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Connor McIntyre MultiModal

The original was lost when I misplaced one of my hard drives, so I'm posting just the animation bit without the beginning voiceover and additional footage. Apologies.

Ashley Conner Multi Modal

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Bald Is Beautiful

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popping the field trip cherry

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Popping the Field Trip Cherry

Alex Colerick- Never You.

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Emily Lookabaugh - Multimodal

Multimodal - Dream

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My Multimodal Project

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Introductions

1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?

My favorite course I have taken in college is Greek Mythology. I love hearing all the stories and how they all create an intricate religion that was once practiced. I would study for hours for this class with pleasure.

2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?

I have written a 20 page paper once before, it included a bibliography but not endnotes.

3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.

My favorite paper I have written was about the correlation between the moral lessons in fables and how they effected the people of the time. Usually writing can be hard for me but because I was so interested in this paper it came easily.

4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?

I love writing about personal experiences because I feel as if I can get more into it. Creative writing is fun as well!

5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.

I’ve read two books recently, Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk and The Hunger Games. Both books have been fictional and very entertaining to read. Survivor is quite a grotesque book and The Hunger Games (though for children) was very fun to read.

6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?

I really enjoy Bruce Nauman’s work because it is very diverse and full of what he believes to be true. His work really draws you in and makes you open your mind to his view of the world.

7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?

As briefly said before, I am kind of interested in the classics. The history behind it all is fascinating and really captures my mind.

8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.

I read an article on the 9/11 10^th anniversary coming up. The article naturally made me sad for all the loved ones lost in the tragic happning. It also made me very thankful for having my loved ones.

9. Which recent cultural event has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).

Over the summer I finally was able to attend a concert at Red Rocks, here in Colorado. He venue was spectacular and everyone at the John Butler Trio Concert looked really happy. To see that many people happy, dancing, and enjoying themselves was moving in a way that made me truly happy.

10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.

My father died in an airplane crash when I was in 8^th grade. He was a pilot for the United States Marine Corps and loved by all. There is not a single day that goes by where I do not think of him. He and the sad event have affected my life greatly.

11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.

Recently I watched an informative show about the female orgasm on the Science Channel. There was so much I did not know about sex hormones and organs so it was very informative. I recommend watching it.

Carrie Nicholson

Introductions

1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?

My favorite class that I have studied at school would probably be Film and Fiction that I took this past spring semester. This was such a great class because in it, we studied Latin American film and literature and compared themes seen in both of these mediums. I love foreign films and being Hispanic, it was cool to learn more about the culture and to be exposed to films and pieces of literature that I probably wouldn’t have watched on my own time.

1. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?

The longest paper that I have written was 12 pages plus a bibliography. This was written my freshman year in the Writing & Rhetoric course as part of a RAP class at Sewall.

3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.

Minus creative pieces I’ve written throughout my college career, my favorite paper was written in Film and Fiction. This paper dealt with portrayals of women in Latin American narratives. We had to use examples of women characters from films and novels and stories we read in the class in support of our thesis.

4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?

I really enjoy creative writing. This includes narrative stories, poetry, and most recently screenwriting.

1. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.

I love to read. I usually am able to get a lot of books read in my free time, but this last year I haven’t had much free time. I have however, read a few good books which includes: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Never Let Me Go, rereading the Harry Potter series, On the Road, Amerika, and a few others.

1. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?

There are a lot of different artists and writers whom I have been impressed by. It’s hard to pinpoint only one artist that I have been the most impressed by because there are so many great ones.

1. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?

It’s weird because these are where my biggest interests lie, in the arts. I love film. As I have said multiple times in class, I love Harry Potter. So I guess my main interest lies in fandoms, that seems kind of strange though. I love the Harry Potter fandom, the Glee fandom, the Starkid Fandom, and the Doctor Who fandom. These are places where I am able to find a lot of common ground with people and have met some cool people through.

1. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.

Oooh, I don’t really read newspapers or magazines so I can’t say which one has got me thinking lately.

