I don't like Justin Bieber

A couple weeks ago I was watching the news on the spanish channel and I saw this. Apparently Justin was assisted by police in Bogota, Columbia as he tagged on some walls. I think it's unfortunate that police would be willing to do something like this when graffiti isn't something people consider as a good thing in most areas. I don't think he would've done this in America but I don't think it's right that he does this anywhere period. Not because it's frowned upon because I enjoy looking at it but because he did it in such a public way. I don't like him because I think all the stuff he does is douchey and he's just eww! The graffiti-ers of Bogota were upset by him and they were quick to paint over what Justin had done. I'm totally with them because that's like their "territory" and for an outsider to come and do something like that is kind of disrespectful. In the report they showed some girls who were upset and crying that they had painted over the work because they had spent so much time looking for it. It's just overall ridiculous.

356: Global Media Flow

On page 407 in the POL book it mentions how popular culture travels across national boundaries. They mention shows like American Idol and Survivor but this reminded me of some of the shows that I watch. The Office is an example of this. I tried watching the British version of The Office but I said nope, this is not as good as the American version. They have cool accents but I think it's the humor and some of the terms I didn't really get so it wasn't very funny for me.


One British show that I do like or did like I don't know I haven't watched it in a long time so I'm not up to date with that but it's called Misfits. It's about these people who get super powers after a storm and it's very addicting (the show). Their powers are very different nothing like being able to fly or be super strong  but like turning invisible, not being able to die, one can go back in time I think. I think they swap powers at some point and it's too much to explain but it's good. You can watch it on Hulu.

355: Elements of 3D Design

Something that caught my attention throughout our readings in the Stewart book was the different elements of form. In math and science we learn about volume and mass as space and weight. The book explains volume as the empty space and mass refers to a solid form. When I think about volume as a form I think of the space needed to for a 3 dimensional object. Knowing mass can mean weight, I kind of thought about something that could be heavy in the art world but I also thought of something that can be solid internally like a concrete sphere. I guess I never really thought about these two forms before and understanding the difference makes these things easier to identify if I needed to.

355: Sun Tunnels

Sun Tunnels in Lucin, Utah was an interesting piece that shows site line. By standing at a certain place in the installation, the concrete tunnels line up to give a sense of alignment. This reminded me of the artist Erick presented on in which he painted lines on and in buildings that created illusions when you stood at the right spot.

WSU Art Gallery

I noticed a lot of people were really drawn to the light box photo (including me) so I decided to change it up! this photo spoke to me a lot. I love snow and this reminded me of winter at my house. The bare ground where the car was parked is something I see all the time and it bugs me sometimes because the fresh snow looks so pretty to me. It's like a white canvas. This photo also reminded me of snowboarding and makes me more anxious for the season to start! [B]-/-<|

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356 POL: 265-279 Advertising, Consumer Cultures, and Desire

The way we shop and how we use shopping as therapy sucks. Well for me anyway. It’s really weird because I hate shopping but sometimes I love it. For example, during the back to school time I try to avoid the mall and shopping in general because I know everything is crowded and that frustrates me. But I love black Friday shopping. I think it’s because it’s a once a year thing and it’s at night and it’s within a limited time frame so it kind of makes it like a race in a way and I’m pretty competitive. I’m typically a really nice person and it pisses me off when other people are assholes especially in public places. It drives me crazy how people who work in retail and customer service don’t treat consumers the way they should. I’m nice but if someone’s not nice to me I won’t be nice back. I can think of more times in which shopping made me mad than times that I actually felt “relieved”. I’d rather spend my money on food.