
3. When all else fails, make something up. You probably don't want to do this, but what's the alternative? Just take a zero? I think all of us would prefer not to live in that timeline. Besides, worst case scenario, Mr. Logsdon thinks something about you that is not actually true.
Aditi Lohe Blog #20
How to: Make a Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I'm not really the best cook, but the one thing I can do for sure is make a pretty mean grilled cheese sandwich. Here are the steps, and if you follow them, you're all set.
Ingredients:
- Bread
- Butter
- Tomatoes
- Pepper and Salt
- A pan
- A stove
- A kitchen
- Cheese
Steps:
1) Turn the stove on and start heating the pan.
2) Take two pieces of bread out and set it on a plate.
3) Spread a layer of butter on to only one of the two sides of each of the bread slices.
4) Put cheese on to the opposite side on which you put butter on of one piece of bread. Use one and a half slices of cheese to completely cover the piece of bread all the way to the edges.
5) Cut the tomato into thin slices and then place five pieces onto the other piece of bread (again: on the opposite side from which you spread butter on).
6) Sprinkle a slight amount of pepper and salt onto the tomatoes.
7) Put the two halves of the sandwich together and place on the heated pan with the buttered-sides out.
8) Let the sandwich cook until its a medium to dark golden-brown color. Be very careful to not over or under cook the sandwich.
9) Flip the sandwich to the other side and repeat step 8.
10) Carefully lift the sandwich from the pan and place onto a plate.
11) Cut the sandwich diagonally across the middle to create two triangles. Triangles taste better.
12) Savor the taste.
I hope you can master my recipe because if you do, it'll probably carry you through college.
I'm not really the best cook, but the one thing I can do for sure is make a pretty mean grilled cheese sandwich. Here are the steps, and if you follow them, you're all set.
Ingredients:
- Bread
- Butter
- Tomatoes
- Pepper and Salt
- A pan
- A stove
- A kitchen
- Cheese
Steps:
1) Turn the stove on and start heating the pan.
2) Take two pieces of bread out and set it on a plate.
3) Spread a layer of butter on to only one of the two sides of each of the bread slices.
4) Put cheese on to the opposite side on which you put butter on of one piece of bread. Use one and a half slices of cheese to completely cover the piece of bread all the way to the edges.
5) Cut the tomato into thin slices and then place five pieces onto the other piece of bread (again: on the opposite side from which you spread butter on).
6) Sprinkle a slight amount of pepper and salt onto the tomatoes.
7) Put the two halves of the sandwich together and place on the heated pan with the buttered-sides out.
8) Let the sandwich cook until its a medium to dark golden-brown color. Be very careful to not over or under cook the sandwich.
9) Flip the sandwich to the other side and repeat step 8.
10) Carefully lift the sandwich from the pan and place onto a plate.
11) Cut the sandwich diagonally across the middle to create two triangles. Triangles taste better.
12) Savor the taste.
I hope you can master my recipe because if you do, it'll probably carry you through college.
Andrew Reese Assignment 19
Monty Oum's death hit me hard. For those who don't know, he got internet famous for 3-D animated shorts with amazing fight choreography with little help from anyone else. By far his most impressive project is the web series RWBY, which consistently blows me away with its incredible fights.
I'm telling you this so that you know why this advice meant so much to me. The advice in question was this post from Arin Hanson-rapper, let's player, and former animator:
"If you’re an artist and you’re struggling with the thought that you’re not good enough to pull off what you want, don’t wait. Just do it. Do it now. Make time for it. Nobody cares that you got 8 hours of sleep instead of 6 when you’re gone. Nobody cares that you kept up to date on your Facebook feed every day when you’re gone. What transcends you is your work and the impression you left behind."
I know it wasn't diercted to me specifically, but still had a huge impact. My search for direction started with this quote, Since then, I've though a lot about what I want to do with my life. These words drive me to do more with myself. I won't live forever, and I want this life to count for something. Then maybe, I can be a fraction as incredible as Monty Oum.
