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Focus on Shake Documentation

For my project i’ve been working on a video that compares and contrasts different kinds of motion in relation to the word shake.  In beginning my research I took a few videos of bottles moving in different ways.

Shake On the Line

So I went out and took pictures and a couple video clips while exploring the line. 

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Word Definition

Definition: as a noun this word could be used as an abbreviation for Milkshake, one of the most awesome icecream beverages around.  The act of shaking something is to cause or give, vibration or movement from another source. Once this force is applied the object moves from side to side, at varying rates of speed depending on the force applied.  Used more loosely this term could be used to describe a movement in a person, for example, “shake it girl!” could refer to somebody dancing in a certain manner, used as “shake down” may refer to being searched by the police.

This word does not apply to objects not in motion, for they are certainly not shaking, nor does it apply to people who can’t dance for they certainly are not “shakin’ it,” such as myself…

Exploring the Line

In exploring the line, I chose a spot near the woods and watched different cars that drove across the line.  Being a low traffic area there weren’t many cars, but while not recording cars I also got a better look at some of the plant life on that part of the line.  I collected several different plant parts, and flowers and pressed them in my notebook.

The cars I did observe include

• Echo
• Envoy
• Outback
• Stratus

I plan to further investigate different places on the line and document different cars that cross the line.

Personal Territory Tour

50 things about my territory.

My territory spans from both ends of the bridge behind Community bank in Alfred.

Things I can hear.

• I can hear traffic.
• The hum of an air conditioner.
• Running creek water.
• The voices of students walking by.
• Crickets.
• Footsteps.
• Laughter.
• Coughing.
• Twigs breaking.
• Fire siren.
• Chimes.
• The crunch of old leaves.
• Wind rustling the leaves on the trees.
• Rock clattering across the bridge.
• Squirrel climbing a tree.
• A bird making a chirping noise.
• Engine idiling.
• Horn blowing.
• Somebody’s music is too loud in their car as they drive down mainstreet.
• Somebody is screaming.

Things I can see.

• Rocks.
• Water.
• Trees.
• Broken branches.
• Parking lot of the bank.
• Bridge railings.
• A squirrel climbing a tree, and another one chasing it.
• Neon lights.
• A pile of rocks under the bridge.
• Flowers
• Empty beer cans.
• Cardboard boxes.
• Graffitti.
• Fallen leaves.
• People talking in the parking lot.
• The bank.
• The Uni-mart.
• Cars coming and going from the parking lot.
• Ivy growing on a tree.
• Green grass.
• Berry bushes.
• The breeze pushing the leaves.
• Street lights.
• Somebody’s gum.

Things I can feel.

• The railing of the bridge.
• The floor of the bridge.
• The wind blowing.
• Rain.
• Rocks that have been kicked towards me.
• The coldness of the bridge.

Exercise #50 Found smells in my territory.

• Garlic.
• Pizza.
• Beer.
• Aftershave.
• Gasoline.
• Ciggarete smoke.
• That smell in the air right before it rains.

Exercise 20# Small thoughts I had while sitting in my territory.

• That pizza smells good.
• What do I want to listen to on my ipod?
• What’s for dinner?
• Why is that squirrel chasing the other one?
• Why is it that when bad smelling people walk by the smell lingers?
• I’m hungry!
• Do I look like a hobo?
• It’s cold out.
• Roar! I’m a dinosaur!

Here is the map I made to get to my territory!

Exploration # 57

Thought experiments!

• What if you could use paintings and pictures as portals to travel to other worlds?
• If I could stop time, what would I do with that time to myself?  Homework, play video games, listen to music, catch up on tv shows, learn magic tricks/illusions, watch more movies.
• What would life be like if music had never been come up with?
• Would I want x-ray vision if i had no control over when I used it?
• How many ants does it take to fill the bed of my truck?

Exploration #15

What I consumed on Thursday the 8th of September 20011.

• Toast
• Brownies
• water
• pink lemonade
• cookies
• chocolate bar
• peanut butter and jelly sandwich
• buttered tortilla

Exploration #1

Ten things I noticed about where I was sitting before I sat down.

• The fire extinguisher is crooked!
• There is a person made of push pins on the wall.
• There is a smiley face across the room from me.
• One of the lights is out in the row of lights.
• There is a hook hanging from the ceiling.
• The lightswitches are all mounted crooked.
• The exit sign with the lights looks kind of like an alien.
• It looks like every wall mounted object is crooked.
• There is a bug on the window.
• There is a ladder on the floor.