Dying hair can be quite stressful and a little pain full

Lets see... where to begin, my suitemate and I game of with the grand idea of bleaching out my hair and making me a ginger with big chunks of blonde in it. Needless to say it’s not ass easy as it may seem.

I’ve had hair dye on my head on and off for about 4 hours now. My scalp is on fire, my hair is bright orange (because we forgot to put the no red drops in it woops!) and I have a really big headache. haha wow. at this point I’m scared that my hair is going to fallout. Goodness I sure hope not.

I’m starting to wonder if this is what it feels like to be on a makeover show. Minus the bleaching of the teeth, the boob job, the face lift, and what ever else those crazy people put themselves through.

confront/interact with a culture different from my own

I come from a small city in Wisconsin of about 15,000 people. Most of which are white middle class citizens, a couple hundred mexicans, some asians and very few blacks. When I lived in Minneapolis there were quite a few whites, blacks, asians and so on and so forth, but I attended that Art Institute International Minnesota and the majority of the students were middle class or rich white people. I was never really given the chance to interact with other cultures and experience there way of life.

I moved to Chicago a couple months ago and I have been so overwhelmed and caught of guard with all different cultures. Truthfully I was a little intimidated and scared at first and I still am. But I feel so privileged to be able to be exposed to all these different cultures, it’s unreal. Back home in Wisconsin you would never get this unless you lived in Milwaukee or Madison but even then it would be to this extent.

I changed roommates a couple weeks into the semester because my first one was extremely mean and I wanted to rip her face off. (haha can’t help it, it you knew her you would totally understand and would want to do the same.) I was then placed into a room that I am in right now. My roommate is from Maryland and she’s black... and yes at first I was a little nervous because I had never had to live with someone from another culture or race, I didn’t know what to expect and didn’t want to say anything that would offend her, at times I tend to just say shit and I don’t pay attention to the words that I’m saying and they can be kinda racy if you taken the wrong way. After a week or so I was fine and I have been so intrigued by her and her families background. My vocabulary has changed a bit, thank goodness. I’m so used to being around a bunch of colored open minded individuals that when I went home for easter I was going crazy because people from home are so annoying now and they don’t understand what I’m talking about...

Great Film Qualities

There are several aspect that need to be put together to make a great film. The film has to leave a Lasting Impression. The Story and Theme through out the store have to be interesting and well written. You have to have the right actors and actresses cast, they do not have to be well known but they do have to be able to play the part and play it well. The Production Values have to be done in a way that will fit the story line. The right type of editing, lighting and cinematography work. for example to make a scary movie your not going to want to make everything bright and clean cut, it’s going to be a little darker lighting and a bit edgy. And last but not least Audio is VERY important, it sets the tone and vibe of the movie, Scary movies wouldn’t be scary with out it.

Airline Tickets

Why do Airline Tickets have to cost so much? sigh, no good! I’m trying to find cheap tickets to fly to London for my Cousins Wedding this summer. By the looks of it, it doesn’t matter if I depart from Madison, Milwaukee or Chicago tickets are over $1200 a piece, YIKES, No good! It’s sooo frustrating, to bad they don’t have a train that’ll take me to London from Chicago, That would be awesome but i would take forever to get there.

Foreign country/culture

For me to choose just one country/culture that I’d like to be a part of before I die is quite difficult. There are so maybe places I would to experience. I think I’d have to say living in Ireland or Scotland. Both of those countries are beautiful. idk I have always wanted to travel there and study abroad in both of those countries. I love the idea of a man wearing a kilt, they are SWEEEEEET and plaid is amazing I’d wear it everyday if I could. What attracts me so much to is that the people there are so different seem to be very laid back and up for drinking ... totally different world then what I’m used to.

Sadly Spring Break is OVER!

yeah spring break is over but it’s not the end of the world.