I'm telling you this so that you know why this advice meant so much to me. The advice in question was this post from Arin Hanson-rapper, let's player, and former animator:
"If you’re an artist and you’re struggling with the thought that you’re not good enough to pull off what you want, don’t wait. Just do it. Do it now. Make time for it. Nobody cares that you got 8 hours of sleep instead of 6 when you’re gone. Nobody cares that you kept up to date on your Facebook feed every day when you’re gone. What transcends you is your work and the impression you left behind."
I know it wasn't diercted to me specifically, but still had a huge impact. My search for direction started with this quote, Since then, I've though a lot about what I want to do with my life. These words drive me to do more with myself. I won't live forever, and I want this life to count for something. Then maybe, I can be a fraction as incredible as Monty Oum.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
19 YKK
We either idolize or we love.
This comes from my dad, who dishes out wry and bitter wisdom by the pitcher (cup? bowlful? there’s a real idiom there but my head is to muddled to figure it out). Relationships - of any sort - are built on love. Friends love each other, lovers love each other, parents love their children, and so on. But it’s easy for people to get attached to other people and then to define themselves by their relationships to these people. And that usually ends up with a feeling like what Prometheus must have experienced chained to the rock. Not good. People aren’t perfect and guess what? It’s not because they want to intentionally hurt us, but they will. After that a lot of people separate themselves from their connections and relationships because it seems hopeless. Do you like pain? I know I don’t. So it’s important to give your time, ears, consideration, smiles, laughter, love people, build relationships (because they’re one of few meaningful things) but never to define yourself by someone else, because you don't want to tie all your self worth on a flawed being. I guess it’s sort of related to peer pressure: if you idolize the people you hang out with, then you’ll define yourself by what they think of you. This piece of advice (I think) is super applicable and I wish I had the concept down, but I don’t.
This comes from my dad, who dishes out wry and bitter wisdom by the pitcher (cup? bowlful? there’s a real idiom there but my head is to muddled to figure it out). Relationships - of any sort - are built on love. Friends love each other, lovers love each other, parents love their children, and so on. But it’s easy for people to get attached to other people and then to define themselves by their relationships to these people. And that usually ends up with a feeling like what Prometheus must have experienced chained to the rock. Not good. People aren’t perfect and guess what? It’s not because they want to intentionally hurt us, but they will. After that a lot of people separate themselves from their connections and relationships because it seems hopeless. Do you like pain? I know I don’t. So it’s important to give your time, ears, consideration, smiles, laughter, love people, build relationships (because they’re one of few meaningful things) but never to define yourself by someone else, because you don't want to tie all your self worth on a flawed being. I guess it’s sort of related to peer pressure: if you idolize the people you hang out with, then you’ll define yourself by what they think of you. This piece of advice (I think) is super applicable and I wish I had the concept down, but I don’t.
Assignment 20- Hannah Price
How to make .... Banana Pudding
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Follow the each of the steps on the Vanilla Pudding mix box. After you follow the instructions on the vanilla pudding box, you should make sure to put it in the fridge over night or at least a couple of hours so it can be chilled.
The next day take a big container and then start layering your ingredients. Before you should make sure to chop bananas. Then, alternate between putting on the pudding, putting on vanilla wafers, and putting on the bananas. Once your finished you can place whip cream on. Then for extra decoration you can crush up the extra vanilla wafers and sprinkle them on top. Place the container back into the fridge and the whole thing will be chilled in about 2 hrs. Then one it's cooled your finished.
Ingredients:
- Vanilla Pudding Mix
- Whip Cream
- Vanilla wafers
- Bananas
- Milk
Instructions:
Follow the each of the steps on the Vanilla Pudding mix box. After you follow the instructions on the vanilla pudding box, you should make sure to put it in the fridge over night or at least a couple of hours so it can be chilled.
The next day take a big container and then start layering your ingredients. Before you should make sure to chop bananas. Then, alternate between putting on the pudding, putting on vanilla wafers, and putting on the bananas. Once your finished you can place whip cream on. Then for extra decoration you can crush up the extra vanilla wafers and sprinkle them on top. Place the container back into the fridge and the whole thing will be chilled in about 2 hrs. Then one it's cooled your finished.
