Day 1 - Zorro the Tequila drinker
In this dream I'm a slave/worker on a huge plantation and I really hate it, so I escape in the middle of the night (dressed as Zorro.) The strange thing is that I runaway to the YMCA with my best friend Izzy and we hide in the locker room. We're walking and there is a man passed out on the ground with a bag of tequila... so we steal it. Unfortunately I get caught by a detective that was hired to find me. He takes me back to the plantation but he suddenly feels bad for me and when my owner comes to get me out of the car but the detective locks the door and we drive in circles around the owner until he gets dizzy and passes out. Then I get out and run up a huge, steep, rock hill with the owner and his men with pitchforks, chasing after me. I get to the very top and i look around for an escape, but there is none, so i ride down the extremely huge slide. Then I run back up, then slide back down, over and over again.
Day 2 - The Competition
I’m living in a poor town in a deserted county and my friends and I are hanging around. Some rich kids from a town nearby come to our town and try to take over. They cheat people out of their money and steal so our group of friends challenge them to a race. In like hovercraft/skateboard things and we race, and when we’re racing in a tunnel, all of a sudden Jamie Lynn Spears is standing at the end…and she explodes.
Day 3 - I am the burger king
My brother and his friends are going to a party and I’m invited. We’re trying to go but we keep getting sidetrack, we keep forgetting things so we need to go back. When we’re finally close to the party a huge Burger mobile starts to speed up next to us and bang our car. The burger king sticks out his head then flips us off and then drive away.
Day 4 - Closet to Narnia
I’m cleaning out my closet when I find a button. I press the button and all of a sudden my closet becomes a cross between Narnia and Sesame Street. I walk down a road and then I wake up.
Day 5 - Big Wolf On Campus
I’m married to the werewolf, Tommy Dawkins from the t.v. show Pleasantville. We’re together and I repeatedly tell him to not bite me because I don’t want to become a werewolf. But one day he trips on a rug and accidentally bites me and I become a werewolf. I’m really mad and then we have a bunch of werewolf babies. I eat them and then tell him “THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T MAKE ME MAD!”
Day 6 - Thirsting for something
I’m swimming at the beach with friends when I suddenly get pulled underwater. Nothing’s holding me down but I’m starting to drown and I try to get my friends’ attention but no one sees me. (Even though they’re right next to me)
Day 7 - The Calling
It’s summer and my friends and I go to a snowboarding place. I meet this weird looking guy and we become best friends, we’re sitting on a porch eating cookies and all of a sudden there’s a bathroom to our left. It’s filled with a bunch of little boys in batman suits. Then my best friend and I get a vision sent by Professor Xavier telling us that we are called to be the next X-Men. All of a sudden we’re in our super suits and we run into the woods.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
i am helena, hear me roar
“Call you me fair? That fair again unsay.
Demetrius loves your fair, O happy hair!
Your eyes are lodestars; and your tongue’s sweet air
More tuneable than lark to shephard’s ear,
When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear.
Sickness is catching: O, were favour so,
Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go;
My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye,
My tongue should catch your tongue’s sweet melody.
Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated,
The rest I give to you translated.
O, teach me how you look, and with what art
You sway the motion of Demetrius’ heart”
Helena is basically telling how jealous she is of Hermia because she has the one thing Helena really wants, Demetrius. She tells her friend about how she wishes she could have whatever Hermia had so that Demetrius would love her. Helena is saying “Teach me how to be like you!” which doesn’t really help because Hermia replies with how she loathes him and tells him to go away, but he loves her, which is the exact situation Helena is in.
When I imagine acting this scene out, I hear Helena’s voice sound a little harsh and sarcastic, especially the first two lines. Then she begins to kind of fawn over Hermia in jealousy and follow her around, trying to figure out what she does to attract Demetrius. When she says, “The more I love, the more he hateth me” I can picture her rolling her eyes and sighing because she feels like no matter what she does, she’ll never compare to Hermia. Helena sounds very whiny in this seen so she might do childish things such as stomp or turn to Hermia and practically ask Helena to give her good looks to her.
When I act out the part I was thinking of gesturing between me and Casey when Helena says “My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye…“ where she talks about how she wants to be just like Hermia, I might point at Casey a little for comparison. When she gets to the part where she says, “Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated…” She might go into a girly phase and stare off, just picturing this world of hers where Demetrius loves her.
Overall her gestures show that she is pleading with Hermia to teach her how to be her. Helena looks at Hermia with jealousy and admiration and I will try to portray that.
Demetrius loves your fair, O happy hair!
Your eyes are lodestars; and your tongue’s sweet air
More tuneable than lark to shephard’s ear,
When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear.
Sickness is catching: O, were favour so,
Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go;
My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye,
My tongue should catch your tongue’s sweet melody.
Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated,
The rest I give to you translated.
