"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow." --Lauren Bacall, 'To Have and Have Not', 1944
You know how to do a puzzle, don't Library Staff? You just put the piece together and go! With Jisawed (a Flickr mashup-app thing, any search that you do on flickr (on your iPhone) can be made instantaneously into a puzzle. I dunno, I've always been a huge fan of puzzles so this one intrigued me (and this one won't be sitting on my dining room tables for about a month before i can find time to do it!)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
"I am big! It's the pictures that got small."
I've now decided that each quote will be the title of the post!
"I am big! It's the pictures that got small." -- Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard, 1950
As far as technology, a person can really say that the picture have gotten smaller, or at least their plot variety has. Technology has grown exponentially since movies (or "talkies') were first created. I personally find it fascinating that people could survive without things like the internet, phones, or even something as essential as electricity (of course some people had electricity prior to movies, just not many!) Every day, I walk into high school as just a student, but I'm really armed with super-tools. These include my cell phone, my graphing calculator, my mechanical pencils, and my mac book. I then sit through lessons taught on a smart board after being driven to school instead of walking of bicycling. To the common person of earlier than the 1920's, this would be more like something out of a sci-fi book.
Gloria Swanson (personally I'm a fan of her head dress!)
"I am big! It's the pictures that got small." -- Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard, 1950
As far as technology, a person can really say that the picture have gotten smaller, or at least their plot variety has. Technology has grown exponentially since movies (or "talkies') were first created. I personally find it fascinating that people could survive without things like the internet, phones, or even something as essential as electricity (of course some people had electricity prior to movies, just not many!) Every day, I walk into high school as just a student, but I'm really armed with super-tools. These include my cell phone, my graphing calculator, my mechanical pencils, and my mac book. I then sit through lessons taught on a smart board after being driven to school instead of walking of bicycling. To the common person of earlier than the 1920's, this would be more like something out of a sci-fi book.
Gloria Swanson (personally I'm a fan of her head dress!)
Monday, January 24, 2011
Late...
"Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By."--Casablanca
Well, this is of course one the the best movies of all time. Even my world history teacher (Mr. Fulham, a man who is feared by many and respected by all) thinks so. Well I was sick this week, and decided it was probably a good idea to indulge in the classics, and what is more classic than Casablanca? (Singing in the Rain, Double Indemnity, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and almost any Mae West movie come in at a close second!) This quotation, just seemed correct because the song got incredibly stuck in my head. the first lyrics of this song speak of a disappointment with the current world that we are living in, and though this song was written so very long ago, the parallels are apparent. our world is focused on fast, and it should be focused on the inter-personal relationship (especially in a time of international stress!). Anyway, thank you Library Staff for the warm environment that you all created with your individual attributes.
....and sorry for my many grammatical errors.
(from the previous weeks:
Strongest learning tool is: seeing a problem as a challenge!
Weakest: Having confidence that I'm competent...as a learner.)
Well, this is of course one the the best movies of all time. Even my world history teacher (Mr. Fulham, a man who is feared by many and respected by all) thinks so. Well I was sick this week, and decided it was probably a good idea to indulge in the classics, and what is more classic than Casablanca? (Singing in the Rain, Double Indemnity, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and almost any Mae West movie come in at a close second!) This quotation, just seemed correct because the song got incredibly stuck in my head. the first lyrics of this song speak of a disappointment with the current world that we are living in, and though this song was written so very long ago, the parallels are apparent. our world is focused on fast, and it should be focused on the inter-personal relationship (especially in a time of international stress!). Anyway, thank you Library Staff for the warm environment that you all created with your individual attributes.
....and sorry for my many grammatical errors.
(from the previous weeks:
Strongest learning tool is: seeing a problem as a challenge!
Weakest: Having confidence that I'm competent...as a learner.)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Aujourd'hui
She sat there staring at the glowing screen, allowing her mind to venture to its darkest corners so as to find something decent to write about, when suddenly, she was struck by an idea: she would utilize her favorite movie quotes as a critical lens of her life. The blond adolescent was so struck by this idea, that she frantically started typing out a rough introduction for her blog entries. As she reached the end of her train of thought (and believe me, it wasn't that long!), she realized that she had no quote to begin with, except for...but it was so old...then again...well, it couldn't hurt to try it out, right?
"Life is a banquet and some poor fools are starving to death" -- Rosalind Russell, "Auntie Mame"
This quote of course pertains to being a life-long learner because let's face it, being a life long learner simply means that a person enjoys themselves while still having a craving for knowledge.
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