Assignment 19- Hannah Price
One piece of advice I have been given, especially by my mom, is when you have a lot of work or alot of anything start early and do a little at a time. This has helped me when I just know I'm going to have a bunch of quizzes, tests, or homework. This actually has been especially helpful in dealing with the ACT. Just breaking it up and doing a little each day, you'll gradually start to improve. Basically the advice is to never procrastinate and if you start early and span it out over time it will seem and be a whole lot easier for you. Another piece of advice I was given, but still have a hard time doing, is asking for help when you need it. Sometimes you have to lean that asking for help when your stressed or overwhelmed can be so helpful. I know this seems like easy advice that most follow, but I think a lot of people don't it unknowingly,
Assignment 18- Hannah Price
High-school Goals:
My main goal for High-school is just getting good grades and getting my needed score on my ACT.
I want to keep volunteering/tutoring. The main priority is maintaining my grades and the ACT because it effects where I'm getting into college, which in turn effects my college goals.
College Goals:
My college goals are to join a sorority, maintain good grades, and do well on the MCATs. The MCAT is the most important because this is a step to becoming what i ultimately want to become in life, which is a doctor. MCATs and grades in college are imperative to getting into medical school. I still would like to be volunteering or helping inner city kids.
Life Goals:
My life goals are to travel all over the world, get married, and have children. This is a priority because i want to be able to experience all sorts of different cultures and understand the world.
My main goal for High-school is just getting good grades and getting my needed score on my ACT.
I want to keep volunteering/tutoring. The main priority is maintaining my grades and the ACT because it effects where I'm getting into college, which in turn effects my college goals.
College Goals:
My college goals are to join a sorority, maintain good grades, and do well on the MCATs. The MCAT is the most important because this is a step to becoming what i ultimately want to become in life, which is a doctor. MCATs and grades in college are imperative to getting into medical school. I still would like to be volunteering or helping inner city kids.
Life Goals:
My life goals are to travel all over the world, get married, and have children. This is a priority because i want to be able to experience all sorts of different cultures and understand the world.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
18 YKK
High school?
1. Figure out who I am, before I start college, before I start a different life-era. Yeah, I’ve tried personality tests and all that but they don’t really help when you can’t answer the questions that directly ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY.
It gets exasperating.
But life is already confusing enough without understanding yourself, the things you do, like, think…and I’d just like knowing what I really really want to do before I dive into decisions recklessly. It's definitely possible for you to have ulterior motives for your own actions. I feel like you should know everything about yourself because you are yourself, but it turns out most people don’t know what they’re doing either, or think/pretend they do but actually don’t.
This is also the reason why I slightly obsess over handwriting. For some reason my fingers/brain/eyes keep on changing my handwriting style. Somewhere, having established handwriting correlates with knowing thyself. And this is all rambling but…I like rambling. Finally.
College?
2. finish finish finish for real my book
3. Graduate from a school I love in a major that I love and want to pursue in a career (precisely why #1 is important - I mean, if you don’t know who you are you can’t have a major or even a bucket list that’s meaningful…so is this right now meaningful? I don’t think it matters)
4. Learn how to dance, play guitar
5. Travel. everywhere. Jupiter, other dimensions, inside minds, back to Israel, Peru so that I can surf one of those giant tsunamis
6. Get a Pensieve so that I remember all my travels. Heck, so I remember life. My memory’s wacky and I’d like to meet little me
7. Meaningful relationships - also meet everyone from previous life-eras, God
Life?
8. Actually fall in love with someone. marry him. Live joyfully ever after. For some reason the idea of actually loving someone who loves you back is very foreign but I hope it does happen.
9. go skiing!!!
10. Accompany NatGeo photographer/writer. Wherever they go it seems to be absolutely gorgeous.
11. Vacation to a remote island, for at least a month
12. Knit a scarf (with that free time. scarves are very time-consuming)
13. Fly a plane! I think it would be cool to actually be flying, without the sense of vertigo and fear of heights.
14. Write write write read read read read read read write sing (badly)
15. Be an ambassador and do something for world peace - and if it involves fast action adventures in a foreign country, even better.
I told you I liked rambling.
Some of these are just random goals from off the top of my head that wanted to be included. It could never be three goals.
1. Figure out who I am, before I start college, before I start a different life-era. Yeah, I’ve tried personality tests and all that but they don’t really help when you can’t answer the questions that directly ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY.
It gets exasperating.