Lets see lets see!!! Spring Break 2009 had it’s pros and cons. hmm isn’t spring break supposed to be relaxing? yep thats what I thought it is supposed to be. Mine wasn’t so much this year. I left my computer in Wisconsin because I refused to do any home work over break.. haha BIG mistake because I had so much to do and none of it got done and I was wigging out all week over it and now its sunday and I’m not even close to having that shit done. haha.

Montana was a lot of fun. Snowboarding and spending time with my sister was great. even though I got my ass handed to me on the slops I still had a lot of fun snowboarding

Why I'm here

The first movie I remember seeing in theaters was “The Little Mermaid” in 1989. Wow I was blown away. Ever since I’ve been in LOVE with movies. My parents would have to kick me out of the house to see the sun and interact with other kids. I would be glued to the television screen watching movies 24/7. It wasn’t until High School that I thought about making film as my career. I have the type of parents and grandparents that thought art wasn’t a feasible career and always tried to change my mind. BUT that wasn’t going to happen no matter what. Both of my parents views have changed over the years once they saw how dedicated I was to making my dreams come true.
I graduated in 2004 and moved to Minneapolis, MN I went to the Art Institutes International Minnesota for 4 semesters for Visual Effects. And it was ok BUT it wasn’t what I was looking for I really wanted to do editing so I moved home and I thought about going to a state school for awhile. And thats what I did I was working 35+ hrs a week and going to school full time at University of Wisconsin Fond du Lac. I HATED it there it was like being in high school all over again. so I transfered again after a couple semesters to Online classes at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco for EDITING. and I absolutely loved it and I had all of these plans to move out to San Francisco to start my new life (the city is AMAZING) but that all fell through when I started falling apart and my life had fallen apart right before my eyes. and I end up taking a year off and getting myself the help that I needed. and I opted not to go back to San Francisco because the past 18 months I have gotten really close to my family again and I’m started to grow up and I really want them to be in my life and being in San Francisco right now would tear me apart... So I took the next best thing Columbia College in Chicago for editing. and I totally love this school I’m not so much of a fan of Chicago, this city scares the shit out of me.. yikes No good!!! I do often wonder what it would be like if I would have just moved out to San Francisco instead of Chicago. Wonder how my life would be different, would like it? would I be more out going? ... I guess I’ll never know.

Why is it that bad things have to happen to good people?

Wed. in Chicago it was beautiful.. pretty much to good to be true. I had gotten a phone call saying that no matter what I had going on I had to find a way home and I had to go now, the voice on the other line sounded scared and shocked, the whole time I kept asking what’s wrong? what’s going on? Why do I have to get home. My heart start pounding my mind started racing with horrible thought of what could have happened because my mom wouldn’t tell me. I knew something bad had happened but I didn’t know what, I packed up a couple of things and booked it to the Amtrak station.. by this point I was in tears and still didn’t know what was going on. 3 1/2 hrs later I still didn’t know what was going on but I was shutting the car door and walking up to my parents house. Sammy one of my cousins came running out of the door just balling her eyes out and talking so fast that I couldn’t understand what was coming out of her mouth. Mom came walking out of the house next her lips started to move “Sara your grandfather....” that’s all she had to say, I know what had happened and I broke down into tears. My grandfather had lost the fight with cancer.
I will never understand why the lives of loving and kind individuals get there lives taken from them on such harsh terms. My grandfather was diagnosed with brain cancer 3 months ago and he was given 6 months to live. Surgeries and chemotherapy might have let him live for a little longer but it wouldn’t have saved him. Instead he opted not to do either of those and let life take it’s course. He was the strongest person I know, and was always a fighter. R.I.P TJR

Spring Break....

