Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Correction! Balanchine
George Balanchine was an incredible Ballet dancer, teacher, and Choreographer...Aubrey knew as much about ballet dancers as I did movie trivia.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Well, who's George Balenchine?
I'm back in Boone again. A beautiful day welcomed me back. Aubrey Moog accompanied me on my ride. Aubrey is one of my favorite people to talk to; we've made this 5 hour drive at least 5 times together and we have yet to run out of things to talk about. This particular ride centered around an array of experiments we would like to one day perform. One experiment would entail taking a kid just going into high school and before their first day of school adorn this kid with a fat suit. The kid would wear the fat suit for one week and the following week they would go without the suit. Aubrey and I are curious about the difference in the way the kids would be treated according to their weight.
We would also like to go into Fairfield High school as undercover reporters dressed as geeky high school kids (similar to Drew Barrymore's assignment in Never Been Kissed). Why Fairfield High? I recently talked with an alum from this Connecticut high school and the school is absolutely ridiculous. There is this whole network of social cliques with distinct names and characteristics and if you can't squeeze into any of these groups...tough luck...There's a lot of things to say about the kids at Fairfield high, but we wont go into detail until our experiment is carried out.
One final experiment we would like to execute is following an average person into stardom. It is fascinating what happens to people when tabloids and fans and cameras invade their lives and they are ushered into "fame." If we can get a pretty girl a minor part in a film and then get the media to put her face in the spotlight a couple of times her persona will gradually begin to transform. Celebrity boyfriend. Trendy clothes. dramatic story that excites the paparazzi...we've got ourselves the next Lindsey Lohan. We think it is incredible how stars begin to believe they live in a world separate from the rest of humanity. A world where they must live so dignified and diamond-studded. We wonder if it is possible to become a celebrity and not to become materialistic...is it possible? God, tell me it's possible.
Besides devising these experiments...Aubrey drilled me with movie and celebrity trivia only to discover my ignorance of it all..sorry to disappoint you Aubrey. But I do know now that Brad Pitt was never sexier than in his role in Thelma and Louise.
We would also like to go into Fairfield High school as undercover reporters dressed as geeky high school kids (similar to Drew Barrymore's assignment in Never Been Kissed). Why Fairfield High? I recently talked with an alum from this Connecticut high school and the school is absolutely ridiculous. There is this whole network of social cliques with distinct names and characteristics and if you can't squeeze into any of these groups...tough luck...There's a lot of things to say about the kids at Fairfield high, but we wont go into detail until our experiment is carried out.
One final experiment we would like to execute is following an average person into stardom. It is fascinating what happens to people when tabloids and fans and cameras invade their lives and they are ushered into "fame." If we can get a pretty girl a minor part in a film and then get the media to put her face in the spotlight a couple of times her persona will gradually begin to transform. Celebrity boyfriend. Trendy clothes. dramatic story that excites the paparazzi...we've got ourselves the next Lindsey Lohan. We think it is incredible how stars begin to believe they live in a world separate from the rest of humanity. A world where they must live so dignified and diamond-studded. We wonder if it is possible to become a celebrity and not to become materialistic...is it possible? God, tell me it's possible.
Besides devising these experiments...Aubrey drilled me with movie and celebrity trivia only to discover my ignorance of it all..sorry to disappoint you Aubrey. But I do know now that Brad Pitt was never sexier than in his role in Thelma and Louise.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Waffles and spaghetti...one's for breakfast, the other's for dinner
Rocktown
Harrisonburg. This is where I lived for most of my life...all of my life until 8+ months ago. Beautiful place. Obviously this picture doesn't even do it justice, but I do love sunsets on 33.
Boonetown
And this is Boone above. Where would you rather live? It isn't that bad; Boone is beautiful in the spring and early fall, but winter is bitter.
I can't take credit for this lovely photo of Boone-this picture was taken by Janice Blackburn
Harrisonburg. This is where I lived for most of my life...all of my life until 8+ months ago. Beautiful place. Obviously this picture doesn't even do it justice, but I do love sunsets on 33.
Boonetown
And this is Boone above. Where would you rather live? It isn't that bad; Boone is beautiful in the spring and early fall, but winter is bitter.
I can't take credit for this lovely photo of Boone-this picture was taken by Janice Blackburn
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
El Primero
This is my very first blog entry.
Reason for creating a blog: I write all the time, but I never write anything well. So I thought if I think someone might read what I write I might put a little more thought into it.
Phenomena of the day: When we are hungry we can eat. Little attention is shown to the FACT that some people get hungry and...stay hungry. Some people cant swipe their appcard and get a sandwich or pull out a credit card and charge it. I wish I could honestly say that I have never said the words "I'm starving," but of course just hours after I had an apple and some trail mix today I was saying it like a sailor spits out swear words. embarrassing, but true.
question of the day: Why does the market on ASU's campus charge $4.95 for a box of Capt'n Crunch?
...I have many questions for good ole ASU.
Okay, one more thing before I go-
My dear brother has been on a constant quest to get me to read. To read anything. He is quite persuasive sometimes and always persevering. While Cole has constantly encouraged me by giving me books as gifts on holidays and birthdays, he recently convinced me to buy a collection of the writings of Pascal, a philosopher and mathematician. I have enjoyed reading Pascal, though much of it is above my head, one quote did stick out to me and I thought I would share:
"It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by reason."
When I look at the world and the state of the human heart I can think of many reasons not to believe a God is in control of it all. I have so many questions and some I am afraid of the answers. But It is my heart that knows God; my mind and my intelligence is God's most absolute foolishness so how could my mind perceive God by reason? But my heart does. I know God when I see him change lives. I know God when I hear him in the calm. I know God only on a surface level and yet I feel like I've been given the key to life. And every day he shows us more.
Reason for creating a blog: I write all the time, but I never write anything well. So I thought if I think someone might read what I write I might put a little more thought into it.
Phenomena of the day: When we are hungry we can eat. Little attention is shown to the FACT that some people get hungry and...stay hungry. Some people cant swipe their appcard and get a sandwich or pull out a credit card and charge it. I wish I could honestly say that I have never said the words "I'm starving," but of course just hours after I had an apple and some trail mix today I was saying it like a sailor spits out swear words. embarrassing, but true.
question of the day: Why does the market on ASU's campus charge $4.95 for a box of Capt'n Crunch?
...I have many questions for good ole ASU.
Okay, one more thing before I go-
My dear brother has been on a constant quest to get me to read. To read anything. He is quite persuasive sometimes and always persevering. While Cole has constantly encouraged me by giving me books as gifts on holidays and birthdays, he recently convinced me to buy a collection of the writings of Pascal, a philosopher and mathematician. I have enjoyed reading Pascal, though much of it is above my head, one quote did stick out to me and I thought I would share:
"It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by reason."
When I look at the world and the state of the human heart I can think of many reasons not to believe a God is in control of it all. I have so many questions and some I am afraid of the answers. But It is my heart that knows God; my mind and my intelligence is God's most absolute foolishness so how could my mind perceive God by reason? But my heart does. I know God when I see him change lives. I know God when I hear him in the calm. I know God only on a surface level and yet I feel like I've been given the key to life. And every day he shows us more.
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