Final Blog Entry

Final Blog Entry
Team Swagger-Crystal Figueroa murder case
I learn so many things in class that I am amazed on how many things I know. I think at all the programs we learn PowerPoint was my favorite. I had fun working on a Mac computer and learn to actually like the computer because before the class I was all into Mac computers at all. I found myself missing the Mac computers in half of the quarter just because I like the programs that Mac has to offer like Garage Band. I had a blast doing my own tune in Garage Band I learn so much more than I expected. I learn so much things that you can do on certain programs that I wasn’t aware of. For example, in the beginning of the class my PowerPoint presentations were dull and boring. I had no idea that you can make a presentation fun and appealing to the eye. I found out that PowerPoint Presentations are a great way to get your point out to an audience .I started using PowerPoint for other classes and I think I can even type faster now. I feel very confident when using a computer and I feel lost without one because I love using one. I learn more than just programs but different ways to network online and how the internet works. I will know want to own my own Mac and continue to learn about computers and their programs although it’s hard to come across someone that can teach you both. I learn that you can pretty much use a computer to do anything and for anything like Access is great to have around and know how to use well when owning you own business. I would like to own all of the Office programs and feel the need to know very well for any career. I would no longer be shy to learn new programs but will want to so much more. I like using Publisher I feel that that program will come in handy and it’s a fun program to use. The next program I would like to learn is Photoshop.

Well what grade to I think I deserve? Midterm wasn’t so great, Attendance and Professionalism and I think I did fantastic. Final well have done all of it yet but the group project was okay. I did all my assignments and even though I was learning new things while I was doing them and I did struggle overall I think I did good. So I guess my grade would have to be an A-

Team Swaggers

Team Leader-Rafaela Reyes-word, excel, powerpoint-information on statistics of children being murder, working on animations, set up the slides.
Bryan Jackson-Sound and video, Music playing have it ready to put on PowerPoint and have video ready to set up in PowerPoint presentation by Tomorrow.
Andy Rigney-Access and Photos ready to be set up in PowerPoint-have an idea of pictures and knows what information is going to go in Access.
Will put all information together and have time to view final presentation together.

My YouTube Experience

Well I never had a YouTube account so it was a very amusing experience creating an account and posting a video. I always knew about YouTube but I thought that some videos on their have no point. I do enjoy a good laugh that’s always fun and you can also learn through these videos. For example, I was doing research on this upcoming designer and I love visuals so what better way than hearing the information you need from the person you’re doing research on. Sometimes when you go online you hear different things about the person or a subject and it’s nice to have accurate information. My concept for my video was to do something funny since it had to be short. Who doesn’t enjoy a good laughs right? It nice to make fun of serious things and play with people’s emotions. I wasn’t serious at all on what I was saying in this video I was messing around and I hope I am not taking too serious. I wish that my video could have been clearer but what can you do? You can really understand what I am saying in the video and I guess that is kind of a good thing but you do get the idea I hope. I did like the fact that I pretended to punch my classmate and I did look very realistic. I came up with the idea very quickly having no prior experience ever shooting a YouTube video ever in my life. I did learn quite a few things don’t shot videos during class or people will get mad at you, talk loud, use your zoom in and zoom out button. When seeing videos don’t take them to serious because if you can’t make fun of yourself then you have no sense of humor.

My experience with viruses

What experiences have I have with viruses? Well I can only remember one right now that doesn’t mean that that’s my only experience but the only one I can remember. I know virus make your computer go very slow and it’s really hard to browse the internet when your computer is not operating correctly. I think that when viruses get into your computer it takes some of your storage and they are very hard to get rid of. Many people say that viruses are floating around on the web and that you should never click on pop ups or go into web sites that you don’t know about. Most of the times when I am online I get a pop up saying “you just won” or “do you want to know who your crush is?” I never even think of clicking on them twice. It is very important to protect your computers; you can find many different kinds software that will help you protect your computers. Sometimes when you do protect your computer you can’t help to still get viruses on your computer sure the software you buy can help but they are some viruses that seem just not go away. It is very helpful to learn on how to deal with viruses because it is something that comes in handy when owning a computer. Now these days everyone uses a computer for work, school or even just for fun and is very important that our computers are up and running. I had a computer that will always get different kind of viruses no matter how many times I got it fix and I couldn’t figure it out why. Getting your computer fix was very expensive but I started thinking maybe the more things you have on your computer or even downloads can cause a chaos of viruses!!!

