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.
Trolley - New Orleans by Robert Frank
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?
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