But life is already confusing enough without understanding yourself, the things you do, like, think…and I’d just like knowing what I really really want to do before I dive into decisions recklessly. It's definitely possible for you to have ulterior motives for your own actions. I feel like you should know everything about yourself because you are yourself, but it turns out most people don’t know what they’re doing either, or think/pretend they do but actually don’t.
This is also the reason why I slightly obsess over handwriting. For some reason my fingers/brain/eyes keep on changing my handwriting style. Somewhere, having established handwriting correlates with knowing thyself. And this is all rambling but…I like rambling. Finally.
College?
2. finish finish finish for real my book
3. Graduate from a school I love in a major that I love and want to pursue in a career (precisely why #1 is important - I mean, if you don’t know who you are you can’t have a major or even a bucket list that’s meaningful…so is this right now meaningful? I don’t think it matters)
4. Learn how to dance, play guitar
5. Travel. everywhere. Jupiter, other dimensions, inside minds, back to Israel, Peru so that I can surf one of those giant tsunamis
6. Get a Pensieve so that I remember all my travels. Heck, so I remember life. My memory’s wacky and I’d like to meet little me
7. Meaningful relationships - also meet everyone from previous life-eras, God
Life?
8. Actually fall in love with someone. marry him. Live joyfully ever after. For some reason the idea of actually loving someone who loves you back is very foreign but I hope it does happen.
9. go skiing!!!
10. Accompany NatGeo photographer/writer. Wherever they go it seems to be absolutely gorgeous.
11. Vacation to a remote island, for at least a month
12. Knit a scarf (with that free time. scarves are very time-consuming)
13. Fly a plane! I think it would be cool to actually be flying, without the sense of vertigo and fear of heights.
14. Write write write read read read read read read write sing (badly)
15. Be an ambassador and do something for world peace - and if it involves fast action adventures in a foreign country, even better.
I told you I liked rambling.
Some of these are just random goals from off the top of my head that wanted to be included. It could never be three goals.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
blog post 20: Isabel Bandoroff
How to make a pretty dank omelet:
This may just be one of those things I do well, but can't explain how I do it. I'll try my best though.
Step 1: Gather all the ingredients:
Step 2: Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk with a fork. Add salt and pepper. (milk at this time if you want)
Step 3: Prepare the ingredients. Dice the tomato, cut the spinach, cook the bacon. Whatever you need to do.
Step 4: Put the pan on the stove on medium heat. You should adjust the heat as you see fit throughout the cooking.
Step 5: Pour the eggs into the pan. When the edges begin to cook, push them in with the spatula and tilt the pan so the runny parts take their place and begin to cook.
Step 6: Sprinkle the ingredients evenly al over the flat egg. Once the cheese begins to melt and the egg is cooked, put the spatula under half of the omelet and flip it onto the other so it is folded like a hotdog style piece of paper.
Step 7: Enjoy!! Pair with more salt and pepper, cheese, or green pepper tabasco sauce. Juice to drink.
This one isn't an omelet really but
still very good.
This may just be one of those things I do well, but can't explain how I do it. I'll try my best though.
Step 1: Gather all the ingredients:
- non-stick pan or regular pan with Pam
- 2+ eggs depending on how hungry you are
- A bowl, fork, and a spatula
- milk if you like it but I make mine without
- Salt & pepper
- Toppings/fillings!! My go to's are cheese, spinach, bacon, and tomato. I've also made one with sausage that was very good. (Pics below)
Step 2: Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk with a fork. Add salt and pepper. (milk at this time if you want)
Step 3: Prepare the ingredients. Dice the tomato, cut the spinach, cook the bacon. Whatever you need to do.
Step 4: Put the pan on the stove on medium heat. You should adjust the heat as you see fit throughout the cooking.
Step 5: Pour the eggs into the pan. When the edges begin to cook, push them in with the spatula and tilt the pan so the runny parts take their place and begin to cook.
Step 6: Sprinkle the ingredients evenly al over the flat egg. Once the cheese begins to melt and the egg is cooked, put the spatula under half of the omelet and flip it onto the other so it is folded like a hotdog style piece of paper.
Step 7: Enjoy!! Pair with more salt and pepper, cheese, or green pepper tabasco sauce. Juice to drink.
