My Laptop Case arrived today!

Case Logic PNC-218 18-Inch Laptop Case (Black)

This laptop case has gotten great reviews and was reasonably priced!
I bought it on Amazon and also go free shipping so it was only $30.24

• Fits up to 18-Inch laptops
• Padded laptop compartment with stylized quilted pattern protects laptop and cushions against the back
• Neoprene electronics pockets provide superior protection for valuable electronics
• Ample room for books & cord storage
• Speed pocket for easy access to phone or keys 
• Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 4.7 x 15.6 inches ; 2.6 pounds

Life in a Day Premiere

Life in a Day's world premiere was at the Eccles Theatre today, Jan. 27, 2011 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. 

New Laptop

I got a new laptop for Christmas from my parents!

It's a Toshiba Satellite P500 Series. 

Not your typical run of the mill laptops!

This baby is huge and powerful, built for multimedia and entertainment! 

It has an 18.4" wide screen, multi-touch keyboard,

It has beautiful Harman/Kardon stereo speakers, and my music and videos sound great coming out of them!

It's got a built in Webcam & Microphone so I can skype with my friends and family and upload straight to YouTube!

It is Eco friendly!  It has built in energy-saving modes; 104 key US LED back-lit keyboard.

This laptop is great for multitasking using different programs at the same time.  I can be working in Photoshop CS5, Illustrator, InDesign, and also have multiple browser windows up, and be listening to iTunes all at the same time without it slowing down or getting glitchy.

Processor*

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P7450

Operating System*

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)*

Graphics Engine*

NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 230M

Graphics Memory*

2798MB total: 1GB DDR3 discrete memory + up to 1774MB shared memory w/ATI HyperMemory™ technology

Memory*

4GB DDR2 800MHz memory

Hard Drive*

320GB HDD (7200rpm)

Optical Drive*

DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive

 

I did debate for a while over whether I should get another MAC or switch over to a PC. I used a MAC G4 PowerBook all through college and up till now. After my MAC crashed last summer, I finally realized it was time for an upgrade. I got a new hard-drive for it but then the disk drive stopped working, and it is very outdated (MAC OS X version 10.4.11).

For what I wanted to be able to do and the software I wanted to use, the perfect computer for me would have been a: $3,000 MAC or $1,000 PC

Another factor is my computer wiz boyfriend is extremely familiar with PC's and doesn't know much about MACs.

There were some other perks too...He had a spare 15" monitor (only compatible with a PC) he could give me so I could set up dual monitors; I could easily connect to his Secure Networks so we can share downloaded music, tv shows, photos & movies with each other.

So, due to cost, and other perks, I went with PC this time, and I'm very happy with what I got! 

 

dual screens

 

Life in a Day - Update

Over 4 THOUSAND HOURS of footage has been submitted
from 192 countries!
Over 80,000 clips were reviewed!
All condensed into a 90-minute film
that gives an honest and inspiring glimpse of our world.

Wow!

So, I found out that my footage was not selected to be a part of the finished film.   :(

The finished film is going to be incredible though!

I'm looking forward to the January 2011 Premier at the Sundance Film Festival.  On July 24, 2011 it will be released in theaters,  then I'll finally get to experience this historic film on the big screen! 
(It got picked up by National Geographic Films!)

I can't wait!

Life in a Day - Closing Date!

The submission period is over now and the YouTube community has calmed.  Good luck to Kevin Macdonald for directing this soon to be masterpiece!  If any of my footage makes the cut then that would be great.  If not, then I'm still pleased that I got to participate in this world-wide event!

Editing Editing Editing

I've finished editing, compressing, rendering, and uploading my videos.  I've uploaded my 5 Life in a Day videos onto my personal YouTube channel, then linked them to my web portfolio YouTube channel.

Life In A Day Update

It's been a busy couple of days for me, so I am just now finishing Uploading all my footage filmed on July 24. 

I only have access to iMovie on my laptop, so that is what I'm using to edit.  I really like iMovie though. :)

I had soooo much footage that it took almost 2 hours to download all my videos onto my computer, import all the video files into iMovie, and save.

Tomorrow I will start editing it all.  And by the 29th I'll submit it.  The deadline is July 31.

When I'm finished and I've submitted the video to Life In A Day, I'll also put it up on my Youtube account.

FILMING DAY

"It's Life in a Day day, the day you've been waiting for!"  lol

So let the filming begin!

