Mythic Talk

When watching an episode of two teachers talking about the myths and logics of history. At first it was very interesting but after a while I started to zone out and eventually forget what I was originally going to write but managed to regain a little of the subject. 
What I thought was interesting was the relations the two men made to the apple of eden and the the snake in different religions and writings. Through that there is also a relation throughout almost every religion. Buddism, Shintoism, and Christianity all have links that relate to each other. I think it was along the lines of there is a sign of eternity in each religion, but how the eternity is seen.
There was a disscussion in our class about how dfferent religions could interpret eterniy as life or knowledge. 
There was also the idea that eternity could be the "here and now" because the past is what we regret and the future is never knowing, but the present; right now, is... well "nothing". This isn't the nothing as nothing exists, its that there is nothing to call this moment in time, you do not regret what you are doing right now, only right after or later on. 

I missed the reason for the story of the building carpenter and the king who wanted a larger castle for himself. What I did catch from the story was that eternity can be punishable and that you may not have eternity when you think you do.
My definition is something I have not figured out just yet. Although I have been thinking of this for a while, it would not just occur to me in one day. I would like to believe that not everything is a lie and is not all set in stone but I cannot be sure if that is how I really feel. If everything was set in stone and as cold as it seems then I wouldn't have to constantly wonder but still I guess thats why people say we should have faith, to wonder. 

Tradintional Love?

I spoke with my father and eventually got onto the subject of love. We were talking about the princess happily ever afters compared to the real life romance. Of course life's romance is not just all "love at first sight" but it does not have to be trickery either.
Unfortunately today I see a lot of relationships made and ruined because of many different reasons. I hope thats not what its like in fairy tales.
When I was younger I came to that stage where every other boy was good looking, but I have never really fell for anyone so this subject is kinda hard to fully grasp. On the other hand many of my friends have confided in me about their love troubles and have heard my share of "love tragedies".
How would you guys describe having a fluffy love story would feel like? And what is your kind of person? Do you know?

My old camp counslor asked me the question "If you knew you were going to die the next day what would you have for your last meal?" (and dont be an annoying know-it-all and as "why would I die?". "where?" and dont ask stupid questions like that, just answer it)
Depending on your answer depends on what kind of guy you like.
Im not exactly sure if that same question applies for men.

But even if you know what kind of person you like that still does not conclude that youre going to find the perfect match.
Sometimes I wish people would be nicer to each other and would not take advantage of others for their own benefit. Dont people want to just find happiness and now just physical atrraction?

Chief of Dreams

Earlier I wrote a post about dreams telling the future sometimes. On my Hercules trilogy search I found the god Morpheus (and no not the man from the Matrix).
Morpheus is the god of dreams, who's father was the god of sleep and mother the god of rest, good combination.
in this link:
http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/morpheus-the-god-of-dreams/
There is a mention that this god could send messages through your dreams and would sometimes give glimpses of  the future. 


Recently I have been posting about Myths and fantasies, if you could be in charge of something what would it be? Growth? Gravity? Thought? could you be the reason why people blink? there are many options and many 

I forgot originally where I was going with this up to there, I will update this post once I remember. 

Mysticals are Scary

Fairies, Mermaids, Unicorns, and Dragons are what are the first three things that probably pop into your mind when the subject is fantasy creaters. When I was younger I thought these creatures are so amazing and peaceful but when I got old I started to notice the scary qualities in these creatures.
First Dragons, I always thought they were so cool but if I would meet with a creature like the ones in the story books, a 50 ft tall fire spewing lizard, then I would probably cry and faint. They are greedy for their themselves and no one else and only want to wollow in their gold (so far what I read but I cannot study real dragons so I cannot say for sure).

Mermaids.
I love The Little Mermaid and will love it for the rest of my life probably, but when I started looking at other people's interpretations of mermaids. When running through "weird side of youtube", I found some videos that "sight angels" or are titled "mermaid caught on tape!" and I started thinking, maybe they are not as beautiful as we are shown when little. But of course as kids everything is fluffy and pretty but when we grow up things lose their magic sometimes. what we grew up with is something like this:

While it might be something like this:

scary

Obviously this is a theory and probably isn't true seeing as how these creatures may not exist...MAY not.

Unicorns.

