DMS Blog #13

Welcome to my final DMS Project Introduction,

Become Original

I was inspired by Benjamin’s essay (I only remember his name. I don’t remember the name of the essay, sorry). I wanted to take the photos of the original place and change them to make them my own. So, kind of like the Mona Lisa concept, there are so many changed/recreations of the Mona Lisa that if you haven’t seen the original painting you wouldn’t know which one is the real Mona Lisa. I interpreted his essay as him explaining that anyone can make art and no art is original anymore. Therefore, by changing the original I am making it in to my own art. Also, it goes along with the of real verses virtual space. The real space is the original landscape in the photos. The virtual space is the figure inserted in to the photos. Also, the stop-animation created from the photos gives it a more realistic yet completely unreal (as in it didn’t really happen but looks like it did) concept. Another thing that is part of the concept is that the geometry of the space influences how people interact with it (from another reading). I purposely took the pictures in a pattern in which you would walk around the Erie Basin, since the shape [and the railing/pathway that follows the edge of the Basin] of the Basin forces you to walk the path all the way around it. I decided to make a stop-animation rather than editing video, one because I am better at using Photoshop than IMovie, and two because it fits better with my concept than a straight video would. I believe that this uses the things we have learned in class well. I hope my video is enjoyable, and I am disappointed that I could not fix the animation the way I had planned. I guess I still have some learning to do (I only put this in because the project itself took so long I had to write this paragraph after making it).

Thanks and Enjoy,

Yours Truly

DMS Blog #12

Hola,

This is my last of the two posts that are for my Buffalo landscape tour project. First of all, this is my second year here at UB, and before I went to school here I had never been to Buffalo before in my life. So, honestly everything was new to me.

Before I went to school here I had never been to a big city before in my life. So, everything here is so much different than what I am used to. One thing I am not really used to is the subway and bus system (Metro Station). Yes, I have been on a subway train and a bus before but this is a lot different. I have never really seen the station, where you get the tickets and where you get on the train, before.

I guess my reaction to this place is awe. It is just a simple place. It looks so small on the outside, but when you go to the inside and out to the bus stop area you realize just how big it really is. Also, I think it is weird how the train goes under ground and above ground. Usually when you think of a subway you think it is under ground, and when you think of an above ground train you think of a trolley car system. I also think it is weird that you do not have to pay to go on the above ground part, but you do have to pay to go on the under ground part. Honestly, I think it is the lazy way of getting from one end of down town to the other when you could just walk a couple extra blocks. I guess I just feel it is a strange train system yet very useful.
The Metro has so many things  to interact with because that is what it was made  for. The whole place is just a network of communication and interaction. People-to-people, people-to-machine, machine-to-machine, etc. Personally my interaction with the space is as such, I interact with the machines (getting a ticket, walking down the escalators, viewing the signs, and getting on the train). Then, I sometimes am with friends so I would interact with people on the train. Or, sometimes either a stranger or a worker checking tickets will talk to you briefly. More times than none you will talk to someone in the station. Yes, I will use the blind reference one more time (hopefully no one is taking offense to this, I am sorry). If a blind person were to go to the Metro Station for the first time he/she would be able to know what it was by the sounds of the cars, etc. Also, he/she would be able to navigate their way through the space because you can tell when the train stops, when it starts, and which stop it is at because the driver announces the name of every stop.

Honestly, I know that the subway and buses are great for getting around, but personally I prefer to walk or drive alone. It is just too crowed and busy for my liking.

Signed,
AMT

DMS Blog #11

Hello,

This will be my first of two posts that are for my Buffalo landscape tour project. First of all, this is my second year here at UB, and before I went to school here I had never been to Buffalo before in my life. So, honestly everything was new to me.

I have been to Niagara Falls before though, when I was a lot younger. However, going there recently it seemed a lot different to me. When I went there the first time I was on the American side, but when I went there the second time I was on the Canadian side. On the American side it is a lot darker and open, it looks more like a park than the other side does. On the Canadian side there are the lights that light up both sides of the falls at night, the fireworks are set off from the Canadian side, and there are so many more stores and attractions surrounding the falls than there are on the American side.