Life In A Day

ONE WORLD * 24 HOURS * 6 BILLION PERSPECTIVES

Life In A Day is a historic global experiment to create a user-generated feature film, shot in a single day, by you. On July 24, you have 24 hours to capture a glimpse of your life on camera. The most compelling and distinctive footage will be edited into an experimental documentary film, produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald.

The film will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011 and will be available right here on YouTube. If your footage makes it into the finished film, you’ll be credited as a co-director and you could be one of 20 contributors brought to Sundance to celebrate with Kevin Macdonald.

Life in a Day

Life In A Day is a historic global experiment to create a user-generated feature film shot in a single day. On July 24, you have 24 hours to capture a glimpse of your life on camera. The most compelling and distinctive footage will be edited into a feature film, produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald.   


On July 24, Follow the steps below to take part: 
Step One
FILM YOUR DAY
Film a moment, or the moments, that make up your day, or the day of someone you know. Whether mundane or extraordinary, serious or playful, you can shoot multiple videos or just one. You might record a sunrise, your commute to work, your family meal, an afternoon prayer.
You decide.

Step Two
ANSWER KEVIN’S QUESTIONS
If you wish, you can shoot an additional video answering one or all of these questions to help complete Kevin’s vision for the film.

• What do you love?
• What do you fear?
• What makes you laugh?
• What’s in your pocket? Is there a story behind any of the objects?

Step Three
UPLOAD YOUR VIDEOS
Upload your videos between July 24 and July 31 by clicking on the “Submit” tab, which will appear on the Life in a Day channel on July 24, and following the instructions.

I'm Moving....

I'm moving!

Hehe, I'm moving across town that is.

I'm still in good ol' Bloomington-Normal, IL!

Now I live in a house (not an apartment!) and I have a new roommate who I JUST LOVE!!!!!

I'm near the Miller Park area which is great!  

I enjoy photographing in that area and now I'm so close I can walk!

And, btw, still job hunting.

LivingEnzyme

This website belongs to a very good friend of mine. http://livingenzyme.webs.com/

He is writing a zombie novel entitled "Entity" and posting his chapters online every few weeks.
I have been helping him by reviewing his chapters and sending him my notes.

Genre: Horror/Fantasy
Category: Entity - Book 1 - The Awakening - Prologue
Check it out!!!

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My friend is an avid reader and is Vietnamese and uses a JetBook to download Vietnamese ebooks of all kinds of genre.

Here is an excerpt from his website:
 
"If you are here because you're looking for Vietnamese ebooks that work correctly on the kindle, nook, and other popular brands, click this link to read about it."
 

"I have been playing around with different formats to see which could show the Vietnamese characters best on my reader. Txt format really is the best to show the unicode characters. That's why I have turned all these ebooks into txt format. I suppose I could convert them into html, but that's too much of a hassle. Anyone wants to do this you're more than welcome to. If you want to read them on your computer, you need to have windows 7 notepad. XP doesn't seem to be able to show all the characters correctly. And I have no idea what vista would do since I never tried it on vista. I'll let you know. I'll upload vietnamese ebooks as I extract them into unicode txt format."

Follow my links to his website to read more!

Still Job Hunting.....

The Great Job Search Continues!

It's been exactly 8 months now being unemployed.

I've had to get a roommate to make ends meet, and I am living very frugally.

  The 'bad economy' still isn't letting up....  :(

It's hard trying to find a good job in my field where I can work full time and earn a living.
I want to stay in the Bloomington, IL area and I refuse to work another min. wage job that has nothing to do with my degree!!!!

(Thank Goodness for Unemployment Benefits)

Duct Tape Roses

 

This is so creative!  I had to share it.  

I actually made my boyfriend a Duct Tape rose for Valentines day!  

He loved it!

Job Hunting

The Job Search Continues.

It's been exactly 4 months now being unemployed.

I would have worked there a full year this past Tuesday the 20th.  

 The 'bad economy' isn't letting up....I've submitted my resume all over town and haven't had any nibbles yet.  

It can be discouraging at times, but I have a great support system.

(Thank Goodness for Unemployment Benefits)

Last Day

Well, today was the day....

I suppose I knew it was coming for some time,
that's why I was not very shocked when this afternoon they said,

"We're sorry Rachel, but we're going to have to let you go...."

~They told me that they were not making enough money on the magazine and couldn't afford to keep me on any longer.

I went to the Unemployment Office after I left StarNet
and talked with some very helpful employee's there
who explained to me that I needed to file under "laid off".

The world goes on....

It was a great experience working there and who knows where I will end up next.

