blogger standouts yet again (applause)... and not so much

Vivir Sonar Leer -- "The radical range of color schemes, discombobulating object scale, unusual item combination, and drastic angling of geometric shapes combine to form a divine harmony in the middle of a flustering discord. " http://vivirsonarleer.blogspot.com/

More Cowbell, Please: The dreams scribed across the wall also assist the imaginations of the people who come across the wall to think of their own hopes, wishes, and dreams. Ultimately, this project strikes curiosity in hopes that all who see will create their own dreams and not settle until they are accomplished. 

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"His popularity has grown everywhere, because of him, people in China have tuned in to watch him play.  His humbling story and attitude make him likable to fans everywhere."

"Lunch Bag Art is a tumblr that is very unique and worth looking at."

Spartan Reader Post Numero 4

Have you ever seen Spiderman hanging his outfits on a clothesline? How about Batman hopping out of the Bat Mobile so he can ride his mo-ped to work? Superman cleaning toilets? To answer the question for you, you probably have not ever seen that. In this photo collection on walltowatch.com there are ordinary people performing regular human tasks, but these people are dressed in well-known superhero outfits. To many, it does not really matter who is "behind the mask" in this case, but seeing our fictional world-saving heroes cleaning toilets is a little peculiar.

In this photo collection, the poeple appear to be rather emotionless, as if these tasks are nothing new to them. This creates a great sense of irony since poeple have never seen a "superhero" perform such lowly jobs. The people are just performing their daily rituals in urban and suburban areas to show a contrast between the reality of the real world as opposed to a comic book. This is almost as if we are diving behind the scenes in the lives of these superheroes since no comic will include a graphic of Wonder Woman bringing home the groceries.

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i apologize for all of the following links being from the same website, but walltowatch.com is just THAT good

http://www.walltowatch.com/view/5315 this link leads to a photo gallery of common people dressed in super hero outfits doing normal daily tasks, showing how super heros could be just like you and me

http://www.walltowatch.com/view/2346 this link is a photo gallery of a hotel made of ice. yes, all ICE. this gallery just shows how tedious such a process would be.

http://www.walltowatch.com/view/655 if you look at this link you will see a gallery of beautiful landscapes. However, these landscapes are made out of all food. very interesting

Notes On Camp- This American Life

This podcast episode by "This American Life" drags listeners into the innocent world of childhood summer camps and the great experiences that come along with every attendance. This episode specifically takes place at a pair of camps in Michigan, Lake of the Woods and Greenwoods. Lake of the Woods is a girls summer camp, wheras Greenwoods is a boys summer camp. And as with every child they always think that their group, or camp in this case, is always the best. This program captivates the different emotions, practices, and events that are all a part of summer camp. Also, it sets out to try and grasp the idea of how people who don't go to summer camp just don't understand the fun and amazement involved. The speaker tries to explain such feats by saying how children "feel as if they are part of a team" while in summer camp, as if they always have to be collaborating and working together in order to accomplish tasks and "survive" in the camp world. Since it is so hard to explain, a guest on the episonde had to simply put it as "two weeks of summer camp will change your life."

The very first segment is titled "Mr. Popular" and delivers the story of Dave, a camp counselor who had been participating in the camp since the age of 11. Dave appears to be a celebrity amongst the kids as he is introduced and would most likely acheive a "Lifetime Acheivement" award from the camp if there was such an honor. Dave had loved going to the camp so much as a child that he could not keep himself away from it as he grew up. He simply HAD to become a counselor in his eyes. Dave descibes his experiences with camp and the campers as "the best experiences of his life," experiences that many people "just don't understand."

The next section, and easily my favorite, is about unique camp horror stories. Every camp has their own mystifying and obscene ghost tales of ghouls and legends. In this specific camp, one of these infamous spoken word stories describe as a legend of a giant "Turtle Man," a former bully of a camp counselor, that creeps out of the water to claim its next unsuspecting victim of the camp. Also, more commonly known ghost stories are present in all summer camps, such as the story of "Bloody Mary." We get to hear the camp children lock themselves in the dark bathroom to try and see "Bloody Mary" in the mirror, demonstrating how gullable some of these children may be when living together for weeks in such an isolated land. But this isolation is what makes camp so much fun for most of these kids. It feels as if they are secluded in their own piece of make believe reality that allows them to do nothing but live off of each others ideas and thoughts.

Podcast Response "Notes on Camp"

This podcast dives into the youthful world of childhood summer camps and the great experiences that come along with every attendance. This program captivates the different emotions, practices, and events that are all a part of summer camp. Also, it sets out to try and grasp the idea of how people who don't go to summer camp just don't understand the fun and amazement involved. The speaker tries to explain such feats by saying how children "feel as if they are part of a team" while in summer camp, as if they always have to be collaborating and working together in order to accomplish tasks and "survive" in the camp world.

