For this memoir I chose to put a period in the middle so that there is a pause between the two parts. Adding this pause makes it more of a thoughtful statement rather than a harsh point.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
My Future
Our last memoir topic was my future. I chose to write about the car accident i was in a year ago. Although this event happened in my past it has drastically changed my future. With everything I went through I now have a new understanding and a new outlook on life. With this new outlook a lot of things changed. I was finally able to let go of things that were hurting me as well as it gave me new motivation to work harder and to prove people who say "I can't" wrong.
For this memoir I chose to put a period in the middle so that there is a pause between the two parts. Adding this pause makes it more of a thoughtful statement rather than a harsh point.
For this memoir I chose to put a period in the middle so that there is a pause between the two parts. Adding this pause makes it more of a thoughtful statement rather than a harsh point.
My Past
Our seventh memoir topic was my past. for this topic we could write anything about one event or a general memoir about our past.. I chose to include my mom and my sister in my memoir about my past because they were both very big parts of my past. My family has not always had the easiest time getting to where we are now. We had a lot of problems with my dad going away for work for long periods of time. Eventually my parents got divorced. It was by no means an easy divorce. Even though we have had a very difficult time in the past we have learnt to grow from it and because of it we are stronger today.
I chose to put a period after the first two words of the memoir because it adds a pause to the memoir which makes it seem like I am stopping to think of how to properly describe our past.
I chose to put a period after the first two words of the memoir because it adds a pause to the memoir which makes it seem like I am stopping to think of how to properly describe our past.
Confessions
Our next memoir topic was confessions. This memoir was a place where we could unload our secret confessions and not be judges for it. The memoir I wrote for it is completely true. I find it very hard to trust people right away. Some people because of this say that I am being distant or rude but in reality I am just protecting myself from being hurt again.
I chose to blur the edges of this picture because it adds more of a hallow and empty feeling to the picture. For punctuation I chose to just simply put a period at the end of the memoir because there wasn't a underlying note to this memoir that needed to be pointed out with other punctuation.
I chose to blur the edges of this picture because it adds more of a hallow and empty feeling to the picture. For punctuation I chose to just simply put a period at the end of the memoir because there wasn't a underlying note to this memoir that needed to be pointed out with other punctuation.
Family
Our fifth memoir category was family. I chose to write about my dog because he has always been there for me. He plays nurse when I am sick and he makes a awesome cuddle buddy at night. I chose this picture of him because it shows how cute he is.
I edited this picture by adding a sepia filter to make the picture look older. I chose to separate my memoir with a comma because it makes the second half seem like it was a thought that was being added on afterwards. This punctuation I feel proves a point. Having the period at the end after the comma makes it feel more final and sure of itself.
Me
Our fourth topic is me. For this topic we had to write a six word memoir about ourselves. I chose this memoir because I find it completely true. Dance has been the one stable thing in my life. I have been through lots of stuff in my life. Dance has always been there to save me from going home and facing it. The picture in the background of this memoir was taken by my good friend Chantal. I had her come and spend the day with me at my dance studio and take pictures of me. This picture is my favourite and I feel like it goes really well with the memoir.
For this picture I cropped it to make it a closer view as well as i added a filter to make it look like the picture was taken back stage at a performance. For this memoir I felt like punctuation was not needed during it. So I chose to just put a period at the end so that the memoir doesn't just drift off at the end.
For this picture I cropped it to make it a closer view as well as i added a filter to make it look like the picture was taken back stage at a performance. For this memoir I felt like punctuation was not needed during it. So I chose to just put a period at the end so that the memoir doesn't just drift off at the end.
Growing up
Another one of our six word memoir categories was growing up. For this category I chose to write about the people that I dance with. I have been dancing with most of these girls for years. Although last year was my first year dancing with Mark we were able to form a friendship very quickly.
For this photo I did not do any editing myself. I took this picture from my sisters Instagram account. As she had posted this picture already she had edited it herself. I chose to separate the memoir with a question mark because it makes it seem like I am correcting a statement. We are more than just team mates. We truly are a family.
For this photo I did not do any editing myself. I took this picture from my sisters Instagram account. As she had posted this picture already she had edited it herself. I chose to separate the memoir with a question mark because it makes it seem like I am correcting a statement. We are more than just team mates. We truly are a family.
Love
Our second subject was love. I wrote this memoir telling exactly how I feel about love. I truly am afraid that I will never find love. I have seen happy relationships fall apart super easily. Seeing this happen has made me very wary of love.
In this photo I chose to have the focal point of the picture be the word love all over the paper. For the punctuation of this memoir I chose not to have anything at the end or during the memoir because not having anything leaves it more as a drifting thought rather than a statement or direct point.
In this photo I chose to have the focal point of the picture be the word love all over the paper. For the punctuation of this memoir I chose not to have anything at the end or during the memoir because not having anything leaves it more as a drifting thought rather than a statement or direct point.