The Death of a Pet Rat

My beloved pet rat died in my hands....

He had been sick off and on for about 6 months.  I took him to the Prairie Oak Veterinary Center in Normal a few times, and they had put him on medication.  

In his last week of life, I watched as he grew thinner, as he was having respiratory problems and arthritis in his joints that prevented him from moving as much.  I began hand feeding him and giving him a nutrient filled liquid diet through an eye dropper.  As soon as I got home from work everyday that week, I would immediately check on him and hold and comfort him the rest of the night.  

In the last moments of his life, I was with him...holding him gently.  

He began to seizure then he was still.  I knew....  

I broke down and cried over the loss of my friend.  

My boyfriend came over for support and comfort and helped me by gently wrapping Caspian in a sock and placing him in a small shoe box.  I cleaned the rat cage out and sanitized it, then after pulling myself together, I set out for my hometown of Danville to give him a proper burial. 

I dug my first grave.... 

You may think, "Ew, a rat for a pet, that's weird", but half a million households in the U.S. own pet rats or mice.

I adopted Caspian from PETCO in Normal, IL on July 3, 2007. Someone had abandoned him in his cage at the store's entrance.  They assumed he was already 1 year old. 

I was planning on getting a rat eventually, and had gone into PETCO that day to buy a rat cage and other necessary accessories.  While shopping, a sales woman approached me and we got to talking.  She mentioned the rat that they had found that morning.  It was in the quarantine section in the back and they told me I could check him out if I liked. 

I thought, what is the harm in just looking, right?

Well, that day I walked out of the store with a cage, bedding, run-about ball, food, & Caspian!

I just fell in love with him and my heart went out to him...who could abandon such a sweet creature!  

I officially adopted him through PETCO, and they gave him, the cage, & some rat toys to me for free!

I came up with his name later on that very day.... I was playing with him and he leap off my shoulder onto my night stand where my book, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" was laying.  I thought to myself, he's a white rat, he's very sweet, he is brave and takes daring jumps..., Caspian also sounds like Casper...and the rest if history.  

He was an albino pink-eyed large male rat.  Measured 18" long from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.   He was my big guy.  I loved him so very much.  He was 'my' first true pet since I've been living by myself.   I had a harness and would take him for walks.  Everyone always wanted to pet him!  He loved riding around in my hoodie pocket and his favorite treat was strawberry yogurt chips.

Even now my eyes are watering....  He will be missed.  I've buried him alongside my family's other pets at my home in Danville, IL.  He was almost 3 years old. 

R.I.P. Caspian 

Born: Unknown, 2006

Adopted: July 3, 2007

Died: June 20, 2009

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Caspian has even stared in a few of my videos.  Check them out!  
Don't forget to rate, comment, & subscribe, and let his memory live on!

 
Sneaky Hoarder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lu-UPWvlBo 
Rat Crunch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkowu3Ia3bk

Busy, Busy, Busy....

So it was an emotional day at work for me today....

One of my co-workers, who was hired the same time I was,
was "Let Go" today.

Makes me wonder if I'll be next.

I know the economy is not getting any better and I knew going into this job that it may not last for years, but I took the chance.

I have no regrets. What happens will happen.

But I really hope I stay on for at least a year + !!!!

I LOVE MY JOB

So it's been about 1 month now working for StarNet Digital Publishing and You Name It Sports Magazine.

I LOVE MY JOB

I'm learning new techniques, skills, how to use new equipment, software, etc...very exciting!

I got my very own Press Badge today.
I am an official photographer for the "You Name It SPORTS" magazine that StarNet publishes each month.
My boss Sandy is taking me with him to some volleyball matches next week to teach me how to use the camera equipment and sports photographing techniques.  I'm excited and eager to learn!

Oh, PS. I've checked everything off my 
"To Do List"!  :)

My New Job!

Just got hired on by Mr. Sandy Adams at StarNet Digital Publishing and You Name It Sports Magazine in Bloomington, IL!   

I'm so Happy!  All whom I've meet today have seemed so very friendly and welcoming!

Since it's a small family owed business, there are no health benefits, but I can gain that elsewhere.
(They also don't do direct deposit...? But that's okay.) 
I was also immediately made aware that after the Presidential Election and with the downtrodden economy, new employees such as myself could be the first to be laid off....  
That is chance I am willing to take.

It will be a great new experience for me and a new chapter in my life.
I can't wait until my first day next week!

Time to start apartment hunting....I start on the 20th!

