My Kind of Jams

Music is the way that I express myself best. Through every kind of emotion a girl can possibly have, there are multiple songs behind it. Listening to music helps me to cope with this. I love to sing and dance. Although I am not a very talented vocalist, I'd like to think I can dance. There is something about listening to the music I like that makes me feel so good. I like a little bit of everything, but I love all country, especially from the 90's. I can relate to it best and it does help to define myself. The connection that I have with music in general has no limit. I always find a connection to the lyrics. With this connection, I tend to get advice.

Some of my favorite artists include: Brooks & Dunn, SheDaisy, Terri Clark, George Strait, Chris Ledoux, Taylor Swift, BuckCherry, Lil Wayne, All American Rejects, and Jenniver Lopez.

Troubadour - George Strait




Here It Goes Again - Ok Go




Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks

The Purpose of Art Continued...

I have not changed my opinion and the feelings I have on the purpose of art after reading the comic strip. Art, is without a doubt, full of reason and has every purpose of conveying new ideas and teaching us about them. There is no limit to what art can be so, I was disappointed to hear that the student in our class thought of art as primarily entertainment. He was not very open to hearing otherwise and even when the professor made a very valid point, and he agreed, he still tried to "dodge the bullet", for a lack of better terms. Thats what makes art so wonderful, not only is it entertaining to look at, it expands new ideas and encourages you to explore the unknown or not-so-popular.

Comic Strip Response

I REALLY did not like reading this comic strip, "Maus: A Survivor's Tale" by Art Spiegelman. It very tough to follow and hard to understand where the story was because it kept switching to different years and moments in time. Also, it was very hard to read because of the subject. I do not like hearing about such an awful event and the added pictures of the dead bodies piled with flies hovering over was just disgusting!

Theo Jansen and the purpose of art

The painter and kinetic sculpture, Theo Jansen, had a very interesting speech. His form of art was of an experiment and this "animal" he created from tubes. This was very interesting to hear about but as for the reason in creating this, I am not sure. However, I believe the purpose of art is to educate. Art has a way of appealing ideas, views, and new concepts to it's viewers. Jansen creates this sculpture to convey his ideas of an artificial lifeform being able to adapt to life on beaches and to "survive" on it's own.

The 2008 Election

Resulting from this election is the new President of the United States, Barack Obama. I am not sure what this means for America and myself, though I am aware that he wants to end the war overseas and has all these plans to bring jobs back to the American people. He says he will give tax breaks for the middle class by increasing tax on the the wealthy and larger businesses. He wants to make health care affordable and he feels "pro-choice." I know that America is asking for this big change because of the state of the economy, but the important thing is not what someone tells you, but, instead what they do. I am not sure how I feel about this, but I know people say this is a big step forward by having a black president. I am not racist, but I am prejudice, so I want to know how this "big step forward" has anything to do with running a country.

In a Hicktown

We drive the trucks.

and shine for bucks.

we wear camo and boots.

hell yeah, we like to shoot.

We say no sir and yes ma'am,

If you dont like that we don't give a damn.

Dirt roads are where we romp.

and the possums are what we stomp.

With bon fires and beer,

you will find a truck parked near.

Tailgates down and country playing loud,

we party hard as the New Boston crowd.

Ya'll might think were crazy,

but we'll just tell you we ain't lazy!

-NBG