Had my first film shoot on Friday! I came up with the story and directed it with Evangeline (I do the story, she does the shots). As soon as we're finished, I'll post it here. So be on the lookout!
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Showing posts with label miscellaneous. Show all posts
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Coming Soon....
Had my first film shoot on Friday! I came up with the story and directed it with Evangeline (I do the story, she does the shots). As soon as we're finished, I'll post it here. So be on the lookout!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Greek Mythology
I have now been reading the Iliad for four hours straight. It is very confusing because I know next to nothing about Greek Mythology (it was just something that my parents didn't see as very important so it got glanced over in homeschooling and since I never did like that TV show Hercules...i really have no background in it). If it was a book about Egyptian mythology however I'd be fine. Not that homeschooling covered that any more than the Greek stuff, but i watch a lot of a TV show called Stargate and it relies heavily on Egyptian mythology
and me being the skeptical person that i am decided to research it myself to see if it was actually accurate (which to my delight it was!). But anyways...this book is not about Ra and Hathor but it in fact about Zeus and Achillies and other annoying Greek people. *sigh* I'm learning a lot though. And it is actually quite interesting...i mean all the gods basically do is sit up on Mt. Olympus and squabble over their family dinner while the mortals are killing each other down below. It would make a great sitcom. okay...so i must now return to the wrath of Achilles and the cunning of Odysseus so my professors don't yell at me when i get down to school without having read this book.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Today
I only have time for a very quick post. But today I was realizing how people who work at grocery stores always seem to tag "today" to the end of all their senteces.
-How are you today?
-Did you find everything you were looking for today?
-Paper or plastic for you today?
-Would you like help out today?
-How can I help you today?
Really, all of these sentences would work just fine without the today on the end. And do we really need to clarify? I'm sure that customers are not assuming that we're asking if they want paper bags for yesterday.
-How are you today?
-Did you find everything you were looking for today?
-Paper or plastic for you today?
-Would you like help out today?
-How can I help you today?
Really, all of these sentences would work just fine without the today on the end. And do we really need to clarify? I'm sure that customers are not assuming that we're asking if they want paper bags for yesterday.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Books I'm Reading
Michelle tagged me for "what I'm reading." So here goes...
Just finished: The Hidden Power of a Woman - by Bonnie and Mahesh Chavda (it's a book about how the church will become so much more effective when women take their place as equal to men in ministry and men and women can strenghten each other in the Lord...men and women were created different but equal)
Just began: Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen (not as interesting as Emma or P&P may I say)
In the middle of: The Bible - multiple authors inspired by the Holy Spirit (I never stop reading this actually)
A Glimpse of Grace - Mary Forsythe (a story about how a successful businesswoman was incarcerated and then was saved while in prison and how her life was completly turned around. the story is even better since i know her really well and it's fun to hear about who she was before i met her)
Introduction to Digital Filmmaking - (does school reading count?? such a great book with writing exercises to boot!)
So that's it really. I tag Sam and anybody else who reads this and has a blog and wants to be tagged. if myspaces count I'll tag Sarah and TJ too :)
Just finished: The Hidden Power of a Woman - by Bonnie and Mahesh Chavda (it's a book about how the church will become so much more effective when women take their place as equal to men in ministry and men and women can strenghten each other in the Lord...men and women were created different but equal)
Just began: Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen (not as interesting as Emma or P&P may I say)
In the middle of: The Bible - multiple authors inspired by the Holy Spirit (I never stop reading this actually)
A Glimpse of Grace - Mary Forsythe (a story about how a successful businesswoman was incarcerated and then was saved while in prison and how her life was completly turned around. the story is even better since i know her really well and it's fun to hear about who she was before i met her)
Introduction to Digital Filmmaking - (does school reading count?? such a great book with writing exercises to boot!)
So that's it really. I tag Sam and anybody else who reads this and has a blog and wants to be tagged. if myspaces count I'll tag Sarah and TJ too :)
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Shy Men and Jane Austen
So this is my first post that has to do with books and literature, anyone who wants to please chime in!!
So I've been reading a lot of Jane Austen recently, and in the first three books that I have read (Emma, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park) I have noticed that the men she portrays in a positive light have always been shy and reserved (Mr. Knightly, Mr. Darcy, Edmund Bertram) but they are portrayed as being full of character and morals. While the more outgoing men (Frank Churchill, Mr. Wickham, Tom Bertram, and Mr. Crawford) are seen as shallow and lacking in propriety. Why do you think she does this? Is this a true characterization (i don't think so)? But then why does she make it? I haven't read any of her other books yet, so if any of the men in those books display a different stereotype, I'd love to talk about that. I'm wondering if it has to do with the reserved nature of the British versus the outgoing nature of the Americans that makes this distinction so apparent. Anyways, I'd love to hear what you guys think!
So I've been reading a lot of Jane Austen recently, and in the first three books that I have read (Emma, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park) I have noticed that the men she portrays in a positive light have always been shy and reserved (Mr. Knightly, Mr. Darcy, Edmund Bertram) but they are portrayed as being full of character and morals. While the more outgoing men (Frank Churchill, Mr. Wickham, Tom Bertram, and Mr. Crawford) are seen as shallow and lacking in propriety. Why do you think she does this? Is this a true characterization (i don't think so)? But then why does she make it? I haven't read any of her other books yet, so if any of the men in those books display a different stereotype, I'd love to talk about that. I'm wondering if it has to do with the reserved nature of the British versus the outgoing nature of the Americans that makes this distinction so apparent. Anyways, I'd love to hear what you guys think!
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