Pictures

Today I was outside exploring the wild side of myself, taking pictures. Well when people take pictures then don’t realize how artistic a picture could be. Photography is just a way of self-expression just like any other kind of art. I really love art and I have a really keen eye for visuals so I very picky when working with them. What I learn today is that I like to have my options open when I need to pick pictures. I found myself directing others and getting frustrated if I didn’t get the image I pictured in my head. When you have an image or even an idea of what you want you want to get it. Sometimes you have to try different ideas and try different poses to be very creative. I like shadows and with a camera you can bring to life if you have the right angle. I also discover and kind of knew this that facial expressions are very important in an image. What is very important on pictures as a well as facial expressions is your body language and they work well together you can’t have one without the other. Sometimes in complicated poses it’s hard to keep a good facial expression. If your body language is good your face needs to look good so when you r image is looked at there is a flow. It’s very talented that you can capture beauty through lens because it’s one thing is seeing beauty but its great when you can capture it. Sometimes when you take pictures one after another you do a pattern where if seen one after another you see motion. The best pictures are the pictures that are very natural sometimes it’s hard to relax the body when the spotlight is put one you but when  you they make best pictures.

My opinion on Twitter

Well I have plenty to say about Twitter to me I does not make any sense. I guess I do have good and bad things to say about Twitter. I guess it is a good place to network but I wouldn’t say it’s the best. How can you really verified yourself and identify yourself? You can’t! We have some people that are saying they are a celebrity and that just means you just don’t have anything to do. Twitter for me is a big waste of time is just you looking at text of someone’s daily information how boring. How can we trust anyone on line especially when all you’re doing is sending messages back and forth? See at least with my space or blog you can add friends you know and stay in touch with old friends from school. The positive things about Twitter are that you are going to know about the big social events, you can get a job and maybe meet friends if they are legit. Knowing the big social events in any industry can be a benefit for many because it can help you meet now people and have connections. I guess that the saying is true” it is about what you know but who you know”. For example, if you’re a designer you can meet models in these social events or even other designers and friends in the long run. Why are people so obsessed with celebrities? That they need to keep track of them through a website I don’t think that is safe for that celebrity. What if they are like I am going shopping at this store and a stocker follows them or meets them there? I think people know only have Twitter not because it’s fun but because a competition of how many followers they can have.

Windows Love?

In Windows I would want to learn about things that would be useful in business and in school. For example, I am fond that are going to learn about the power point program because that can be useful for presentations. I already have some experience but more you learn the better so it is things like that I would like to learn. Stuff that I can put myself in a test and know how to use. I would want to know things that if I work for any company I can apply those skills in that job or even better my career. I know that Windows has a variety of programs that are really useful to know in school and really cool to have. You can incorporate the skills you gain to even owning your own business. If Window has more programs that apply to work experience then the better.
I been using Windows all my life but I have not come to know all the programs in Windows so if I can learn about all the programs or the most beneficial then that be awesome. I haven’t really experience with the Excel program so that will be really interesting if I can learn more about that since I did have fun working with graphs and charts. One question I do have is if they are any music programs on the Windows since I did have a lot fun doing Garage band one the Mac. Once I start using Windows since I am so used of the Mac then it makes me prefer Windows. I find that very interesting since when I started the class I did prefer Windows but maybe my opinion might once again change. Actually learning a lot of information on the Mac makes me thing is my love for Windows die?

Challenges

The most difficult thing for me when using computers is getting over the fear of not knowing how to manage programs. It is hard when learning new programs trying to make sure your doing all the right steps but I guess that is just the process of learning. When learning new things it is really important .It was difficult to me that the books show the instructions on a window. I was having trouble locating the tools because they weren’t exactly where there shown in the book. It is not a big difference but it’s hard to locate tools and pages when you are trying to follow the steps on the book. Other than that I enjoyed learning a lot about Microsoft word and all of its operations. Excel is a bit harder but it’s all about learning new functions. I think that after I get associated with the program it would become familiar to me and a lot easier. What makes Excel difficult for me is that they’re a lot of steps to do a function and I still don’t know how to do shortcuts. Other than that everything on Microsoft word was pretty self-explanatory. I think that the more I get familiar with the programs and use more often then I would start to do things on my own with no need of the text. I had trouble with formulas because I saw a formula on the book one-way and I type it like that and it was wrong. So I guess I was having difficult trying to insert the formulas but once I keep on practicing that I will pick it up.

Things about me

Three Names I have been called: Lisseth, Raf, Liz

Three Jobs I have had in my life (include unpaid if you have to): LA Times, Pacsun, and Quiznos

Three Places I Have Lived: Los Angeles, South Central, and Las Vegas

Three TV Shows that I watch: Niptuck, Simpsons, Charmed

Three places I have been: Disneyland, Hollywood, Six Flags

People that e-mail me regularly: yahoo, cousin, and friends

Three of my favorite foods: fried chicken, pizza, ceviche

Three cars I have driven: none unfournately i hop in a car behind the wheel for a while for a couple of times but i wouldn't count as driving. Three things I am looking forward to: graduating, getting married, starting my career.