Well they are beautiful but I have to admit I would feel bad for a unicorn more than be scared of it. Having a bone structutre out on its forehead, well actually it might just be like a deer's situation with its horns. 

Echo

I stumbled unpon this story when browsing through some greek gods after watching Hercules.
Echo is depicted as a person, a fairy or nymph actually, who lived in the woods and pranced around with other fairies throughout the forest. When one day she fell in love with a young hunter named Narcissus but could never aproach him. 
Echo was punished by Hera because she distracted her while Zeus "mingled" with other mountain nymphs. Learning of the betrayal Hera cursed Echo to only speak the last few words that someone else say.
When Echo returned to the forest she finally met with Narcissus but could not talk to him. 
When I hear this story I realize neverthing has a story and everything has a purpose. I liked this story in particular because even though Narcissus was handsom and young he ignored the influence of the other fairies and for some reason saw Echo. Its tragic because she died repeating Narcissus' last words. 
The kind of perosn I am really likes the back stories of certain characters. The reason there is a back story is to explain why something is what it is. I think we should use this in our art (no matter what kind; writing, drawing, or acting) because characters are not just characters, they should come alive and have an imprint on the viewer/reader.

https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Echo_(mythology).html 

Fortune Telling Dreams

I am not sure if this truly exists but I feel like I have experienced these fortune telling dreams before. When I asked my friends they say sometimes they have the same feeling,when you wake up from a dream and then relive that dream when awake.
This kind of dreaming is somewhat of a Lucid dream but not exactly to the point where you can change the total outcome. Through my experience, I have been aware of what was going on in the scene of my dreams and about most of the conversations had, if there is any.
This is a website I have found that there were supposed claims of people who hav had dreamds of famous moments in times.
http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/precognitive-dreams.html

Subliminal Rewiring

When I was younger I loved animated movies such as Snow White, Shrek, and Anastasia. 
I also loved watching TV shows such as Avatar the Last Air Bender, Edd, Ed, and Eddy, and Foster's home for imaginary friends. But as I grew older I began to notice all of the sbliminal messages all these cartoons and movies would give out, maybe that was one of the reasons parents did not want kids watching television too much.
To those who do not know what a subliminal message is, it is (by urband dictionary)  a message sent without your Knowledge of It, usuaLLy picked up on by your subconscious mind. It is in our "programing" and wired into our brains the lessons that people teach us every day such as saying "bless you" after a sneeze or "thank you". The same is for the lessons on TV as strange as that may sound.
When rewatching these movies and shows there are many messages that I now see as a teenanger. Then I started thinking about since we learn and respond to what we are exposed to constantly, is the reasons how we act now depended on the subliminal messages sent when we were kids? Even though we were not aware of these messages when watching the animations as a child, we grow up to happen to know some information that we did not exactly learn in school. Subjects such as sex, death, love, and marriage. Usually these subjects are hard for adults to explain to kids but subconsciencly kids have the basic idea down.
Scenes such as the bedroom scene in Shrek, and the three Kanker sisters in Edd, Ed, and Eddy, and the Koh spirit in Avatar.
Dinsey was a pervert but also can be seen as a genius along with other companies (please do not sue).
Subliminal messages do not have to be perverted, try not to get that idea stuck in your mind. The messages can be of war, death, and possibly a way to find happiness.

But honestly with all the messages I have talked about and talking down the movies and shows I honestly love those movies, messages or not. With out the lessons I probably would have been the person I am today. Because I love movies I would say I am the childish type who would stay infront of the screen for hours watching power rangers.

Not Knowing

Free post

I read an article about the artist for the Calvin and Hobbs comic strips, Bill Watterson. He mentioned that he was doing the comics as a daily life review but added in a character Hobbs, the stuffed tiger doll, for another character who was a friend who always stood beside him.
When artists look at other's works sometimes we have the thought "How in the world do they think of this stuff?"
When Watterson is asked this question his reply is he takes it from things he experiences and watches currently and traumatic moments. Not only situations he was put in but ones he has heard about and seen.
Sometimes Watterson says he cannot think of anything and is stuck on one project for days.
He keeps a book handy with him to write down any inspirational scenes or sayings that would help for later topics. Watterson says his technique most of the time was to sit down at his desk, pencil in hand, and stare at the paper until an idea comes to him.
I find when I want to draw but cannot find an idea a very difficult and annoying situation so reading that professionals also have problems with that comforts me. Hopefully it comforts others too.

