Reportedly the Dow Jones fell 500 points today. That sounds bad. My highschool economy class was a joke, so I can't pretend to fully wrap my mind about repurcussion of the current economic situation, but I can say it sounds bad and I'm kind of worried.
What it does make me hopeful for however, is that we will continue to see a shift in movies. I've read several articles about how movies tend to be more uplifting, escapist and fantastical when times are bad for the country. I love movies set in different universes and worlds where a creator is free to set their own rules. (I've talked about this previously with how I really love how Marvel is establishing a cross-character universe) There has been a trend to create more superhero movies, more action movies set in alternate realities, more otherworldly fantasy epics and I love it. I just hope things continue to go in that direction because, honestly, constantly hearing that EVERY movie is reimagining something with a darker tone is starting to get old. "We're remaking Curious George, but it's going to be grittier and more violent, you will really get to see what turned George into the animal he is." I don't want to hear that. Curious George is an adorable monkey. I like adorable monkeys. I'm not saying I don't enjoy darker reimaginings. I mean I love stylized violence. Just, enough is enough. Darker should not equivocate quality is basically what I am saying.
I just love imagination in movies and being completely caught up in a different world. Completely forgetting that you are on earth as you watch a movie. Basically what spielberg does best. Also, I dont want to see another film about some depressed girl, who meets some messed up alcoholic/blind/druggie/autistic/torchured character and they pout and then try to make some meaning. END.
Everyone hates a poser
I've been thinking about what qualities I really admire in people and I think I've known all along that I value Integrity the most. It's funny that in the fifth grade I was forced to write a report about integrity after getting into some shenanigans in computer class and am now so appreciative of it. For me as long as a person is living with integrity and being completely honest with themselves I can respect them. So many people just live day to day with the intention of making it to the end or act in situations how they feel they are expected to act. That aggravates me to no end. Allow me to illustrate an example.
First I do not believe anyone should ever try to be just like someone else. Yes, I think emulating one's good qualities is a noble endeavor, but trying to be them is a different far less noble one. I cannot tell a lie, there are characteristics of my older brother I admire, I often try to summon those up in me. But if I were to go out, dress just like him, try to think of what he would say and say that, walk like him, live like him, I would no longer be me. I would lose all remnant of self. I would be a phony, or as I would say back in my wannabe punker days, a poser. Everyone hates a poser.
On the other hand if I were to look past actions, words, and appearances to look to the underlying intentions and integrities of them, and draw out those qualities I could use them. Not in the sense that I would be imitating but really in a way evolving. I would think to myself, "ok I've pinpointed the underlying quality that I truly admire, now how would I use that quality." You have to ask yourself, "why is this quality admirable? What is it that I admire about it? What can I learn from this?" and then use your newfound knowledge.
I really should have prefaced this all by saying integrity is really a multi-faceted thing and one important part is truth to ones self and genuineness.
It is cheesy but also very try that one must never try to be someone they're not. It is far more admirable for one to come to you exactly as what they are. whatever that may be, rather than be able to imitate something they're not to near perfection.
I also want to make a shout out to a shining example of genuineness -Geoffrey P.
First I do not believe anyone should ever try to be just like someone else. Yes, I think emulating one's good qualities is a noble endeavor, but trying to be them is a different far less noble one. I cannot tell a lie, there are characteristics of my older brother I admire, I often try to summon those up in me. But if I were to go out, dress just like him, try to think of what he would say and say that, walk like him, live like him, I would no longer be me. I would lose all remnant of self. I would be a phony, or as I would say back in my wannabe punker days, a poser. Everyone hates a poser.
On the other hand if I were to look past actions, words, and appearances to look to the underlying intentions and integrities of them, and draw out those qualities I could use them. Not in the sense that I would be imitating but really in a way evolving. I would think to myself, "ok I've pinpointed the underlying quality that I truly admire, now how would I use that quality." You have to ask yourself, "why is this quality admirable? What is it that I admire about it? What can I learn from this?" and then use your newfound knowledge.
