reading poetry and taking naps does thinks to a person. this is definitely not finished, but if it's not down somewhere, it'll go away too.
s c a t te r e d
like the rainbow in a summer sprinkler
i'm sure it was fanTastic
i remember Colors, Sounds and Laughter
it felt Good, i think
now i'm just aWake and mildly conFused
if only i could remember what it was
Friday, May 18, 2007
finished
it's really close. i don't necessarily know how i feel about it. part of me is super excited, and another part is still holding on to the security blanket that has been my existence for the past fourteen years. i realize now that i'm pretty much finished for the year though. tests are over, and there are only a few assignments to clean up before packing up and heading out. i'm a little scared to move to a new scene. plus, i wish i had the guts to put out a few more lines before the curtain is drawn on this one. i really need to grow some guts.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
iSolated
it's interesting to me that the more technology works to make communication and entertainment easier, the more it isolates the individual. think about it--how much do you really talk when you're watching tv? listening to your iPod? working on the computer? do you call or text more often? how frequently do you email or call when you could just walk over and see a person?
one of my pet peeves is going to a movie on a date, especially a first date. how much do you learn about a person when you're both just watching a screen? it doesn't seem like you're building much of a relationship with that. playing games in the park or going hiking gives you a lot more information about the person.
another example i see a lot of is the antisocial iPod. so many students plug in and tune out. instead of talking to people around them, they stuff their ears, forsaking all kinds of social opportunities and lessons.
i have a lot to say about cell phones, but i don't want the soap box to explode while i'm on it.
it seems like human interaction and interpersonal relations are growing less and less frequent. it bothers me that the more advanced communication becomes, the more we willingly isolate ourselves.
one of my pet peeves is going to a movie on a date, especially a first date. how much do you learn about a person when you're both just watching a screen? it doesn't seem like you're building much of a relationship with that. playing games in the park or going hiking gives you a lot more information about the person.
another example i see a lot of is the antisocial iPod. so many students plug in and tune out. instead of talking to people around them, they stuff their ears, forsaking all kinds of social opportunities and lessons.
i have a lot to say about cell phones, but i don't want the soap box to explode while i'm on it.
it seems like human interaction and interpersonal relations are growing less and less frequent. it bothers me that the more advanced communication becomes, the more we willingly isolate ourselves.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
rain rain...
it rained today. there are times when i like the rain, but today all i wanted was the sunshine. unfortunately, i also procrastinated the weekend away and i have a photo assignment due tomorrow, so i had to take it today. the topic is "meaning".
Friday, March 16, 2007
stuck in the middle?
i occasionally find myself in a rather humorous position. to explain what i mean, allow me to expound on my current situation:
person a (female) and person c (also female) are good friends, as well as both being friends of mine. they consort one with another and decide that they would like to go to prom. to do this, they will find each other dates, (only one per customer per visit, you know) and go in a group. person a discuses their plan with me one day, and later that same day rushes up to me in the hallway, red-faced and looking like she could make good use of an inhaler. she asks me to ask another friend of mine, b (male), if he would kindly take c to prom. she's slightly intimidated. well, i suggest the idea, which takes hold in his chivalrous mind, and he agrees. in the meantime, a tells c that she's found her a date, and c, as most girls do, goes crazy with anticipation. she does not know yet that i am involved on other end, but i have a class with her, and hear her entire perspective as she relates it to another girl...for two hours. it's really hard to hold in laughter for two hours, by the way.
anyway, b shows up on my porch a few days later, looking for help in asking c. somehow i turn into the orchestrator, and watch the asking unfold from the driver's seat of the car.
next day, and for subsequent days after, i hear a talking to c with c, all giggly and telling the girl version of the story. tonight i watched the two girls plan out how to answer, suggested ideas, and nearly went along for the ride, except that it was late and i want to sleep so that i can do nothing tomorrow--i need to be well-rested.
the funny thing is, i've found myself in this place before. i still have no idea why.
do you ever feel sometimes that you really are watching a movie, only you get to throw in your two cents every once in a while? interactive tv? it's an odd sensation. i feel the compulsion to be a main character sometimes, but usually that goes away if i take a nap. it begs the question though: if i'm a side character, who's the protagonist? what's the real storyline? i think that i need to go rent rosincran and gildinstern are dead. but not right now. it's rather late.
person a (female) and person c (also female) are good friends, as well as both being friends of mine. they consort one with another and decide that they would like to go to prom. to do this, they will find each other dates, (only one per customer per visit, you know) and go in a group. person a discuses their plan with me one day, and later that same day rushes up to me in the hallway, red-faced and looking like she could make good use of an inhaler. she asks me to ask another friend of mine, b (male), if he would kindly take c to prom. she's slightly intimidated. well, i suggest the idea, which takes hold in his chivalrous mind, and he agrees. in the meantime, a tells c that she's found her a date, and c, as most girls do, goes crazy with anticipation. she does not know yet that i am involved on other end, but i have a class with her, and hear her entire perspective as she relates it to another girl...for two hours. it's really hard to hold in laughter for two hours, by the way.
anyway, b shows up on my porch a few days later, looking for help in asking c. somehow i turn into the orchestrator, and watch the asking unfold from the driver's seat of the car.
next day, and for subsequent days after, i hear a talking to c with c, all giggly and telling the girl version of the story. tonight i watched the two girls plan out how to answer, suggested ideas, and nearly went along for the ride, except that it was late and i want to sleep so that i can do nothing tomorrow--i need to be well-rested.
the funny thing is, i've found myself in this place before. i still have no idea why.
do you ever feel sometimes that you really are watching a movie, only you get to throw in your two cents every once in a while? interactive tv? it's an odd sensation. i feel the compulsion to be a main character sometimes, but usually that goes away if i take a nap. it begs the question though: if i'm a side character, who's the protagonist? what's the real storyline? i think that i need to go rent rosincran and gildinstern are dead. but not right now. it's rather late.
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