Sound Project

Not my favorite thing to do by a mile and a half.... Im a much better artist than a DJ, cross that one off the possible careers list... Anyways link to listen.

I decided to go with kind of a travelling/street vibe for this one because of the variety of sounds you can get from travelling different ways. I put on some high heels and walked across my hardwood floor for the walking noise, set off my own car alarm, honked my horn, recorded the ignition and sufficiently annoyed most of my neighbors. I recorded some door noises and other strange things from buses and the light rail and i cant really tell you which all ended up in there... Then i waited around for an ambulance or a police car to pass by my apartments, i ended up with both because the police station, fire station and hospital are right in my area i couldnt tell ya which one ended up in here either... Then i recorded my own voice saying words that seemed to fit with the theme (idk i thought it added something) and ridiculously distorted it so it didnt sound like i was actually talking to you. I also created a bass like sound by hitting my leather couch and the beeping at the beginning is this really annoying noise my computer likes to make when i touch my touch pad volume control and it drives me nuts..So ya thats that. Still not my favorite project, and while the software gave me no problems at all i would go back to illustrator before i do this again.... meh.

Audio Exercise "Shot Heard Round the World"

Linky Link to Listen!

Vector Quote Project

So Much to Blog About....

Now let me start at the beginning.

First of all, this entire weekend was the Fall Frenzy Festival at Tempe Beach Park hosted by 96.9 and 103.9 radio stations and i happened to attend the saturday night show. The lineup included Authority Zero, Asher Roth, Anberlin, Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, and Fall Out Boy with Blink-182, newly reunited for this summer's tour as the Headliner. While the first 5 bands were not hard on the ears they were not anything special, Anberlin, which is a favorite band of mine seemed to have some sound problems which was disappointing, and Pepper's lead singer was quite the jokester and was at the least entertaining.  But when night fell and Fall Out Boy came on stage, the show really started. They played all their hits which is always great as well as some of the music on their new album. Blink-182 in a similar fashion was very clean, rocked hard, and all of their music is great so i really enjoyed myself, Tom was also his own comedy show all night long and he really added to the show, just another reason to love blink. Overall it was a great show and if they ever come back i will definitely be attending.

Also saturday night, ASU beat Louisiana Monroe 38-14 and are now 2-0. Go Devils lets keep it up!

So i saw the movie 9 sunday afternoon, yes a whole week late on this one, but it was a great movie. It had many intricacies that you would have missed if you werent paying attention and I'm sure many kids missed. While slightly dreary and depressing it had a great story and as far as Tim Burton films go it wasn't TOO out there. Definitely recommended. Btw #7, the only girl, is a badass. :P

Bad news, Seahawks lost for the first time this season to the 49ers, 10-23. Were now 1-1 and our QB Matt Hasselbeck may have re-injured his back which kept him out of most of last season but thats still questionable...

But ya, quite the weekend, now back to school.... boo.

Survivor Samoa

Tomorrow night Survivor's 19th season in the Samoan islands starts. Russell is the supposed trouble maker so keep an eye out for his scheming. If youre a fan or have never seen the show before then give it a watch on CBS Thursday Sept 17th. 

Great Big Brother Season Finale :D

Last night on the Big Brother season 11 the sweetest, cutest and most innocent girl to ever play the game of big brother (in my opinion) won the half a million dollar prize by a vote of 5-2. After a ridiculously controversial and wacky season I couldn't have been happier that she won. Natalie, from our own ASU, won second place and $50,000, and Jordan's best friend and house crush Jeff the won America's Favorite Player prize of $25,000 which i was pretty much a no brainer but still awesome. 

Mark my words i will be on this show one day. Next summer i plan on trying out and i can only hope I do as well.

Vector Project (x2)

So i was working on the second image yesterday and liked it so i thought I'd throw it in here. Anyways, explanation for each one. The "dark" image is fairly self explanatory, the background is black to simulate  darkness and there is a moon that is lighting up a small part of the floor and also the corners of the room. And then i put the word dark in a gray color and in the corner of the room because i feel like darkness hides in the corners during most of the day. This was my attempt to "simplify."

As for the other one, all the small things by blink 182 happened to come up on my ipod and i felt like i could work well abstractly with the words in that phrase. So i put in a lot of the word all, invoking the thought "look at all the alls" and then i made "the small things" very small, for obvious reasons. And because the whole phrase says "All the small things" i have a mountain of the word things that are all small in size with a few more falling into the mountain from above. 

Seahawks Win Again!