LotR Truth?

As a fan of the movie trilogy Lord of the Rings I decided to think about the "history" and facts behind the movies and books.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krqmf5oBDXk
This is the link to the video I was looking at to make me think about this subject.
The story it self was not the only thing that made me attracted to this video. What I saw in the video and study was that story took place in middle earth, fiction, and yet had so many references to real life and current times, as strange as it may seem.
Everything we think of is based off of things we seen, heard, and experienced. Through history we can see many people are influenced by others and our surroundings. The "ring" is probably representing the personality of addiction, influence, and change. 
The mixing of the history and mythology always pulled me because it was something that I always thought was a story but since it already happened it is somewhat true. 
There is a lesson in the back story of greed and obsession over things that bring about negative things. People are changed through these influences.
When it comes to my art I would like to show more of a human personality. 
When the ring comes into the world it spreads and leads a trail which I see us having the same situation in our world. Even in a place called the "Shire" in the books, a peaceful and calm place is still influenced. 
But I also like how in this story there is the character who is "not the hero type". I feel attracted to this character because he gives off a vibe as if he was a real person.
Subconsciously people do not think they are as special as a valiant hero in stories. The connections to history, the realism in personality and the placement was always something I liked in these books and in some art.

Free Time slow Time

I found that when I was younger I saw the world in a different perspective. I watched some sort of history channel show and they spoke about how the brain can see things in slow motion before recording and recording what has actually gone by. I start thinking what if everything in the world is actually going at a faster rate than we see it as?
The reason I brought this up is because I started thinking if people had the ability to move slower or faster as they pleased in response to their brain's functions how would we develop in our time with our art? Personally I think that art needs time to develop and have a process of thought. 
Many have noticed and said before that when your are having fun you tend to lose track of the time and it seems to be moving faster than usual. As a kid you think time moves fast but subconsciously we think we will be like that silly small little toddler forever. But as we grow older we think there is never enough time for all the things we have to do. 
Is it because we have so much more to do when we are older we think time is not enough? or is it like the show said and we are actually processing things faster than we did before.Don't you think time moves slower when you were a kid. But then suddenly time just switches and skips your life to this moment where you are reading this post?
I remember as I kept watching this show they started talking about if you start pointing things out to others, those people are starting to notice their actions. 
For example (if this does not lose its touch over text) you start to notice the way you breathe, eventually you want to take a deep breath to satisfy your lungs. 
You feel how your cloths are laid on top of your skin, if you move it rubs against your back and shoulders.
Hopefully that worked, if it didn't try it on a friend, making sure they keep eye contact, just to keep focus.
I posted and wrote about this just because I feel like when learning about the brain and the way we think determines how our imagination works as well. Because technically our imagination is not our own imagination, it is a memory combustion of several moments you experienced or heard about and all smushed together.

Resume for the Future

Contact Information

Name: Laura (Min) Yoon

E-mail: collegepancakes@gmail.com

Education

• Currently Herricks High School student. Graduating in 2014.

Objective

• Looking to be an Art teacher
• Staying focus on art but also branching out on the materials
• Dream is to be world wide, known for photography, drawings, and directing.

Experiences/Talents

• Worked as a waitress for a catering party for a year
• Baby and dog sitting services for three years
• experienced in variety of sports (inside and out of school): Windsurfing, snowboarding, skiing, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, horse riding, volleyball, softball, and rock climbing.
• Cun understand korean and basic Japanese
• Worked with sculpting, paint, sand art, design, and traditional drawing
• Won Honorable mention in art show in 2012
• Involved in clubs which base off of general art, drawing, writing, sports, living organisms, and funding for the less fortunate

kick starting troubles?

