The reason I chose this place is because it is a very well known monument around campus and Columbus. You could take a picture of it and pretty much ask anywhere what it is and they could tell you. The statue was just an idea I came up with. I figured it was appropriate since it was part of the football stadium and this is one of my favorite football pictures. I don't think I've ever seen a picture of this with a statue in the middle of it so I think this is unique because someday I'm sure there will be an actual statue there. I want the viewer to interact with my photo in a unique way such as taking attention to the detail of the statue and how it fits in with the rest of its surrounding. Also in a funny way because lets be honest the chances of a tight end from Florida having his own statue outside The Shoe is slim I would say.

These 10 things are a huge part of my life. The football helmet describes my love for the game and how much time I devote to it and is a big reason I am who I am today. The electronics are an example of how I stay connected with the outside world, close friends and family. My car is how I get to the places I need to be at. Without my inspirational family I wouldn't be where I am today. My wallet is something I use every single day, numerous times and is how I am able to get the things I need. What this picture doesn't show is how I got to many of these things, where they come from and how they are shaped into what they are today. Why an Ohio State football helmet instead of any other school around the country? Why is my family so inspirational? Those are questions that cannot be answer by looking at the picture, or looking at me. 

10 Objects MP2

My iPhone- My phone, like most people, is my source of communication. This day and age, my phone is not just a phone, its an iPod and holds access to my social networks. I have my phone with my at all times. 
Connection

MacBook- My MacBook is another source of communication you could say. Writing papers, surfing the web and video-chatting is what I use it for most. 
Entertainment Expanded

My Car- Don't know how I would do half the things I do without my car, everywhere I go its with me. It allows me to expand what I'm capable of by allowing me to go to many different places.
Physical Movement 


Headphones- Dr. Dre makes the best headphones hands down. I use them for many different things such as before a game to get pumped up. I also use them for when I want to just zone out and relax. Headphones on, world off. 
Mood Changing


Picture- I have a picture a good friend of mine drew for me back in high school. It still hangs on my wall today and has a lot of meaning to me. I use it as motivation when need be.
Meaningful


Helmet- My football helmet is a example of a lot of things. It reminds me what I do and how much work I put into playing. When it is on my head, nothing else seems to matter.
Adrenaline 


Family- It said objects so I don't want to list my family members as objects so I'll do this picture of them. They have shaped how I am today and continue to shape me everyday. My dad has taught me everything I know. 
Inspirational


iPad- I pad is basically a big iPhone or a small computer. Very convenient for on the go like I usually am. Helps me stay connected and get work done even when I'm not at a computer.
Convenient 


Bed- Many people who me well know that I love to sleep. Naps are my favorite and my bed makes for the best. How can you get anything accomplished if you don't get good rest.
Energizer Bunny 


Wallet- Without my wallet I might as well be dead. Everything happens from your wallet. Money, identification, transportation it all comes from my wallet. It would be miserable if you lost it.. knock on wood. 
Priceless 

On my way to class (MicroBlog)

Art Ed is my second class of the day on Mondays and my first class is in the PAES building. Finding class on the first day wasn't very difficult because I am familiar with the stadium. I drive to class from my dorm and usually the traffic in the morning on high street is miserable. On my walk from my other class to Art Ed I listen to music and usually zone out. I guess I pay attention to a good looking girl if she walks by but other than that I'm in my own world. One unique thing about my walk is walking down the stairs from the PAES building to the stadium. They aren't just any ordinary stairs that you walk down, they are an awkward size and cause you to stutter step on each one. Once you walk inside between gates 22 and 24, on your way up the stairs there is a welcome sign painted with a buckeye stripe.

"The Conversation" Blog #2

The painting “The Conversation” is done by Alexis Rockman and is an Oil and Acrylic on wood, which is 72 x 84 inches. I couldn’t tell you why, but for some reason when I first laid eyes on this painting it caught my eye. I wouldn’t say this is my favorite painting ever but it is very interesting and can be interpreted however you want, which leads me into the denotations and connotations of this piece. When I look at it, I see a dark almost blood red inside a tent with shadows of a man with a gun a monkey in an awkward position. It makes me think, maybe he’s going to kill the monkey, and maybe he won’t. Maybe he already has and that is why there are so many mosquitoes around the tent. The way the artist made this, she is definitely trying to see how you react to it and use your imagination.