My own creative music

If I was able to make my own music that be great but unfortunately I don’t play an instrument then I would interpret combination if all kinds of different instruments in music. I really like the sound of the guitar, drums, and base but I also think that vocals are really important. If you have strong vocals then that is everything because your music stands out but all the other instruments are important too. If I can make my own music I would make for different kind of music so I try to play different sounds. I could listen to metal or old school rap so I would like to make something that appeals to someone like me. A variety of music is important to me and I connect music to emotions. You don’t always feel sad or happy you fell different emotions so why not hear different music according to those emotions. Sometimes I feel sad and I want to hear music that can bring me up and cheer me up. You can’t only stick to one style because that is not how your emotions work. I would like to learn how to play the guitar and wouldn’t mind taking singing classes. When I was in the seven grade I had choir and I loved but I wasn’t bless with the talent of singing. I can sing some sort of good and I love to jam on guitar hero world tour but nothing to be amazed at. I would like to learn how to read notes and be able to play with my fingers only instead with a pick. I really would like to buy guitar hero Metallica because not only is Metallica one of my favorite bands but also I love to sing along with their songs. So that is what I would play I guess if I could.

view of my flash drive

Online worries

Well when I go on line I am constantly worry about people either taking my personal information, hacking in to my emails, or even having people trying to trick me to subscribe to unwanted things. I want to have my privacy but that is really hard to do when you go on line sure I don’t mind my friends looking at my personal information but I don’t want random people to do it. Even when it comes to your friends they are certain things that are just for you to know like your social security number. I have had someone I don’t talk to copy my pictures and that really upsets me because I don’t want random people having pictures of me but what can you really do? Sometimes when I am checking my multiple emails I afraid that I haven’t log properly log out because I don’t know if someone can have a way to check my mail.

Another case is one time I was looking for information about jobs and looking for postings somehow I ended up in this website that ask me to type my cell phone number. I thought well they would want probably my zip code for nearest hiring locations so I type in my cell phone number. A couple of seconds later and I receive like five text messages telling I had to pay $9.99 dollars for two different things that I hadn’t subscribe to. So I went crazy because first of it wasn’t even good message they were sending it was just random messages but luckily I stop the messages and hopefully I don’t get charge for anything. Who would of thought that by just giving a number you can be identify as a buyer? That’s not so you just have to be careful what you do on the web.

ABOUT ME

My name is Rafaela Lisseth Reyes I would consider myself as a growing designer. I would like to revolutionize the idea of clothing and change peoples mind on the subject.I had always love fashion and style but I came to a spot where I didn’t really know what to do with it so I attended school and it open my mind to different points of view in a art perspective. I see people walking around with different styles and those styles stick out to me and make me wonder who that person is and how do their clothes tell a story. Well clothing is an expression of art and its very appealing to the human eye it creates movement an art term for drawing the attention to the mind to one point. If you see someone with black all the time you probably assume that they have a dark present but that is not always the case so clothing can play with a person’s mind. The fact that you can judge a person by their clothing is absurd because is like judging a book by its cover but that does not mean you can't wonder. With my clothing line I want to make a difference, stand out among others I would like to think most people like to stand out among others.I hate looking at the same styles and i a girl that likes bands and most bands shirts out there for girls are baggy and it just doesn't look right at all.Music is part of my life and i am positive that too many it's a very strong meaning in their life and only because a girl can hang with the boys doesn't mean that a girl can look good while doing it.My line has a combination casualty with a kick of sexiness that makes your body look great and having your favorite bands,unique phrases,poems and many graphics that stand out. I consider fashion and style as way of expression I would like everybody with a unique and little bit of attitude to wear my line. I would consider my line to be a glamorous rocker style and self –expressive. Not everyone knows how to express themselves so what a better way that through your clothes. Many people seek that inner voice inside themselves to come out due to them wearing my line they wont also look fabulous but express their inner emotions. So wear my line and speak your mind let your clothing be a symbol of your inner thoughts. I do have a junior line that is said to be the greatest line out there for the summer and i hope to get many positive reactions. The line is good for woman’s curves and flattering to all body shapes. I would love to come out with a men’s line in the future and make it a very sexy line but still very casual and good for all occasions. I hope to produce a variation of styles in the near future making my line a variety of mixing and matching. I am currently working in a line of totes and swimwear for this coming summer that will have a variation of patterns and solids. It’s fantastic what you can do with fabric and a design with different elements. You work with many people and view so many different perspectives coming out with crazy and exotic pieces of work. I hope to become a better designer in the future and climb up in the career ladder.