User:KaseyGalash

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic - Conducting a paranormal investigation.


 * Research Component - Contributing factors to a successful investigation. Scientific evidence vs personal encounters.


 * week 1 - Find a place to investigate. Possible places include the Oxford Saloon, Maltby Cemetary, Bainbridge Island house. Also, look up necessary gear. What I actually accomplished: I found a ton of information and started my power point presentation.


 * week 2 - Research. When is the best time to investigate? How are the tools used? What can affect an investigation either positively or nevatively? What I actually accomplished: Figured out what tools I needed, but it's hard to find credible information about the paranormal on the internet, so I'll need to check at the library. Also, I can't find a place to investigate. Apparently business owners have an issue with a group of teenagers researching at their establishment.


 * week 3 - Try to reach paranormal societies. Contact guys from San Francisco ghost walk. Get a team of 3-5 people. What I actually accomplished: I'm looking into hotels, even though they tend to rape you of every dime you have. So far I've moved my search to Oregon's McMenamins hotels. Also, my team has gone to shit. UPDATE: We've zeroed in on Fort Worden. More info later.


 * week 4 - Investigate! First, emphasise safety and ground rules so that evidence can at least be considered.What I actually accomplished: Finished my research and visuals for the presentation besides the actual investigation part. Trying to find more info on Fort Worden with the help of Richard Librarian Superhero.


 * week 5 - Analysis of evidence. Is a second investigation necessary? If so, schedule ASAP. What I actually accomplished: Booked Alexander's Castle at Fort Worden for the 20th. Waaaaaaaaaaay late.


 * week 6 - Outline presentation. INVESTIGATION THIS WEEK!!!


 * week 7 - Create visual and perhaps audio aid. Project complete. Must practice, practice, practice.


 * week 8 - Final touches on presentation. Presentation week 11.

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics

 * When I visited Richard Serra’s Wake at the Olympic Sculpture Park, my first thoughts were, “oh good, another shit load of ugly metal passing for art!” I stuck with the thought, even argued my point to a friend who had already seen its beauty. How is it that this man can weld a bunch of metal together and make tons of money for his “amazing art” when I can’t even draw a decent chair in concept drawing? This guy isn’t Andy Goldsworthy, and hey, maybe I could glue some sticks and bits of hair trimmings together and sell it to SAM. These things really get to me. And my opinions are always facts, because I’m nineteen.
 * However, many times in my life, I’ve been wrong. I can think of at least one or two times. This is one of them. After I got home from my two hour bus ride of bitter thoughts toward Serra, I did some research on the subject. Wake isn’t necessarily about the way it looks, instead, it’s about feeling. Unlike most of the sculptures at the park who scream, “look but don’t touch,” Wake is begging for attention. Only two days later, I revisited the sculpture. I walked through it. I listened to the echoes of Seattle sounds. More importantly, I felt how fluid it was.
 * What I didn’t understand on that Friday morning at the sculpture park was Serra’s emphasis on size and motion. Even his ugly material choice contributes to the piece. When I was revisiting Wake and wandering through its unsightly metal waves, I realized that yes, I’m a judgmental teenage dirt-bag. And even better, I succeeded at manipulating myself. It’s kind of exciting, really, that giving something a chance and learning about it, no matter how horrible the big picture is, can make me like something.KaseyGalash

Self-Assessment

 * What I learned in this class was not expected. It wasn’t at all what I thought it would be, because I always thought of general education as something I didn’t really have any interest in… it was too general. This class actually became my favourite class, because I had so much freedom within the “limitations” that were set for the assignments. It was about what I could do, how I could do it, and why I wanted to do it. I especially loved the final project, which, at least for me, turned out to be more of a quarter long project than a reflection of a week in the beginning of the quarter. I became obsessed with my work, and I guess that’s because I had so much passion for it. I think that’s what I really got out of this class. I found a few things I was really passionate about, and ran with them, instead of doing what I thought would impress my peers and my professor. However, this class made me question my motives for my career. Do I want to become an interior designer because I have a passion for it? Or am I doing it to fulfill my childhood dream? I think that’s what I still need to figure out.