I think that it went fairly well. I had to do a lot of work to make my pieces come into being. Even now some of them are not quite complete (no worries, I'll be sure to post pictures of all the finished products). However, despite they're incompletion, I still feel very strongly about them. My little brother has been bugging me to let him have my viking once I finish it. I'm still not sure whether I want to or not but I think it might end up being a kind of passing on of knowledge. With my wall hanging, it hangs right next to my bed where I can easily look at it whenever I'm encountering difficulty in choosing. I usually think through these things as I'm going to sleep at night, so next to my bed is the perfect place. With the watercolor, when I finally finish it, I think I will frame it and hang it amongst the other wall hangings that adorn my bedroom. The modge podge has always been destined for my wall and I find that I have rather enjoyed attempting to find different works on one subject and making them into a workable whole. I'm really pleased with how it's turning out. With the writing, I still think it definitely needs a lot of work and I'm thinking about making a piece of poetry instead. Who knows? I do know that it will be finished by the official end of this project.
My Plan for Part Two:
- Figure out how many friends I want to ask
- Figure out which friends I want to ask
- Create a simple survey to ask the question so that it is less intimidating
- Review the answers and come up with ways to fulfill the wish
- Go about being a good fairy and grant wishes (in a definitely funny/cheesy manner)
The plan for this portion is to ask a group of friends (or family) one place that they have always wanted to go and then find a way to take them there (in a manner of speaking). The point is to take them to where they've always wanted to go without them actually having to leave St. Joseph. It's a bit of a tall order but I think I'll manage. I will write tomorrow how many people I've decided to ask and possible candidates
Today! Finally! Today in TAG we watched a couple of TED talks and were asked to reflect on them and connect them to our projects. One was on vulnerability and the other was on homelessness. I have put them in below.
I connected the first one to my part 2 because I think that we will both (the wisher and me) have to experience a certain level of vulnerability. They will feel vulnerable because of a fear of laughter at a dream. I will feel vulnerable because of a fear of not being enough of a fulfillment to a wish. I really connected with this speaker because she talks about how she likes to beat problems with a stick until they go away and she likes to help others solve their problems. Well in my perfect little world I can solve anyone's problem for them. Many have been the conversations between my mother and I about people having to solve their own problems sometimes. Well darn! At least with this project I am channeling my solving powers into something they might actually appreciate me doing.
I connected the second one to my part 3. Our groups entire goal is to raise awareness of the problem and try to make a difference in our world and maybe the world of someone else. This lady's speech was not entirely agreeable. She said some things that I did not think were right but one thing she did say was that "Hope always, always finds a way." I think that this is true with all those who are homeless. If they lose hope then there's nothing left to live for. I also think it's true for my group's project in and of itself. We have encountered so many brick walls but we keep persevering forward in order to help someone else. We keep having hope so that we can maybe give it to someone else who's lost it.
In an update for our part 3, it has been put on a slight hold due to technical difficulties and will probably end up airing next week instead. I hope it turns out well!
Here is a video I have found on YouTube that helps bring our point home a little:
This video contains some statistics that I didn't know but that might end up incorporated into our video. This video was not produced in this city but it still holds relevance nonetheless. I hope that it shows a little of what we are trying to help end.
That's all I have for now. Talk to ya later!
Jessie Jane
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