Technology Poster Presentation

I thought this project was pretty cool. I really liked the technology I had come up with. It was a talk from TED that a friend of mine told me about. It is an idea to turn sand into sandstone to create walls to stop desertification. I thought it was very innovative. I didn't really know what was expected of us as far as the actual posters were concerned, because when I got to the room in the morning and everyone's looked a lot better than mine! Ah! So I wasn't sure if I had been mistaken or what. I was also pretty nervous, I am not great with talking to people, I get very self- conscious. It was really interesting to hear what other people had chosen to do their poster on. I really liked this one which was about vertical farming. I thought that was a great idea. The tweeting went very smoothly. It was nice to have computers in the room to use, because I can't get online with my phone. I think everyone in the class put in a lot effort into their projects.
Overall it was a good experience.



TED TALK:

http://www.ted.com/talks/magnus_larsson_turning_dunes_into_architecture.html

Idea Paint

Dry Erase boards are not just for schools and offices anymore! YAY!! Because I love dry erase boards. I love the way it is so easy and smooth to write. So when I came across this company that has made it so you can paint your entire walls to become dry erase I thought it was awesome! I've also heard of paint that can make your walls magnetic and into chalk boards...I think when I have a house of my own, I'll have a room where every wall is each of these things...that would be great!





HERE IS THE WEBSITE!:

http://www.ideapaint.com/site/ideapaint_home.html

PS 22 Chorus

Okay so this doesn't really have anything to do with technology, but I love these kids! They are a choir from a New York innercity school who have become a youtube sensation! They have sung for many celebrities, even the president!!! They have even helped out on an album with the band Passion Pit.
I could listen to them all day! The songs the teacher chooses to have them sing are genius!

The have sung:
Lady Gaga
Beyonce
Jay-Z
The Cure
Stevie Nicks
Alicia Keys
Tori Amos
Journey
Regina Spektor
Coldplay
and Many more!!!
You have to check these guys out!
Here are a few of my favorites:

Fashion and Technology

I love fashion. It is pretty shallow, and maybe meanless when you get right down to the important things in life, but never the less, I still admire it. Some things that I see when looking at certain fashion sites are outrageous and stupid, and also they can make you think. Like the legs worn by Aimee Mullins, which were designed by Alexander McQueen, which I had seen on a fashion site long before I saw her TED talk.
Fashion and Technology go hand in hand I think. You can not have advancements in fashion without technology. I saw on one website a pair of shoes that had a nintendo game boy in the heel, so you could just pop it out and theoretically play anytime. Whether this is a viable thing to do, who knows, but the fact that someone thought of it is cool.


Another cool cross between fashion and tech is light up dresses. I've seen light up dresses before but none like the one at the Chicago Science and Industry Museum.


Here is another pair of shoes that is amazing by Christian Louboutin

New Moon & other movies to look forward to

So I need to write a little bit about movies. I did see New Moon....haha...make fun, that's fine. I don't deny that it is a silly book and sillier movies, but I can still be a fan. I'm a fan in the way that I hate to love them, and love to hate them. But the whole phenomenon of Twilight in general is fairly crazy. The actors and actresses in the movie have become global celebrities in a matter of a year.

Movies that I am looking forward to seeing this winter:
The Lovely Bones: I read the book a long time ago and it was depressing. I really didn't like it when I read it, but when I heard Peter Jackson was directing the movie I was definitely interested. After seeing the trailer I can't wait to see it. Of course stupid me, I read some early reviews of it and they are just so-so. So I can't read anymore, I don't want to ruin it before I see it. I am really looking forward to seeing Saoirse Ronan play the main character. She was in Atonement, and was brilliant.



Another movie I want to see is The Road: I also read this book. And even though it is a very sad apocalyptic tale, I really loved the book. It was written in a way that I had never read before.
In the movie, one of the main characters is played by Viggo Mortenson, who is a great actor. He always puts himself 100% into whatever role his is playing.

The last one that I am really looking forward to is Up in the Air:
George Clooney can basically do no wrong. He always chooses movies that are perfect for him. This seems like it is going to be really good. One of the women in the movie with him is also in the twilight series, which I think it kinda funny, but also great. Just by the previews it looks like there are some great performances in the movie.

Trip to Indy

I went to the Indianapolis Children's Museum not long ago with my sister. I had been dying to go, because I wanted to see a few sculptures from this famous glass artist named Dale Chihuly. I love his work. It is so amazing. Once on PBS they had a miniseries about his team and how they made all the different types of sculptures that they do, it was so beautiful. I think glass is much a great medium. The pictures I took of the work doesn't really do it all justice. You have to go for yourself.

The first is a giant sculpture that is 3-4 stories tall. The other is a bunch of glass pieces that are made to look like marine species, which are in the ceiling. So if you lay down, you can feel like you are under water.

I haven't traveled a lot in my life. I've been to the west coast once, and to one other country. I went to Scotland (yes, technically not it's own country...but don't say that to a scot) a few years ago to visit a friend studying abroad. I loved the whole experience of traveling. I want to see the world. One thing I'd love to do is to go to remote places that few have been to.

I would also love to go camping one day. I can't believe I have never been. I've never even camped out in my back yard! This summer I had had a plan to go camping bymyself in a state park in Wisconsin for a week. Well I really was going to do this, but my dad had a heart attack and that changed my summer plans. I love to read national geographic adventure magazine and their website......which I was just browsing on and I came across an ad for some winter boots....
boots unlike any I had ever seen! They are heated, and you can plug them in to a wall socket!!
This is awesome and crazy both at the same time! If I were a serious camper (which I'd love to someday be) I would buy these! How perfect for those unbearably cold winters in northern states.

Here is the ad: http://www.columbia.com/Bugathermo/Bugathermo_Landing,default,pg.html&mid=onadv&eid=boot_banner&nid=F09onadv_ecom&did=10132009&uid=

So they are pretty expensive, but I think this is something that would be worth the investment!