Commercial

The figures in the commercial all symbolize a different aspect of the guys life that keeps him awake.
The beaver represents work, "busy as a beaver."
President Lincoln represents money.
The old time diver represents the unknown and the fear of change.

The Dude Abides...

The Big Lebowski

The Road to the Center

The Fountain

The use of Profane/Sacred Time and Space in the Fountain.

"The Fountain" is centered around the idea that when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge they thrust the world into it's reality today, but if they had chosen to drink from the Tree of Life the world would be much different. Death and fear of it is a running theme within this film. The search for the preservation of life (with Tommy trying to save Izzy and find a cure for her cancer) in hopes to avoid death and all that comes with it as well as the search for eternal life (Tomas and Queen Isabella).

Place & Etymology

My center is at the beach. I never appreciated it until I moved away from the beach, but now I find it to be a sanctuary.


Full Name: Morgan Chelsey Dominica
Reason: my first name and first middle name is from when parents were married & spent their honeymoon in Cayucos. I was born 9 months later. Hahaha.
My second middle name is from my Paternal Grandmother. She became nun (Sister Mary Dominica) at the age of 16 in Chicago when her family died in an accident. She was sent to Los Angeles by her Mother Superior to "find her way" and she met my grandfather. They were married 3 weeks later and have been for the last 52 years. Commence the Awe's. :]



Morgan: Welsh and Old English. Means- "circling sea or great brightness; bright or white sea dweller". In German, Morgan translates to morning.

Chelsey: Old English. Means - "seaport."

Dominica: Irish. Means - "Lord." appr

Forest, Tower, Road

Road

Movies: The Road to El Dorado, It Happened One Night, Thelma and Louise

Symbolism: Journey, Destiny, Life experiences

Adrinade's Clue II

"Yang, energetic and assertive, embodies the light of heaven and spirit; Yin, passive and containing, embodies the darkness of the worm, the cave, and the earth." (49)

I really enjoyed how this quote was articulated. The description of yin and yang was a way I had not heard before and it gave me a deeper understanding of these T'ai Chi elements.

Ariadne's Clue

Interesting Quote:
Its symbolic value is derived from the meanings and emotions it evokes in us. (6-7)
Just loved this quote. Symbolism is always up to interpretation and emphasis on the emotion it "evokes in us" brings an entire new light to my understanding of symbolism.


Confusing Quote:
If the phylogenetic psyche provides the basic hardware, then culture produces much of the software; and symbol-formation, as in dreaming, is the product of their function (16)
Definitely confusing. I would need to know what a "phylogenetic psyche" is in order to understand this statement more clearly.

eargasms with my mellow accent.

1. Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
2. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
3. Radio - Alkaline Trio
4. Waiting for my Ruca - Sublime
5. Sonny - New Found Glory
6. No Diggity - Blackstreet
7. The Flower of Rhodes - Cavil at Rest
8. I Caught Fire (The Used) - Vitamin String Quartet
9. Ball and Chain - Dave Matthews Band
10. The Great Golden Baby - Circa Survive

object

This description should be one paragraph long, should exhibit syntax variety (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences), and should combine both literal and figurative details.


On the wall of my bedroom, a picture of the taj mahal gracefully hangs. Like a rainbow after a storm, this well known monument is multicolored with each color fading into the other. Resting on a bed of fuchsia paper roses, the Taj Mahal lifts into the atmosphere. In the background, blue hues illustrate a mid-morning sky, and small brush strokes paint light and airy cirrus clouds. Because this portrayal Taj Mahal is not an ordinary rendition, I decided it would be most fitting for my bedroom, however this canvas was very expensive, and I had to save money in order to purchase it. Once I bought the painting, I could only admire the beauty hanging on my wall.