Spring Break in a lot of College students mind is to go out and party on the beaches of Cancun or Florida or South Carolina with your closest friends but ehhh not me... Don’t get me wrong I’d love to do that. But why risk being drugged by some sleazy guy that offers to buy me a drink? That doesn’t rank to high on the list of things that I wanna accomplish this year... But instead I’ve come with the sweetest trip in my eyes for spring break. Yay! I’m going COLDER and going west. I couldn’t be more happier with my destination. I’m stepping on the Amtrak for a 25+ hour ride to Bozeman Montana to visit my sister. I’m super excited. yeah I know 25 hours on a train doesn’t sound that exciting but I think that it is. It’s a chance for me to do as a place. I can relax, sleep, listen to music, be annoying, work on my lack of social skills and meet more crazy cross country travelers as myself. Your transportation will be as exciting as I make it. :-)

2008 Summer Flood

Back home in Wisconsin I live and work in two different communities. I had thought that none of them never really gave a crap about the people in there cities, they are both filled with stuck up people bitchy people. but last summer I had seen a different side of them that totally changed my views on people. June 2008 we had gotten the worst rain fall in years, everything was flooding, the river and the lake. The dam in both communities started to become weakened until they completely broke, causing hundreds of homes to become flooded and unlivable. both of these communities came together and were working around the clock to save people housing. filling sand bags and making walls in hopes to prevent more damage from happening. before this I was starting to loose faith in my communities but I now know that when others really need help that people are willing to put there lives on hold and lend a hand for a neighbor or two.

Cell Phones.....

I got my first cell phone when I was 16. It was an old school nokia with the green/yellow back light. Speaking from experience you could literally throw that phone against the wall and nothing would happen to it besides some miner scratches, you did more damage to the wall... haha... I seriously thought I was the coolest teenager ever, because not a lot of people at school had them. I rocked that phone like no other, I’d go walking down the hall way and wipe it out from time to time to show it off, but I couldn’t call anyone because everyone I knew was in school or at work and didn’t have a cell phone, haha losers... a few months after I got mine, my best friend got his first cell phone.. I was super pissed because his nokia had a pretty blue back light, and I was stuck with the nasty green/yellow one. Cell phones started to be come more popular and technology has gotten crazy on them with the bluetooth, colored screens, cameras, mp3 players. and now you even get unlimited texting plans. I remember when my mom told me that I could only text 50 times and if I ever went over on it my ass would be grass and I’d get my phone taken away... haha needless to say I got my phone taken away a lot.

What I really don’t understand is why 8yr olds are wondering around with cell phone. Common I had to wait, so should they, lol. Cell phones are taking over the world almost everyone has one. I only know a hand full of people that don’t have one. I know I personally wouldn’t want to have one but I have to because I travel a lot, and it’s more of a safe thing for me anyway.

Mexico Fans 'Stick it" to the US

San Francisco Gate
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What in the world did I just read? I haven’t laughed this hard in awhile. The whole time I was reading I was thinking that I had to find a video clip of it, which is just as funny.

Mexico soccer fans using Vudu to help there team beat the US soccer team. They haven’t beaten the United States in ten years so the fans are taking matters in to there own hands and buying Vudu dolls of the american players. Sports fans and players are crazy. What a great money maker, I mean really they could sell oodles of those in the US. Produce mass quantities of them for baseball, football, ice hockey, and maybe even golf. I’m still amazed by what people come up with to sell these days... Thanks Mexico I need a good laugh tonight :-)

Two Truths And A Lie....

One of my favorite movies is 28 DAYS LATER.

I have three siblings living in different states.

One of my passions in life is Photography.

Who I am :-)

Hello Hello! My name is Sara I’m new to Chicago. I was born and lived most of my life in Wisconsin aside from living in Germany for a summer and living in Minneapolis, MN for a year. I’m a free spirited happy go lucky transfer student studying Film/Video with a concentration in Post-Production at Columbia College Chicago. I Love Travel, I’ve been all over the United States, Germany and parts of Canada. I enjoy Nature, Outdoor Activities, Ice Hockey, Photography and editing film. I’ve been going to Concerts and Theater Performances for as long as I can remember and I can never get enough of any of them. Back home in Wisconsin I have sweet little Yaris sitting in my parents garage that I can’t have in chicago because parking is outrageously expensive. I rather enjoy tattoos and piercings. I personally have 2 tattoo and 13 piercings one of these days I’ll be able to afford more.