I realized that going to Niagara Falls just to “sight see” is much more exciting when you’re a young child or an elderly person. Also, the falls just seem bigger and more exciting when you’re a kid. I remember going on the Maid of the Mist when I was younger and it seems like you go right next to the falls, but then when you see the boat from above it doesn’t even go close to where the falls are. I guess it just amazes me at how this landmark can be so majestic and simple, yet display so many illusions. Each angle you see the falls from looks different.

My reaction to the falls is mostly a good feeling; even though it doesn’t excite me as much as it did when I was younger it still gives me a warm feeling inside. Once you’ve seen Niagara Falls once the excitement is gone, and it just becomes a nice place to go with family and friends to marvel at nature and the beautiful, little things in life.

As far as interacting with Niagara Falls, there’s not much you can do. When you are near it you just take in the sight. When you go on the Maid of the mist you get to hear, see, and feel the power of the water, it really is a beautiful thing. Imagine you were a blind person going to the falls for the first time (which I am not hating on blind people so don’t turn this around and get angry at me). You wouldn’t be able to see the falls physically, however you would be able to hear the roaring of the water and feel the mist against your skin and you would picture this giant wall of water in front of you. That’s the beauty of it you don’t need to see it to know its beauty.

I think if I go again I’d like to go in the winter so I can see it covered in ice. All in all, Niagara Falls is a beautiful place and a great place to visit if you’re ever near Buffalo.

Signed,

A to the T

DMS Blog #10

One more entry before fall break,

According to Pauline Oliveros, deep listening is a philosophy that differentiates the difference between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary selective nature of listening. As a result of this people appreciate sounds on a higher level and increasing interaction with their environment, technology, and performance within music and arts. Deep listening gives artists, musicians, and audiences a chance to grow. In my own opinion, she talks about ‘deep listening’ in regards to hearing but not listening. I think by this she means that we tune out certain sounds even though we hear the music we are not listening for the out of place sounds (makes sense hopefully).

She says that the first recorded sound she listened to started her philosophy of deep listening. She recorded sound in her apartment and when listening to it heard sounds that she didn’t normally hear, thus she gave herself a meditation, “Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening.” This is what helped her to understand her environment because now she listens to everything; she listens for every little detail.

She has made much collaboration and shows her collaborations in many places. She encourages people to use deep listening with their own creative interest and professions.

I think that her ideas would apply to my projects in DMS as well as other things. I agree with her idea of deep listening. I feel that a lot of the time I am hearing things but I am not ‘listening’ to them, so I do not understand the things I am hearing. I feel that I did use ‘deep listening’ in my audio project for DMS 121 because I kept playing each audio piece over and over again trying to get the best sound. Even after I was done, listening to it in class I found more sounds I didn’t hear before. Yet, I think I could use this idea outside of class as well. For example, if I wanted to make a CD or sound track/song, etc. I would have to consider how it would sound to different people played in different places.

On another note, I think I just found the inspiration for my final project. I think that ‘awareness’ of the things around us, ‘deep listening’, or whatever you want to call it is really what music and art are all about. A lot of art deals with reality or peoples’ perception of reality, so if each person sees/hears the world a different way than the art is going to be different. Deep listening essentially just allows the artist/musician to get in touch with their surroundings and use that for inspiration.

Okay, now I’m going to say something off topic (well it might be off topic because I could have answered the questions wrong). I like how she talks about her time as a professor. I think it’s interesting that she focused on listening to teach music as opposed to reading and writing music. Although, I feel that this quality might make her a perfectionist when it comes so the sound of the music, nonetheless it’s an interesting way to teach music. Also, I do agree that listening is an important skill to learn and it is undervalued in school, I applaud her for giving it the appropriate attention.

Signed for the last time before fall break,

Yours Truly

DMS Blog # 9

Hello Again,

Wow seems like I was blogging everyother day and now it has been awhile. Anyway, here is my second video, hope you like it...

Well, thanks for watching.

Ta Ta For Now,

What's My Name

DMS Blog #8

Hey All,

This is my video project, well the first one anyway...