1. Which recent cultural event has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).

This would definitely have to be LeakyCon. This was the Harry Potter conference that I went to this past summer and had the time of my life. I loved being around people who have been touched by the series of books and films. I don’t get to experience things like this often, and never have I ever participated in such an activity (any type of conference/convention that revolved around a fandom), but I am so glad that I did! It was so wonderful to see people talking so passionately about Harry Potter and dressing up in the Hogwarts robes or clothing that the characters wore in the films. I hold these memories near and dear to my heart and will never forget what I got to experience. It was also cool that some of the actors and actresses from some of the films were there, like Evanna Lynch for example who played Luna Lovegood. I loved meeting all of Team Starkid (they created the youtube sensations A Very Potter Musical and A Very Potter Sequel) and most excitingly Darren Criss (who played Harry Potter in these musicals and Blaine Anderson on Glee).

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1. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.

I don't know if there has been something that has affected me deeply. Going to the Wizarding World in Orlando for the first time was a pretty fantastic thing I got to experience.

1. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.

A lot of what I get to experience and see as a film student has been so marvelous! I would never even dream about screening some of the things that I have watched in class or as part of IFS. My eyes have certainly been opened by seeing how far the art of film has come in just over one hundred years and also how much it has strayed from an art form to just for entertainment purposes which is kind of a shame.

Introductions

1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?

My favorite course of study would probably have to be the class I took this summer, The Lives of 007. The class treated the James Bond series as a serious piece of social and cultural study. The class allowed for analysis of the films as text; one of my favorite parts of studying cinema. The course also allotted for frequent entertainment as we watched a Bond movie every day, three times a week.

2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?

The longest paper I ever wrote was 16 pages including bibliography. It was for my Advanced First Year Writing course.

3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.

One of my favorite papers was the final paper written for The Lives of 007. We were told to write a monographic paper, 10 - 15 pages in length, on one aspect of the Bond canon. I chose to write about the automobiles of James Bond. I absolutely love cars, especially exotics, and figured there was enough material within the Bond series to write about them. I argued that the automobiles of 007 served as more than mere spectacle, but were utilized to reinforce ideals of classism and national superiority.

4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?

I particularly enjoy writing analytical pieces because I feel that through my use of rhetoric I can typically formulate a strong argument for or against any given topic.

5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.

Over the summer I read Casino Royale by Ian Flemming, the first Bond novel. I enjoyed reading the book because the class afforded me the opportunity to contrast the 2006 film with the novel. I concluded that I enjoy the film better, on the basis that the Bond canon has had 40 years to evolve through film, whereas Casino Royale was the first of the Bond novels.

6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?

Darren Aronofsky. I consider him an artist of cinema. He has the resources of big-budget Hollywood with the aesthetic of an independent filmmaker. He writes and directs his own films, something I truly value in a filmmaker. He also utilizes both Film and Digital capture, an approach that I think enriches all his films.

7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?

Cars. I’m absolutely obsessed with the automobile. Aesthetics, performance, mechanics, you name it and it will most likely peak my interest. If I could pick any new car right now for a reasonable price ;) it would be a 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Cosworth CS400.

8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.

The other night I was “stumbling” and came across an article that asked a very interesting question, “What if the Tea Party were black?” The argument was framed as follows. What if a group of black Americans marched on the capital with signs stating, ‘We’re armed and dangerous’ and spitting at congresspeople as they entered the capital building? Would it be considered exorcising their first amendment right? Or would it be deemed an out of control riot? The article concludes that the permissibility of the Tea Party’s angry mob is a classic example of white privilege.

9. Which recent cultural event has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).

As I’ve already touched on in class, my volunteer trip to South Africa was a complete cultural submersion. The different ways of life, customs and attitudes was truly impressive. As I stated in my first assignment, I witnessed a sense of vitality amongst the local children, despite their daily hardships. I think this feeling is best portrayed in the expressions of the boy in the following picture.

10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.

I was deeply affected when my close older brother left America to live in Thailand for half of a year. But I was profoundly affected to find out, four months into his absence, that he’d decided to stay another year.

11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.

I was always told growing up that God was all good, all knowing, and all powerful. This fundamental understanding of God was dismantled by the philosophical work of J. L. Mackie. If God knew of all evil, had the power to stop all evil, and was wholly good, then wouldn’t all evil be squandered by God’s mighty goodness? This philosophical argument revealed to me the necessity of doubt in learning.

Introduction

1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?

My favorite course has to be Negotiating Rapture and the Transcendental Vision. It’s a film course taught by Phil Solomon, that studies the transcendental film style. We watched everything from experimental films, big Hollywood, small independents, and the films that truly define the style. (Films by Bresson, Ozu, and Dreyer). I understood it to be a film with a higher meaning than the literal that ends with an ascendance to the divine. It could be a direct result of a plot, or a glimmer of slight shot for half an hour (Like Brakhage). I left this class everyday with a million new ideas I could never find the time for.

