Class Reaction

I expect the class to be entertained or amused in some way. I haven't finalized my project as of yet, but from what I've done so far, I expect a fairly positive reaction. I think that boredom is a possible response, but I'm hoping that my project is compelling enough to stop that from happening.

Bliss

For my bliss assignment, I decided to take a few hours out of my Sunday and do something that I love to do. What I did isn't as important as how it made me feel. I felt great while completing my bliss assignment, as I should have. I'm not sure how creative it made me feel, but it did feel great to take some time out of my day to do something that I like to do. I realized after I got done with my assignment, I felt much more relaxed than I normally do. I think that the feeling I had after I did my bliss assignment is something that I need to try to emulate whenever I have something creative to do. I feel that it is much easier to come up with ideas when I am relaxed and don't have a million things on my mind. I should have done my project immediately after my bliss assignment, but due to time constraints, I had to put it off for a while. When I did get around to doing my project, I had just woke up and saw my four-year-old nephew playing with the stuffed animal that I had brought home from school. I decided that this would be a great opportunity for the both of us to have some fun and complete some school work in the process. I sat down with my nephew on the floor, amongst a pile of his toys, and asked him if he wanted to play. Of course he did, so we began to give Dopey, the stuffed animal that was thrown at me, a personality. From the very beginning, Dopey was a bad guy in our story. My nephew, William, gave him a deep voice and proclaimed, "I'm going to get you, Batman!". I found this to relate to the video that we watched in class because my nephew had made a funny contradiction. Dopey is a dwarf that doesn't have much intelligence. He really isn't much of a threat at all. But when seeing that the stuffed animal was so much bigger that his other toys, he naturally made him a villain. Dopey turned into a Godzilla like creature attacking everything in his sight. We continued to play for a while, but the whole time, Dopey remained a villain. I'm glad I decided to play with my nephew for this project because he always had an idea of what he wanted to do and if he got bored with something, he quickly came up with a new idea or introduced a new toy. I think that was a good lesson for me. If something doesn't work, it's okay to throw it out and try again. It's also good to try a bunch of different things and see what sticks. Overall, I was happy with this project and will remember it for a while to come. My nephew also enjoyed it, which made it that much better. Here is a picture of him, post assignment.