One of my best friends who is still attending Illinois State University has been kind enough to let me stay at her  campus apartment for the next week while I am apartment hunting.

To Do List:

• Find a place to live in Bloomington
• Move out of my family home in Danville
• Open a new local bank account
• Get renters insurance
• Get cable/internet package
• Go grocery shopping
• Start new job!
• Have small inexpensive celebration dinner with friends

So much to do, so little time in which to do it!

StarNet Interview

I have an Interview on Monday!!!

This week I found a job online and applied for it.
They called me today after receiving my email and resume and they conducted a phone interview.
Now they want me to come in for an interview on Monday!
I'm thrilled!

 Job Listing:

"Graphic Design, Photography and Desktop Technician for Bloomington based Digital Printing Company. Experience with Adobe CS3 and photo editing preferred. Salary negotiable. Send resume to: StarNet Digital Publishing, PO Box 1145, Bloomington, IL 61702-1145 or Email to supplies@starnetdp.com."

DDM, Inc. Scam?

So,  I just saw this online and boy am I glad I went with my gut instinct and have a good head on my shoulders.  It seemed so legitimate!

I hope others see my blog and I can help them avoid this scam!

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SCAM?????

Report: DAVIS DIRECT MARKETING (DDM!) IS A JOKE, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Category: Non-Profit Charities 


Submitted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008

"Well all I have to say is that I was with DDM for one whole day...I want that day back in my life. Oh yeah, and my stupid 9 hour interview in which you stand in front of a grocery store all day sucking on your thumb because you don't do anything. This place is a joke and they like to lie. I applied for a sports marketing position. The kicker is...a sports marketing position doesn't even exist at DDM. What a joke. They are said to have world class training..ha ha ha are you kidding me. They give you absolutely no training whatsoever, so I don't know where that is coming from. On my first day I was expected to sell a bunch of things for their so called fundraiser for missing children. Oh yeah, I was by myself too for about a half hour with no experience whatsoever. That really pissed me off. I was told to focus too on my first day because I missed one freaking person that didn't want to talk to me anyway! I like how they call it NOT SELLING. Okay, last time I check when you try and up sell items to get a certain amount of profit in a day...mmmhhh. that is selling I believe. I feel bad for people who buy something for 40 dollars and then the next person gets it for 20...because that's what happens. As long as they get a certain amount for the day they sell items how ever they please. So if you want to annoy people all day with their selling tactics (or whatever they call it) then apply here. This job is simply ridiculous in every way. So if they are trying to lure you in...just say no! Oh yeah, you also work 10 hour days plus Saturdays for a grand total of 350-450 week! That is horrible. That is estimated commission too...if you're not good at selling, you might only get like a 50 dollar check for the week....NICE Oh yeah, the people seem brainwashed there too by the way..so I will brainwash you...STAY AWAY FROM DDM...STAY AWAY FROM DDM...STAY AWAY....hope this helps!"


Brewcrew
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
U.S.A.

Metavante Interview!

After weeks of filling out applications and giving out my resume and business cards to various companies and business in the Milwaukee area, and getting so close to my 1 month deadline, I got an interview!

The Metavante Corporation responded to my resume and held a phone interview with me on June 26.

The interview went very well and we will see what happens!!!!


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UPDATE:

Metavante hired a local....I didn't get the graphic design position....  :(
I made the trip back home to Danville, IL the other day and am still job hunting.

Giving Wisconsin a go

So my father headed back home today, but I'm going to stay for one whole month with a friend here in Wisconsin while I continue my job hunt in the Milwaukee area. 

My dad is amazing, he thought of the trip as a little father daughter vacation!   He's been so helpful! I love him so much!

Having just gone through an extensive interviewing process and getting hired, has given me a boost in self-esteem and confidence.   I feel like there is a good opportunity out there just waiting for me!  I just have to find it.

DDM, Inc. Interview!

On May 29th I applied online to a job listing I found on CareerBuilder.com for a job at DDM, Inc. (Davis Direct Marketing) in Event Marketing - Promotions - Entry Level.
On May 31st, I got a reply phone interview.
They wanted me to come in for a face-to-face interview Tuesday, June 3!

The interview is in Brookfield, Wisconsin!

Hi Rachel! 