2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?

In high school I had to write a make up paper for my US history class in order to pass and avoid summer school. I chose to discuss the dropping of the atomic bomb in WWII. My Grandfather had fought in the Pacific and afterward gathered volumes of records dealing with the Pacific war and the Atomic Bomb. The records dated far back enough to be considered primary source documents, and I proudly cited them all. I didn’t have to include endnotes, but the paper ended up being twenty-five pages long. I got an A, but failed the final and had to attend summer school.

3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.

I remember writing a paper on a short story I read, but the details are a little fuzzy. The story was called “The Yellow Wallpaper”, about a woman who is told she is sick, but is actually going through postpartum depression and is forced to stay bedridden. The bedroom walls have old, sickly yellow wallpaper that is peeling off that becomes one of her obsessions while slowly descending into madness. Writing about this story and issues with how to treat depression was fascinating for me, because I was being diagnosed with a type of depression at the time.

4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?

I love writing stories. I’ve only written one on my own, but when they are assigned for class they are just too much fun. I always picture it as a film, so the writing starts out more like a screenplay, but that’s never been the assignment.

5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.

I recently read the Hunger Games trilogy, and if you like an easy read it’s pretty fun. It doesn’t pretend to be anything deep and insightful.

6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?

I’ve been reading Shakespeare recently and the beautiful, clever language always amazes me. I have to re-read lines over and over before truly understanding what they mean, and after reciting a few I find that my interpretations are slightly off. I’m constantly discovering more and more in a single line.

7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?

Recently I’ve been obsessed with landscaping and gardening. I’m renting a house in South Boulder, and the neighborhood is beautiful, but our house is the obviously eye sore on the block. So I’ve been tearing it up all summer and making it look as best I can. But I worry about wasting water on just keeping the aesthetics of the property up. So native Colorado plants seem like the best move.

8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.

I was sent an article recently about an influx of missing cat reports in Lakewood Colorado. Just a week ago my friend living in Lousville lost his cat to a wild animal. The cat disappeared one day, and my friend looked and finally found a paw. So I was interested in what was being said about all this. There are some people who feel the predators should be hunted. And as hard as it is not to develop a Moby Dick complex after a tragedy such as this, but that’s all it would be if they killed any other animals for this reason.

9. Which recent cultural even has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).

I was taking photos for a friend at Red Rocks during a John Butler Trio concert. I had never heard of them at the time, but a free ticket and a photo pass are worth checking it out. Preforming between the openers and the headliner was a Native American dance troop, who was invited by John Butler. The dances were choreographed to utilize the extravagant traditional garb that flowed and changed color as their angles shifted. When John Butler came on, wasted, he thanked them enormously for a few minutes and then rambled on about something that probably made more sense in his head. It was when he asked the whole crowd to turn around, look at the moon and salute mother earth that I got tired and left. I’m sure the music sounded fine.

10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.

I guess it’s the loss of my friend’s cat mentioned earlier. We had gotten the cat together when we were roommates though it was always understood that he would pay for everything, scoop, feed and get to keep him in the end. Almost two years ago, this same cat was attacked by a coyote in front of our house. I heard it so I got there in time, but it was a little traumatic at the time, so for him to die being eaten was even harder to learn. I always disagreed with him about letting the cat outside, but it was his decision. I found he’s much better at dealing with these things than I am.

11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.

When I first read this question I decided I didn’t want my answer to sound stupid. So I consulted this website on how to sound intelligent.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2273276_sound-intelligent.html

Introduction

1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?
I transferred here at the beginning of last year from an art school in Chicago called Columbia College. There I also studied film, but their program started reverse of CU's, so I began learning all digital media. I loved just being able to bring my laptop to class to learn about editing in Final Cut Pro and working with HD cameras that saved to tiny Panasonic memory cards. I also took a couple of audio classes that were fun and taught me a lot. I really enjoyed one project where we had to make a three minute comprehendable story using only sound effects and no voices.

2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?
I believe the longest paper I've written was for a creative writing class I took at Columbia and it was roughly 15 pages with all the bells and whistles.

