Famine

If famine was food,
If lazyness was labour,
It would result in equalisation.
World peace.

40 hour famine. Support it.

On top of the World

If stars were the rungs of ladders,
and the sun was my ball of want,
if the moon was my everlasting hope,
and the glittering sea was my faith.
If the mountains were my highs and lows,
If the clouds were my doubt,
and the sky was my security.
If snow was happiness,
and my love was peace.
The world would be right,
and I'd be on top of it.

Home

Home is where the heart is,
the heart is in your chest.
A dusty chest in your attic.
You find the key.
The key to your heart,
the key to home.

A true friend is someone which whom you can spend time, and the silences are never awkward.

Hi, Xinran here

Blogs from last year's students:

1. roxannebottom.blogspot.com

2. gracestarspear.blogspot.com

3. emma121.wordpress.com

Just recording what's happening with media - Emily, Wei Wei and I have decided that because our journals are so different, we'll each create a section of the library specific to our journals - that reflect the characteristics of our journals, and are used for different purposes - and link them together to form one library.

My journal INSIDE uses the techniques of layering semi-transparent panes of different opacities to create an interesting texture with varying depths and light filtering effects. I'd like to use this idea in building my library because it will provide a constantly changing façade depending on the light and viewer's perspective.


My other two journals l'Arca and Urbanistica are both in italian so I'll just have to make do with what I can deduce from the images!





l'Arca seems to have a focus on non-conventional building shapes, specifically with curves and curved architecture. I like the flowing ambience of curved architecture, and the reflective effects it could have (must remember to stay away from reflective concave façades - don't want to burn any poor soul who lingers at the focal point!). I'm not an expert at Second Life construction yet, so I'll probably keep my curved design simple.





Finally, Urbanistica has images of a city map and city lights. I've always loved the bright fluorescent neon lights of a city at night, and who knows what fantastic constructions I can make in Second Life - defying gravity and all!


So yeah that's it for now, will upload screenshots of library asap, and hopefully I can return to my OWN blog soon =)

It had gotten around.

The guy at the dairy started it.
He smiled at the milkman, as the icecream was dropped off in his shop.
The milkman petted the dog at the door. He smiled at the woman at the end of the leash.
She laughed at the local clinic, and the doctor caught the virus. She grinned.
At lunch the grin was still there, and whizzed up the hill as the nurse bought some lunch.
The cafe lady showed off her dimples, as she picked up her daughter from school.
The daughter waved and winked at her best friend's brother.
He beamed and raced down the hill, to buy some candy from the dairy.
The smile was still there as he puffed into the store.
The guy at the dairy started it. He smiled.

How to make a Good Day

It's really quite easy to make a good day.
Wake up, and make sure you're looking forward to something.
Make sure that theres atleast something yummy to eat.
Smile, and use the term "My hair looks great!"
Ignore the pimple on your face.
Dress smart. Stand tall.
Before bed, name 3 good things that had happened.
1. I had lasange for lunch.
2. A stranger smiled at me.
3. I've finished all my homework.
And then it's impossible to have a bad day.