O, teach me how you look, and with what art
You sway the motion of Demetrius’ heart”
Helena is basically telling how jealous she is of Hermia because she has the one thing Helena really wants, Demetrius. She tells her friend about how she wishes she could have whatever Hermia had so that Demetrius would love her. Helena is saying “Teach me how to be like you!” which doesn’t really help because Hermia replies with how she loathes him and tells him to go away, but he loves her, which is the exact situation Helena is in.
When I imagine acting this scene out, I hear Helena’s voice sound a little harsh and sarcastic, especially the first two lines. Then she begins to kind of fawn over Hermia in jealousy and follow her around, trying to figure out what she does to attract Demetrius. When she says, “The more I love, the more he hateth me” I can picture her rolling her eyes and sighing because she feels like no matter what she does, she’ll never compare to Hermia. Helena sounds very whiny in this seen so she might do childish things such as stomp or turn to Hermia and practically ask Helena to give her good looks to her.
When I act out the part I was thinking of gesturing between me and Casey when Helena says “My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye…“ where she talks about how she wants to be just like Hermia, I might point at Casey a little for comparison. When she gets to the part where she says, “Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated…” She might go into a girly phase and stare off, just picturing this world of hers where Demetrius loves her.
Overall her gestures show that she is pleading with Hermia to teach her how to be her. Helena looks at Hermia with jealousy and admiration and I will try to portray that.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Helena, baby
When we act out AMND I would prefer to be Helena because I think she is one of the most interesting characters. She has so much emotion and between her and Hermia, I think she's the strongest. Life isn't easy for her because the man she loves doesn't love her, and she's strong enough to deal with the fact that he likes her best friend. She doesn't hate Hermia for it, although she is jealous. As soon as Lysander falls for Helena, Hermia just expresses hate, even though Helena has felt the same way for a long time. In my past blog I wrote most of the reasons why I think she's interesting and I think it would be fun to play her.
flat world
1. What did you like best about the project and why?
My favorite part of the project was just talking to my dad about his past and finding a n idea for my story. For days I kept trying to figure out what I would write about, and as soon as he told me his childhood story, it automatically clicked. I just knew that I NEEDED to write about it.
2. What did you like least and why?
Well I really hate using the computer, I really REALLY prefer having an assignment, writing it, and turning it in. I don't like having to wait for feedback from my peers, I prefer to just turn it in and get one final feedback. So basically I really didn't like the project, but I also didn't like recording because I HATE listening to my own voice.
3. What was something surprising that you learned about the other students (from other schools)?
Um...that the Colorado kids didn't give any feedback. In all I only got 3 comments and they were all from the kids in Korea. I was really disappointed.
4. How do you think the project affected your writing?
Well the best feedback I got was from our sub, and he reminded me to put everything in either present/past tense, and to not flop around. And I made that mistake MANY times and not only in this writing piece. So now I'm fully aware of my weakness and I know what to look for.
5. Describe the most challenging aspect of the project.
Giving other people feedback was tedious and lame. I had to make sure I wasn't too mean even though I really wanted to be [some chick like totally copied and pasted A Walk To Remember] so I was usually a little too nice. We had to read ALL the stories and some of them were bland and it was SO tedious having to read them and actually think about it.
6. Offer some advice to future participants.
Give feedback, and hopefully you'll get feedback. Think of a good title, and make sure the first few sentences REALLY capture the reader, it makes a huge difference. Oh, and don't write some lame story about how you're asian and how everyone expects you to be nerdy and you feel so rejected/isolated because of your race...It gets really boring, really fast. I read several of those and I must say that I got quite sick.
7. Other comments.
Eh, wikispaces. Me no likey, but whatever floats your boat
My favorite part of the project was just talking to my dad about his past and finding a n idea for my story. For days I kept trying to figure out what I would write about, and as soon as he told me his childhood story, it automatically clicked. I just knew that I NEEDED to write about it.
2. What did you like least and why?
Well I really hate using the computer, I really REALLY prefer having an assignment, writing it, and turning it in. I don't like having to wait for feedback from my peers, I prefer to just turn it in and get one final feedback. So basically I really didn't like the project, but I also didn't like recording because I HATE listening to my own voice.
3. What was something surprising that you learned about the other students (from other schools)?
Um...that the Colorado kids didn't give any feedback. In all I only got 3 comments and they were all from the kids in Korea. I was really disappointed.
4. How do you think the project affected your writing?
Well the best feedback I got was from our sub, and he reminded me to put everything in either present/past tense, and to not flop around. And I made that mistake MANY times and not only in this writing piece. So now I'm fully aware of my weakness and I know what to look for.
5. Describe the most challenging aspect of the project.
Giving other people feedback was tedious and lame. I had to make sure I wasn't too mean even though I really wanted to be [some chick like totally copied and pasted A Walk To Remember] so I was usually a little too nice. We had to read ALL the stories and some of them were bland and it was SO tedious having to read them and actually think about it.
6. Offer some advice to future participants.
Give feedback, and hopefully you'll get feedback. Think of a good title, and make sure the first few sentences REALLY capture the reader, it makes a huge difference. Oh, and don't write some lame story about how you're asian and how everyone expects you to be nerdy and you feel so rejected/isolated because of your race...It gets really boring, really fast. I read several of those and I must say that I got quite sick.