I really should have prefaced this all by saying integrity is really a multi-faceted thing and one important part is truth to ones self and genuineness.
It is cheesy but also very try that one must never try to be someone they're not. It is far more admirable for one to come to you exactly as what they are. whatever that may be, rather than be able to imitate something they're not to near perfection.
I also want to make a shout out to a shining example of genuineness -Geoffrey P.
an assignment for class I liked
I am an extremely visual person. My observations aren’t broad but extremely focused. I wouldn’t say that I am observant, my friends often criticize me for completely missing the obvious or for being a sort of space cadet at times. It’s usually because I actually did observe something a bit ago and am now playing with it in my head. I notice a room with a table and think of all the variants of the table, or scenes involving the table. What if the table could move? Would it hover or walk with its legs? Where is it heading and why? What kind of dinner would be placed on it next? What if three men in a barroom brawl slammed through the nearby door and one of them ended up being thrown on to the table, breaking it into pieces?
When I see words I play a mixture of scrabble and text-twist in my mind. Letters are rearranged, words are mispronounced, and letters become objects rather than pronounceable symbols. Sentences in books are zoomed in on and become terrains for tiny people to climb upon and attempt to conquer.
What is frustrating about all this is when you see a table, turn to your friend and say, “Hey dude, what if that table suddenly got really mad?” The friend looks at you like you’re an idiot. You try to explain that, obviously, the table would attack us and go on a rampage kind of like a mad horse but they still give you that blank stare. It’s no use trying to communicate these absurd visuals to others. When you find a particularly curvy object in the distance, an uneven fence for example, and begin to trace its curves with a pointed finger, making swooshing noises with acceleration and your friend asks you, “Bryce, what the heck are you doing?” What can you say? Do you try to explain that there could be an awesome snowmobile chase scene on that fence or just shake it off and say, “nothing?” It usually ends up being the “nothing.”
I want people to be able to imagine the same things I do. It all goes back to me playing with Legos, where I’d create wild flying vehicles, then recreate a scene for my mother to watch. I want to share my visuals. That’s why I’m here as a Cinema major and why I enroll in writing courses. When you don’t have the time or capabilities to shoot a movie you can write it out, or explain it. Whenever I want to explain a concept to people, such as “what I do at my job” I begin to act it out rather than just tell them. Others who know have to chime in and clarify.
Basically I want to be clear myself and eliminate the need for others to aid my communication, illustrate my imagination in whatever form best fits the image, and then share that image with others to see what they think of it.
When I see words I play a mixture of scrabble and text-twist in my mind. Letters are rearranged, words are mispronounced, and letters become objects rather than pronounceable symbols. Sentences in books are zoomed in on and become terrains for tiny people to climb upon and attempt to conquer.
What is frustrating about all this is when you see a table, turn to your friend and say, “Hey dude, what if that table suddenly got really mad?” The friend looks at you like you’re an idiot. You try to explain that, obviously, the table would attack us and go on a rampage kind of like a mad horse but they still give you that blank stare. It’s no use trying to communicate these absurd visuals to others. When you find a particularly curvy object in the distance, an uneven fence for example, and begin to trace its curves with a pointed finger, making swooshing noises with acceleration and your friend asks you, “Bryce, what the heck are you doing?” What can you say? Do you try to explain that there could be an awesome snowmobile chase scene on that fence or just shake it off and say, “nothing?” It usually ends up being the “nothing.”
I want people to be able to imagine the same things I do. It all goes back to me playing with Legos, where I’d create wild flying vehicles, then recreate a scene for my mother to watch. I want to share my visuals. That’s why I’m here as a Cinema major and why I enroll in writing courses. When you don’t have the time or capabilities to shoot a movie you can write it out, or explain it. Whenever I want to explain a concept to people, such as “what I do at my job” I begin to act it out rather than just tell them. Others who know have to chime in and clarify.
Basically I want to be clear myself and eliminate the need for others to aid my communication, illustrate my imagination in whatever form best fits the image, and then share that image with others to see what they think of it.