Thanks Everyone,
Ash

DMS Blog #7

Hello,

Well, first off I know this is way to short, but this is all I have. The last image is exactly what we see, the last image. Which in a video or movie is a black screen. Yet, Viola ties the last image in with death (black is the color of mourning). So, when you are 'on your last image' or you see your last image (that is, the last thing you see before you die) you die. Also, black refers to the pupil or the blackest part of the eye, the image viewer. The pupil converts the image to the correct position. Did you ever think that the world is really upside down and we view it well convert it to right side up? This comes to my mind when I think about cameras and how our eyes flip images so we see them correctly (well what we think is correct anyway). Well, I believe they are metaphors; the lasting image is life, the last image is death, and the temporary image are the obstacles we over come or the 'pauses' we take along the way, spur of the moment so to speak. Like Viola says, images are icons they are never forgotten, hence lasting image. The images stay hidden and stashed in ones mind. Therefore, when you die so do your images. However, this is why we need, we want, to look in to the eye (black) of someone else or our self. They say a picture says a thousand words, and looking in to a person's eyes is looking in to his or her soul and in this case I guess that is true. Sometimes we let others in on the secrets so they may live on again. A temporary image does not last but the last image has lasted and may live on or it may die with the holder of the image.

Signed,
Tired with a capitol Z

DMS Blog #6

Hello again,

This is just more pictures for my class...enjoy.

Signed,
Going to bed

DMS Blog #5

Hey All Remember Me,

Here is my posts for project #1.

 ORIGINAL

 EDITED

 ORIGINAL (THIS ONE WAS NOT EDITED TILL THE END)

 ORIGINAL

 EDITED

 ORIGINAL (THUMBS UP FOR THIS GUY LOL)

 EDITED

 ORIGINAL

FINAL POSTCARD
(darn my animation wouldn't load, but it is awesome :D)
Hope you enjoyed this, thanks for viewing.

Signed,

AMT

DMS Blog #4

Hello Again, Agh I'm getting tired of talking to you,

Anyway, in "The Paradoxes Digital Photography," Lev Manovich claims that "Digital Photography simply does not exist". What he means by this is, that everything is "going digital now", so anyone can create photos, make movies, etc. So, movies are taking the place of photos. Also, photography is an art. If anyone can do it, there are really no photographers, no editors, etc. hence no digital  photography. There is just digital art, for everyone. Manovich writes about the digital revolution, as he calls it. In this he states,  when T.V.s, X-rays, security cameras, computers, and digital cameras were becoming popular everything was dependent on digital computers. We humans percieve this as better, but are digital images really better than real photos? Are digital images worth questioning the concepts of realism and representation? Digital photography both strengthens and weakens the photographic image. With these questions he then argues that digital photography does not exist. He states that digital editing is not as traditional as before which confuses the concepts. With everything constantly changing photography may soon end. Everyone can make a movie now! Is there really a difference between digital technologies and their uses? No, therefore "Digital Photography simply does not exist".

Going off on a tangent, I felt it hard to write about his topic. I don't really understand his conccept, what is he arguing, and what he's trying to say. Honestly I completely disagree with him, digital photography does so exist so how can he say it doesn't? What am I supposed to say about that now? I think that I've said all I can say really but I'll right a little more to make the point clear.

Now, back to the essay. Another point in the essay, which by the way I don't understand why he put this in here but it works, is the socialist realism of Jurasic Park. He states that there are differences between traditional and digital  photography. Some of these differences are, one is a film based reproduction  of an image versus  its reproduction in a computer as a grid of pixels having a fixed resolution and taking up a certain amount of space on a computer. Original image versus an enhanced/edited image. You can recreate an event all on the computer (3-D/animations). Realism is studying 3-D computer graphics. Yet, the goal of computer graphics is not realism but photorealism which Jurasic Park does very well. So, this digital photographic work is real all to real (not digital photography, cause remember it does not exist).

Signed,
What's My Name

DMS Blog #3

Hey,

This is my photoshop assignment, horrible by the way. I can do much better, but I was kind of in a time crunch because my boyfriend doesn't know how to mail things. Hence, I still do not have my laptop charger, sad face. So, here is my project...enjoy. :)

ORIGINAL

 BACKGROUND CHANGE

 TRUE BLUE ON B&W

BLUE EYES B&W BACKGROUND

 ORIGINAL

 ORIGINAL

MY FACE ON JENNIFER ANISTON

Signed,

Yours Truly

DMS Blog #2

Hola It's Me Again,

Well, to start with I thought that in this essay he skips around a lot. At the beginning I was not too sure what he was really talking about. Towards the end I understood more of what he was trying to say. I think it was mostly the way he transitioned from one topic to the next that threw me off. At first he talks mostly about art, so the reader gets the idea that the essay is about how art is dead, but then he switches to technologies and how they are constantly changing. Then again, he returns to art, and the reader realizes that the essay is probable more about art.

