I am... a collection of life
I don’t really know in words what or who I am, so the best I can do is show you what I love, and hope that you can pull a good idea from that. Here goes and I wish you luck in deciphering the person I am!
1. Film – I’m the kind of person who loves spending the night watching great movie after great movie, and then doing it all over again the next night. Film is my tentative major, and although I enjoy making short films, I like to watch and admire other people’s masterpieces more. I still have not decided if I want to make a career out of film or to just keep it a hobby, but I suppose that at 19, I have lots of time to figure that out. I have many favorite films that would be too long and boring to post here, so I will limit it to my top three, which are Donnie Darko, V for Vendetta and The Prestige.
2. Ceramics - Pottery (or art) is my second choice major although I'm more passion than talent in this field. I am taking my first college level ceramics class this semester and am more excited than I could possibly put in words. My plan is that if I become good enough at the potter's wheel to afford a plastic box to live in when I grow up instead of a cardboard one, I'll switch my major.
This is my favorite bowl that I have made.
3. Art Metal - More specifically I like making jewelry, because very little beats someone complimenting your ring and you being able to say, "I made it." I took an introductory class to art metal in high school, and made four bezel rings and a couple trinket boxes. I don't plan on ever making money off my work, but I wish to always keep it as a hobby. If anyone knows of any good small-scale metal classes at the University, I would love the recommendation.
4. Sweatpants - Under my three aspiring passions, I love the simple parts of everyday, especially sweatpants. I wear sweatpants to school, to bed, out with friends and would probably wear them to my wedding if allowed. There is no simpler way to lift my spirits than to slide on a pair or two of fuzzy-soft and warm pants.
5. Broccoli - Yes, I know I am weird, but I could eat cooked broccoli for every meal of the day, including dessert. Hopefully it will keep me healthy through the cold winters in my plastic box.
6. Bug – 
Bug is my faithful companion and favorite betta fish in the world. I spoil him silly and love him tons, and am very happy that he just recovered from his fish sickness.
7. Zoos - I love going to Zoos and I always push my family to go to them whenever we visit a new city. I've been to the Portland, Milwaukee, Detroit, Minnesota and Washington D.C. zoos, and it's hard to pick a favorite. My favorite exhibits include the aquarium of the Milwaukee zoo, which has a tank of freshwater fish big enough to ride on, and the arctic exhibit of the Detroit zoo, which has a Plexiglas tunnel underneath the polar bear swimming pool. I have to admit though that as a frequent swimmer in Lake Michigan, the freshwater fish scare me as much as they amaze me. I never bothered to find out what they eat and I don't think I ever will.
8. Oregon - I went on my first cross-country trip with my parents last fall to Portland, Oregon, and given the choice, I don't think I would have come back. The city lacked the usual hustled feeling of downtown, and filled the gap with relaxed wanderers, dog-walkers, and roses, and it was all set on a backdrop of mountains. We also drove the couple hours to the Pacific coast and spent an amazing day wandering along the empty beaches filled with volcanic rocks and starfish.
9. Weather - I love the variety of weather the Midwest gives us, from the wholly warming sunshine in the summer, to the lazy rainy afternoons in the fall and spring, and the crisp, crunchy snow in our winters.
10. Fireworks – They’re fireworks, what more needs to be said?
Comments
Dear Rebbecca,
I share with you the passion for ceramics (but I like hand-built sculptures rather than the wheel), zoos (only the good ones, which give animals enough space to live as close to their natural conditions as possible) and broccoli (especially steamed or fried). If you happen to live in a cardboard house, plastic shack or even a wooden tree house I suggest you to keep your ceramic kiln on the ground- to prevent any unfortunate accidents.
You can recognize a real Minnesotan when you hear they like the weather, and it is good to hear I am not the only one.
Do you have any other animals other than bug? or watch less violent films? (I have to admit I did not watch any of the films you mentioned, but I heard of them). How do you think your future interests in arts and film will incorporate what you learned in this Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (GWSS) course?
Posted by: Feminst Atheist | January 24, 2007 08:44 AM
Your top three movies are all AWESOME! I own Donnie Darko, and the other two are definitely on my list of movies to buy. My oldest sister actually has V for Vendetta, and she also LOVES ceramics and metals! I thought that was really cool that you two both love those mediums for artistic expression. She has also said that she loves when she can say that she made the rings on her fingers. Mainly, in ceramics she makes tea pots. That's her "thing" I don't know why. But, it was really cool to read about the things you like, and I hope that we'll get to work together sometime over the course of the semester.
It's a pleasure meeting you...even if it's just through a computer screen.
~Mikaela
Posted by: Mikeala | January 27, 2007 11:00 PM