Friday, September 30, 2011

Currently

Busting Vegas

This Week: 70
Semester Total: 574

Sentences of the Week

"Because it's not just about how much you win, it's also about how much you loose!"

"Sometimes, in some circumstances, math can also get you killed."

Friday, September 23, 2011

Currently

Busting Vegas
    Ben Mezrich

This week: 105
Semester total: 504

Sentences of the Month

When I found my friends, two hours and $55 wisely spent dollars later, they were out in the parking lot eating sloppy joe's they bought from a guy selling them out of the back of his Chevette.

I hate having smart friends.

These two made me laugh when i read them because I can relate to both of them.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Other Claims

1. On Paper Wings
              
In the song "Your Love Is A Song" by the band Switchfoot, the pensive, tenacious air of the lyrics, along with the mellow drum and guitar accompaniment and the powerful, husky, and dreamlike quality of the singer's vocals combine to evoke an overwhelming sense of breathlessness and euphoria surrounding the song's subject, a love so solemn and earnest it becomes the singer's reason for living.
http://idreamofsushi.blogspot.com/


2. Mariah


In Fighting Gravity’s final Performance on America’s Got Talent, the voiceless and light dancers use graceful, upbeat, and a unique technique that expresses a new and an explosive futuristic type of dance.
3. XC Hoosiers 3366
In the music video “The Adventure,” by the band Angels and Airwaves, resonant and alive music, roaming and adventurous surroundings, and powerful, real energy convey that a man’s life should be lived with passion and adventure, as long as his true love is by his side.
4. That One Guy's Blog
In this painting of a couple meandering down a sidewalk, the relaxed broshstrokes and comples simplicity of the colors embody a feeling of pleasant passion which mesmerizes with its unassumingly focused design.
5. InsideOut
  In this electrifying poster for the film 300, splashes of blood, open-mouthed screams of rage and anguish, and determined, hostile facial expressions,  deliver  impressive  feelings of wrath, exhilaration, and bloodshed that are sure to be felt in the heat of battle.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Close Reading


                                                                                    Bold As Love
                                                                                     by Scott Cicero
Observe:                                                           Infer:

-Movement                                                      -Compassionate

-Color                                                              -Complementary
                                                                        -Soothing

-Expression                                                      -Dramatic
                                                                        -Intense

-Design                                                            -Complex

-Flow                                                               -Spiritual

 Claim:
The painting “Bold as Love” by Scott Cicero portrays an intense and dramatic expression through the spiritual flow, soothing colors, and compassionate movement emphasizing the complex design.


Friday, September 2, 2011

Week 2 Blog Tour


Blogs I visited today..

-Swimstrong
-XC Hoosiers 3366
-Less Than Three
-Blogs With Friends
-Mariah
-Apples to Apples
-E-dubs
-Outspoken Since
-Life's Unexpected Adventures

Currently

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

Pages this week- 104
Semester total- 205

Sentence of the week

When I found my friends, two hours and $55 wisely spent dollars later, they were out in the parking lot eating sloppy joe's they bought from a guy selling them out of the back of his Chevette.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

The Movie

Last weekend I downloaded the movie, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell. I was going to wait till after I finished reading the book to watch it, but I couldn't resist. When downloading the movie I was thinking to myself, this movie isn't going to be nearly as good as the book... One hundred and five minutes later I was impressed.


For those who don’t know, Tucker Max is a Duke Law School Graduate who had so many stories about drunken escapades and random crazy nights with friends and females that he decided to start a website with his stories.  These stories are vulgar, offensive, politically incorrect, and absolutely hilarious.  Not surprisingly, once somebody reads his stories, they forward a few to their friends, who then forward it to their friends, and so on. I started following Tucker Max's stories about a month back and i can't get enough. The guy is an absolute riot and writes with such humor and passion that it’s almost impossible not to laugh out loud.


The movie was pretty good; it’s not going to win any Oscars, but it was better than expected and I laughed pretty much the entire time.