This letter is just to confirm your scheduled interview here at DDM, Inc.:

Your Interview Time: 2:30
Your Interview Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Interviewing Manager:  Katlyn or Jackie

Office Address: 3695 N 126th St. Suite E., Brookfield, WI 53005

I would like to remind you to dress professionally, and to bring a copy of your resume so that you may present it to either Katlyn or Jackie in person.  Listed below are directions to the office as well as a link to Google! maps.  If you need further directions from your location, please feel free to call the office directly.  Thank you and we look forward to meeting with you!

Sincerely,

Heather Treinen

Administrative Profession

DDM, Inc.

Ph:   262-439-8146

3695 N 126th St. Suite E

Brookfield, WI 53005

www.ddminc.biz

 I have family in that area and I thought it would be exciting to give it a shot!


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I drove to Brookfield, WI with my father (for safety concerns).
We got to Brookfield safely and booked a hotel for the next few nights.
The next morning I drove to my 2:30 interview.

 

The interview went well and later in the day myself along with 3 other interviewees went on a Job Shadowing Assignment.

We carpooled with DDM employees to Watertown, WI to a Wal-Mart where, outside near the doors, we promoted and sold Child Safety ID kits to parents.  (The product was to assist parents in easily creating a private and extremely comprehensive record of their child's personal and medical information, for use in an emergency.)

So, after 2 hours they had me take a break and sit in the Wal-Mart eatery to fill out an application and questionnaire.  An hour later I turned in my paperwork and continued observing and promoting with the team outside.

We carpooled back to the company headquarters for the conclusion of the interview.  They told me that the interviewing process would be over the next day and that I would hear from them on June 5th whether I got the job or not.

At this point I was excited that the extensive interview had gone so well..., yet I felt weary of the possible job opportunity....would I be happy?  Is this right?  Should I move to Wisconsin?  ....I started having doubts.

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The next day I spent exploring the city with my dad. We drove around and even met up with my cousin who lived in Milwaukee, WI.

I also spent the day thinking about the job......I was very happy my father was with me because I needed advice. 

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June 5, in the evening, while my dad and I were having dinner at a diner, I got the phone call from DDM, Inc. saying:

 "You Got The Job, You're Hired!"

I turned it down. 

I had made my decision, I felt I would not be happy long-term working for them. I didn't feel like I fit in.  I felt my smile was too forced.  It wasn't right for me.  I felt it in my gut that it wasn't right.

Graduation

On this Tenth day of May, Two Thousand and Eight, I have graduated from Illinois State University!
 

I received my Bachelor of Arts Degree for my double major in Arts Technology and Art.

Stealth Clock

My stealth clock works….pieces move to the time, yet I seriously doubt you could look at it and figure out the exact time.

File name: Final_Clock




My Process:
-I started this project by opening Processing's clock code:
Open ;Basics; Input; Clock

-The moving orange rectangle on the left moves to seconds, as does the small black outlined rectangle in the bottom right corner.
-The small circle in the bottom left corner moves every minute.
-The blue line on the left side moves every hour.

-The cubes do not move to time. They are just something fun I put into my code to give it an extra umf. I tweaked the code.... I deleted some of it and re-wrote it with the help of Processing.org.

How I found the cubes:
Open; 3D and OpenGL; Transform; PushPopCubes

Process Cont…

*First, I started off just playing around with the ready-made clock Processing had
_1Clockhands

*Next, I worked with the clock, shapes, and color to create:
_2Clock

*Next, I added other moving elements, a circle, and a square
_3Clock

*Next, I added the Cubes and changed the shapes of the second, minute, and hour hands
_4Clock

*Finally, I changed the moving blue rectangle into an orange rectangle that moved to each second
_5Final_Clock

Processing #4 post

This has a hot pink background and 2 stationary squares, one blue square in the upper left corner, and a slightly smaller black square, overlapping the blue square.
void setup() {
size(400, 400);
background(197,22,187);
}
void draw() {
background(197,22,187);
float m = millis();
fill(m % 194,46,182);
rect(mouseX, mouseY, 50, 50);
float n = millis();
fill(n % 238,231,41);
rect(30, 30, mouseX, mouseY);
float o = millis();
fill(o % 0);
rect(30, 30, 30, 30);
PFont fontA = loadFont("Ziggurat-HTF-Black-32.vlw");
textFont(fontA, 30);
int x = second();
fill(187,193,236);
text("Dawn", x, 60);
fill(230,203,25);
text("Morning", x, 95);
fill(244,113,8);
text("Afternoon", x, 130);
fill(112,19,228);
text("Dusk", x, 165);
fill(4,16,110);
text("Evening", x, 200);}
----------------------------------------------
This is a small white rectangle with a thin black stroke in the center of the page.
void setup() {
String bodyCountText[] = loadStrings("http://www.iraqbodycount.org/counters/min.txt");
println(bodyCountText[0]);
int s=int(bodyCountText[0]);
s=s / 10000 ;
println(s) ;
rect(20,20,40,s);
//the 20,20 are integers}
void draw() {}
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ELSE STATEMENTS
This is just an example of a if /else statement:
void draw(){
if (second() <30){
println("hi");
}else{
println("bye");}}
//instead of printline you will us text and fill..etc
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Processing #3 post

