Assignment #1 for ART 120

Computer Experience:
I took ART 119 Winter term 2009. I found this class to be challenging and unorganized. I am an organized person (mostly always…. unless I decide to be spontaneous for a couple day). The class gave me some familiarity of the programs Photoshop, illustrator, flash, and iMovie. I used Photoshop and iMovie prior to the Art 119 class when I attended The Oxbow School, a private Art School in Napa, California, my junior year of High School in 2004. So I have a little computer experience under my belt, but nowhere near the about of experience and knowledge I want to know about the programs.

What are you excited about?
I am excited about spending time with my family. I am close with my family and get excited when I get to spend time with them. I especially get excited when I get to spend time with my brothers. My 18 year-old brother is a funny guy so I am always excited for him to make me laugh and for me to make him laugh. My 3 year-old brother is so silly and adorable that I cannot get enough of him…. His excitement about everything gets my excited too… even if its excitement over banana bread. (Which I love to make with him, he is an adorable kitchen assistant).
I get excited over little things too, like saving $.50 on a purchase, finding a parking spot, and getting in line at the grocery store at just the right time where they will direct you to a new register to be first in line. I am also very excited about school…. I enjoy taking new classes, every term I get overwhelmed with all the opportunities I have to learn. I look forward to what I will learn in this class… Which looks to me from the syllabus, that I will learn about everything.

Favorite Books and Magazines:
I have read a few books within this past year, which have become my favs. I read the popular Wizard of Oz spin-off book titled Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire over winter break. This Novel was very entertaining and the main reason why I want to read the book was so I can see the Wicked Broadway Musical when they came to Portland, which I was fortunately able to do. I saw the hilariously entertaining Wicked Broad Musical on March 18th and felt superior because of the knowledge I had of the story prior to seeing the performance. (The book and the performance of Wicked had their similarities and differences but in no means were exactly the same; this made the show unpredictable and fascinating).
Another book I read recently, over spring break, was Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler. Chelsea Handler is a comedian and currently has a show called Chelsea Lately on the E! Channel. I love her, she is so funny!! The book is categorized as memoir/humor so it is has different chapters about different times/memories in her life written in a casual humorous voice. When you watch her show and read her book you can see that she writes just the way she talks, which is hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud to myself multiple times and then feeling silly for doing so…. good times!
I am cheap, so I don’t subscribe to or buy magazines often. I do purchase magazines for emergency situations, like going on a flight and I want something to entertain me and that I can share with my travel buddy (my mom or friend). So when that time comes, I like to buy Cosmopolitan. Cosmo is a fun, interesting, and sometimes educating magazine to read. My personal favorite section to read is the embarrassing stories; they are funny and make you feel better about yourself because it is proof that there are others who become victims to embarrassing situations.

Favorite Websites:
When I go online there are a few special websites that I visit most often…those lucky sites include http://www.yahoo.com/, http://www.youtube.com/, http://postsecret.blogspot.com/, and http://www.facebook.com/.I am on yahoo everyday because that is where I need to check my e-mail. I go to YouTube when I want to take a break from what I am doing and laugh. There are many funny videos/music videos/parodies that I enjoy and there are some I will watch at least once a month for a good laugh! Postsecret is a website I try to visit once a week because the postcards change every Sunday so there re new secrets to read. I enjoy the variety secrets…they are funny, ridiculous, sad, happy, etc. I never know what I will see when I go to that website. I tend to go on facebook when I have nothing else to do. It is a fun, educating, sneaky way to see what your friends are up to. I usually will catch up with old friends by writing a comment about a funny memory we shared and then take a look at there albums…this might sound creepy…. but I assure you that I am not creepy and most facebook members do the same.