Monday, March 2, 2015

Convo between Tyler and Spock

Tyler: Whoa, the tech here on this ship is amazing!

Spock: Its ok.

Tyler: What does this do?

Spock: This is a tractor beam. For when we need to get back onto the ship.

Tyler: So you don't have doors?

Spock: No, besides the hangar.

Tyler: Wow, that's great. (sarcastically)

Spock: I know. It is.

Tyler: No, no. I said that sarcastically.

Spock: Sarcastically? What's that?

Tyler: It's when someone says something...oh nevermind.

Spock: Ok then. Personal log, day...

Tyler: What are you doing?

Spock: Logging. Don't distract me.

Tyler: You have to do that everyday?

Spock: Yes. Now don't distract me. Day 2972.3...

Tyler: You've been doing that for two thousand something days?

Spock: Yes. Now don't distract me.

Tyler: That's so boring. I wouldn't do something so....

Spock: Captain, beam out Tyler.

Tyler: So boring.. wait...what did you just .....

(Tyler was beamed out)

Half Past Autumn-Gordon Parks Part 1


  • On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
  • The doctor put parks into a tub filled with cold ice water, after he was born to save his life.
  • Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
  • Gordon was born in Fort Scott, Kansas.
  • What did Gordon's college adviser, Ms. McClintock tell him about college?
  • Gordon's adviser told him that African Americans, usually don't go to college, and that college wouldn't be worth the money.
  • How old was Gordon when his mother died?
  • Gordon was 15 when his mother died.
  • Where did Gordon move after his father die?
  • Gordon moved to St. Pauls, Minnesota after his dad died.
  • Did Gordon graduate from college?
  • Yes, he graduated from Princeton.
  • How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
  • Gordon began his fashion photography career by getting a job at a women's clothing store. 
  • What is a "double exposure?"
  • Double exposure is the concept of two combined exposure, which looks like one image.
  • Who was boxer Joe Louis?
  • Joe Louis was a heavy-weight boxer, who had a wife that convinced Parks to move to Chicago.
  • What instrument did Gordon play?
  • Gordon played the piano.
  • What was the purpose of the Farm Security Agency?
  • It was the organization created to help Americans through poverty during the great depression.
  • When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
  • Roy Stryker's first assignemen for Parks was to watch a movie, one of his best pictures.
  • Who was Ella Watson?
  • Ella watson was an African American, the subject of Parks' American Gothic.
  • What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
  • The inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic came from segregation he experienced around D.C.
  • What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
  • Gordon learned how to approach subjects from Stryker.
  • Wednesday, February 18, 2015

    Story so far.... (Meeting of the Characters)

    My character: Tyler, shy, computer geek
    Grace's character: Alexis, band geek
    Yuting's character: Rob, builder geek
    Willis: Bor, shy, book geek

    One day, at Mission High, Rob and his best friend Bob were sitting at his usual lunch table fiddling with their massive assortment of hammers. Suddenly, Bor, who was a shy bookworm trapped in a novel, accidentally bumped into the table, knocking the massive pyramid of hammers to the ground. One landing on the foot of a asian female girl named Alexis. Her shrieks could be heard from miles away. At that moment, Tyler walked by to see what the commotion was. Seeing the awkward yet hilarious situation, he burst out laughing.

    Something Interesting About My Character

    Something very interesting about my character is that he won the Nobel Prize at the age of ten for purposefully hacking into the government's mainframe to alter records of a international trade off between the U.S and China that ended the World War.

    Saturday, February 14, 2015

    Character Development



    1.  My character's name is Tyler.
    2.  MY character was born in Detroit.
    3.  My character's theme song is Burn by Ellie Goulding.
    4.  My character is a smart, quiet, antisocial person who rarely interacts with others, and when he does, he cannot come up with things to talk about. 
    5.  My character's favorite movie is Big Hero 6.
    6. My character's favorite color is black.
    7. My character's favorite hobby is to play video games.
    8. The constant pressure coming from his parents and the future is what motivates him.
    9. My character is mostly honest, but sometimes lies to keep from getting in trouble, or for the benefit of others.
    10. My character does not show his emotions unless they are extreme. Most of his emotions are bundled on the inside.
    11. My character does not know who Mr. Richards is.
    12. My character is still in school, so no, he does not yet work, or have a job.
    13. My character is not afraid nor a ghost. He is not superstitious, and is rarely scared.
    14. He is afraid of almost nothing, except if his life is in peril. 
    15. My character's best friend is a girl named Jacqueline.
    16. She would describe my character as quiet, but trustworthy, and a good friend.
    17. My character's biggest failure is his drastic attempts at making friends ultimately resulting in failure.
    18. MY character's biggest accomplishments is using a simple laptop to hack into the world's most refined security system, in a matter of 7 minutes.
    19. If my friend could have dinner with three other characters, he would choose, Jacqueline, and yep. That's it.
    20. My character's favorite musician is Ellie Goulding. (strange right?) 

    Thursday, February 12, 2015

    Esparza Visit Cartoon


    I created this picture, by saving the original photo from mission2danimation.blogspot.com and opening the image in adobe photoshop CS6 64-bit. I, then, traced the picture over, on a separate layer with the paint/pencil to create the image shone above.