Here is what you need to type in and some comments explaining what they are.
// will comment out a single line of code
/* will comment out a whole paragraph of code*/
-----------------------------------------------
This is a red background with white line that you control and pull with mouse.
void setup() {
// comment: this stuff only runs one time
size(200, 200); // the size of the applet
smooth(); // make it anti-aliased
background(255, 0, 0); // make the background red color
stroke(255); // set the fill color to white
}
void draw() {
// this is stuff you want to loop all the time
background(255, 0, 0);
// make the background red color - what if I take this out?
line(0,0,mouseX,mouseY);
}
---------------------------
Variables
- mouseX and mouseY are a sort of a variable....
- You can make line art, word art, shape art.
-----------------------------
This is a white square that starts in the upper left corner and moves diagonally to the bottom right corner; as it travels it leaves a black trail. Does not repeat.
int myint = 0 ;
void setup() {
size (400,400) ;}
void draw() {
rect(myint,myint,50,50);
myint = myint + 1;}
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This is a black line that starts in the upper left corner and moves diagonally to the bottom right corner; If you move the mouse onto the line a white square will form and reshape itself as you move the mouse around. As it travels it leaves a black trail. Does not repeat.
int myint = 0 ;
void setup() {
size (400,400) ;
}
void draw() {
rect(myint,myint,mouseX,mouseY);
myint = myint + 1;
}
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This has a black background in the middle at the top, a white square drops down to the bottom of the page and disappears again. Does not repeat.
int myint = 0 ;
void setup() {
size (400,400) ; }
void draw() {
background(0,0,0);
rect(100,myint,50,50);
myint = myint + 2;
println(myint); }
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This is a white square that starts in the upper left corner and moves diagonally to the bottom right corner; as it travels it leaves a black trail. It moves to Seconds and after a minute it repeats.
//time process: clock
void setup() {
size (200,200) ; }
void draw() {
rect(second(), second(), 20,20);
}
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Processing #2 post

//copy and paste into Processing and run it.
//This code is a time process (Clock)

void setup() {
size (200,200) ; }
void draw()

{
rect(mouseX, mouseY, second(), second() );

background(0,0,0);
int s = second(); // Values from 0 - 59
int m = minute(); // Values from 0 - 59
int h = hour(); // Values from 0 - 23
ellipse(s, 60, s, 60);
rect(m, 10, m,60);
rect(h, 60, h, 100);
}

Processing #1 post

Processing

-You use a program called "Processing," which is easily downloadable from the website.
*
*
*
Lets play with the program...
go to: Open, Basics, Form, ShapePrimitives

You can change the color of the Background and Fill by inserting the proper color values
-you can open photoshop and find the RGB color values you need!

RGB!

-You can make each shape different color by adding Fill a few more times.

Save it in a Processing folder.

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There is a Reference Page that can help you on the website.
In Processing if you highlight a word like 'line' or 'rect' and right click it with the mouse and go to "find reference" it will take you to the website.

Event Score

Shopping Break

Go to a local shopping center.
Find an empty shopping cart and take it to the lingerie department.
Once you have placed the shopping cart on an aisle in the lingerie department,
climb inside the shopping cart.
While sitting inside the shopping cart,
read a newspaper.

Documentation of Event




















*
Credits:
I give thanks to my friend Sara for helping me out with my "event". She sat in that cart for a whole hour and read that newspaper cover to cover.
*

My Pseudocode

Pseudo Code

Procedure:Feeding_Rat


Start

Go to bedroom
Go to rat cage
Sit in front of rat cage
Unlock rat cage

Insert hand into rat cage
Pet rat

Continue petting of rat for 2 minutes
Remove hand from rat cage

If food bowl is empty
Then feed rat

Open rat food bag
Insert 10 pellets into food bowl
Close rat cage
Close rat food bag

Unhook water dispenser attached to rat cage
Stand up
Go to Kitchen
Unscrew water dispenser nozzle
Remove old water
Refill with fresh water
Screw on water dispenser nozzle

Go to bedroom
Go to rat cage
Sit in front of rat cage
Attach water dispenser to rat cage

Stand up
Exit bedroom


End

Pseudocode

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocode

Pseudocode is writing code in English so you can understand it. Then it makes writing it in code easier later.