This one isn't an omelet really but
still very good.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Robert Hancock Blog 19
"Never Start a fight, but always be ready to end one."
My fathers advice that has always stuck with me, a "fight" isn't always physical. My father would often say this to me and it wasn't until I was older that I grasped my fathers meaning behind this phrase, I used to take it at face value as advice on an actual hand to face fight. But now I know it is advice on how to deal with almost any adversary. I should never actively seek conflict of any nature, verbal, physical, or other. But instead be ready to cope with the situation and put an end to the problem quickly and soundly. My father was teaching me what it was to be a man, to never be the ruckus but be the one who snuffs out the ruckus.
My fathers advice that has always stuck with me, a "fight" isn't always physical. My father would often say this to me and it wasn't until I was older that I grasped my fathers meaning behind this phrase, I used to take it at face value as advice on an actual hand to face fight. But now I know it is advice on how to deal with almost any adversary. I should never actively seek conflict of any nature, verbal, physical, or other. But instead be ready to cope with the situation and put an end to the problem quickly and soundly. My father was teaching me what it was to be a man, to never be the ruckus but be the one who snuffs out the ruckus.
Robert Hancock Blog 18
1. High School Bucket List Priority
Spending time with friends:
this is a pretty lame priority I know, but an important one non the less. The likely hood that I will know any of my high school friends in a couple of years is slim. I don't have forever with them and soon the tides of life will bring us apart. The time we have now is likely the last we will have together. Spending time together even if it is just a Friday night of video games, is incredibly important, make the best out of my current relationships, they don't last forever.
2. College Bucket List Priority
Become Independent:
I want to become my own person, a sentiment shared by most high schoolers i know but It is what I want most out of College. I want to begin my life on my own to feet. Live in my own house and make my own decisions on who I will marry and where I will work. Independence from my parents is a priority above all in my college years, I want only to become the successful independent person they hope for me to be( I realize wanting to become independent partially to please your parents seems ironic but it still is an aspiration)
3. Before I Die
Travel the world:
Once I have made myself the stable independent person I want nothing more to travel the world and sea the beauties of the world. Europe to the Far East, I want to see it. I want to visit holy sites in the Middle East, see the Cathedrals and castles of Europe, Historical sights of Asia and visit major battle grounds too. Traveling the world at the end of a nice stable life seems peaceful and pleasant, and that's exactly what I want.
Spending time with friends:
this is a pretty lame priority I know, but an important one non the less. The likely hood that I will know any of my high school friends in a couple of years is slim. I don't have forever with them and soon the tides of life will bring us apart. The time we have now is likely the last we will have together. Spending time together even if it is just a Friday night of video games, is incredibly important, make the best out of my current relationships, they don't last forever.
2. College Bucket List Priority
Become Independent:
I want to become my own person, a sentiment shared by most high schoolers i know but It is what I want most out of College. I want to begin my life on my own to feet. Live in my own house and make my own decisions on who I will marry and where I will work. Independence from my parents is a priority above all in my college years, I want only to become the successful independent person they hope for me to be( I realize wanting to become independent partially to please your parents seems ironic but it still is an aspiration)
3. Before I Die
Travel the world:
Once I have made myself the stable independent person I want nothing more to travel the world and sea the beauties of the world. Europe to the Far East, I want to see it. I want to visit holy sites in the Middle East, see the Cathedrals and castles of Europe, Historical sights of Asia and visit major battle grounds too. Traveling the world at the end of a nice stable life seems peaceful and pleasant, and that's exactly what I want.
Robert Hancock blog 17
Peter Jackson is well known for both the Lord of the Rings Saga and The Hobit saga, one of which I love to watch(the other is the Hobit) but there are some key differences in these two movies that really stood out to me. The Lord of the Rings is a gritty medieval fantasy land that doesn't shy to away from blood, depicting mass slaughter and dismemberment without a second thought. Every desperate struggle left us breathless and silently praying our heroes will make it through the battles and conflicts. The setting was fantastical but the characters where still grounded in reality. They still moved like people would and the fights were intense but realistic. In the Hobit the characters seemed more cartoon like and would straight up defy physics if Jackson wanted them to(That river and barrel scene comes to mind). And I think the reason this changed from these movies was that Jackson seemed to rely more on CGI in the Hobit and it consequently ended up looking quite bad. In the LotR saga, CGI was used sparsely and wasn't so obviously in your face that it could often fade out behind the cast and the amazing practical effects. The Hobit's liberal use of CGI gave the movie a very childish appearance and I often forgot that this was a movie targeted at people 20 and up, the people who would have remembered the originals and maybe even the book. But instead it played out with the movie seemingly meant to appeal to a demographic of 12 and below. I love the LotR movies and was quite disappointed by the Hobit movies and I think it goes to show how some directors can become lazy and leave the beauty of practical effects and acting for cheap computer digitized garbage.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Assignment 20: How to...