10 things you didnt know about Dell Computers.
1. Dell computers are used in 431 nations across the World, the widest spread company besides McDonalds.
2. In Western Somalia, Dell's are called Djitwali which translates to "problem solver"
3. in 1983 Michael Dell was involved in a car accident with what some believe was a U.F.O.
4. Dell computers are responsible for 13.6 percent of the U.S. energy output, with that energy we could run Las Vegas for 240 years!
5. According to a recent Times poll, The Dell brand name is more recognizable to American fifth grade students than Adolf Hitler.
6. In 2001 Dell introduced a short lived marketing scheme entitled "Dellicious" in which 25 edible Dell computers were given away to lucky winners.
7. Michael Dell was one of the founding members of Krispy Kreme before leaving after a dispute over custard filling.
8. In the movie "Wag the Dog" Vincent D'onofrio's character mistakenly refers to Dell's as Delms
9. Michael Dell's great grandfather Theodore Dell worked his way up from peanut salesman to ringleader in an early Barnum and Bailey's circus.
10.On all Dell computers made after the year 1992, there appears the phrase "vesti siu lada de Olympia" which in latin means roughly "calculate with speed of olympians"
2. In Western Somalia, Dell's are called Djitwali which translates to "problem solver"
3. in 1983 Michael Dell was involved in a car accident with what some believe was a U.F.O.
4. Dell computers are responsible for 13.6 percent of the U.S. energy output, with that energy we could run Las Vegas for 240 years!
5. According to a recent Times poll, The Dell brand name is more recognizable to American fifth grade students than Adolf Hitler.
6. In 2001 Dell introduced a short lived marketing scheme entitled "Dellicious" in which 25 edible Dell computers were given away to lucky winners.
7. Michael Dell was one of the founding members of Krispy Kreme before leaving after a dispute over custard filling.
8. In the movie "Wag the Dog" Vincent D'onofrio's character mistakenly refers to Dell's as Delms
9. Michael Dell's great grandfather Theodore Dell worked his way up from peanut salesman to ringleader in an early Barnum and Bailey's circus.
10.On all Dell computers made after the year 1992, there appears the phrase "vesti siu lada de Olympia" which in latin means roughly "calculate with speed of olympians"
Internet Authority
So I read a lot of top 10 or top 100 lists in my boredom. Today I read 100 facts that should change the world. There were facts along the lines of Americans spend so and so on pornography every day, the same amount as is spent on aids relief in Africa. I thought, " wow I have no idea where this info is coming from. It could all be bull but because this guy writes with authority I tend to believe it. I am going to take this method and make my own lists. It will be fun.
Media
Fourth. I have been realizing that a lot of what people tend to learn about their candidates of choice has to do with what media source they read. I tend to get the majority of my info straight from obama’s website and speeches. OR through Time and CNN’s RSS feeds. I have to say Time is proving to be unbalanced toward the liberal side, cnn seems to at least attempt to be more balanced (although liberal leaning at heart) so I gotta say, I get most of my info from liberal sources. The other day I was watching fox news though. Holy shit that channel loves being overly bluntly offensively conservative.
Sarah Palin
Third blog. Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is a gimmick, and a poorly chosen one at that. At first all you hear about is will the democrats unite? There exists a conceived split between hillary supporters and Obama supporters. McCain is simply trying to capitalize on Palin being a woman. He wants the supporters and he will sink to this low to get it. Palin also has less experience than Obama. She hasn’t even served a full term as governor. AND she is governor of a state that is not in the least bit representative of the united states as a whole. She is involved in an ongoing investigation regarding a time she may have over stepped her boundaries and tried to us her influence illegally. Her 17 year old daughter is pregnant. This one really gets to me for a multitude of reasons. 1. A 17 year old girl should not be a news story, especially for her pregnancy. BUT whose fault is it the 17 year old girl is in the spotlight and probably undergoing immense stress? Her mother’s. If her mother had not accepted the nomination her family would not be undergoing any unwanted scrutiny and stress. ALSO, if a mother cannot instill her daughter with enough morals to not be having sex at her age she should at least be able to raise her smart enough to use contraceptives if doing so. If a woman can’t keep control over her own family, how can she lead a country? What makes me so mad about it all is McCain did not pick this person for her leadership prowess, he chose her for her and her family’s image. They are the every American, people vote for the every American. The thing is though, do you want neighborhood Bob from the mechanic’s shop leading your country? Everyman Bob discussing national safety with the heads of foreign nations? Or do you want someone ahead of the pack? Tell me this. Would you vote for Sarah Palin if she was running for president and McCain vice? Hell no. Would you vote for Biden if he was running with Obama as vice? Not nearly as eagerly, but yes.