3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.
My favorite paper that I've had to write was an homage paper at Columbia to someone who works in the field I wanted to focus on. I really want to go into editing, so I chose to write about Themla Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese's personal friend and editor. It involved me watching a lot of movies they did and analyzing how the editing techniques she used enhanced his story telling. The Departed, Good Fellas, Raging Bull, and The Color of Money where the ones I chose to write about. I've since seen Shutter Island and also thought that was a great movie, if you guys haven't seen any of these I'd highly suggest them.

4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?
My mom always told me that I was great at poety as a kid and should keep it up. I don't do it often, but sometimes I write a little something for her. Other than poetry, I guess I like to write about other people and analyze their work and opinions. I like to research them, because often the person is not someone I know much about, and I feel like randomly the information you learn then somehow makes a connection or return later in life.

5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.
I unforunately am not a big reader, but I really trying to make a conscience effort to read more. I'm in the middle of a little novel called The Alchemist, though. My mom tried to get me to read it for years and I never would. Two winters ago I broke my hand snowboarding and ended up finishing it in two nights and loved it. It's a philosophical book about a shephard and his travels; the people he meets, the places he sees and the ups and downs along his journey to find his personal legend, or meaning in life.

6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?
Film editors really impress me. Directors get most of the fuss, but it's amazing how much the editing makes or breaks the telling of a story and making of a film. A lot of the kids who were directors that I worked with had some good ideas and knew what they wanted to shoot, but never really thought how it all needs to be put together. It also taught me a lot of what to look for when I film, and most importantly to just keep recording somethings.

7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?
Snowboarding is my love and my passion. I know I'm not going to be infront of the camera, so I want to be behind it. I also love all outdoor activities and sports. I'm a die hard Chicago Cubs fan, so I love to go to games. Attending shows is also always a great time, I saw Pretty Lights at Red Rocks just before school; first show there...pretty epic!

8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.
I read an article about a week ago about how HP is being forced to go under because they just can't compete with Apple anymore. I love Apple products and respect Steven Jobs, so keep up the great work.

9. Which recent cultural event has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).
I am embaressed to say I didn't make it to a Cubs game this summer because (insert bad excuse here), but games one of my favorite past times. My grandaprents would always take me to games as a kid and I loved it. Now I can drink, which makes them all the better. I get to hang out with the bleacher bums and watch us lose, ha. It really is amazing the culture and tradition behind Wrigley Field and the Cubs though. Wrigley's one of the last standing original stadiums and the scoreboard is still man powered. The Cubs are also hold the record for longest time since winning a World Series, 103 years now. I'll back 'em until I die, and at that point still may not see a World Series, gotta love the goat.

10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.
My best friend and freshman roomate passed away this past April. It was a tragic and unbelievable accident. I went to New Hampshire at the beginning of the summer and was able to see all of his family and a lot of my friends from my freshman year in Salt Lake City. Ryan Bishop, love talking about that kid, that's why I wrote my first paper on him, I was thinking about getting a tattoo in his honor, ask me about it and help me decide if it's good.

11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.
I actually really liked Connor's ending note, I really agree with it and had never heard it before, so scroll down and check it out.

Introduction

1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?

Going through mostly lower-division requirements at this point, there aren't too many classes that I have taken that have truly inspired me. However, I just began this semester a course on 20th Century Architecture and I am quickly thinking that it will become my favorite thus far... I think architecture is so interesting!

2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?

In high school, a 20-page cumulative paper including bibliography. However, it was split into different sections. I think that the longest paper I have ever written straight through was about 10 pages.

3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.

Honestly, I haven't had to write a whole lot of papers thus far in my college career (most of my classes have been test-based) and the classes I did have to write essays in (philosophy), I disliked. I did in journalism write a short essay comparing and contrasting The Daily Show to regular news sources and I thought that was an interesting assignment.

4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?

I don't really consider myself much of a writer, nor do I do it in my spare time. If I had to pick, I'd probably say opinion or research papers.

5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.

Recently I have read A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and Stiff by March Roach (non-fiction about what happens to cadavers). Both are very good!

6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?

The two writers I mentioned in the last question are some of my favorites. John Irving's books are always sort of sagas and they are always wonderful. His characters have incredible character development and they are always very honest and make mistakes. I admire his writing for that. It is also just very original. Mary Roach, as a journalist, manages to take subjects that could very easily be boring and makes them funny and approachable.