Also, I do agree a little with what he is saying. Yes, everything is changing and there is always going to be something newer and better, but just because something else has "taken over" for the "lesser" product does not mean it has to be forgotten. There is always going to be "the next big thing" and everyone who "goes with the flow" is going to drop the old model and pick up the new one. Yet, there are some people who like the older products because that is "old reliable". Things from the past are not meant to be forever, but they are meant to be remembered, marveled, glorified. "The glory days" so to speak, which most of the time they are.

If Benjamin was able to travel in time and come to the present, I think he would have a heart attack and die. Ha ha, no just kidding. However, I do believe he would be shocked. He probably would feel that no art was truly original any more. Since, now we have the ability to create, recreate, edit, and enhance. There are so many recreations of original works of art that it is hard to tell what the original is any more. I think that Benjamin would given these new technologies every one can make art, every one can be an artist. So, therefore if every one is an artist then who really is a true artist? Honestly, I feel with this question there are so many possible answers, that I feel I am putting too much of my own opinion in to it. Well, I guess it is really how you interpret the essay. I feel that art is put more on the back burner now a days because before computers and cameras people counted on paintings to be remembered (events and people, etc.). So, painters were highly valued people. Yet, now we have cameras to capture moments. We have video cameras to capture events. We have programs, computers, printers, and scanners, etc. so we can create, recreate, and share. So, where is there a place for art? It's in time, minds, people, and places. It's every where really. We are just finding better ways to make it.

Ta ta for Now,
AMT

DMS Blog #1

Hello It is Me Again,

Turns out I will be blogging again. I am writing a blog now for my DMS 121 course, and for those of you who are like OMG (again for those of you...Oh My God) I do not know what DMS stands for!? Well, DMS stands for Digital Media Studies. Which by the way is what I am majoring now (Media Studies). Yes, GASP I changed majors, but that is a longer story. Anyway, on to the real reason I started this blog today...

My reaction to reading Nato Thompson’s essay In Two Directions: Geography as Art, Art as Geography, and Trevor Paglen’s essay Experimental Geography.

Well, for one I agree with what both are trying to say. I think that Thompson is trying to say that maps are art and everything shown on a map (buildings, towns, roads, parks, factories, etc.) is what we are what we have created. Paglen also talks about maps, but he does not call them art. He simply says that maps are updated all the time by different people, proving what he is aiming at the entire time people grow with what they create/learn. Architecture is art, therefore cities are art. Also, maps are drawings, and drawings are art. Thus, I think that essentially our knowledge of the world and what it looked like was blank. When people went out and discovered the land we had maps of "blank" land. Soon after these maps begin to change as towns were made as more things began to grow. So, essentially the maps started out as a blank canvas of which the artist (map maker, architect, explorer, etc.) laid his art. Thompson says, "We are the water-treatment plant," meaning we (people, every one, every where) are the land. Since we have created the look of the land (man made land forms, etc.), and we have created the things on it such as the water-treatment plant. So, when he says this he simply means, we are what we make and what we create.

Thompson tells the reader about Paris and how it was designed to use the space that it is in. This further explains the concept that towns on maps are art, since the architect of the city designed/created it meaning it is their art. Yet, what if someone else had been chosen to design Paris? What if Paris looked different than the way it does now? It would change the way we see it. It would change the way we perceive Paris, but it would still be Paris, it would still be art, and it would still be a part of our lives today.

Space is defined in the English dictionary as the unlimited or incalculably great three dimensional realm expense in which all material objects are located and all events occur. Thomas defines space as everything that has been created up until today. Paglen defines "the production of space" as humans creating the world around them and in turn being created by the world around them. Therefore, space is not a place, but is actively produced. Paglen says that the world is simply made of stuff and only stuff mostly created and evolved over time by humans.

Going back to what Thompson said about water-treatment plants, we are what we create. Similarly, humans create the world around them and in turn are created by the world around them. Therefore, both have the same point, in my opinion, without humans' creations we do not evolve.

