A walk through akihabara

I stand on the sidewalk pushed back towards a window of a store as tons of people hurry by. I stand in the electronic district of Tokyo. People move so quickly by I admittedly think of godzilla and the running crowds. I look up blinded by all the lights that could easily set off a seizure in someone, I wonder if it has. The lights and signs of Akihabara make times square look like a suburban lawn with christmas lights. I step into the crowd being picked up in their current, wondering how on earth I will find my way back to my hotel.

Hunger games media

I have started to notice that all the media for the hunger games has been like "Are you Team Peeta or Gale?" Which is very capitol like, focusing on the entertainment heartthrob side instead of talking about how we are gonna watch 22 kids die gruesome deaths. The movie is gonna be more violent then people think and it is gonna shock them. I hope when the movie comes out people will realize that this isn't twilight and the only teams are the capitol and the rebels.

A gift from my mom

When I was younger my mom had this reddish fur coat that was/is the softest thing in the world. I used to use it as a blanket a lot growing up, or would wear it around the house inside-out. But in the last year it has gotten beaten up and my mom had it made into a pillow for me. It is so soft and I love it. When I am laying on it I feel like a little kid again.

Sex ED in CPS public schools

Having gone to one of the private schools in Chicago, they spared no expense teaching us sex ed and health; leaving us admittedly more informed then one would want. I was approached by someone I know to buy a pregnancy test, I agreed and asked her the normal questions, When was the last time you had sex? Her answer? "September." Kinda shocked I went on to ask her the obvious question, When was the last "time of the month"? Her response: "A month ago, but I'm irregular." I answered, "well then why do you think you are pregnant?" Her answer, "I threw up 2 weeks ago."

I am honestly curious to how people just either disregard that type of education or don't have a school that tries to make the knowledge sink in. I have heard from some friends that health was kind of a joke as they make references to Mean Girls. I don't know what to think anymore.

The Hunger Games

When I woke up this morning I decided I was going to start The Hunger Games. 9 hours later I am on the 387th page, and i'm a slow reader. The plot is great and it is very well written. Also the font is pretty big so my eyes haven't started to hurt yet. Almost finished with it and I can't wait to read the second one, which I just found in PDF online.

Thoughts on having computers and ipads in class

People should not be allowed to use computer and ipads in class. If the class is pretty much discussion based and people are sitting on their technology of choice it isn't fair, especially if they are not contributing at all. I understand sometimes I don't understand, like, or wish to comment on certain readings, but you have to at least listen, or daydream like a normal student.

Color Film

I knew color film was going to be as irritating as a process as black and white film was, but I was not expecting this. Today, we spent 4 hours working on finding the right scale of Yellow and Magenta to correctly color correct our film. But these numbers only work for 1 enlarger in 1 darkroom for photos taken in a certain time of day in a particular light. So basically it doesn't help me really correct any other photos of mine. And we all reminded by the great notions that we spend at least $15 making 1 photo, and knowing color film isn't really used anymore except for hipsters.