Brittany Bowen's Blog

The Focus

brittanybowen — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:52:15 +0000

There is a VERY shady part of the line… this shadiness doesn’t involve light or darkness, it is the disgraceful act of littering. I classified littering as SHADY! This definitely interests me and most certainly concerns me. Alfred is a beautiful place that should be respected and clean.

I created a tree out of the litter i collected from the trail.

This tree has TWO different meanings.

1. This tree is made out of the garbage from the trail because my word is SHADY and littering is shady.

2. I made this a tree because they can cast shade, which makes things shady.

The line has SO MUCH litter and something should really be done about it. There are empty beer boxes, cans, TONS OF PAPER, cigarettes (which is considered as litter in my eyes), and SO MUCH MOREEE!!!

In past blogs there are pictures of litter on the line. This line is so shady…

“Shady” on the Line

brittanybowen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:56:50 +0000

Shadows cause a shady area on the line…

The light is dim
the feeling is dark
the shadow protects me
it saves me from light
when i feel all alone
with no place to go
the shadow is there
it helps me find my way home
when the world has deserted me
when no one seems to care
i can always count on my shadow
i know it will be there

-Joseph Kling

I think littering is a very shady act… There was tons of trash on the line…

Littering is a problem not yet solved.
What kind of thinking is involved?
I guess there’s little doubt,
When their trash they throw out,
Folks think ’twill get dissolved.

by Helen & Bernie Davis

Defining My Word (shady)

brittanybowen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:29:44 +0000

Shady can be described in so many different ways. Shade is found under trees, next to buildings, or trailing behind people.

To me, shade is a comfort zone, a cool space, and a place to kick back for some time out of the busy sun.

Shade can be found in anywhere the sun is shining. If there was no sun, then there would be no place for the shade to hide. When the sun hits an object it causes the opposite side of the object to cast a shadow.

Exploration of the Line

brittanybowen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:17:15 +0000

The line makes me feel tired, refreshed, and “away from it all”. It’s a really nice nature walk. At night it can be very creepy; especially the night after halloween.

The line is made up of different landscapes. There’s the creeks, woods, roads, buildings and so on…

The line feels like a whole different travel at night than it does during daylight.

Exploration #4

brittanybowen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:44:53 +0000

Exploration #2

brittanybowen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:34:26 +0000

Colors
Sounds
Smells
Size
Textures
Personalities
flexibility
Age
Width
Height

Exploration #1

brittanybowen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:32:36 +0000

There’s wooden trim around the room, which has a lower piece of wood that tilts in
The window sills are made out of brick with a painted on layer of shine coat
There’s a really long furnace down the entire wall under the windows
On the tops of the windows there’s a random piece of wood that blends into the wall
There’s a blue piece of scrap paper hanging off from a picture on the wall
O! COOL! There’s another plug in behind the couch!
The cable cord comes out of the ceiling
There are vines hanging above the door
There are a bunch of paper quarters with roman people on the taped to the wall
The wood trim on the mid half of the wall doesn’t match the trim on the lower part of the wall

Personal Territory

brittanybowen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:38:18 +0000

#1. My personal territory would be my dorm room. This is the place that i feel the most comfort and look however i want to. My room shows some of my personality. I love being in my “personal territory” because it’s where I come to do my homework, talking about my problems or even about what happened that day with my roommate. I may have a roommate, but this is still my personal space; hers just happens to be right next to mine.

#2.

#3.
Not organized at all
Rugs need some serious vacuuming

My TV is pretty sweet, LOVE IT.
I have a lot of random used cups that need to be thrown away
There’s clothes in my favorite, most comfortable chair, but I can’t sit in it because I’ll have to move the clothes

My roses are dead….

Eda’s dishes are totally on my side of the make-up area lol
There’s a bunch of Cream Saver wrappers next to my printer
Ewww there’s spilt OJ on my sheets.. haha ewww
There is a lack of color on my walls
The homework written on my white board is from like three weeks ago
My alarm clock isn’t set, and the time keeps blinking “12:00″
“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” is sitting under my lamp, not even half read. I think it’s starting to collect dust
It probably isn’t safe that i have a bunch of tacks right next to my bed, where my feet go
This room could be so much cuter if it was decorated
The english homework that is due tomorrow is still staring at me from my desk.. UGH don’t wanna deal with that right now!
My TV is like constantly on, but I hardly ever watch anything…weird
There’s an internet plug in thing right behind my bed which would be so much easier and closer than the one thats in the middle of the desk
The mirror in my room needs to be cleaned
I don’t think my air freshener is working
My printer is running low on paper
The light above is very ugly and plain
Probably should consider swiffering the floor
The tack board behind my TV is lacking pictures
I reaaaaaallly need to organize my shelves
My dresser drawers can’t close all the way, probably should fold my clothes instead of just throw them in there
The fan is white and shows dust
My bed is sooo not made
I wish I had surround sound in here
I have little neon book markers that I have never used
It would be nice if this whole room was carpeted
The bread oil on my desk looks very appetizing right about now
I totally forgot I have an X box!
My ipod is screaming, “Charge me! Charge me!”
My shower caddy is full of things that I only used on special occasions
There is a lot of pink in here. PRETTY!
I got an AU sticker for my car a couple of weeks ago and haven’t gotten around to put it on yet
My dog roller is here but i never get hair on me because there aren’t any animals in here so I will probably never use it
Gotta soak my retainers soon. They looks gross. It might be a good idea to maybe wear them sometime too
My bed could use a little more cushion.. starting to hurt my butt
My garbage is about due to be taken out… or overdue
If this bed was any higher, even a chair wouldn’t be able to assist me with getting up here
I think my place matt is very colorful and cute
There’s a lot of paint on my desk
This room would look better with a different kind of lighting
Why do the walls have to be of plain white brick?
Looking at my room so closely makes me want to clean it, clean the rugs, desks, sheets, everything!
My pen holder is almost empty
This room smells like tuna and onions!!

#4.

Exploration #18

My Closet

Packed full
Board games fill the top of my closet
The only things hanging up are sweaters, jackets, dress clothes, and my rack that hold my bedding, tin foil, dish soap, and other necessities
On the floor in clothe bins are canned foods and boxed foods
I have a big variety of footwear on the floor in my closet
My closet could definitely be considered a disaster

Exploration #16

Survey

#6. Organize, Prioritize, Edit

Informative Structure