Signing Off For Now BBL,
AMT (is back in black)

English Blog #10

Welcome to The Final English Blog,

I might have told you already but if not, I will tell you now, I started this blog for English and will end my English blogs with ten. So, this will be my last post. As you all know my first year of college is coming to an end, and it's turned out to be a pain in my ass. Luckily, I have no more Tuesday and Thursday morning classes, thank you world civ. teacher. If only I was so  luck in English class. I am just hoping the Monday (May 2nd) class will be canceled or maybe the teacher will do the surprise route, "OK class, thank you for all showing up and handing in your papers...now you can all leave. Have a great summer." Then I think to myself great couldn't have had us hand the papers in on Friday now I got up at 9:00am to hand in a paper.
Honestly, I quite enjoyed English. I just write seemingly bad things about the class because I know that my teacher reads them and I like to see her comments ha ha; I'm such a horrible person. Anyways, I do have to put something in here about the last essay. One, why, why did you have to make it the longest essay of the semester, why? As if you thought the first essay were hard to write, here write an essay that's a page longer, ha ha got ya there. Two, I really enjoyed watching the movie and even discussing the movie, but I am really not enjoying the assignments and essay that go along with it.
As much as I love English, and that's pushing it, I really hate writing essays. Well, I guess no one really does like to write them even the teachers. So, I guess I'll just take my medicine and finish the final essay. It's really not worth getting upset over. (330)

Signed For The Last Time,

AMT

English Blog #9

Hello All,

Well, it looks like my English blogging is coming to an end, this being my second to last blog. I promise I will come back with other blogs once I have finished my English work, that way you can actually learn about my life other than English class. I guess that's one positive thing that came out of this blog is that I actually like blogging ha ha. I have actually always wanted to make a blog I just didn't know how to do it lol. Anyways, this week has been a fail, big time. I've been having issues with my credits and scheduling for next year; none with English though that's like the only class I don't have to worry about. I just think that the last few projects are kicking my ass. I have two essays underway in english...God Bless Me, two projects in progress for American Diversity, and a huge ass project in studio. Thank God I'm getting a break form my World Civ. class otherwise I might explode. I guess I'll explode later when I have all these projects plus my World Civ. final to study for. Most people would say, oh, it's college it's supposed to be hard. But, it shouldn't be thins hard, it must just be me. I'm off my game and I'm panicing. Where's an easy button when you need one. I'm hoping it will get easier from here but maybe not. Honestly I'm looking forward to my next English class, I just hope to have an awesome professor like I had this semester. I knew I told you that she scared me in my first blog, but she's really a great teacher and a fun person. She just scared me because she's so enerjetic at 9 o'clock in the morning when she's sick as a dog lol. I guess it did make the class a little less boring. I'm just hoping not to get an old boring guy that believes English is so important that an English book is his Bible. I've heard from people that they have had English or Math teachers that were that boring. So, I really hope things get better because I'd rather not have anymore problems I've already had enough. (375)

Signed,
The one and only AMT

English Blog #8

Hello World,

News from yours truly, as you all know there are about four weeks left at University at Buffalo, or if you did not know that you do now because I just told you, anyways I am so excited for summer. One thing I am not looking forward to is having to take calculus over the summer. On a positive note we are almost done with the last essay in English. I am not saying I did not enjoy writing some of the essays but ironically I hate essays and I am so glad this is my last one. Now I just have two more to do for American Diversity and Design and I will be done with essays for the semester.
So, in all honesty the rest of my post today is doing to consist of what I am hoping is going to happen in English for the rest of the semester. One, I really hope there is no final I mean I wont be angry if there is one but I heard that we do not have one. Two, I am hoping that my professor has something fun planned for us. Since we are done with essays there is really nothing more we can do. So, (hint, hint) movie for a week lol. Well, it is worth the try maybe my professor will read this and be inspired ha ha, a girl can only hope.
Okay, I lied, I have one more thing to talk about. And yes, I know it is not about English but I just wanted to say it. I can not wait for summer, one I really miss my family and friends, two, I am sick of college, three, I really miss work (sadly), and four, I really hate college it is stressful and I am scared I am a failure I do not want to fail out of college. I just hope that all this college will not be for nothing. I hope I get what I came for and what I paid for because college is a lot of time and money that I will never get back.

