This is the documentation footage of my Time Studio final project. This video was made with the context of the bus stop in mind, and projected onto the surface during the evening in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. (There is no sound.) This was recorded with my lovely new Canon Rebel T1i. Enjoy!
A: amazon.com – What girl doesn’t love online shopping??
B: banking site (not posted for security reasons) – Because one needs to manage their money.
C: google.com/calendar – I like to know where I need to be.
D: dpreview.com – I’m the go-to gal in finding good cameras for other people. This site has the best in-depth camera reviews.
E: e.ggtimer.com/10minutes - I make mac & cheese a lot. Takes 10 minutes to cook.
F: facebook.com – Big surprise, eh?
G: gvsu.edu – Uni’s homepage.
H: hulu.com – Yay, free TV!
I: imdb.com/title/tt1440379 – IMDB page for the movie I was an extra in, “What’s Wrong With Virginia?”
J: jigsawdoku.com – Some Sudoku anyone?
K: Surprisingly, nothing was really turned up here, but is suggested searching for Kohl’s which is one of my favorite clothing stores, so here: kohls.com
L: last.fm/user/yoha_ahoy – My last.fm user page. Keepin’ track of my tunes!
M: maps.google.com – Great for finding places to eat or finding out how far away you are from Hawaii…
N: nanowrimo.org – Only one of the most awesome writing sites ever!
O: sketch.odopod.com – Awesometastic drawing site. Great practice if you have a tablet.
P: portfolio.ellenlundgren.com – My portfolio site. Still under construction, sadly. Not much to see. Anyone wanna help?
Q: qe.ringorang.com – A fun hourly trivia game.
R: ridetherapid.org – Bus system website. Gotta double check those weekend times!
S: search.twitter.com – Comes in handy.
T: twitter.com – But of course.
U: happytape.bigcartel.com – I have no idea how this made it in first… cool site, though I’ve never ordered from it.
V: victoriassecret.com – Girl’s gotta have nice clothes! Or at least wish for some…
W: google.com/wave – Need an invite? I still have 10!
X: opensourcemac.org – Awesome programs for Mac OS X.
Y: youtube.com – Duh.
Z: zazzle.com – Cool printing site.
While reading an article for class, I found a line describing this photograph that said, “The trolley riders seem to be eternally held within the vehicle, a group of strangers thrown together to journey down the same road,….” That inspired the first two lines to my response which I felt has turned out to work best as a poem. I have yet to hear back if a poem is an accepted response for the assignment. I hope it is since I kind of like this poem, even if it’s not my best.
Ode to My Fellow Bus Riders
1/11/2009
We are all strangers thrown together
to journey down the same road.
Yet all different, no one knowing the other,
we are all the same as we share this experience together.
We are consumed by ourselves,
awkwardly avoiding each other’s glances,
listening to our music and texting on our cell phones,
on a selfish and lonely bus ride.
Only looking up to glance at new riders,
we don’t see the real person,
just faces that cover them.
Maybe breaking the barrier
and smiling at that cute someone.
But we mostly judge them,
then pretend not to care
as they pass us
to struggle for the few remaining seats.
We all get on the bus
trying to meet and exceed expectations,
giving an image of ourselves
that we hope will express who
and what we want people to see in us.
But when all we do is ignore others,
what right do we have to expect that
we won’t be ignored either?