In one of the segments, "This American Life" tries its hardest to explain the excitement and rush involved with the telling and receiving of new and old camp ghost stories. Every camp seems to have its own tradational tale, one as being described as a legend of a giant "Turtle Man" that creeps out of the water to claim its next victim. Also, more commonly known ghost stories are present in all summer camps, such as the story of "Bloody Mary." We get to hear the camp children lock themselves in the dark bathroom to try and see "Bloody Mary" in the mirror, demonstrating how gullable some of these children may be when living together for weeks in such an isolated land.

Spartan Reader Post #2 y'all

While surfing the internet a few days ago I fell upon a website called http://www.walltowatch.com/, a website that is pure heaven for a mind that longs to be intrigued. Included in this website are numerous photo collections and videos that present the most fascninating and surrealistic ideas to the brain, as if it existed for nothing but a pure rush of excitement. The specific photo collection that came to peak the most interest in my mind; however, was a photo collection of book sculptures. Odd? Indeed, but mindblowing.
http://www.walltowatch.com/view/4605



Every scultpure from the collection is carved out of many books either stacked on top of eachother or placed side by side to one another. The landscapes and architechure expressed in each photo creates a smooth sense of serinety and relaxation, almost mystifying to a certain extent. Books with rather plain and boring appearances are used in such excercises, but are then turned into such beautiful masterpieces. It's like the artist had intentions of showing how he can turn such dull and plain objects into something that is absolutely magnificent, almost as if there is a beautiful potential in all boring aspects of life.

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These photos are quite impressing in the sense that none of them are photoshopped. These are definitely worth seeing if you are in for mind blowing photography.
http://10steps.sg/inspirations/photography/70-strange-photos-that-are-not-photoshopped/
This set of photos leaves the viewer able to only say one word, "wow." These photos are all rows and stacks of books that have been placed together and carved out in order to show landscapes/ designs. These photos illustrate the definition of hard work.
http://www.walltowatch.com/view/4605

This collection of reality-distorting photos are simply incredible yet very clever. Upon taking photos the rest of the photo is drawn in with pencil but distorts some of the reality that already exists inside the frame.
http://www.walltowatch.com/view/881

Spartan Reader Post #1

Most people are familiar with the dazzling photos and stories of National Geographic, but whoever is deprived of this organization is truly not living life to the fullest. Whether it is delivering fascinating stories or flaunting a vibrant display of incredible photos, National Geographic always seems to peak even the slightest interest in everybody who is a witness. What I found while stumbling around on their website was a photo gallery that just dropped my jaw.

This photo gallery (http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/ocean-soul/#/shallow-water-corals-ocean-soul-skerry_43468_600x450.jpg) is a collection of breathetaking photographs of the aquatic world around us. All expressing vibrant colors and astonishingly smooth shapes of plants, animals, and coral reefs. All of these beautiful colors create such a welcoming and happy sense of life within oneself. The photos all seem very majestic as well, seeming to be placed in infinite space with limitless capacity to expand and grow. It kind of creates a sense of being surrounded by neon lights that are shining brightly in the ocean around such creatures.

Reading Log #3 Never Die Easy

This is the last reading log for this book before i finish it. Walter starts off by discussing the value that his family has to him and how he always tried to shield them from the media. He would incorporate the importance of his family in many speeches and public addresses he had in order to show how much he loved his family. However, the rest of the book goes rather downhill from there. The end of the book describes how Walter came down with his illness and the emotions involved in his passing. He gave a press conference to the public about his disease and how his time would potentially come to an end. In the hospital, Walters room was flooded with letters from fans and supporters from all around. Payton describes one letter he recieved from a small boy who had the same illness that he did. The kid explained how much of an inspiration Walter was to him and that "if [Walter] could fight through it, then he could too." Walter said he reread the letter numerous times, and cried even harder with each time he read it. That was the moment where Walter could truly grasp how much of a positive impact he had on people. Unfortunately, Walter Payton passed away but his legacy will never be forgotten.

Never Die Easy Reading Log #2

Well, I did not know that this didn't post earlier so i here it is. In this second 100 page section of Never Die Easy, Walter faces his life that follows his NFL career. He initially speaks about his retirement and how emotionally heavy the experience was. Paytons body could not longer withstand the punishment that an NFL runningback faces, but he could not leave the game entirely. Payton wanted to stay in the game as an owner of an NFL franchise. After tenacious pursual of the job, Payton became an owner of a piece of the St. Louis franchise. In the next chapter, Walter discusses his founding of his charity, The Walter Payton Foundation. He described how he would use so much money to simply give back to children in need around the country. What really touched me the most about this section of reading is that Walter Payton always put others in front of himself. He spent so much of his own money in order to start a charity foundation to help others, a very humble move by such a powerful role model.