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
--Benjamin Franklin
--Benjamin Franklin
Ben makes a good point. For this week, put your gifts and skills on display by developing a "how-to."Choose something that you have a level of expertise in and explain step by step how it is done.
No repeats though! If two people are both really talented at making ice and one beats the other to the post on "How to make ice..." then, second person - you need to reflect upon your other talents.
So, stop standing in the shade and astound us!
(Last day to make up posts 17-20)
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Blog #19 - Allie Gregory
As I sat down to answer this prompt, I decided to ask my family, "Hey, what's the best advice you've ever given me?" This managed to leave both of my parents rather flustered, my father answering, "Well it must not have been very good if you can't remember it on your own." My ten-year-old little brother piped in, "I have some advice for you. Don't die." Understand, he thinks he's hilarious.
So deeming them all useless, I returned to my computer screen and thought about it some more. And though a variety of things did eventually come to mind, I decided to go with one that I could give specific and more importantly interesting examples for. It's something my dad has preached for years, but I have recently learned to be very true: "the cool head prevails." It sounds rather lame, but over the years it has certainly become part of who I am. And I can think of multiple instances that make this a fortunate occurrence.
To begin my example, I need provide some rather interesting background information. In eighth grade, my brother and I both began taking classes at the Y to become Scuba certified. We practiced all the necessary skills in the calm, controlled environment of the YMCA pool and as such encountered virtually no problems. However, then we had to go on our certification trip, the dive that in essence was our final. It was a test and it would determine whether or not we would become licensed. And it went, all in all, rather flawlessly. Which was wonderful. But as we began to explore the spring in which we were diving, finally a problem ensued. We were not deep, maybe 20 feet under and just inside the lip of a great cavern. My excited little brother enthusiastically swam past me, which would have been fine had he any sense for where his giant fins were and what they were doing. When he kicked the hose at my side, I felt it instantly, the regulator allowing me to breath being yanked from my mouth. And an undeniable wave of fear swept over me. It was dark, I could no longer see my brother, and quite obviously, I had the slight problem of not being able to breath. But I knew better than to panic, because panicing does not fix a situation. It took several horrifying seconds, but I did as I had been taught. As calmly as I could, I swung my arm in a complete circle, beginning at my knee and revolving over my head. Sure enough, the regulator cord latched to my arm, floating somewhere in the vicinity of my swing, and I groped for it, shoving it back in my mouth. Worse even was the moment when I remembered that it was now filled with water, but again I followed procedure, purging my mouth piece of salt water and finally regaining my air supply.
I recognize perfectly well that there were multiple ways to have remedied the situation; had I been unable to find my regulator, I had enough air in my lungs to return me to the surface either way. But the point of the matter stands that someone who panicked in that situation would not have had the sense to do either. As such, I appreciate the upbringing that keeps me level-headed in a stressful situation. I have other examples and can think of a multitude of ways this advice applies to life, but I'm pretty sure no one cares at this point. So I'll leave it with my few seconds underwater that taught me the value of a cool head.
So deeming them all useless, I returned to my computer screen and thought about it some more. And though a variety of things did eventually come to mind, I decided to go with one that I could give specific and more importantly interesting examples for. It's something my dad has preached for years, but I have recently learned to be very true: "the cool head prevails." It sounds rather lame, but over the years it has certainly become part of who I am. And I can think of multiple instances that make this a fortunate occurrence.
