Summer Plans

Work. That's about it. I'm going to work and go home and do nothing. We might have a party somewhere in there. I'll be doing whatever I want to do aside from work.

Technology

How does technology affect me and how has it influenced our culture?

For me personally it's been wonderful and at the same time...annoying beyond belief. Video games for example have always been a part of my life and have made it fun, provided me an escape from reality (which I've often found I need) and has inspired me to create my own characters and stories. Television shows and some movies have also influenced me the same way. The internet has been one of the most valuable tools as well. Instant access to almost any information I could ever need has helped me on numerous occasions. I've been able to share my artwork and even meet a lot of new friends via certain websites. I've also been able to attempt digital art with my tablet that I got for my computer this Christmas.
However I'm a bit behind and I don't really care to move forward as fast as we're going. I don't even have a real cell phone yet and soon enough the entirety of the internet seems like it's going to take place on there.

I think technology has had both positive and negative effects on society as well. It's made our lives convenient. It's helped us find all sorts of information and connect us in a whole new way like it has for me...yet it's also been a big problem. Amongst the useful websites there's tons of crap that we don't need. Tons of bad and illegal things. In some ways I wonder if technology will be our downfall because we rely so heavily upon it. Banking is even done digitally most of the time now. What happens if the internet crashes? Doesn't that mean we could lose all our money if everything is internet based?
Besides that, technology is growing at far too fast of a rate. Every time I buy something or anyone buys something for that matter, there's something better to replace it in a year or so.

In short...technology is both a good and bad thing.

Book Talk: Dewey

Title: Dewey
Author: Vicki Myron

Dewey is about a library cat named...Dewey. He was abandoned one day, dropped in a library drop box in the middle of the night in the freezing cold weather. He almost died until the librarian saved his life. He became a big sensation with the people of the little Iowa town of Spencer. The town had been going through an economic crisis and this little cat has been cheering people up.

This is about as far as I've read into the book though so I don't know what else happens.

So far the book's alright. I chose this book because I like cats and I didn't really feel like reading some totally depressing (like most of the memoirs to choose from). But it's a decent book. There really isn't any excitement but I enjoy reading it and I can relate to it in a way because I own six cats. Just reading about this cat's antics reminds me of mine in so many ways...even though some of mine are slightly more evil than this one.

Discussion Question: If you found a little freezing kitten outside, what would you do about it? Save it? Keep it? Give it away? Leave it be?

Greatest Accomplishment

I hate these questions.

I never really know how to answer these questions. It's all a matter of opinion and my opinion is that I can't pick one as the greatest. So I'll just pick one to write about.

I guess one of them would be a gradual one, and that would be my art. Over the past several years of high school I have been drawing, sketching, doodling towards becoming a better artist. Over time I've grown to have a better understanding of the anatomy of my characters, different techniques with a few different medias and several other things. I've developed my own cartoon-y style that I've come to love and have developed many characters and worlds that I plan on using in the future for writing comics.

So I feel one of my greatest accomplishments is the continual growth of my artistic ability. However despite what anyone (or myself for that matter) thinks, I have a long way to go. So I will continue to hone this skill and work toward my ultimate goal of publishing a graphic novel of my very own. And that will truly be one of my greatest accomplishments.

Favorite High School Memories

Hmm...well...not too many.
I can say almost all of them were from this year.

First and foremost was The Wiz. I had never been in a high school drama production of any kind so this was my first. It was stressful going through all the play rehearsals several days a week sometimes lasting even six hours the closer we got to the show. But finally when we performed...
High light of the year. I was so happy on stage even though I had a couple of small parts. It went so well and it was very emotional when it was over.
Plus it gave me a new appreciation for the Wizard of Oz. XD

The other greatest memory of high school would have to be the Winter Carnival Dance. I normally hate dances but one of my friends, Linda, had invited me and she wanted to dance with me too. Never had danced with anyone before...and I never partied like that before. Holy crap. I was freaking out.
Best part of the night though was when I asked Linda out. Now I have my first girlfriend. Took me long enough XD ;

Yeah though. High school hasn't been much fun but there were a few memories like that. I could think of a few more but I don't want to write too much more.