Signed,
AMT ;)

English Blog #7

And Welcome,

Well, I'm back from spring break that is and not happy, but hey it has to end sometime. Anyways, I enjoyed break and was super glad that on the Monday back I got to sleep in. Yes, that's right no English class this week and loving it. OK, so I'm being a little over the top on how much I "hate" English, but the truth is it's not that bad. Actually, I like English this year. College English is so much better than high school English because we don't have to do the same old boring things, like poetry or Shakespeare, we get to do whatever the teacher feels like throwing at us. That means the topics are better and more interesting. Plus, I think I have connected to the teacher more than I thought I would have. I mean it's not like we're pally or best friends, but I definitely have a closer connection to her than with any of my other professors. I think it's because I have talked privately with her on so many occasions. I just feel the need to ask so many questions because I am really bad at English and I want to do the best I can on the papers.
OK, on another note, I feel like such a nerd talking about how I like English. Even though English isn't even a subject that "nerds are good at." Well, I guess it's because of reading that I associate nerds with English...no offence English teachers. I guess I should stop myself while I can don't want a mob of angry nerds coming after me, ha ha. So, actually lost what I was talking about there. I think I should stop writing this before it gets bad. Lol. But, sadly it needs to be longer. So, having written all this nonsense, back to English. I guess my point really is that English is tough but it can be fun too. So, it's best to just let it happen and maybe express yourself to make things fun. It's writing really, that's all it is so why not put you in it and make something great, you never know you just might like it, I did. (367)

Until Next Time,
Yours...what I always write.

English Blog #6

Hola,

I actually enjoyed the last assignment. I think I did fairly well on my paper. It took a lot of research and a lot of refining but it was worth it. I thought it would be a pain to have to finish the essay in such a short amount of time but it wasn't. The only thing I wish I could have had was more feedback like we had on the first paper. On the first paper we had had both the teacher's feedback and the students feedback and I like that. They were both very helpful in completing my paper I used both sets of feedback to correct my first paper. But, with the second one I kind of just had to ask questions and figure out what needed fixing on my own. But I guess it was better that way. I like that the teacher gives us formats and stuff but gives us more freedom on writing the paper. It's more of a learning experience for me if I figure it out on my own rather than being shown everything. I kind of have to fail first to be able to succeed on my own if everything is shown to me or handed to me than I tend to forget it or not remember all the important details. So, honestly I think this is the first time I have really enjoyed English writing assignments and all, and the first time I have really learned something about writing that I didn't already know. Also, I think I learned something about myself; that yes I can write if I put my mind to it. I may think that I am a horrible writer but in a sense aren't we all horrible writers who need time and time again to reread and rewrite or works? I guess it's just the way you look at it, and read it, and write it. The fact is some people just know how to do it better than others. It's all how you look at it. (330)

Choa,
AMT

English Blog #5

Hello Again,

Well, I finished my essay and wah wah wah. I was a little upset because I had stayed up all night to do the research and finish my essay only to have slept through the class. Being and architecture student I don't like the idea of all-nighters. Plus, I had finished my essay a couple hours before I had to be up to go to my class, so I decided it was a good idea to get some shut eye before I went to class. Even though I am a heavy sleeper and wont get up for anything when I'm in a dead sleep, I thought setting every alarm possible would be enough, IT WAS NOT! I ended up sleeping five hours instead of the intended two and slept through my class. I was so upset because I could have slept for nine hours instead and had the same result. LOL. Oh well, I guess it happens to everyone. The good part is that my professor was understanding and I was able to hand in my essay on time. I guess I wont be doing me essays last minute anymore but we all say that and it still happens. The only thing is I have one more absence and then I'm out, so I'm crossing my fingers hoping this wont happen again.

Signed,
Yours and Mine Deep Do-Do

English Blog #4

Well, Hello There,

These past few weeks have been interesting. I think I'm doing well; english isn't as hard as I thought it'd be. The only thing is I can't wait to get off the topic we're on. I really hate talking about men and women and the differences between them. Considering there are only three girls in the class, when everyone comes, we are saverely out numbered, and it makes me uncomfortable. I know that the guys are going to bash on the girls and yes, I will speak up on the girls' behalf but it doesn't really help much. I just don't like stereotypes because honestly most of the time the stereotype is right about a lot of people and it just makes you feel bad about yourself. Another thing is, even if we don't want to admit it, everyone has their own stereotype in their head and going in to the new assignment that's exactly the way I was looking at it. With my own stereotypes in mind I thought that my research would come out completely different than the way they did. Having done my research and realizing that none of the people I had interviewed fit my stereotype I realized that I would have to write an essay based on the facts not my oppinions. So, good luck to me, right. Ah, FML!

