Thursday, September 6, 2012

Jar of Stars


I recently got into the hobby of folding origami puffy stars.
 I read a beautiful comic on Tumblr by a user called strangelykatie, which you can read here (these are the different pages)
 http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyf4nztDM1qbwqwto1_1280.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyf4nztDM1qbwqwto2_1280.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyf4nztDM1qbwqwto3_1280.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyf4nztDM1qbwqwto4_1280.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyf4nztDM1qbwqwto5_1280.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyf4nztDM1qbwqwto6_1280.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyf4nztDM1qbwqwto7_1280.jpg .
 It was really inspirational, which interested me in trying to fold the tiny paper stars. I've always been interested in origami, so I decided to try and find an instructional video on YouTube
  ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6MS4SAKOR0&feature=related).
After learning how to fold the stars, I found an old empty gelato container so they could be displayed.
I really enjoy the way I can fold them methodically, and clear my mind while I do something with my hands, not to mention they're cute really fun to make. If you enjoy this sort of thing, I would recommend.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Choosing a Name

Before I go into how exciting it is that I finally created a blog in print (even if it is for English 3), I would like to explain how I selected my blog title.
In the boundless frontier of electronic codes and moving electrons, I encountered a bit of a problem in finding a suitable name for my soon-to-be blog. Many of the names I tried were taken by people I didn't know. Despite my slight frustration at failing to find a title yet again, i felt a little proud that there are other people out there (in the world) that think like I do. Then I thought about the book I was reading (recreationally) at the time. In "The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green(http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers), he states (through the eyes of the narrator) that "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities". He then goes on to explain how there are infinite numbers between 0 and 1, such as .1, .11, .111 etc. However there are infinite numbers after 1 as well, so that some infinities can be lived in other infinites. I started to think about how most people think that an infinitiy spans a lifetime, and in some ways, they are right. An infinity for them last as long as their conciousness is concious. However, if you are looking at how long time lasts, our minds tend to wander into (you guessed it) infinite digits. Because so many people can view infinity in so many different ways, the interpretation is endless. But, some people can think alike, for instance when I was attempting to choose a title. So, their interpretation of infinity repeats, which in my mind, makes infinity seem a bit redundant.