2024年06月20日
A TV Show in Space
Here's a popular sci-fi show that is very famous in American culture. Star Trek is another show that started in the 1960's and is still running in various forms today. It is about people in the future exploring and living in space. My mom watched this when she was a kid, and she enjoyed it a lot then. I discovered it as an adult, and I quickly became obsessed with this show! There are many different Star Trek TV shows and movies. Sadly, I haven't been able to see all the different ones yet, but I'd like to someday! I like the movies a lot, but the TV shows are my favorites.
I've seen the original Star Trek TV show, and I also watched the animated Star Trek cartoon that had the original characters too. These shows are a little campy sometimes, but I think they're a lot of fun!
The next series, Star Trek Next Generation, was really great too. My one complaint is that the episodes' stories are very action-driven, so we don't always get a lot of character development. Since there was so very little, whenever we did get some character development, it felt a little forced and unnatural.
After that was the series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. I loved this series too, but my complaint was the opposite. Since the show was set on a space station rather than a spaceship, there was very little action and adventure to be had since they never went anywhere. Even when they found an awesome new place to explore, it was quickly sealed off so the characters couldn't go there anymore. This made the episodes' plots very character-driven, so we at least got a ton of character development!
The next show, Star Trek Voyager, is my favorite of them all. It has plenty of action and character development both. It's set on a spaceship, so they go lots of places and have many adventures. But their spaceship is isolated from everyone else, so you really get to know each character very well and they have lots of growth. I recommend this series the most!
Have you ever seen any of the Star Trek TV shows or movies? Do you like sci-fi?
I've seen the original Star Trek TV show, and I also watched the animated Star Trek cartoon that had the original characters too. These shows are a little campy sometimes, but I think they're a lot of fun!
The next series, Star Trek Next Generation, was really great too. My one complaint is that the episodes' stories are very action-driven, so we don't always get a lot of character development. Since there was so very little, whenever we did get some character development, it felt a little forced and unnatural.
After that was the series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. I loved this series too, but my complaint was the opposite. Since the show was set on a space station rather than a spaceship, there was very little action and adventure to be had since they never went anywhere. Even when they found an awesome new place to explore, it was quickly sealed off so the characters couldn't go there anymore. This made the episodes' plots very character-driven, so we at least got a ton of character development!
The next show, Star Trek Voyager, is my favorite of them all. It has plenty of action and character development both. It's set on a spaceship, so they go lots of places and have many adventures. But their spaceship is isolated from everyone else, so you really get to know each character very well and they have lots of growth. I recommend this series the most!
Have you ever seen any of the Star Trek TV shows or movies? Do you like sci-fi?
2024年06月20日
Team Labs
I did something from my bucket list! A bucket list is a list of things that you want to do before you die. I got tickets to Team Labs Planets! It was a really fun experience. You go in barefoot and the exhibits have water, lights, and mirrors. There was so much beauty to see. They let you take pictures but I tried to immerse myself in the experience. I really liked the music in each room. I enjoyed taking my time as well. I can't pick a favorite room! I want to take my friends and family and go again!
2024年06月20日
Instant Love
Hello everyone!
I find it easy to talk to my students about hobbies because I have so many. Writing, reading, watching, collecting, listening, creating…I dabble in many art forms. Today I present one of my true artistic passions: instant photography.
Many of us are familiar with Polaroid cameras, which have resurged in popularity in recently. I have loved instant photography since taking my first Polaroid in the early 2000s. Since then I have taken hundreds of instant photographs in a large album I regret not bringing with me to Japan. Thankfully, I digitized a few shots before moving.
This photo was shot in the fall of 2023 at a county fair. I used a vintage Polaroid 600 camera purchased from a thrift store. Do you like the muted colors of this photo? What about the light leaks at the bottom of the frame? It's these quirks and aesthetics that draw me to the art form.
This was taken with the same camera at a Christmas tree farm a few months later. I like the color contrast of red and green, however, this photo is overexposed at the top, despite my attempt to lower the exposure on the camera. Alas, learning to embrace these imperfections is at the heart of instant photography.
I will return with more photographs and insights next week. Thank you for reading!
I find it easy to talk to my students about hobbies because I have so many. Writing, reading, watching, collecting, listening, creating…I dabble in many art forms. Today I present one of my true artistic passions: instant photography.
Many of us are familiar with Polaroid cameras, which have resurged in popularity in recently. I have loved instant photography since taking my first Polaroid in the early 2000s. Since then I have taken hundreds of instant photographs in a large album I regret not bringing with me to Japan. Thankfully, I digitized a few shots before moving.
This photo was shot in the fall of 2023 at a county fair. I used a vintage Polaroid 600 camera purchased from a thrift store. Do you like the muted colors of this photo? What about the light leaks at the bottom of the frame? It's these quirks and aesthetics that draw me to the art form.
This was taken with the same camera at a Christmas tree farm a few months later. I like the color contrast of red and green, however, this photo is overexposed at the top, despite my attempt to lower the exposure on the camera. Alas, learning to embrace these imperfections is at the heart of instant photography.
I will return with more photographs and insights next week. Thank you for reading!
タグ ：photography
2024年06月20日
Samurai Time
On one of my many trips to Japan, I frequently stayed in hostels around Japan. However, this one particular hostel had a unique feature. For only 1000 yen, you had the opportunity to try on a full samurai armor. It was one of the best decisions I could've made as I met a lot of awesome people at the hostel and also made a lot of memories along the way. I don't know if this hostel is still around as it was literally called the Samurai Hostel. I hope it is as it as I had an amazing time there.
