Gender Relations Video Collage: I thought it was very interesting that we got to use a course of study on campus for a topic. I think all disciplines are somewhat interelated, but I think this project helped me realize that even move.

gender relations

Thriller Mashup: I really enjoyed this project because it let me use my video editing skills and love of humor as well as music.

Thriller Mashup

Playlist Collage: I liked this assignment because it represents who I am as well as my direction in life. It says everything about me without saying a word.

I hate to tell this story, but I feel telling it releases all of my anger and frustration about it. The weekend befor Thanksgiving break, my roommate decides to have alcohol in our room. The container was closed, but my lips weren't. I spent all of Saturday morning looking for an RA to report this to. In that, I missed the State game and finished my paper. I was so angry, I was ready to yell at her. I haven't seen her since that weekend, she moved out the next day and left a note on my door. I can't say I was mad, even though her moving out had nothing to do with my reporting her, since she never found out.

mashup

My mashup was decidely Thriller, it was the only thing I thought of that was such a phenomenon, it became larger than life. It reminds of me of my childhood when every Halloween I would try and watch and it would give me nightmares. Anyways, I hope you enjoy.

Since I was a kid, I've always been a morning person. My dad used to get up around 5 am and I'd wake up and watch cartoons before school started.

Now in college I'm still the early to bed , early to rise girl. When I tell people I'm in bed by eleven, they seem amazed. I don't understand it. There's 24 hrs in a day and there's no reason to spend more than neccessary doing work among other things that could be done in the morning.

The best experience I've had with this is with my roommate. She sleeps approximately 10-12 hrs a night and she goes to bed around the same time I do. Excluding Thursday-Saturday when I get up she's still asleep. This morning I woke up around seven to get ready for the day. I left around 10:50 and for the first 3 hrs she was asleep. I cleaned a bit and she started making strange moaning noises when I made noise. I know I grew up an only child, but most people considered me quiet and still do. For heaven's sake I'm not a doggone mouse, I can't sneak around.

I think that this collage speaks for itself as to who I am.

I chose this song because it deals with love and war which is always relevant, but it isn't the typical happy-sappy love song. It's more of a fight which is why I chose to do this collage, it's challenging and poignant all at the same time.

"Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House

There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
Theres a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But youll never see the end of the road
While youre travelling with me

Hey now, hey now
Dont dream its over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come

Fall Break was great, I got my computer back, but then iTunes decides to play a cruel joke after I purchase 10 new songs Thursday night. A message appears that I have a distorted iPod that must be restored before it can sync with iTunes. I restore it, nothing happens. Take two, I go on the Apple Website and follow their instructions, nothing happens. Take three, my mom calls Apple and reminds me that my iPod is an HP edition and therefore I must contact HP about my problems. Take four, I contact HP follow their instructions, nothing hapens. Take five, as I contemplate this disasterous occurance I go to my iTunes this morning to play the songs in my library only to realize all my songs are missing that I have purchased on my CCI laptop. Take six, I reported all my songs with a problem and noticed Apple will try and take minimal responsibility.

I just got out of my Play Analysis class. We were discussing Hedda Gabler, a play that was written about a Victorian-era housewife who's only pleasure in life was playing on the miseries of others.

Our professor was asking us if we as young women in the new millenium were still oppressed by any of society's ideals. Several answered and unfortunately the answer was still yes. The ideals of beauty, intelligence, roles as a wife and mother were all confounded by the impossible notion that we must live up to these standards.

I have to agree as well. Even in elementary school in the gifted and talented program, I was one of few girls. I also happened to be the only girl fully engaged in class and happened to suffer the consequences. I knew then I could never connect with the other girls on that philosophy alone. Most of my friends ended up being guys.

This project was not as challenging as I thought it would be. I was confident that I would accomplish it, but my procrastination always causes me some anxiety.

As I said before this is my research on people's guilty musical pleasures and whether or not they exist. I was quite intrigued by my findings, but at the same time I was surprised how much "guilty" music is still a part of people's lives.

Anyway, here it is:

/podcast

My podcast is done, but it won't let me export it as an MP3. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it.