Signed,
(sigh) Yours Truely

English Blog #3

It's me again,

I have been thinking and the truth is that English along with American Diversity and Design (AD&D) are the two hardest classes I have this semester. I am glad that AD&D is only two days a week and the homework is not that hard, but English is a pain to get up after long nights at studio and going three days a week is hard. I am glad that I am on better with my professor now and that I am getting the hand of the timing thing. Everything seems to be getting easier though, this is the first weekend since I have started college that I have had a whole day free of studio. I think after the first English essay is done I will have a good idea of how to do things.
Another thing I have realized is that personal essays suck. Most teachers think that by giving us personal essays it will be easy because it is about you, yet that is the complete opposite. It is super hard to write about yourself and nobody ever wants to do it. I hate looking back at my life and trying to figure out if something I did in my life relates to this or that. Even worse than writing a personal essay would have to be writing a memoir. I wrote one in tenth grade and it was torture. I think we spent about a month and went through about four drafts before it was done, and even worse than that we had to make a video with a monologue in it talk about cruel and unusual punishment.
So, I just have to put one last thing, it is Saturday, it's 6 o'clock, and I am finishing the last bit of my homework for Monday! I think I will be partying (sorry mom) and catching up on my sleep for Sunday. I am so excited. That is all.

Signing out,
Yours Truly

English Blog #2

Hey again,

OK, so its about the fourth week of classes and i feel things are moving a little slow. I don't think I've been to bed earlier than 1 o'clock in the morning, I haven't finished anything earlier than the night before class and me telling myself and my family everything is OK isn't really helping. So, everything in my mind is pretty much the same since the start of the semester. I still feel like everything is going wrong when I thought it was going to be so much easier  this semester. Also, I'm having money issues and the fact that I got a parking ticket didn't help much. I guess what I'm saying is life isn't really going my way right now.
On the bright side studio seems to be the only class I'm doing well in. The professors and my TA (teacher's assistant) seem to have liked my design from the beginning. I think I have a good chance at getting picked for the top 24 which I really hope I do because then I will have something nice to tell my family maybe then they won't worry quite as much. Also, it would really boost my spirits if my design got chosen as one of the better ones. I need a little confidence boost after last semester.
The only other thing that's bothering me is my boyfriend. He has been really sad lately and I know it's only because he misses me, however I'm worried about him because he's a little too sad if you ask me. He always cries and he thinks I'm going to leave him, but he is kind of pushing me away a little and I don't want us to break up that would just break my heart. So, I really hope he gets better about me being away.
Well, what I'm going to end with is just a bright look on the rest of the semester.

MY RESOLUTION STARTING NOW FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER:
1. I would like to be able to get to my classes on time from now on
2. I would like to try and make all of my classes for the rest of the semester meaning none skipped (but this will be one of the hardest rules to follow ;) )
3. I want to finish most if not all of my future projects at least a day earlier than the deadline
4. I want to have fun in my classes and do well (but then again we all want that)
5. And most importantly I want stick to my statement and NOT do any all nighters

Well, I think that about covers it; school is very important to me it makes a difference for the rest of my life. So, it's important that school be number one!

Signing off,
--A

English Blog #1

Hello World,

I was ready to hit everything head on this semester and I thought I could handle everything, however I was horrible wrong. The truth is nothing in college is ever as easy as it looks and I've learned this already after only one semester in Buffalo University. Everything just seems imposible and there's always so much to do and never enough time. Being an architecture student you have to learn to do everything fast, brilliantly, and on less than three hours of sleep. So, truthfully the only reason I may fail English is because I don't show up. Honestly, my teacher kinda scares me a bit but she knows a lot more than I do about English so I respect her for that. As you may have noticed I'm not the greatest writer, I have horrible spelling and my grammer is even worse, yet somehow I managed to get through all the other English classes I've had to take. I am hoping that I will get more out of this college English class than I've gotten out of past classes. That's another thing, since I'm an architect student I have to know how to communicate well with others and if I can't do that than I better hope everything shows well on paper or I'll have lost a lot of customers. So, for now I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping everything turns out ok.

Sincerely,
Yours Truely