Carver Cathedral

The article “Cathedral” was interesting.  I think it somewhat ties in with the last article.  They both deal with trying to understand where someone else is coming from.  The husband is so skeptical of the blind man because he is different that him.  However, this man has stayed constant in his wife’s life, so the husband knows he has to give the blind man a chance.  It was interesting to read about how awkward he felt and by the end they were drawing a cathedral together while he was trying to understand the blind man’s perspective of the world. 

This is Water

I really enjoyed the commencement speech, “This is water.”  The message of the speech reminds me of a quote I just read: “Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim.” I think it is a good reminder to not get too wrapped up in the monotony of daily tasks.  I also liked the description of the average adult life and going to the grocery store.  In high school I used to work at a grocery store, and I noticed the people who went through my line at the check out.  They seemed to hate being there- and the scenario he describes is exactly what happens at a grocery store.  I graduate this December, and I hope this doesn’t turn out to be my life! 

MP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRSxA1bTWe0&feature=youtu.be


For this project, I used a recording of my friends and I singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough."  We were at our favorite restaurant/bar that we frequently go to.  We got the entire place to start singing with us.  In the recording you can't hear any other noises of the restaurant because our loud, off pitch voices cover it up.  However, my favorite place to be is with my best girlfriends, and you can find us singing obnoxiously just about every time we're all together. I thought it would be fun to distort our terrible voices-- and it was!

Annie Leibovitz

I never realized how huge the gallery space in the Werner is.  I also had no idea that there is a really awesome store as well.  I think it goes without saying that this exhibit is amazing; every time I thought I had come to the end there were more photographs.  Ms. Leibovitz’ career has been phenomenal.  I really enjoyed the portraits that captured a sense of who the person was.  For example, Miles Davis was pictured laying down with a trumpet next to him.  I felt that this emphasized that who he is is a musician because he's not playing his trumpet, it's just there with him.  Another portrait I liked was Robert Redford because I associate him with everything that was in that picture- his aviators, cowboy boots, denim, and beach in the background.  As cheesy as it sounds, he looked so cool.  When I looked at these portraits I liked that they didn’t feel staged.  I could just imagine walking in on Miles Davis and him having his trumpet with him at all times; the same goes for Robert Redford.  I could see him having a Malibu home and sitting outside with his aviators on.  I also thought the portraits of her family were interesting.  When I realized the person in the picture was related to Ms. Leibovitz I kept wondering who that person was to her, and if they had an influence on her and her work.  As I was looking at all these photos I was also starting to wonder if she goes into a photoshoot knowing how she wants the subject posed or if she goes in hoping to be inspired by the subject and their surroundings.