the line… turned out to not be a line for me
22 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
so to start out, this blog entry would be much more amusing with the incorporation of the pictures i took on my exploration of the line. however, due to technical difficulties the pictures refuse to go from camera to computer. if at a later date i am able to make it work i will post the pictures.
i guess i’ll start out with a description of how this started. i was somehow able to talk my friend jordan into going on this hike with me. jordan is a 6’3″ rugby player and obviously had no idea what he had actually agreed too. off we go into the woods. it all seemed good. we’re hiking up hill. i’m seeing other kids from the class. i’m taking pictures. and then it starts looking creepy. i specifically remember not being in this are. jordan is now visibly exhausted and confused. so i, being the hiking expert i am, decide if we keep walking up the hill i will eventually figure out where i am. all of a sudden there are spider webs everywhere. i’m freaking out. jordan is laughing at me. I’m lost. and thats when i decide to say screw it. we’re going back. so jordan and i begin to make our way down the hill. i was fully expecting to end up in the general area of where we came in. well i was off a little. after walking for what seemed like a year, i start to notice a clearing. i yelled for jordan to keep up but he’s panting away back there. so i head towards the clearing and realize, i still don’t know where we are. we have a gorgeous view of the hills, but were now behind a building and neither of us know what it is. to make matters worse, we’re standing on a cliff. there is a steep drop down and neither of us are sure of how to get down. luckily, jordan stops a suspicious looking path for us to follow down. it got the job done, but let me tell you. i will not be using that path again. turns out we ended up behind ann’s house, which actually isn’t that far from the line when you look at it. but it felt like we had been gone for hours and felts like we were miles away. needless to say, jordan refuses to come hiking with me again.
Personal Territory Tour
15 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
50 things
1. this has a great view of the leaves changing color.
2. its a great spot to people watch
3. watch out for the bugs (i realized that after sitting here for 10 minutes)
4. the grass is really thin.
5. this tree is surprisingly comfortable.
6. the backs of these buildings are kinda gross.
7. theres hot pink flags everywhere.
8. barely any cars come into this parking lot.
9. theres always a shadow under this tree.
10. this generator is pretty noisy
11. if you have awesome eyesight, you can read the blue state sign.
12. not that many people use the walkway when its not between class
13. it kind of feels like your slipping down the hill the longer you sit here.
14. none of the leaves on this tree started changing yet.
15. theres a nice breeze up here.
16. as you sit here, you start watching to see if you know anyone walking by.
17. almost no one walks up this hill.
18. there are two sewer caps just chilling.
19. vans keep driving on this, even though its a “walking path”
20. you can see a port-a-potty
21. this tree has almost no green moss on it.
22. the road doesn’t look like its going downhill that much.
23. theres a cigarette butt sitting next to the tree.
24. you kind of feel like god up here, watching peoples lives go by.
25. the longer you sit here, you start thinking about stuff
26. theres pinky spray paint on the grass.
27. this tree has different leaves than the others.
28. the roots only stick out in one spot.
29. this stop sign catches my attention a lot.
30. street lights are rusted.
31. once you get past state, there is nothing on the hill.
32. it smells like grass, and french fries.
33. there was defiantly a pattern when they planted the tress and this one is out of order.
34. the sky looks perfect.
35. theres a spot with no grass.
36. theres a decent amount of twigs.
37. one red leaf on the ground.
38. one giant crack in the walking path
39. a little ground hog just ran by me.
40. theres a drain in the grass down the hill
41. theres a few little purple flowers down in the grass
42. there are construction things back here.
43. my head doesn’t reach the first branch.
44. a majority of people walking past you, will look at you chilling under the tree.
45. i didn’t have to look for this spot. when we got the assignment i knew where i wanted to go.
46. i sat here for 2 hours and counted 10 bugs that were on me. nasty tree.
47. its awesome for thinking.
48. its one of the smoothest trees I’ve seen
49. it has the perfect grass to take your shoes off.
50. sitting here makes me want to do my homework outside.
exploration number 14
under the tree 2:30-3:30
i heard…
people laugh
people yell
people talk
shoes walking
shoes running
a car accelorating
a car braking
a truck horn
skateboard
the sounds of keys as people texted
the jingling of keys
backpack zippers
people singing
birds chirping
the wind in the leaves
exploration number 15
everything i bought/consumed
hot dog
potato chips
art paper
several pieces of gum
several mints
chicken wrap from the friendlys on state side
starburst
several pepsi’s
chicken wrap and fries from midnight
amp energy drink
water.
Exploration
11 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
exploration #1
1. my bed doesn’t squeak as much as my roommates
2. my sheets look light blue instead of white
3. my roommate slept in her jeans
4. there is gum under this shelf
5. i don’t have a lot of stuff on my floor
6. my desk says ART on it
7. my wall is cold
8. my shadow has a blue outline
9. i can see almost all of alfred state out my window
10. my fish started swimming again
exploration #10
i looked at my moose pillow pet
TOP HALF
dark brown antlers, black eyes, tan snoot, dark brown nostrils, tan ears, tan face, dark brown feet, dark brown belly, fuzzy, seam down the middle of snoot
BOTTOM HALF
tan back, dark brown underneath, dark brown feet, tan tail, dark brown spot on end of tail, dark brown velcro strap, really long white tag
exploration #28
SCISSORS
cold, flat, sharp, pointy, moveable, round, open, hard, plastic, angular, long