7. Other comments.
Eh, wikispaces. Me no likey, but whatever floats your boat
Thursday, May 3, 2007
midsummer night's dream
The character that I found most interesting was Helena. She is an outspoken woman who is love struck and love sick over Demetrius, a man who had a brief relationship with her. Helena lives and breathes for him although he’d rather her do neither, he’s madly in love with Hermia who is madly in love with Lysander. Helena must watch the man she’s crazy about go head-over-heels for someone else. She’s desperate for Demetrius’ affection and although he pushes her away and bluntly says that he can’t stand her, she can’t help but love him. I like her because no matter what Demetrius says or does she loves him, she takes his threats and hateful words and to me, that makes her pretty tough. Actually I think persistent would be a better definition of this character.
The quote I thought was very strong was after Demetrius tells Helena that she disgusts him. She replies with,
“I am your spaniel, and, Demetrius,
The more you beat me I will fawn on you.
Use me but as your spaniel; spurn me, strike me,
Neglect me, lose me; only give me leave
(Unworthy as I am) to follow you.
What worser place can I beg in your love
(And yet a place of high respect with me)
Than to be used as you use your dog?”
I can see this character chasing after him, and trailing behind him. I can see her being pushed around by Demetrius and being ignored, and yet she recovers and continues to follow. She persistently tries to convince him that she’s the one for him, Helena might even try to hold his hand or put a hand on his shoulder to try to reconnect physically. She even seems desperate enough to cling onto his leg and beg for him to come back to her.
The quote I thought was very strong was after Demetrius tells Helena that she disgusts him. She replies with,
“I am your spaniel, and, Demetrius,
The more you beat me I will fawn on you.
Use me but as your spaniel; spurn me, strike me,
Neglect me, lose me; only give me leave
(Unworthy as I am) to follow you.
What worser place can I beg in your love
(And yet a place of high respect with me)
Than to be used as you use your dog?”
I can see this character chasing after him, and trailing behind him. I can see her being pushed around by Demetrius and being ignored, and yet she recovers and continues to follow. She persistently tries to convince him that she’s the one for him, Helena might even try to hold his hand or put a hand on his shoulder to try to reconnect physically. She even seems desperate enough to cling onto his leg and beg for him to come back to her.
Monday, April 23, 2007
sustainability fair
At our school we went to a sustainability fair where we learned a few things about the excess waste/energy used. The first booth I went to talked about the Kapu systems that the Hawaiians used to use. They were laws designed to conserve food and to make sure they weren't using/killing thing unnecessarily. They had a certain number of animal they could hunt and some seasons they weren't allowed to hunt at all (to give the animals a chance to create more offspring.) We don't have these laws anymore but we now have many extinct animals because of pollution, overhunting, and destruction of natural habitats.
We also learned ways to help out, for example we could make a huge difference just by emailing a site. By emailing and telling them what our opinion is, we can actually help pass new laws or oppurtunities to help the world.
I don't know, I didn't remember everything, I was pretty stoked when I got that starbucks cup :) Instead of using disposable cups we got a cool cup that we can use instead. It's reusable and we can get our drinks at the cafeteria for only 50 cents if we use it. Chya boo.
We also learned ways to help out, for example we could make a huge difference just by emailing a site. By emailing and telling them what our opinion is, we can actually help pass new laws or oppurtunities to help the world.
I don't know, I didn't remember everything, I was pretty stoked when I got that starbucks cup :) Instead of using disposable cups we got a cool cup that we can use instead. It's reusable and we can get our drinks at the cafeteria for only 50 cents if we use it. Chya boo.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
the last chapter.
So the last chapter was pretty interesting. I must say that I was quite shocked when I read that she didn't really speak when she was younger. Also, the whole thing about the mother "cutting the tongue" was really strange to me. Is that a metaphor/"tradition" they use often in China? I don't know, but I was a little confused about that.
Maxine used to be very quiet and would paint her paintings thick layers of black. I thought that maybe she did this because she was reserved and she felt safe with the darkness. She turned to it for protection [this isn't supposed to be racist] like she did when she turned to the black students when she was getting picked on.
I also thought it was strange how she picked on the girl who didn't speak. At first I figured that she would be able to understand how it felt, but she REALLY hated the silence. But before she found sanctuary in it... I don't get it, maybe she hated herself being so timid and weak so she hates the girl for being it too. It's all confusing. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Maxine used to be very quiet and would paint her paintings thick layers of black. I thought that maybe she did this because she was reserved and she felt safe with the darkness. She turned to it for protection [this isn't supposed to be racist] like she did when she turned to the black students when she was getting picked on.
I also thought it was strange how she picked on the girl who didn't speak. At first I figured that she would be able to understand how it felt, but she REALLY hated the silence. But before she found sanctuary in it... I don't get it, maybe she hated herself being so timid and weak so she hates the girl for being it too. It's all confusing. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
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