Also I type these quickly and don’t check for typos or errors, so forgive me.
Also I type these quickly and don’t check for typos or errors, so forgive me.
McCain
The second blog is one about John McCain and his choice of running mate. John McCain, I honestly think is a fairly well intentioned man I think he honestly wants the best for his country. I mainly have about 4 problems with him.
1. Dude is old. If he dies in office that’ll cause the U.S. undue stress (due to some reasons I will explain in blog 3) and do we really want a president who is going to spend more time in the hospital than leading our country?
2. He is being run by the campaign rather than running it himself. He gives prepared answers that his campaign wrote for him, and if the question is worded strangely or about something he hasn’t been TOLD the answer to he doesn’t know what to do. He’s just going to be another puppet president like Bush.
3. His scripted answers are too absolute. Where obama would answer something like, “for the most part yes, but we must carefully consider the following…” McCain would say, “YES, we must eradicate the enemy at all costs.” Absolutes don’t work, it’s not how the world works. Absolutes don’t work because everything has the exception and if the absolute believer refuses to see the exception he has to create lies to compensate. Kind of why I don’t subscribe to any established religion, the absolutes.
4. He’s like a grandfather who will refuse to drive his car using GPS, because he’s been doing it by roadmap for 65 years and it’s always worked for him. One of those people that says, “hey this works, why change?” When in reality, yeah, cassettes still work, but iPods and digital distribution work better. The type of old stubborn mind that is not open to change
1. Dude is old. If he dies in office that’ll cause the U.S. undue stress (due to some reasons I will explain in blog 3) and do we really want a president who is going to spend more time in the hospital than leading our country?
2. He is being run by the campaign rather than running it himself. He gives prepared answers that his campaign wrote for him, and if the question is worded strangely or about something he hasn’t been TOLD the answer to he doesn’t know what to do. He’s just going to be another puppet president like Bush.
3. His scripted answers are too absolute. Where obama would answer something like, “for the most part yes, but we must carefully consider the following…” McCain would say, “YES, we must eradicate the enemy at all costs.” Absolutes don’t work, it’s not how the world works. Absolutes don’t work because everything has the exception and if the absolute believer refuses to see the exception he has to create lies to compensate. Kind of why I don’t subscribe to any established religion, the absolutes.
4. He’s like a grandfather who will refuse to drive his car using GPS, because he’s been doing it by roadmap for 65 years and it’s always worked for him. One of those people that says, “hey this works, why change?” When in reality, yeah, cassettes still work, but iPods and digital distribution work better. The type of old stubborn mind that is not open to change
Newfangled
There have been a couple of political blogs I have been meaning to type up recently that I haven’t taken the time to do yet. The first of which is kind of a retrospective on how much the last election pissed me off. I was 17 at the time and not able to vote. YET my peers and older students would press and push about whatever candidate they liked or wanted me to like and continually asked me for whom I was voting. I was 17, I wasn’t voting for anyone. I generally was not interested in who won because I could play no part in it. It would frustrate me that people would get angry that I don’t care about politics. NOW I am able to vote and will most definitely exercise that right. The United States isn’t doing the best, and there is actually a candidate that I think could bring us to our best. I am riveted following this campaign. Things infuriate me, inspire me and cause me to go out and tell people what I think. I don’t think It’s just because I can vote now, but more so that Obama is running. That’s just that quick statement.
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