I am 18 years old transfer student that is currently attending UMBC. I live with my boyfriend, Joe (he's a musician, I am a dreamer), our two dogs. and our one lone beta fish.
The first is a mini wiener dog who is all red.
His name is Maxi and his personality is crazy but he can be really cute, which had seem to be the only reason we keep him around. Joking, of course. The second is a new addition to our small and hectic life, is a little puppy who is a mix of a wiener dog and a Chihuahua, so basically...she's kinda ugly. But she was blessed with bug eyes and long floppy ears to tickle the human heart strings with. Her name is Tira. The lone beta is a blue and red mixture and his name is Voldo.
Now, if you couldn't have guessed, I am a huge gaming freak. That is why, yes, all our animals are named after soul calibur characters. If you do not know what that is, it's one of your standard basic fighting games. The games have been around for a while and was part of the soul set. It even was on dreamcast, and the 4th one is coming out for PS3, so all you lucky fans out there I suggest you go pick it up. It is also getting a smaller storyline version for the new psp that is coming out. I told you, and I'll say it again, yes I am a huge gaming freak. I am not good at them personally, but I love to talk about them.
Actually, there is a number of things I am interested in that would shock some people. Such as my music taste, people assume that because I have piercings or tattoos I should be into heavy rock right? Not at all! I love hip hop, rap, trance, and almost anything that isn't American Rock! When I say American rock, I mean i enjoy rock music, just not bands in America, I find them to be over played and usually do the same thing over and over again. Just as I do not enjoy Finnish bands...they are simply scary. Yet, if you see me driving around campus you'll find me bumping beats and listening to whatever hot club song is popular at the moment. I love to dance so I am always listening to something that is easy to dance too or has a very bright beat in it. I think dancing is very therapeutic, and I like to just dance randomly in store isles.
Actually, most people wouldn't know these things about me since I am actually super shy. I try not to be but it's really hard for me to open up to other people. So, having a class where I just can't sit and take notes is really different to me. I enjoy discussions and talking to people but I know I can be super opinionated and hard to take sometimes. I like to listen to all sides but sometimes I feel that there are somethings that just need to be said.
I think that's why, personally, I find this assignment to be really hard. I mean...it can be super intimidating. When you think about the use of blogging at our fingertips, or what it means to other people who read websites or blogs like Perez Hilton. How literal will this be taken? And how will the information presented here going to form different opinions? How will you knowing that I am a major in Theatre make you see me? Or if you find out I am a stage actor? That I enjoy Broadway? Does that make me look nerdy? Or that I enjoy Japanese trance and stylish dancing routines made to them? That my goal in life is to move to Japan? I love bollywood films! I love the fashion movement of the girls in the picture above the text!
That's why I believe classes like these which look at media are important for student to have. I think it is very important we look at these things and see how they affect ourselves, each other, and how we see things. Since the Media is affecting how we view ourselves and how our personalities are shaped in general.
So, that is me.
2 comments:
Being someone who considers themselves an open book, I find it interesting to read about someone who finds talking about themselves super-intimidating. When I think about it, though, talking honestly and significantly about yourself isn't necessarily the "natural" thing to do on the Internet, which fosters the ability to be anonymous (or be someone other than yourself). At the very least, I can understand your worries, but I hope I can speak for the entire class when I say you needn't worry about being judged. Hell, I find it pretty cool that you're a gamer and a theater major (besides being a gamer, I also enjoy acting and theater in general).
I feel sorry for the dog named Voldo, though. Voldo's a creepy character!
~Scott Gajewski
Since you mentioned that you were a transfer student I was wondering which school you transferred from. You also said that your boyfriend was a musician and I was interested in what musical instrument he played. Now that I got my questions out of the way... I find it cool that you're a gamer (as I am one too) and that you named your pets after characters from Soul Calibur. When was younger I named my miniature hamsters Morpheus and Neo after characters from the matrix movies. Also, I am sorry about your fish passing away. (I know its not in the blog, but you mentioned it in class). When we talked you didn't seem super shy, you seemed outgoing to me. Since you're a theater major I guess you will be taking the introduction to sceneography class (at least I think it was called that) and I know you will get a much better grade than I did. Other than that I'd say it was cool learning about you by reading your blog.
Post a Comment