So I’ve decided that I am no longer making “promises” or even bringing up when I’ll update this thing. I makes it more of a burden than I’d like my blog to be. I really do like posting – and I will continue to, I’ve just been busy – and will continue to be.
Since about a week and a half ago when I last wrote: my hair is shorter, I’ve learned more about various topics, I still haven’t developed my first roll of film (I don’t really like driving, esp. alone… this seriously limits my motivation for trips to the drug store)… and I’ve been dreaming less because of not sleeping long enough. I did record a dream on my phone again a few days ago. I’d write it down now, but I’m currently in the Library on east bank (I can never remember, Walter or Wilson?) and I don’t think I should play any recordings in here. However, last night I had a dream: My family and I were on this island. We were climbing up this pole/tower thing in the middle of a jungle basically making a walkway around it out of branches and vines as we went. It was also like we were wrapping a may pole or something. Anyway, it was very high up and scary, but by the time we got to the top, we saw that there was some sort of little sparkling spiderweb-y chandelier type thing hanging from the top of the tower. I can’t really think of a better way to describe it, but it was beautiful. After the wrapping the tower, I went back to Willie’s apartment on the island… his place was on the middle of the main street and super colorful. The front was basically a garage door painted in probably 10 different bright, “tropical” colors. I had left the door unlocked when I had left earlier, and apparently the monkey that was kept across the street had crawled out of his own place and into Willie’s. Huh. Thats all that I can remember…
The next couple of blogs that I post will be postings for my New Media and Culture class. We need to post six in all relating to the material we discuss in class. It is all pretty interesting, so I’m just going to incorporate it into this existing blog rather than make one specifically for the class.
I want Chipotle.
Thursday I have a presentation for my Intro to Design Thinking course. We have a group project to re-design the to-go coffee cup. Our new features include: a lid that slides closed to reduce that annoying splashing when walking, an insulated built in grip to no longer require a sleeve, a temperature sensing ink (it exists) to avoid burnt tongues and drinking cold coffee/tea, and a cup made from eco-friendly recycled paperboard with a renewable plant film liner that is a hell of a lot more compostable than Styrofoam (try 90 days versus 500 years. Seriously, why are we still using Styrofoam??) We’ve made a prototype and a power point and are pretty much ready to go.
Oh, and one more new thing: I’ve become re-addicted to iSketch… I used to play it when I was younger, then forgot about it, and now it is back in my life. It is an online chat/pictionary game basically using Microsoft paint and a chat box to play. Its great. I recommend it.
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