The Seahawks won today at home against the Rams in a 28-0 shutout. With impressive plays like a 67-yd touchdown run and the sack above by Tatupu (My #1 favorite player) the Hawks recovered from a terrible first quarter and looked great throughout the rest of the game. Starting the season strong and looking great, go boys go. They play The San Fancisco 49ers in San Fran next Sunday at 1 pm. 

Panoramic Project

My Panoramic project is a picture of my game lounge at my new apartments. I love the setup of the room and the decor so i figured it would be fun to photograph. I was going to wait for some people to show up and play pool but so few people use this room that it just didnt happen. So eventually i decided to make my own changes to the room which would make it seem like some time had passed. There are three light settings in the room so i messed with a few of them and also moved around some pool balls to make it seem like there was someone playing. Also, a few days later my friends and I actually did go in and play so I used some pictures they wanted me to take of them. They dont fit with the perspective because they weren't originally for the project, but i think that makes them only that much cooler looking. So in some of the photos half of the lights are on and in others all of them are, making some of the pictures darker than the others which i left that way because it added to my concept. I also did not attempt to align most of the pictures perfectly because with the crazy carpet it would have been near impossible but i also felt it added to the aesthetic of the whole piece. 

Greek

Greek is a show about Fraternity and Sorority life on a college campus which I've heard is accurate and in my opinion very entertaining. If you're in college and you havent seen it im sure you'll love it. There's a character for everyone, my favorite being Cappie (back of above pic) but you've got Rich Kids, Engineers, Popular Girls, Players, Drinkers and plenty of Parties and Drama. Check out the website to catch up (Its about half way through the third season)  or look for it on ABC Family on Mondays at 9. Greek Website

A Little Late But...

The Seahawks went a total of 4-0 in their preseason when they defeated the Raiders (31-21)at home on Thursday night. Going strong into the 2009 season they play an in-division game against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday Sept 13th at 1pm in Seattle. GO HAWKS!!!

Nickelback Dark Horse Tour

Nickelback comes to Glendale on Tuesday the 8th and i will be attending with GA floor tix :) If you're a fan i would highly reccomend it, they are touring with Papa Roach (they are AWESOME live), Saving Abel and Hinder. A lot of people are selling tickets last minute on Craigslist (I love craigslist its where i got my tickets for 2/3 the price and so many other things) so check it out, you never know what will happen.

ART 194-Aug. 31st

What is art? How would you define art? Is it possible to assess and evaluate art? If so, what is good art, and conversely, how can one determine what is bad art?


Art is, in its purest nature, a form of expression for anyone who chooses to create it. Making a piece of art is as effective for a child who draws a stick figure drawing as it was for Picasso and Davinci. It is a way to express what we are thinking or feeling through pictures and forms rather than through words. It is possible to assess, evaluate and categorize art but near impossible to determine what "good" art is. While it may be obvious that some art is amateur or immature, it may still be genuinely appreciated by someone in the world. Also no art is "bad" art when it is an expression of yourself.

3-0 Baby!

The Seahawks defeated the Kansas City Chiefs last night in KC 14-10. The team is now 3-0 in the preseason. It was said at halftime that the Seahawks are a "strong playoff contender in the NFC West", and they are "looking really efficient." They play the Oakland Raiders at home on Thursday Sept. 3rd at 7pm. 

New Sick Puppies Song

Should've Known Better

I just heard this song on the radio today and loved it so i thought I'd share. Sick Puppies have some sweet stuff on their new album and I'm really into it so check it out. 

P.S. Safetysuit (my favorite band) is holding an interview on VH1's top ten countdown RIGHT NOW. Only a few months ago they were realtively unknown and now theyre really getting out there (#2 on the countdown) and im super excited. If youre curious, check them out too. 

Safetysuit Myspace

Anti Mac Poster

For all you Mac users out there. I made this last year in a class. Hope you love it ;)

Self Portrait Raster Project

In this image i tried to take all the little pieces of myself and make then look semi similar to me if not somewhat human. It is meant to somehow represent all the things that are inside of me being visible on the outside.

So, if you can dissect the image, try and find each picture that represents each word here that describes me. Tv Watcher, Music Lover, Star Gazer, Singer, Blonde, Seahawks Fan, Gamer, Artist, Traveler. My family tells me i have a very particular smirk/smile so that is the only part of the picture that is actually me. Oh and the eyes are of my favorite actress, Kate Bosworth. 

Its Early.

Yep. It is. 8 am is not kind to me.

Status Update: In ART 194-Raster Project

Go Seahawks!!

With their win on saturday over the Denver Broncos (27-13), the Seahawks are now 2-0 on their preseason. They play the Kansas City Chiefs this Saturday the 29th at 5pm, GO TEAM!