Reminiscing
September 8th was interesting. That's all I have to say about that.
I was going through my classes, wondering why I liked this semester so much more than any other semester. I realized that I only have one lecture class. Everything else is either hands on or discussion classes, which simply means that everywhere I go I'm expected to be involved. Being involved is exactly how I like it, so this semester is turning out great. The lecture class I have is medical Anthropology, and it's soooo slow and boring compared to, say, Creative Writing, Film Theory, and even Drawing 1. I'm having a hard time deciding which class I like least though. I love to draw, but I'm not a fan of drawing what I see so much as what I imagine. Again I am faced with the dreaded Sunflower drawing, so the past 3 hours of that class wasn't that exciting. Medical Anthropology, while it has interesting subjects and topics, Is lectured by a voice so squeaky and generic that it's a task not to drown out that voice with thoughts of my own. I'm finding out things that I like about myself now, as opposed to only discovering my flaws. For how things have been the past year, life is actually looking up for me.
There is something I wish to express:
HOLY CRAP! The new iPod Nano is so badass! It's got a video camera on it that also records audio, can be used in portrait or landscape format, and even has all those shiny special effects features that nobody uses. And once I was done drooling over that I saw that it also has the capability to receive FM radio signals, and can pause the music on the radio, much like a DVR can pause TV. Wow. The screen is even bigger than before and the case is now a reflective aluminum alloy. Hot damn, that's on my wish list for sure.
We were discussing something interesting today in Film Theory. A discussion about breaking the fourth wall fell into movies and their purposes which fell into the way audience prefers narrative or tech demo which fell into comparing generations of people. What a very slow but well versed speaker named Jacob said is that basically, look back at the generation of children 20 years ago and compare them to today. Back then there was no lightning fast internet connection, wide range of video games and TV's in every home. He stated when he was a kid he remembers actually getting bored, and having to actually use his brain to find some way to entertain himself. His point was that he didn't grow up needing constant stimulation to be satisfied. He said that kids of today are constantly bouncing off walls with an attention span so disgracefully small, and he blamed this on the immersion factor of the media. Kids of today have instant gratification: If something is boring to them, they just press a few buttons -changing the channel, website, or game system- until they find something that holds their attention. The incentive to go outside or even do something such as drawing or playing pretend, or even reading is next to none when such tools exist. I thought about how I'm usually never bored, even during a power outage, and I have my father to thank for that. Even when I did have internet, TV, and video games, My father would only let me use the devices for one to two hours a day. For the rest of the time, It was up to me to use my imagination. Perhaps that is why I daydream a lot and still enjoy playing pretend. *SHRUG*
There was something else I wanted to bring up...Or maybe not. I really had fun at race club for a simple reason. I was around people who were as active/ more active than me. There was no, "Let's play frisbee for 30 min and then go play Oblivion for 5 more hours." I was with people who weren't afraid of their muscles straining and burning. They know as well as I do how great it feels afterwards to become faster, better, stronger. It was nice to be pushed for once, instead of doing the pushing. I can't wait until the next meet!