To begin my example, I need provide some rather interesting background information. In eighth grade, my brother and I both began taking classes at the Y to become Scuba certified. We practiced all the necessary skills in the calm, controlled environment of the YMCA pool and as such encountered virtually no problems. However, then we had to go on our certification trip, the dive that in essence was our final. It was a test and it would determine whether or not we would become licensed. And it went, all in all, rather flawlessly. Which was wonderful. But as we began to explore the spring in which we were diving, finally a problem ensued. We were not deep, maybe 20 feet under and just inside the lip of a great cavern. My excited little brother enthusiastically swam past me, which would have been fine had he any sense for where his giant fins were and what they were doing. When he kicked the hose at my side, I felt it instantly, the regulator allowing me to breath being yanked from my mouth. And an undeniable wave of fear swept over me. It was dark, I could no longer see my brother, and quite obviously, I had the slight problem of not being able to breath. But I knew better than to panic, because panicing does not fix a situation. It took several horrifying seconds, but I did as I had been taught. As calmly as I could, I swung my arm in a complete circle, beginning at my knee and revolving over my head. Sure enough, the regulator cord latched to my arm, floating somewhere in the vicinity of my swing, and I groped for it, shoving it back in my mouth. Worse even was the moment when I remembered that it was now filled with water, but again I followed procedure, purging my mouth piece of salt water and finally regaining my air supply.
I recognize perfectly well that there were multiple ways to have remedied the situation; had I been unable to find my regulator, I had enough air in my lungs to return me to the surface either way. But the point of the matter stands that someone who panicked in that situation would not have had the sense to do either. As such, I appreciate the upbringing that keeps me level-headed in a stressful situation. I have other examples and can think of a multitude of ways this advice applies to life, but I'm pretty sure no one cares at this point. So I'll leave it with my few seconds underwater that taught me the value of a cool head.
Nathan Dutch Assignment 19
The best piece of advice I got from someone wasn't actually a piece of advice; and I didn't receive it, but rather I discovered it. It was an account by former President Jimmy Carter about his interview with Admiral Rickover from the U.S. Navy for a position aboard a nuclear submarine. The interview went fine until Rickover asked Carter a simple question, "Did you do you best?" Initially Carter responded, "Yes sir," but couldn't keep the truth from spilling out. "No, sir I didn't always do my best." Rickover simply questioned, "Why not?" Just like that, Carter slowly eased out of his seat and walked out. So whenever I do anything, I give a whole-hearted effort, no half-assing. Sometimes it's hard, and my best changes from day to day. Sometimes my best isn't even good enough. But some time down the road when I get asked, "Did you do your best," I want to look the questioner in the eye and say, "Yes sir."
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Blog Post 19: Isabel Bandoroff
The best advice I have ever received isn't advice at all, it's a quote. I honestly have no idea where I heard this and I've been google searching it for years so if you know, please comment. The quote is: "You cannot be brave if you are not afraid". I think this quote hits the nail right on the head, and bravery is immensely misunderstood. Being brave isn't being fearless. Having courage is not knowing what will happen, or knowing that you're risking it all, but taking the first step anyway. It is not blindly and foolishly carrying on in the dark. This quote has stuck with me when I'm anxious or afraid. Rather than getting down on myself for being scared, I recognize you can't have courage if you're not afraid of anything. That's just being stupid and reckless. I repurpose my fear into bravery and whalla no more problems.
Blog Post 18: Isabel Bandoroff
1. Hmm high school... it feels like you're kinda stuck. All of these cool things you want to do but it's kind of hard to do them. You're just not old enough or there isn't enough time. Something fairly realistic I want to do before I finish high school would have to be to revisit Haiti and continue to do mission work there. I'd also love to keep running the Haiti Ministry Team, start a food club w CVT, and be the VP of Young Republicans.
2. Skydiving. Easiest question of my life. If I go to Sewanee I'll be super close to a place that does it and posts a video on youtube so you can check me out *sunglasses emoji*
3. I want to travel to every continent. So far I've been to 3 of the 7. But I basically want to travel everywhere and multiple times. yeahhh life
2. Skydiving. Easiest question of my life. If I go to Sewanee I'll be super close to a place that does it and posts a video on youtube so you can check me out *sunglasses emoji*
3. I want to travel to every continent. So far I've been to 3 of the 7. But I basically want to travel everywhere and multiple times. yeahhh life
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