User:Athmpsn05

Bio
My name is Ashley Thompson, and I am in the graphic design major. I am very dedicated to learning my craft and commute from Puyallup everyday on the Sounder Train. I work at a small cafe in a town no one has really heard of, Orting. About 30 hours a week is spent in that god-forsaken building, so on-top of school I don't really have much free time. I was born and raised in Temecula, California and moved to Puyaullup about four years ago. People may think I am crazy, but I would choose Washington over California any day. In fact the recent hot weather has left me longing for the coolness of winter and fall. That's pretty much it, if I am not at school, or working on homework, or just working, I just hang out with my friends doing really nothing at all.

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

I've always wanted to learn how to drag race, like the rest of my family does, so I"m going to take this opportunity to learn and hopefully this summer compete in a bracket race at the Seattle or Bremerton track.
 * Research Component

Research the basics of Drag racing, and the origins of it.
 * week 1
 * week 2

Begin research and work on finding a car to race.


 * week 3

Learn how to drive a stick shift (they provide more consistent results)
 * week 4

Work on practice tree at any available moment. Try to get 5.00 lights consecutively
 * week 5

Take car out to track and do practice runs
 * week 6

Take car out to track again to work on practice runs
 * week 7

Continue practice runs, and look for races to compete in.
 * week 8

Register for race

Why Do I Like What I Like?
I am one of those people who has the natural instinct to find at least one good thing in everything, and every person. Sure, there can be a lot of negative things about something but there is always good, so I had a difficult time finding a piece of art that I didn't like, but the one I like least was the Seattle Cloud Cover by Teresita Fernández. It sort of resembled, to me, a bus stop and was the least aesthetically appealing. I thought it to lacking in originality of design and the intent was unclear.

However, after researching more on the artist's intent for this piece I began to understand her mindset a little clearer. Fernández was aiming to make the clouds stand as a transformation as you walked past them, aiming for a more personal connection with the art. The goal was to make the art and viewer blend together and although I did not experience this while viewing it, this does not mean my reaction is the same for other patrons. This in itself made me have more respect for the piece and see it as original. This is the same with all art I believe, although it may not mean anything to you personally, does not mean it didn't captivate someone else's appreciation and emotion and that in itself demands respect.

I believe this assignment was a success, because I originally thought I wouldn’t be able to find something I genuinely didn’t like. Although this piece wasn’t exactly my favorite I was able to find meaning and respect for it.