As for artists, my favorite right now (and for the last few years) is John Dyer Baizley. He does incredible linework that I'm incredibly envious of--I love art with intricate details. He is the vocalist for a metal band called Baroness and along with designing all of their artwork he has done albums for other bands and has just branched out to create some awesome prints.

7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?

I am pretty passionately involved in where I work, Radio 1190! So I suppose music definitely ties into that. I am passionate about a variety of things: concerts, mid-century design and architecture, architecture overall, the Internet... I also like to paint when I get around to it.

8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.

I read a TIME article recently called "Don't Blame Social Media for Social Unrest" that I appreciated. I've done a lot of work with social media at this point and I'm doing an internship in it as well. I think it's amazing to see how much social media has change our culture, for good or for bad. Though it was in many ways detrimental in the London Riots, it's incredible to see what it did for the Egypt uprisings. I appreciate that in the face of concerns (which I understand), this article put a positive spin on social media and reminded us of its potential for good.\

9. Which recent cultural even has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).

This summer I visited Chicago to go to Pitchfork Music Festival... that was pretty wonderful and full of people and exciting. However, what I want to discuss is when I went to the Art Institute there. They had a design exhibit that I thought was just wonderful. I think that the world of design (industrial and otherwise) is pretty wonderful and it was intriguing to see the innovation and steps forward that certain people are making within that world. I am very inspired by design and seeing this exhibit opened my eyes to seeing certain dilemmas in different ways.

10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.

This is very cheesy, but my boyfriend! We have similar interests but they vary enough to introduce me to new things. I'm also just very happy and I definitely have a more optimistic outlook on life right now because of him.

11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.

Honestly, I think that sometimes people forget the vast capability of the Internet to teach. Of course we all use it for Facebook, assignments like this, email, etc but when you go out there and avoid stupid blogs and look for really enriching content, there is so much to learn. There are plenty of reliable websites out there to teach you anything! There's always something new to be learned.

introductions

1. What has been your favorite course of study in or out of school? Why?

I worked in a kitchen for about a year. While I was there I washed a lot of dishes and learned a lot about what it means to make a dollar. It would be a stretch to say that I was actually studying, but I definitely never stopped learning. The two head chefs were amazing role models and I guess you could say I studied their character and tried to be more like them. I won't go in details here, but let's just say it makes me very happy that they both have kids because the world needs more people like them.

2. How many pages was the longest paper you have written? Did it include endnotes and bibliography?

I wrote a 14 page paper one time with all the fixings; endnotes, bibliography.

3. Which was your favorite paper? Please tell us about the topic in a couple of sentences.

My paper that I wrote for this class is my latest favorite. In an attempt to be entirely honest, I ended up writing about something completely personal...until now. It was about the first time I fell in love and how serendipitous of a situation it was.

4. Is there a particular kind of writing you love to do?

I'm still trying to figure that out.

5. Which books have you read lately: art, fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, poetry, environmental, film? Any comments are welcome.

I have been reading a lot of fiction.

6. Which artist or writer really impresses you? Why?

David Lynch is really crucial filmmaker. He just fucking nails it, it's hard to put words to it. Go watch "Wild at Heart".

7. What is your main interest besides writing, art, music, (i.e., the humanities)?

I like fishing. I usually catch and release, unless I'm hungry.

8. Please describe briefly an article in a newspaper or a magazine that got you thinking lately.

I read an article about Ron English and famous street artist. He shed some light on the recent documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop". Apparently that guy Thierry was a millionaire in France. When he moved to L.A. he bought a bunch of really crucial property that he commissioned the famed street artists to paint on them. He was sort of this funny guy with all of this awesome wall space that all the artists wanted to meet.

9. Which recent cultural event has really impressed you? This can be a museum, a concert, or anything like that, but also a sports game (if you consider this a cultural event, for which there are good reasons).

I went to the Dali museum in spain a couple years ago. That guy is a real nut.

10. Is there another, non-cultural event that has affected you deeply.

At one point this summer I didn't really have a place to go. My buddies mom kinda took me in and it had a huge effect on me. Without question she would feed me and drive me to work, she would even try to give me money. When she dropped me off at the airport and told me she loved me I couldn't help but cry a little bit.

11. Please share with us a thought or an idea that really widened your intellectual horizon. If possible, give a source for this idea so that those who are interested know where to go.

A friend of mine from Chicago takes a lot of pictures. One of his greatest struggles has been trying to discern when to actually take a photo. Sometimes moments can be too perfect to capture.