Associations

I can't embed this video, but you should watch it. There are so, so many things right about it. (Petey, you must watch this). The best part is when they start singing, about 0:47.


I want to play a game called Associations. Let me give you some background: in photography right now we're working on building a typology (I chose soda machines, but that's beside the point). We pick one object and photograph it in the exact same way so that the photos become all about the object. But a lot of the time we talk about why an object or place is important and its relevance to our lives. In short: our associations.

One girl did a typology of porches and it got me thinking... about porches. I associate porches with holiday decorations, mail and packages, dirty shoes and cats. But not everyone has those connections, so I was wondering what yours are.
What do you associate with porches?
Alleyways?
Gas pumps?
Mailboxes?
Ivy?
Shopping carts?

This really is just out of curiosity. We have some pretty intense discussions in class, but we're art students--we  don't think straight all the time.


On another note... happy Leap Day tomorrow!
If you haven't watched last week's episode of 30 Rock ("Leap Day"), then you most definitely should. It makes Leap Day seem like the new Christmas. And if you don't want to watch it, at least wear blue and yellow.
Blue and yellow.

[Singing]: "Leap Day William, Leap Day William, bursting from the sea.
Will he bring his bucket of sweets for mom and pop and me?"

"Did you not grow up with Leap Day William?! He lives in the Mariana Trench.
He emerges every four years to trade children's tears for candy."

"You are missing out. Every four years you get a magical extra day.
 A day to do the things you normally wouldn't do. A day to take chances!"