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I really enjoy talking to people and being involved with other people as much as I can. Whether it be in ways big or small, I really like just being able to spend time with other people and see what their lives are like and what they are about. Sometimes I am unable to keep up with all of the events and lives of people that I connect with, and it can be difficult, but I try my best to keep as close I can with all of my different friends and acquaintances. I enjoy being a part of different experiences and events that can make differences in peoples' lives. I like doing things that people will remember and always look back to in their lives as something important and close to them. I feel that a lot of what I do has shifted towards this mentality over the past few years, as I have started to focus more on this than playing games or simply watching tv or doing things by myself. I usually try whenever I am doing anything to surround myself with people that care about me or understand me.

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For this class I was very intrigued by the idea of the fear assignment. I didn't really think I had many fears until actually sitting down and thinking about it. Listening to what other people had to say was definitely influential as well. I felt very motivated to look more into my fears after this class. I was also very impressed by the idea of the bliss assignment. I like the idea of being able to do something completely for myself. I am actually having trouble finding what to spend the time doing. I'm thinking about spending the time to make a new video on my Youtube channel. I have just started making videos for my channel and I have been really excited and happy from doing that. I could definitely relate to everyone's disagreement with how so many people "flake" and don't commit to so many things these days. I have experienced a lot of people like that in the past few months and it's nothing but a pain.

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I greatly enjoyed this class because I was able to show off my work from the previous week and learn more about what other people got out of their experiences. I was really able to connect this time with the assignment and felt that I was very involved with the project. I enjoyed talking with the class about all that they had created and what Beth spoke about that enriched the understanding I had for the assignment. I hope to take on more assignments in the future in the way that I took on this one.

Media Round Robin

For this project I had trouble at first finding inspiration for what to create in a physical to digital and back to physical form. I eventually decided to use my coloring book and find a picture from it that I liked for this project.

Next I scanned the image into my computer and edited it in Photoshop to look like this. I wanted to give it an interesting look that took advantage of the water splashing effect and a different background.

Lastly I transferred the edited image back to a non-digital format by ironing it onto a shirt. I liked how the final product came out and I can wear it around even after this class is over!

This creation changed through my editing of the original picture in Photoshop, along with transferring it from paper onto a shirt. The final product is somewhat different from the original by what the actual material was, along with the background that the bear is on. This relates very closely to my field of study because I am looking at graphic design and many different forms of media. I learned new techniques for Photoshop editing and how to make a design on a shirt. 

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During this class session I got a really great understanding for the way that we can create new things and experiences from totally different perspectives I've never considered before. I really enjoyed looking into these new ideas through the project we were assigned and creating a whole new technique to use whenever I need some kind of creative intuition. I felt that the way I was able to access all of my different senses in one exercise was very unique and helpful in the creative process. I was able to make a new character from the flavor experience I had with an object. I have to say it was a very eye-opening experience and it helped me out a lot through showing me new perspectives on being creative.

The Flavor of ____ Sounds like ____

For this project I wanted to try something playful and interesting as a new flavor experience. I chose starfruit because I love the interesting shape and am baffled at how it grows in the shape it does. I also was able to obtain one fairly easily and knew there would be no difficult way to prepare it, so I purchased one and ate it right away. The flavor is similar to that of an apple and a white grape maybe fused together. But the actual sensation of flavor and the look of the fruit is impersonated through this short music track I made: https://soundcloud.com/samcanhasmusic/starfruit I felt a sort of sweetness but also mellow flavor. I can describe it best through variations of high and low solid notes with a slow tempo. It's just a very light and simple flavor with not too much sweetness or tang.

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In class today we discussed the importance of every individual in their creative life journey, and how we have taken our identities from the world in order to give back in some way. We watched a film that intrigued me and made me think about how creativity can be squandered through worldly materials like money and power. Fear of others and fear of failure can be a cause for the loss of creativity, and we need to work towards fighting against that fear and working hard to be creative without burning out. We talked about the cover ideas we have for our altered books and how we connected them to our lives. I enjoyed hearing all the unique ways that people in the class have gathered these ideas and are representing their creativity with this project. I felt motivated to try new things and continue creating for myself and for others.