EX:

if credit card number is valid
execute transaction based on number and order
else
show a generic failure message
end if



Assignment

1. Create pseudocode for an everyday action. Write on paper and hand in on PAPER.

-Break down a task ( anything you want)
-Make it half a page or more, single spaced
-Write it down on a piece of paper and turn it in.

-Think of something you do in your everyday life
(wash your face, brush teeth, take 15 steps to the bathroom,
bend down and pick up towel from floor, etc...)
-Do  by yourself!

2. Create and DOCUMENT an event-score (you may work with a partner) which elevates the mundane. Concentrate on simplicity over complexity.

Next:  Create an event score
http://transition.turbulence.org//uapd/?p=26

-Elevation of the mundane
Ex: Select a subject and then write 5 million pages about it


-you can make an event score and make someone else do it
-think of something wacky!!
-think positively
-don't' hurt yourself or others

-You can have a partner
-You must document it somehow ---videotape?

--the 2 projects do not have to relate to one another.

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-Fluxus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus
http://fluxus.org/

-Fluxus is a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network
of artists,composers and designers noted for blending different artistic media and
disciplines in the 1960s. They have been active in visual art and music
as well as literature, urban planning, architecture, and design.
Fluxus is often described as intermedia, a term coined by Fluxus artist
Dick Higgins in a famous 1966 essay.

--Intermedia---fluxus---arts technology---


Important Fluxus artists:
-John Cage
-Nam June Paik
-Yoko Ono


"One line of a program doesn't do anything, but a full program can blow up a building."


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example code

-if/then

-do while
Do -scrub you body- while -the water is running-

-logical and
-logical or
-AND
-OR
-NOT
-FOR
-Loop

-Case  (case statement --situation)
Monday
Tuesday-388 course
Wednesday
Thursday-388 course
Friday

-Switch
-Select
-If
-Then
-Else

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http://www.seattlecentral.edu/~ymoh/mic110vb/pseudocode.htm

Illinois State 2008 Vagina Monologues

It was a great performance!  Kudos to Brandy Peak!

F.L.A.M.E. raised over $4,000 in the two nights the production ran. All of the money raised was donated to Neville House, YWCA Stepping Stones, Bloomington Planned Parenthood, and ISU Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services.

The spotlight for this year’s production was on women of New Oreleans and the Gulf South. All of the money that V-Day raises will go towards helping women in these areas.

Human For Sale

Human For Sale

New Art Video - Barcode

Click Here to view Video:  Barcode

Coded Human

-Bar Codes
-print/paint a barcode onto my body and get scanned and printed (receipt)
http://www.barcodeart.com/art/yourself/yourself.html

The barcode value for a 23 year old female, that lives in the United States, is 64 inches high, and weighs 136 pounds is: $6.83

My barcode is: 0 23002 64136 1

Every Body has a story, what is yours?

By scanning your barcode, we can tell who you are, were you have been, What you are made up of

:)

Website examples

http://www.orangevector.com/
http://www.stephennguyen.com/
http://ghostco.org/
http://www.voortrek.com/krvw/portfolio/
http://www.spinlight.com/
http://www.artakiane.com/home.htm
http://dontclick.it/
http://raulmidon.com/
http://tinymediaempire.com/--don't do you website like this
http://lcroskey.com/
http://www.pbs.org/art21/
http://johnbutlertrio.com/

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Image Hosting Sites:
PhotoBucket
Flicker
YouTube
Blogger
Photoshop
Myspace
Database
Yahoo or Google

The Continuum

-Killing the president
-Peeing in public
-Public indecency
-Showing a picture of the word naked and hanging it in a window in Singapore

Music riots - Handel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_music_riot

Making a website ---Research

look up content and layouts:
http://www.glish.com/css/home.asp#techniques


Career Center Website:
http://www.careercenter.ilstu.edu/students/marketing-yourself/Effective_Resume.shtml

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Portfolio websites
http://www.orangevector.com/
--good

http://www.ishankhosla.com/
--good

http://www.ibiblio.org/pbadani/
--good, a lot to take in

http://www.jkhudson.com/resume.html---bad

www.geckowebfolio.com

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Hosting sites (with prices):

Bluehost $6.95 (6 urls)

PowerWeb $7.95 (winter special $4.95)

Uplink Earth $4.95 a month

GoDaddy $6.99

HostMonster $5.95

Fast Domain hosting $5.95

Start Logic $5.95

PowWeb $5.77

InMotion Hosting $6.95

AN Hosting $4.95

doteasy.com $7.45 yr.