1. Don’t settle for anyone.
2. Get a design I’d want if I ever got a tattoo.
3. Watch a meteor shower.
4. Dress up for the historical society in 1800’s fashion.
5. Go on a real picnic with friends.
6. Go clubbing.
7. Plant some potted flowers and keep them alive.
8. Introduce a friend to the wonder that is Sherman’s ice cream.
9. Leave a 50 - 100% tip for great service.
10. Memorize a poem.
11. Read 50 books [3/50]
12. Cover a wall in pictures I’ve taken.
13. Get rid of one piece of furniture in my bedroom at home.
14. Photograph the Northern Lights.
15. Create my websites and maintain them.
16. Have a piece of writing published.
17. Start keeping index cards of what books I’ve read.
18. Take 100 Photographs I like enough to print out and store in a photo album. [0/100]
19. Make 100 Icons 100×100 size for fun. [0/100]
20. Get rid of 100 things I don’t need in one week.
21. Save $1000 in savings and don’t touch it.
22. Learn to French braid and get good at it.
23. Make mashed potatoes for my friends.
24. Send a postcard to Post Secret.
25. Take a picture of myself at least five days a week for a year. [20/52]
26. Do something fun for my 20th birthday.
27. Learn some ASL.
28. Make Christmas presents.
29. Learn to play “Zanarkand” on piano by memory.
30. Get a pair of nice shoes.
31. Finish writing any story.
32. Write a letter to myself to be opened in 10 years.
33. Be in bed by 10pm every night for a week.
34. Take a photo of something interesting everyday for a month.
35. Blog at least once a week. [25/143]
36. Have a “girls’ night” 5 times. [0/5]
37. Visit at least 2 new states. [0/2]
38. Blog and prove everything completed (if possible) on this list. [1/101]
39. Write a love letter (to someone else or myself).
40. See a Broadway play in NYC.
41. Write and draw a little comic/children’s book.
42. Create 10 new paintings from original photos. [0/10]
43. Go out just for fun at least once.
44. Learn basic CSS.
45. Complete an old dare of kissing a stranger.
46. Get someone else to do 101 in 1001.
47. Have a “family night” once a month in summer -movies/games/reading/etc.
48. Write my future husband a letter once a month for a year. [4/12]
49. Use one full box of teeth whitening strips in a month. [0/30]
50. Create post/greeting cards out of my photos and send to people.
51. Swim in a lake at least twice a month in the summer.
52. Ride the whole Kal-Haven Trail, at least one way.
53. Scan important family photos and make a CD of them for mom.
54. Find eye shadow colors that work for me and how to make it look good.
55. Keep taking ballroom dance at school and possibly over the summer.
56. Learn more about my family tree.
57. Find a layout for my room and keep it that way and clean.
58. Get a TV for my apartment next year.
59. Get a job.
60. Take a massage class to compare with my skills from personal experience.
61. Take a friend to the beach.
62. Hike Canyon Falls again.
63. Visit Brett.
64. Have a “romantic” Valentine’s dinner–in or out! (with single friends is okay.)
65. Don’t ever get a credit card.
66. Spend one whole day reading.
67. See three mainstream music concerts live. [1/3] (Hellogoodbye)
68. Go camping somehow.
69. Get a complete (min. 4 person) dinnerware set for myself.
70. Put $2 in an envelope for each task I complete and go on a shopping spree with what I saved. [$0/202]
71. Write and illustrate a fairy tale.
72. Read all the unread books on my shelf or get rid of them.
73. Look into doing a semester abroad in England.
74. Plan a plausible trip to Wales to the town my great-great-great grandfather came from.
75. Buy real bras that fit me.
76. Sleep under the stars with someone close to me.
77. Organize all my photographs, and print/back up the ones on this computer.
78. Send a message in a bottle.
79. Get a pair of awesome knitted wrist-warmers.
80. Blow bubbles in public with friends.
81. Take one photo a week for a year. [25/52]
82. Take a few photos and write an accompanying blog post. [15/52]
83. Make a book (on blurb?) of said photos and posts.
84. Write one blog post a week for a year. [25/52]
85. Sketch more.
86. Draw cartoons occasionally.
87. Be silent for an entire day.
88. Build a sand castle.
89. Build a snowman.
90. Write a future wedding guest list for fun.
91. Frame and display my own photography.
92. Find out how soon I could get my own cat.
93. Play RISK or some version of it more.
94. Play chess at least once a month for a year. [0/12]
95. Send five happy/uplifting postcards to random addresses.
96. Take pictures in a photo booth.
97. Meet at least one person from YWS.
98. Find happiness being single.
99. Give away 30 happy paintings.
100. Don’t be afraid to fall in love.
101. Love and be loved.
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