Thursday, June 28, 2007

Superheroes

Today I learned about how to make a resume, which is very useful because I haven't made a resume since maybe the 8th grade.

I think I've had the superhero conversation with my friends before, and I was dubbed BasaltGirl or something to that effect, because of my affinity for the black rock. This is a lot cooler than it sounds, though. Basically, I would be able to spew hot lava from my fingers and stop people in their tracks. And maybe I could also have that ability kind of like the Capri Sun commercials or Alex Mack where the kids kind of melt into this silver liquidy substance and can travel rapidly, which goes along with the theme of basalt because it's like a magma... that moves fast. Okay, so basically I'm a geek, but this superhero persona was not by choice but rather appointment by my peers. How sad.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Movies and such

Today in class we learned about color, and I think this topic will be helpful not only in web design, but also in coordinating my apartment.

No questions yet, but as I come across the need to create color schemes, they will probably arise.

For worst movies ever, it's a tie. First, Flight Plan. Freshmen year some friends and I decided to go see it and that was not a smart decision. I don't really remember why it was so bad, just that we made fun of it mercilessly for months afterward. Second, and I'm almost embarrassed to admit I've seen this, but it's a somewhat recent animated movie called Happily Never After or something to that effect. In my defense, it was free while I was in Hawaii and so whatever, the only thing I wasted was my time. I didn't know animations could be bad actors but that assumption is sorely wrong. It was painful, not even funny-bad like the aforementioned film, but just outright a cruel and awful experience. My apologies to anyone who has been through this, or if anyone enjoyed it and is offended. Although I highly doubt that person exists.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

My very first blog

I learned how to set up a website without having to know html language, which is incredibly luxurious. Once, I had to test out of a Research and Technology class in high school and I had to learn how to write a basic html website and I was terrible at it, so I'm glad technology has caught up with the times.
I understand the basic stuff about creating our websites, but I'm concerned I don't know how to make it look professional.
If money were no object, I might have previously said somewhere tropical and exotic like French Polynesia, but after living in Hawaii for the past 2 months, I have found that that would be a huge mistake. I hate bugs and I'm terrified of fish, so I learned the hard way that while the basalt is gorgeous, the cockroaches don't die unless literally drowned in Raid. I appreciated Mark Twain's description of Hawaiian cockroaches that are the size of "peach leaves." So instead, I would want to go to Italy. I speak a very limited amount of Italian, but I love the culture and I love the history. And the food, which is delicious. And if I'm feeling particularly introverted, I could always camp in Italy too.