I did so much research on parkour and the body. I really am replacing video games with reading articles and stories. I didn't expect this break from FPS to last so long, but I like it. I read about how the body has evolved to work, and how utilizing your physical body has such a strong effect on your mental state through the release of chemicals. I don't know the name of the chemicals, but Stefani was feeling it a few days ago. I remember her being a happy face and awake, and she attributed her feelings because she started exercising. And I have to agree with her, Whatever she did worked. I don't remember the article, but our species are originally hunters/gatherers. Supposedly, our bodies are built to go through strenuous physical activities at least once a day. AT LEAST <<<< hmmm. I'm considering joining a flag football team, alongside race club and parkour. With so much to do, maybe I'll be able to finally rest the gears in my head and sleep deeply like I used to when I was a kid. I certainly ran around a lot back then. I still remember trying so hard to fly everyday, running around with the cape my father made out of an old shirt. :)
Dragoshi
I was going through my classes, wondering why I liked this semester so much more than any other semester. I realized that I only have one lecture class. Everything else is either hands on or discussion classes, which simply means that everywhere I go I'm expected to be involved. Being involved is exactly how I like it, so this semester is turning out great. The lecture class I have is medical Anthropology, and it's soooo slow and boring compared to, say, Creative Writing, Film Theory, and even Drawing 1. I'm having a hard time deciding which class I like least though. I love to draw, but I'm not a fan of drawing what I see so much as what I imagine. Again I am faced with the dreaded Sunflower drawing, so the past 3 hours of that class wasn't that exciting. Medical Anthropology, while it has interesting subjects and topics, Is lectured by a voice so squeaky and generic that it's a task not to drown out that voice with thoughts of my own. I'm finding out things that I like about myself now, as opposed to only discovering my flaws. For how things have been the past year, life is actually looking up for me.
There is something I wish to express:
HOLY CRAP! The new iPod Nano is so badass! It's got a video camera on it that also records audio, can be used in portrait or landscape format, and even has all those shiny special effects features that nobody uses. And once I was done drooling over that I saw that it also has the capability to receive FM radio signals, and can pause the music on the radio, much like a DVR can pause TV. Wow. The screen is even bigger than before and the case is now a reflective aluminum alloy. Hot damn, that's on my wish list for sure.
We were discussing something interesting today in Film Theory. A discussion about breaking the fourth wall fell into movies and their purposes which fell into the way audience prefers narrative or tech demo which fell into comparing generations of people. What a very slow but well versed speaker named Jacob said is that basically, look back at the generation of children 20 years ago and compare them to today. Back then there was no lightning fast internet connection, wide range of video games and TV's in every home. He stated when he was a kid he remembers actually getting bored, and having to actually use his brain to find some way to entertain himself. His point was that he didn't grow up needing constant stimulation to be satisfied. He said that kids of today are constantly bouncing off walls with an attention span so disgracefully small, and he blamed this on the immersion factor of the media. Kids of today have instant gratification: If something is boring to them, they just press a few buttons -changing the channel, website, or game system- until they find something that holds their attention. The incentive to go outside or even do something such as drawing or playing pretend, or even reading is next to none when such tools exist. I thought about how I'm usually never bored, even during a power outage, and I have my father to thank for that. Even when I did have internet, TV, and video games, My father would only let me use the devices for one to two hours a day. For the rest of the time, It was up to me to use my imagination. Perhaps that is why I daydream a lot and still enjoy playing pretend. *SHRUG*
There was something else I wanted to bring up...Or maybe not. I really had fun at race club for a simple reason. I was around people who were as active/ more active than me. There was no, "Let's play frisbee for 30 min and then go play Oblivion for 5 more hours." I was with people who weren't afraid of their muscles straining and burning. They know as well as I do how great it feels afterwards to become faster, better, stronger. It was nice to be pushed for once, instead of doing the pushing. I can't wait until the next meet!
I did so much research on parkour and the body. I really am replacing video games with reading articles and stories. I didn't expect this break from FPS to last so long, but I like it. I read about how the body has evolved to work, and how utilizing your physical body has such a strong effect on your mental state through the release of chemicals. I don't know the name of the chemicals, but Stefani was feeling it a few days ago. I remember her being a happy face and awake, and she attributed her feelings because she started exercising. And I have to agree with her, Whatever she did worked. I don't remember the article, but our species are originally hunters/gatherers. Supposedly, our bodies are built to go through strenuous physical activities at least once a day. AT LEAST <<<< hmmm. I'm considering joining a flag football team, alongside race club and parkour. With so much to do, maybe I'll be able to finally rest the gears in my head and sleep deeply like I used to when I was a kid. I certainly ran around a lot back then. I still remember trying so hard to fly everyday, running around with the cape my father made out of an old shirt. :)
Dragoshi