Hate
Our first memoir subject was hate. I chose to write this memoir because no matter how 'pretty' something is it always has a 'thorn'. I have learnt from personal experience that nothing is perfect, there is always something that will go wrong.
For this picture I chose to save my punctuation until the end because i feel that it made more of an impact with having a period at the end of the memoir. I also chose to add a filter to this picture to make the flowers more blurred and also make them look older. This effect also has an impact on the memoir as it makes the picture look like it is something from a memory.
For this picture I chose to save my punctuation until the end because i feel that it made more of an impact with having a period at the end of the memoir. I also chose to add a filter to this picture to make the flowers more blurred and also make them look older. This effect also has an impact on the memoir as it makes the picture look like it is something from a memory.
Monday, 4 March 2013
My Night
Tonight I am spending my night making all of my packing lists and costume lists for my upcoming trip to Minneapolis. When I travel I am very organised I print everything off and put one copy in my dance binder and one copy in my dance notebook. I always make sure I have the competition schedule (colour coded to make life easier), the bus schedule so I know what time my teams bus is leaving at, and full detailed packing lists and costume lists. Having all of this information takes many hours to prepare and organise. I am constantly updating and revising all of my lists and such so that they are the most recent copies (although to save trees I don't print them out until the final copy is done).
Here is how my desk looks when i am getting ready for trips:
Here is how my desk looks when i am getting ready for trips:
My Life
Today I was thinking about everything I have going on for the next few weeks. One main thing I have coming up is my yearly dance trip. On March 14 I am going to Minneapolis for 5 days to go to a dance competition. While I am in Minneapolis I will have the amazing opportunity to do some workshops with some of the dance companies in Minneapolis. The one workshop i am most excited for is the afternoon I get to spend at Circus Juventas. While I am there I will get to train on many different elements. This is not the first time I have been there to do workshops. In fact it will be my second time going. The last time I was there I was able to do training on the aerial silk as well as the aerial hoop.
Here are some of my favourite pictures from when i was at Circus Juventas 2 years ago.
Here are some of my favourite pictures from when i was at Circus Juventas 2 years ago.
Life in 5 Seconds
With our assignment I learnt that visual story telling is more complicated than it looks. When creating a visual storyline there is a lot more to think about than one thinks. Thy symbols affect the visual because you have to consider which symbols will properly reflect your storyline. Depth is one element that can greatly affect your visual storyline. It plays a major role because you can use it to show subplot within your main storyline.
Visual story telling could be applied to our six work memoir assignment because it can help to explain our memoirs more. Visual story telling could be the background image for our six word memoirs. These background images can further explain the meaning of the memoirs to people who are observing them because it will show more of what our memoir is talking about.
Here is the story line that I chose to create for my storyline. Can you guess what movie it is?
Visual story telling could be applied to our six work memoir assignment because it can help to explain our memoirs more. Visual story telling could be the background image for our six word memoirs. These background images can further explain the meaning of the memoirs to people who are observing them because it will show more of what our memoir is talking about.
Pocket Shot
5 items I carry in my bag at all times:
Tea- I am a big tea drinker. I use it to calm myself down when I am stressed. I am always in a rush to get somewhere so tea is the perfect stress relief because I can carry it anywhere.
Emergency Bag- I always carry a small pouch with me that is filled with necessary items. In the bag I have a sewing kit, hair stuff, band aids, and a lens cleaning cloth. I carry these items as i never know when I will need them.
iPhone- My phone is never far away from me. I carry it around everywhere with me. I use my phone to keep my hectic life as organised as possible.
Phone Charger- Since I use my phone for everything sometimes the battery runs low. To avoid this I always carry my charger with me so that my phone never dies.
Hand Lotion- In the winter my hands get super dry from the cold so I always carry my favourite rose hand lotion. This lotions has a calming rose scent to help keep me calmed down in stressful situations.
These items reveal that i am a very organised, busy and stressed person. Most of the items are used for stress relief, or organisation.
Tea- I am a big tea drinker. I use it to calm myself down when I am stressed. I am always in a rush to get somewhere so tea is the perfect stress relief because I can carry it anywhere.
Emergency Bag- I always carry a small pouch with me that is filled with necessary items. In the bag I have a sewing kit, hair stuff, band aids, and a lens cleaning cloth. I carry these items as i never know when I will need them.
iPhone- My phone is never far away from me. I carry it around everywhere with me. I use my phone to keep my hectic life as organised as possible.
Phone Charger- Since I use my phone for everything sometimes the battery runs low. To avoid this I always carry my charger with me so that my phone never dies.
Hand Lotion- In the winter my hands get super dry from the cold so I always carry my favourite rose hand lotion. This lotions has a calming rose scent to help keep me calmed down in stressful situations.
These items reveal that i am a very organised, busy and stressed person. Most of the items are used for stress relief, or organisation.
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