I first heard this band (as many of you probably unknowingly did) during the Winter Olympics last year. Their song "Intro" was featured on a commercial with Apollo Ohno skating in a circle around the rink, eventually cutting the ice into a spinning disk. Anyway, enjoy the song.
Today, as many of my Thursdays are, was long. I woke up early to find myself wandering through the blistering cold with a few of the other editors. The school paper was ready this morning and we had to distribute it to all the drop spots on campus. One spot in particular rest on and area called the seal. It is in the middle of a walkway almost everyone takes to class, so it works out great as far as handing out papers goes. However, any time there is inclement weather (like today) it can be pretty miserable. Luckily, I was saved by the bell and had to run to class.
Philosophy, despite my initial thoughts on the class, is becoming quite exciting for me. We have been reading Plato's five dialogues (which are about Socrates) and I find myself absolutely enthralled. Socrates always seems to know exactly what to say and when to say it, an admirable quality to say the least. I have never doubted my decision to pursue a Theology minor until now. I have had three Theology classes as of my current standing, but I decided to take my Philosophy courses before finishing the minor. I am really glad I did because I might be changing my mind, especially if I am as interested in the other famous philosophers as I am in Socrates.
Feature writing was exciting as always. Well, for myself at least. I know some people are less interested in it. I just find features so fascinating. They're the most creative part of the newspaper. You're still providing news by giving all the important facts about what is or is not happening, but you do it by painting a vivid picture and evoking emotions in the reader. I think good feature writing is the key to good writing in general; if you can write a thoroughly descriptive story without being biased, you've truly done something special.
Classes were canceled today because of the epic snowstorm we had. You don't remember that? Me either.
Not knowing whether or not my Photography class was canceled (it is located on a different campus than my university) I decided to take a trip to the school and find out. Turns out they cancel classes just the same as my university, so I did not learn how to make contact sheets like I'd hoped I would. No matter, I was able to develop another two rolls of film. I still cannot seem to grasp framing. With my DSLR it was always so easy to just crop out unwanted factors in the image. In fact, in photoshop you can fix just about anything you don't want in a picture. Aside from just taking a stinker to begin with, digital photography is pretty forgiving. All I can hope is that my new found care in taking photo's will transfer to my digital photography, and rather than having to fix bad photos to make them look good I will just be making good photos better.
On a completely different, but I suppose somewhat artistic note, I have been putting more thought lately into a tattoo. It seems strange to me to be contemplating something potentially very expensive in a time when my money is definitely not over flowing from my bank accounts, but none the less, my mind continually wonders back to the subject. I know I want one, and I know where. My problem continually lies in what I want to get. At this point in my life there is honestly nothing I am passionate enough about to have permanently tattooed onto my body. I know they can be removed (kind of) and that by the time I'm older and likely to regret it there will probably be an even more sophisticated and painless way to remove them, but even so. The idea is just so permanent, and I wouldn't want to do it unless I was sure. The problem I keep having is when I finally do decide on something, I think about it so much that I am no longer interested in it. Kind of like saying a word over and over again until the word loses meaning and you're just focusing on the form itself. Perhaps if that happens then the tattoo wasn't the right one, but I start to wonder if that would happen with any idea, no matter how strongly I felt about it. The most important thing for me is that it have a significant amount of meaning. I'm not getting it for anyone else, so I don't care if it does not send a clear message, just so long as I know what it means.
Things to think about. Goodnight everyone.
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