Photo Challenge #2

Theme: Underneath

This is my dog Daisy, who thinks she is human. I found her in my bedroom under the covers like this and since I had my camera with me, and this is supposed to be a real moment (I'm not allowed to pose my dog) I figured it would be perfect. Daisy looks guilty because she's technically not supposed to be on the bed, but we've given up trying to tell her that.

Photo Challenge #1

Theme: Cold

This thermometer is located outside my house. I had the idea of taking a picture of the thermometer but then I realized it wasn't cold enough. I had a brilliant stroke of genius and put my thermometer in the freezer for 15 minutes. By the time I got it screwed into place and took the picture the little red line had risen from 0 degrees to 20 degrees. I also kinda broke the top off of the thermometer but no one needs to know that.

Photo Essays are AMAZING

I am currently being required to choose a photo essay and write about it. I'll be doing that in this blog post. Another rule was to not pick the first one we saw. I broke that rule because I reeeally liked the first one I saw. Here it is. Please feel free to view it to your heart's desire. So the photo essay I picked is about the Hariban Snow and Ice Festival in Hariban, China. This festival takes place in very cold weather. This one was in -18 Celsius. That is extremely cold. I think that all the statues, expecially at night were so beautiful and magical that I would have hardly noticed the freezing cold weather.

Life in a Day

One day, July 24 2010, the world was doing the same things we do everyday, going to work, getting married, and celebrating life. Only on this particular day 800,000 regular people carried around video cameras and documented the day. All the submissions were sent to Youtube and compiled into a movie that shows every aspect of daily life. Many of the scenes were gory and some were exciting and interesting but the most memorable of these scenes is none of the above. To me the most memorable scene of the movie was a young women getting ready by herself then calling her overseas husband on Skype. The scenes that I found were the most happy were the shortest. They were short clips of people dancing and singing. The scenes I found the saddest were the ones that involved the gory, fighting side of life. Sadly, this negativly horrible side of humanity is the one that I saw the most throughout the film.
Another theme throughout the movie was juxtapositions. The one that I noticed the most was happening during my most remembered scene. During the young woman's morning a voice over played about her husband in Afghanastan. The scene sometimes was punctured with clips showing the good side of Afghanastan.
In all I thought the movie covered a lot. It showed all sides of any situation, but I'm not sure I would recommend it to a friend. It doesn't seem like a movie most of my friends would enjoy, but thier loss.

TIME Magazine's Top 100 People of 2011

I really don't feel like writing about a full 100 mini articles about a bunch of people I don't care that much about. After tons and tons of consideration I picked the 3 that I found the most influencial.
1) Mark Zuckerberg- He was person of the year for one thing. You may not know this but he also invented a little website called FACEBOOK! Facebook has started a revolution. Without Mark Zuckerberg all those middle eastern countries would still be in dictatorships. THANKS MARK! Click for his article
2) Oprah- I mean who hasn't heard of Oprah? She runs the worlds most popular daytime talk show, now has her own TV channel, and works with tons of charitys. Of course, on top of all that she probably has enough money to rent out Australia and a long lost sister sob story. Click for her article
3) John Lasseter- I didn't know who John Lasseter was until about 1 minute ago but, he's the guy who runs Pixer. Without him the world would be without cute animated movies that no one really wants to see but we do anyway and most of the time we like them (except for Cars2 that SUCKED). This guy gives us movies that remind us what it's like to be a little kid again. Click for his article

Important Scotus Case

In school we have been studying various court cases that have set guidelines for future cases. The one that was most important to me was the Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe. In 2000 A High School would lead a Christian prayer before a football game. The prayer was optional but a Mormon woman who went by the name Jane Doe took the case to court. She fought hard and won the case in the Supreme Court. The prayer was no longer continued. I believe this is the right decision because no one should feel required to pray. I know it technically was optional but you would feel awkward not praying, surrounded by praying people. This case is important to me because everyone has a different opinion about it , and since you can look at it from so many different angles it's interesting to learn about and debate.

My Six Word Memoirs

School- I am so tired of A's.
About a friend- Finding a cure takes too long.
Emotions- A bigger box would be nice.
Childhood- It went way,way to fast.
Future- Everyday the unknown seems even scarier.
Theatre- Lights. No Camera. The Curtain Opens.
Walt Disney- Minnie Mouse is My Middle Name.
Sleep- Sleep Rocks! I hate 5:30 a.m.
?- You see me, but you don't.