Morning Glory

I wanted this project to be creative and emphasize the word ‘fun.’ However, over the past couple of weeks all of the ideas that I had came up with didn’t really fit the image that I was looking for. While walking home, the sunlight was perfectly aligned to show my shadow in front of me. Then it clicked; my inspiration was the shadow that hid my face.

We all act differently in different situations. We act one way when we’re at home; we act completely different when we’re with friends. In certain social settings, the best thing to do is to be as professional as you can be; even though you are the silliest and  funniest person ever.

I wanted this photo to personify our “inner selves.” Ranging from the party animal to the cynical genius. Although I maybe neither, I’m pretty sure you can tell from this photo that I’m just a goofball.

Monday was a fun day to talk about plastic. I got to learn a bunch of things about plastic and recycling. The tidbit about the floating pieces of garbage in the ocean kinda reminded me of a clogged toilet after a night of ravenous cravings. I was happy that I was able to do something about that foam banana that had been sitting in my room for over a year. I was pretty happy to see that not everyone had brought a water bottle that they had maybe just finished 5 minutes before class. I feel that my banana was pretty amusing and the most enjoyable item that was brought today. I felt very clever that I had brought one since I was pretty confident that no one had a foam banana. I had brought an eraser as an extra item in case my foam banana was not acceptable for the project. The eraser was in the form of a purple and white panda that had the ability to take off the white “fur.” Without the “fur” it kinda looked like some weird deformed bug. Plastic plays a really important role in our society and since it’s basically integrated with our everyday lives due to its accessibility, cost-efficiency, and convenience. It was pretty interesting to hear about the different types of plastic like how foam plastics are usually polyurethane and some hard bottle plastics are made up of polyethylene terephthalate. When we were asked to fill out the tags for our plastic project submissions, I added a comment on the back of it. It is a reference to the video game “League of Legends,” since that’s where I got the banana from. I hope someone who is looking at the banana on display will be able to understand the reference. To be honest, I am not that really interested in things like environmental protection and the such, but I really respect those who spend their time and resources into creating a cleaner world.

Throughout the article McLuhan talks about the “medium” that changes society itself. Whether it be from fashion trends to art, to education, to public opinion, etc. I really like how McLuhan touches upon each and every subject that influences the culture around us. Although I felt that some parts were pretty eccentrically trippy; like page 10, 27, and 28, I still agree with what McLuhan says that these “mediums” symbolize the extension of man. I feel like its more of mans ideas rather than their works. With their ideas, their existence remains timeless while their work perishes. This picture is what I feel that represents one of the “mediums” of our current times, even though 5 points is not currently what looks like what is shown in the picture today.

5 points in Queens, NYC

ITS SO CUTE. 😀

This is a test text. IT’S A CHIPMUNK. GET IT RIGHT.