I enjoyed finishing these visual assignments by doing a de-motivating poster.  I took this picture outside of a connivence store by my apartment and thought, “Dam, talk about a deer in the headlights.”   Tutorial*** 1. Choose a picture well … Continue reading →

I rather enjoy the original picture, but i thought it would work good.  I could hear the story in my head as i edited this pic…”2 friends, with outstanding facial hair, the only men brave enough to stand up when … Continue reading →

Hahaha, everytime I look at this picture I laugh.  This was taken a few years ago at my family’s Thanksgiving party.  This is my cousin, and best friend who decided to pose like this in the background of what was … Continue reading →

This is my dog Maddie, arguably the most spoiled dog in history.  All she does is eat and sleep, and the occasional roll over.  I was fortunate enough to snap a snot mid-rollover.

That first tattoo was butchered by some horrible artist on Long Island who listened to what i had in mind and said “trust me.”  Many months and a lot of push-ups later, it turned it to artwork. **Lesson- GET TO … Continue reading →

This was taking during one of my little brother baseball games, they just turned on the lights.

The media has become an ingrained part of our culture; we can’t go anywhere without being bombarded by the messages the media wants us to believe. In order to effectively interpret and reflect upon the messages portrayed in the media, we need to become media literate. This means expanding our ideas of literacy past just ...

Okay, so for my class we are moving into our video unit.  We had to analyze a movie or TV show using common TV tropes or idioms.  I LOVE vampire stuff.  I fell in love with Twilight before it got … Continue reading →

One of the daily creates that I did was reading your favorite quote and giving a brief explanation was to why it is your favorite quote.  I chose a quote by Mother Teresa: This is the quote: “If you are … Continue reading →

Today was open mic night at SUNY Cortland with NCTE.  I decided to perform/read my poem entitled “Twenty-One” tonight 3/27/12   I wrote this poem a few days after my twenty first birthday- hence the title.  I just wrote this … Continue reading →

There might be some spoilers!     I just saw The Hunger Games this past weekend at the midnight premiere. I read the books over the summer and quickly fell in love with them so needless to say I was dying to see the movie. My friends and I got tickets as soon as we ...

                                                                       Daily Create 73 required me to take a picture of something that emphasized the color yellow so I took a ...

Oh Glob, how I’ve neglected you! But dry your tears, for here I am, still alive, and about to drop another load of stuff that will probably appear random, at best.  Apologies for my absence, and for this lack of ado, but here we go! “What did I just listen to?!” you might ask, assuming ...

Oh Glob, how I’ve neglected you! But dry your tears, for here I am, still alive, and about to drop another load of stuff that will probably appear random, at best.  Apologies for my absence, and for this lack of ado, but here we go! “What did I just listen to?!” you might ask, assuming ...

The media has become one of the primary sources for distribution of content; what the media shows is reflected in what the public buys, says and does. It becomes both the “message and the messenger,” influencing our society, our discourses along with our brains and emotions.  Unfortunately, women are not portrayed in a flattering light. ...

                      The objective of this daily create was to create a self portrait, without including your face, that identifies you.  I chose to take this picture of me drinking coffee because I … Continue reading →

Yellow is such a vibrant, happy color.  Think of the “happy face” – it is yellow!  For today’s daily create, we were asked to show a picture that depicts the color yellow.  I know that my picture is not SO … Continue reading →