Jeff Emond

Jeff Emond is a person that I met at the beginning of the year in my journalism class. When I first talked to him, he struck me as a rather interesting human being. As the year progressed and I got to know him better, I began to learn that he is a very philosophical person. Jeff is so philosophical, in fact, that his philosophies have just become a part of his daily language. I guess now after talking to him more and more I have become used to it, but for someone first meeting him, they may find him to be maybe too philosophical. He also likes Johnny Cash. A LOT! That is all I need to say about Jeff for the time being.

Design

I really don't know what to expect when we start our lesson on design pretty soon. I have a feeling that it will either go great or terribly wrong. I have never thought of myself as someone who would be good with design, but who knows, maybe I will be good at it. The one thing that I am looking forward to is probably just learning about all the different features and things that can be used to design something. I guess I have always been sort of curious about how magazines and yearbooks turn out the way they do, but I guess this is my chance to learn. Hopefully, the design lesson won't be too challenging.

Photography

I kind of had mixed emotions about the photography portion of the class. When I find and capture a picture that is really cool, then I like photography. When I don't like it is when I get really frustrated trying to get a good picture when it just is turning out right. I don't really think that my career is going to have anything to do with photography, but I guess you never really know. It is still probably a good thing that I learned about it though since it may come in handy at some point in my life.

Inception

The movie Inception is probably one of the most mind-blowing movies in the history of the universe. It is one of those movies that you have to see multiple times before you can fully grasp the meaning of it. It has to do with dreams that are within dreams within dreams within dreams that eventually lead to a place called Limbo. Limbo is like some place that you can never get out of if you go there because you don't know that you are there. I really have no other explanation that I can give you because of just how hard the meaning of the movie is to grasp. I recommend that you go and see it as soon as possible, and if you have a explanation, get back to me on that.

Matt Tully's Columns

Today in journalism class, we read some columns by Indianapolis Star columnist Matt Tully. They dealt with a high school in the Indianapolis are called Manual High School. In the first columns we read, Tully gave background information and overwhelming statistics about Manual. These statistics included graduation rate, which was only in the upper 30 percent range, and the fact that the school is at rock bottom compared to other schools in the state in test scores. Tully also explained how many of the students face poverty and many tough situations domestically. I was completely shocked by these horrifying statistics. In the second column, Tully told about a boy named Brent who attends Manual. Brent was separated from his mother when he was an infant because she had a struggle with drugs and other problems. He was taken care of all of his life by his by his mother's friend, but as he got older, he faced disadvantages because of the lack of legal documentation on file. He could not get a driver's license, get a job, or apply for college. After much research, Tully was able to reach Brent's biological mother and reunite them at last. Their meeting was filled with emotion by everyone involved, but everybody was so happy that everything was going to work out in the end. Matt Tully's columns were very good and packed full of great statistics and newsworthy information. I would definitely recommend that people read his columns because they are very moving.

One of the Greatest Movies of All Time

Toy Story 3 is one of the most amazing movies I have seen in my entire life. Pretty much everything about it was great. I think that it can be debated that Toy Story 3 is the best of the 3 Toy Story movies. To tell you the truth, it has been a really long time since I have seen either of the other 2 Toy Stories, but if I remember correctly, I think they were also really good. The main reason why I thought this one is the best is because of how well it wraps up the entire Toy Story series. Another reason I think people would say it is the best is because of how much it plays on your emotions. At the end, Andy goes off to college and donates his toys to a little girl named Bonnie. It is really sad seeing him playing with his toys for the last time before packing up and driving off to college. It is especially emotional for mothers who have or will go through the experience of their kid leaving for college. That is what I think about the greatness of Toy Story 3.

The crazy game

This weekend, my family and I drove down to Bloomington, Indiana for the football game. It was Iowa against Indiana but we were not for the home team. My parents both went to the University of Iowa so we are pretty big fans. Indiana was definitely the underdog team, but they put up a fight all game. It was a tough game to watch as an Iowa fan because there was just a lot of dumb errors. It came down to the final seconds. Indiana had a shot to win the game with 35 seconds left to go. They heaved it into the end zone and everybody had thought he caught it. The Indiana fans were cheering and the Iowa fans were heart-broken. Seconds later, the referee came in and signaled and incomplete pass. The student section for Indiana was still cheering because they did not realize there was an incomplete pass, but when it dawned on them, they were really upset. Luckily for us,  Iowa pulled out the win and still has a chance to win the conference title.