Happy Tubes

April 2, 2008

Hey there reader. It’s been awhile.   So, I have decided to start a kind of online journal/timesheet/travelogue/to do list for my Senior Project. I just started it this morning at about 2AM so it is still in pretty rough form. you can visit it here. I will also be putting it in my blogroll so that it can be accessed without having to wade through the masses and masses of blogs that I post. :)  A word of warning, some of the stuff will not really make sense to the outside reader, as it is a collection of random thoughts, a bit of a “dumping ground” for info that has accumulated during that stretch of time. Happy reading. Don’t worry, I will still post more coherent  ideas here, but I wanted to try out Tumblr® as well. So far I like it… if all goes well I may just shut this bad boy down and move exclusively to Tumblr. HAPPY READING!

Iran to the library

January 9, 2008

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So here’s the deal. Iran is not as bad as everyone says it is. Do I know this because I have traveled extensively throughout the country? No. Is it because I have a fluent knowledge of the language and culture of Iran? Nein.
Then how could I know that?

Simple.

Because the United States is acting like a jerk. This is the same mentality as someone constantly teasing you until finally you snap. Thankfully neither country has yet, but know our man in the White House, I am sure he will try to pop a shot soon.

Currently, I am working on my senior project. It highlights the relationship the United States has with Iran and why every single citizen of either country needs to pay attention and “get off their high horse and get their heads out of their respective asses”. I’ll post more later, at this point it is all a mountain of research.

The whole idea came from my Senior Thesis titled Persian Immersion: Why American Design Students Should Study Iranian Graphic Design. It brought to light a major fact that most Americans, particularly students, just take whatever is handed to them and pay little attention to the world around them. I had to put a stop to it. I will try and post a PDF or something of my thesis, but I doubt anyone is going to want to read it. If you do, let me know.