first of all, let me tell you i actually love this hybrid project...
by far, it is my favorite writing assignment
[even if my grade reflects otherwise, i will still not regret the countless late evenings/ all nighters devoted to this paper....
actually, if i were to add in the hours of note-taking and reading from the novel i chose to manipulate, Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino, i would say that i have hundreds of hours invested in this project...
wow.
i have read and reread and reread this novel [about 6 times]
i have scanned every page for parallel syntax, frequently used words, similarities between cities, any small mentioning of a character other than Khan or Polo (i.e. man, traveler, visitor, stranger, etc.), details of color, rhetorical questions, phrases that relate to philosophy, possible metaphors, actual metaphors, content i found humorous, content i found to be bland, and i even wrote down all of the profound statements that i thought were interesting philosophical quotes....
you name it, i've done it.
my book is completely vandalized....
but it is a good sort of graffitti, intelligent, i would like to think
but graffitti nonetheless...
which reminds me of my other graffitti project, the one that actually IS a project.
my vinyl graffitti project for 2D design was also one of my favorites of the semester...
i got to play around on the computer, design something that i thought looked cool....
AND HERE IS THE BEST PART:
i got to put it on whatever surface i wanted, wherever i wanted in moreau.
so i took a little bit of my life story, mixed it in with some song lyrics [i'm sick of your name in lights] and posted it up on the dressing room mirrors in the basement of moreau.
:]
i cannot wait to see the actor's reactions....
oh, graffitti
[update: 12.09.09]
so as much fun as the graffiti was to create...
it was about that much fun taking down.
[not.]
i had to take it down two days later.
it took three and a half hours.
and it wasn't even legit graffiti, like spray paint.
good idea.
but no longer fun in my mind.
by far, it is my favorite writing assignment
[even if my grade reflects otherwise, i will still not regret the countless late evenings/ all nighters devoted to this paper....
actually, if i were to add in the hours of note-taking and reading from the novel i chose to manipulate, Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino, i would say that i have hundreds of hours invested in this project...
wow.
i have read and reread and reread this novel [about 6 times]
i have scanned every page for parallel syntax, frequently used words, similarities between cities, any small mentioning of a character other than Khan or Polo (i.e. man, traveler, visitor, stranger, etc.), details of color, rhetorical questions, phrases that relate to philosophy, possible metaphors, actual metaphors, content i found humorous, content i found to be bland, and i even wrote down all of the profound statements that i thought were interesting philosophical quotes....
you name it, i've done it.
my book is completely vandalized....
but it is a good sort of graffitti, intelligent, i would like to think
but graffitti nonetheless...
which reminds me of my other graffitti project, the one that actually IS a project.
my vinyl graffitti project for 2D design was also one of my favorites of the semester...
i got to play around on the computer, design something that i thought looked cool....
AND HERE IS THE BEST PART:
i got to put it on whatever surface i wanted, wherever i wanted in moreau.
so i took a little bit of my life story, mixed it in with some song lyrics [i'm sick of your name in lights] and posted it up on the dressing room mirrors in the basement of moreau.
:]
i cannot wait to see the actor's reactions....
oh, graffitti
[update: 12.09.09]
so as much fun as the graffiti was to create...
it was about that much fun taking down.
[not.]
i had to take it down two days later.
it took three and a half hours.
and it wasn't even legit graffiti, like spray paint.
good idea.
but no longer fun in my mind.
a vandalized book is music to my ears! It's great to see you jump into this project, Emma--it's paying off! Oh, as a side note: there's an essay called "Bookmarks" that you might like...all about the "other" stories books tell us that readers leave in the margins.
ReplyDeletei can feel the dedication to the project in your writing! and the way you write really connects with me. i love it!
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