CODE

Art, anthropology, agency, code.

"What counts as art changes in different contexts" -Alfred Gell

Giant Campbell's Soup Can ------is this art---yes or no?

"To decide something is art, then analyze it as an art object is to forget how it became an art object."


Think of an art object as a person..... and apply anthropological theory to it.

Agency: it makes a difference between something that just controls something else
--the capacity to act
ex: hooters girls


Code can have a lot of agency!
ex: cell phone, elevators, voting booths, computers

How does code distribute agency?
-a virus slows down a computer
-a browser pops up windows all over the screen

Code is free speech!


Miranda July
http://noonebelongsheremorethanyou.com/

Sound Mirror
http://www.soundmirrors.org/


Ray Kurzweil
(I attended this)
--Sesquicentennial speaker at Illinois State's Braden Auditorium
http://www.ilstu.edu/home/anniversary/kurzweil.shtml

DeCSS

DeCSS is a computer program capable of decrypting content on a DVD-Video disc encrypted using the Content-Scrambling System (CSS).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS

Illinois State 2006 Vagina Monologues

This was my first time attending a produciton of "The Vagina Monologues"

My roommate and best friend Sara participated and read in the 2006 Illinois State University Production of "The Vagina Monologues" by Eve Ensler.

Click Here  ----  ISU 2006 Vagina Monologues Cast Photos

The Vagina Monologues, Feb 17,18, 19th.  Performances begin at 7pm on Friday and Saturday; Sunday matinee begins at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door: $7 general admission and $5 students/seniors. The location for all performances is the Prairie Room in the Bone Student Center. The Vagina Monologues is an annual performance hosted by the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance at ISU. The Vagina Monologues are part of Eve Ensler’s VDAY campaign which promotes ending violence against women.  The proceeds from ticket sales will go to the VDAY foundation and local charities.


This was Sara's speaking part in the production:

"THE VAGINA WORKSHOP"
(Said with a slight English accent - Originally performed by Gillian Anderson as part of a fund-raiser for charities campaigning for an end to violence against women. The performance took place in London.)

"My vagina is a shell, a round pink tender shell, opening and closing, closing and opening. My vagina is a flower, an eccentric tulip, the center acute and deep, the scent delicate, the petals gentle but sturdy...."

(Click here to read the rest!)

Sara did such a great job as did the rest of the cast! 

Ring in Progress

Illinois State University Jewelry 1 course project:  RING PROGRESS

 

The silver cutout is overlying a duplicate cutout with two lightening bolt shapes cut into it. The next step is to acid dip it to blacken the insides of the lightening bolts. The rest of the ring will be polished. Then the bezel and stone will be soldered on.

 

 

Pumpkin Carving Contest - Winner

Illinois State University:
In my dormitory at Hamilton Hall, floor 7,
our R.A., Lyndy, held a pumpkin carving contest.
I won 1st place with "Wolf Howling at Moon"

Kiss A Pig

This was a fundraiser called "Kiss For A Cure" held by my Sorority: 
Pi Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society 
at Danville Area Community College

"It was a gorgeous day.  Our contestants gathered on the quad, eagerly awaiting the results.  Dr. Jacobs reminisced that it had probably been  about seven years since her last pig kiss.  Hoagland and Potter seemed almost too at ease with swine handling.  Coach Hicks was glad the Lady Jags had finished a good season, so they might not be so eager to throw votes his way.  Lily Siu hoped the pig noticed the similarity with her name and his own, Sus domesticus, and would be kind.  Missi Gouty wondered if the little guy, a runt, would pity her.  Brad Weaver was glad to know that campus services does not include pig bathing (Hoagland handled that).  Janet Redenbaugh mistakenly thought that professional attire would get her off the hook.  Carla Boyd hid on the sidelines, Garrett behind a camera.  And Downing knew his fate when he agreed to participate.  The public had voted with their money throughout  the week and now the moment was at hand: Which of our contestants   had been selected for a swine smooch  with Barry the Barrow?"

Barry the Pig

Can you find me in some of these pics!!

I'm in 5 of them! 

Ah, good ol' times at D.A.C.C.