When first having heard about begging for money I was a bit unsteady about the subject. After looking up ways to crowd source and look for money I have seen many stories on how almost automatically the money came flowing in like a river from the mountain of money!
Clicking onto a new link from the Stac world site and a few more clicks I found a story that started saying it was easy at first with crowd sourcing and having that kick start. Being the kind of person that I am , I do not like reading took much into things I have not fully grasped yet so I read on.
When reading through this article/site I found there are probably thousands of kick starters that get dropped and don't raise enough money. After realizing that, that only reveals that the people who are truly passionate and work the right work succeed in this form of advertisement.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/has_kickstarter_reached_its_goal_of_changing_the_way_movies_are_made


http://www.indiewire.com/article/top-10-most-creative-celebrity-kickstarter-backer-rewards-from-golfing-with-tom-sizemore-to-wearing-spike-lees-old-sneakers
Of course we aren't world wide to the point where wearing our old sneakers would be a decent prize to win after donating money but the site gives an idea of how we can possibly use our "talents" for advertisements. It is hard to explain through text because I cannot think of the words correctly at the moment. I don't particularly mean that we should "sell" ourselves but yes in a sense. Using the public's gossip to our advantage and promote "prizes" for the general public who donated.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/tedhope/guest_post_jennifer_fox_the_next_14_things_i_learned_from_our_six-figure_ki#
This link showed me that with our starting point with funds we should always try to keep in contact with our public. Constantly updating them about our improvements or set backs (but not to the point where it would be those annoying pop-ups or junk mail that crowd). Everything should be edited and re edited in case of mistakes, with mistakes we will no be taken seriously.

Rocaterrania

Library post

I have been told that there are people who make "worlds" of their own for various reasons. Rocaterrania is a world that was made up by Renaldo Kuhler. The main reasons for making up this new world was for Kuhler to escape the realities of our own. I am not suggesting that is a bad thing, I am actually very interested on the idea of making new worlds as seen in my first "project" for Stac class.
Making a new, imaginary world was to help ignore the boring world Kuhler was born into. 
The land of Rocaterrania was indeed a flawed place because it was not meant to be a utopia but still was good enough for Kuhler. As time went on Kuhler started to draw pictures of the land and develop on its history. Acting such as if it was a real place with people and buildings. The land was placed in between (or on the boarder of) Canada and the US. Which you will hear if you choose to watch the short clip that generally explains the Rocaterrania's birth.

I always found it interesting how people can imagine new civilizations from just the mind. Their ideas of how the people would look like and how they would act. 

The link to the site where I learned about Rocaterrania:

http://www.brettingram.org/film/RocOverview.php

you know, I bet the people of Rocaterrania sleep on a bedROCK ...HA!!

Heavy People

In this song I find that the meaning is more towards those who are a little different than the social community would deem "normal".
I find my self in this song as someone who is different, which is normal for human beings. That we can achieve anything because we are people.

my addition to the song would be:
They call me nicely, and I call back like I should

The Artist's Biography

Laura (Min) Yoon has been working in the art world for about 9 years. She was first influenced at an early age by an animator named Hayao Miazaki who was the director and part of the crew who animated the movies Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Castle in the Sky. After being so inspired by the amazing world of animating, she drew in her classes whenever possible and where ever possible. Min always thought that even when getting in trouble it was worth getting in a drawing or two.When first starting out of course nothing came out very good but when ever Min liked how one came out then the accomplishment feel was the best to her. Unfortunately while growing up in a family of very talented artists, it becomes hard to be noticed for her own skill (or as much skill that she had at the time).

When entering middle school Min's confidence grew and she became entering contests for her art. She won a small competition that was held in only her school, just getting her name into the school newspaper along with three other people's.
Because she moved around a lot, Min never really got to build up history in art as much as some of her classmates. 
What Min tried to do to solve this was setting up a page of her own that many artists that she knew and didn't know. There Min put up her "art" and hoped for the best. After some time Min decided to put up works that she was really interested in, graphic novels, telling stories through pictures and expressions.
Instead of taking classes that took time and money and required staying in one town, Min studied independently working on her comics (no matter how loner it sounded. 
Entering high school Min didn't focus on her art as much as she wanted to because of other outside problems such as money and family issues. The art show in 2012 in Herricks High School was the first contests Min has entered since she entered high school. Having an honorable mention in her drawings Min gains a little more confidence in her art.
Starting a new year Min is worried about the future and what it may hold for her. Originally she wanted to be a teacher or a veterinarian but when she started to focus on her art she claims she is not fit for those jobs seeing her grades and attitude. Although she would like to have a career in art she and her family know that the economic situations and possibilities it may give her. 
Even though she is worried Min still wants to pursue her art further though she may not be successful it is something she loves and wants to do. She is hoping that she will have the opportunity to use her drawings and make them into a living.