When one enters college, he or she would not know what to expect. A student can easily become homesick after a little while away. In high school, we never spent much time away from the family or the comfort of our own homes. We had all of our home friends, home activities, and home habits. When you go away to college, the first year, you miss home. The second year, you grow a little more confidence, and the third year you are ready to spend your summer away at school for lack of a job at home. I dont know how all parents feel about their kids being away for summer, but I do know that summer was once your time away from school to spend at home...bum around with your friends, go to sports camps, the pool, stay out late, go to work, sleep-in, eat for free, raid your own refrigerator.
But then you get to the perks of living on your own...
Well...you live on your own sleep schedule, earn and spend your own money, go to the bars whenever you want, have people over as often and whenever youd like. Blast music as loud as you want. Raid your own empty refrigerator, co-ed sleepovers, illegal substances, going to the gym, parties by the pool, and so on.
A lot more freedoms when you live on your own right?
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sports
Today is May 27th, 2010. This Saturday, the Chicago Blackhawks will be playing in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals! I will get to that later. June first, Lebron James will begin deciding on whether or not he will be playing in Chicago, and there is talk of Phil Jackson coming back to the Bulls.
Today I want to talk about the NBA playoffs. The Phoenix Suns, who were down two games to none against Kobe and the LA Lakers are making huge strides. The last two games were played unbelievably well by the Suns in front of their home crowd. The bench, Dragich, Amundson, Dudley, big Robin Lopez, and Channing Frye have all been playing with a huge chip on their shoulder, which has been giving starters, Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire valuable resting minutes. The Phoenix offense must be covered at all times due to their supreme three point shooting. Tonight at 8 PM, I know where I will be. Sitting on my couch wearing my Santa Clara Steve Nash number 11 college jersey watching the game, and yelling loud.
I cant wait.
Today I want to talk about the NBA playoffs. The Phoenix Suns, who were down two games to none against Kobe and the LA Lakers are making huge strides. The last two games were played unbelievably well by the Suns in front of their home crowd. The bench, Dragich, Amundson, Dudley, big Robin Lopez, and Channing Frye have all been playing with a huge chip on their shoulder, which has been giving starters, Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire valuable resting minutes. The Phoenix offense must be covered at all times due to their supreme three point shooting. Tonight at 8 PM, I know where I will be. Sitting on my couch wearing my Santa Clara Steve Nash number 11 college jersey watching the game, and yelling loud.
I cant wait.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Pandora, the Internet Radio, not the Planet from Avatar
Awesome contribution to our age of internet domination.
Youtube, Facebook, Twitter.....Pandora.
Pandora has in the last week helped me find some of what could now be my favorite songs. it takes a band you like and gives you all sorts of awesome songs from the Genre.
Amazing.
z
Youtube, Facebook, Twitter.....Pandora.
Pandora has in the last week helped me find some of what could now be my favorite songs. it takes a band you like and gives you all sorts of awesome songs from the Genre.
Amazing.
z
Sunsplosions
I was just in a shoe design competition. Most of my loyal readers probably knew this already
since I had badgered them to vote and clear their cookies with my shoe hundreds of times.
sadly, I still dont know if I won, but here is my design.
since I had badgered them to vote and clear their cookies with my shoe hundreds of times.
sadly, I still dont know if I won, but here is my design.
Chill-E
I was just in an Electronic Waste Design competition. We did not win, but had a good shot.
We successfully turned an old iMac into a refrigerator.
Observe.
We successfully turned an old iMac into a refrigerator.
Observe.
The Past Few Months
Well, its been a while since my last post. It was in March some time. Since then I have done some pretty amazing things.
Panama City Beach for spring break would definitely fall into that category. There's one thing that I learned from that trip. No daughter or sister of mine will ever be going. Good god. Stayed at a place called the summit. I felt dirty just being in there knowing that there were about 100 people staying in my room the 5 weeks prior to our visit. We all know what goes on during spring break. A lot of drunken uncleanliness. aka. sex. and lots of it.
Moving on...
When I came home from spring break, having taken 5 years minimum off my life, I wasn't much in the mood to consume more alcohol, EVEN THOUGH my birthday was that friday. Lets talk about a blackout for a minute. A black out is where you consume so much booze that you don't remember anything. The last thing I remember from my birthday is losing my dinner and stomach into my...Bath tub? Now, I have not had many black outs in college prior to this, not since rush freshman year, but I do see people doing it all around me all the time. Most of the time making bad decisions. I am not one to judge, but I sure do love the entertainment of seeing people act a fool. In any event, I am glad my birthday is over.
I sure have developed a love for this place in Champaign, Dos Reales. Its a Mexican restaurant, which has some very delicious margaritas. Ones so delicious in fact, they attract hundreds and hundreds of people every time there is a legit happening on campus like Moms weekend, or Cinco de Mayo. Unreal. Cinco de Mayo/ my best buds birthday, we had a 7 o clock reservation, but were not seated until like 840. A few of my friends were already a bit intoxicated and began getting very impatient, especially with the 50 sorority girls who thought they were there ahead of us, and better than that, two of my friends showed up wearing dego tees, jean shorts, and sombreros. We had a good time. Especially when we got back to the apartment for the party and the girls below us called the cops on us 3 times. Weak. Especially when reading day is the next day? Hoes.
Putting your mattress down in your living room to watch Avatar is always a good idea, so dont let anyone tell you it is not.
A comfortable mindfuck is always a great time.
The Chicago Blackhawks are kicking ass. Up 2 nothing on San Jose, and heading back to Chicago for games 3 and 4. Last time I was in the United Center, I saw them practicing..of course you would know this if you have read previous 'blogs'(lack of a better term) Perhaps I was their lucky charm. Perhaps they dont need luck at all.
The Bulls were a bit of a dissapointment, however no one really expected them to even make the play offs. Derrick Rose on the other hand is a brilliant ball player who has a big future in the NBA ahead. ESPECIIIIALLLLY if we get Lebron. I wont go there, though.
To cap things off, I will be staying in Champaign this summer. First summer away from home. Could make or break me. Hopefully it leads me to write about a lot of interesting things. A lot of good people are staying down here, but I will be without my bests'. We will see what happens. I plan to take a lot of photography this summer, and begin/end making my portfolio for my glorious Industrial Design Major. HA.
This is as much immediate information that I could scrounge in 20 minutes. Ill be back with cooler ones. Just had to re-enter the Chronicles of Tung
Signing off.
Z
Panama City Beach for spring break would definitely fall into that category. There's one thing that I learned from that trip. No daughter or sister of mine will ever be going. Good god. Stayed at a place called the summit. I felt dirty just being in there knowing that there were about 100 people staying in my room the 5 weeks prior to our visit. We all know what goes on during spring break. A lot of drunken uncleanliness. aka. sex. and lots of it.
Moving on...
When I came home from spring break, having taken 5 years minimum off my life, I wasn't much in the mood to consume more alcohol, EVEN THOUGH my birthday was that friday. Lets talk about a blackout for a minute. A black out is where you consume so much booze that you don't remember anything. The last thing I remember from my birthday is losing my dinner and stomach into my...Bath tub? Now, I have not had many black outs in college prior to this, not since rush freshman year, but I do see people doing it all around me all the time. Most of the time making bad decisions. I am not one to judge, but I sure do love the entertainment of seeing people act a fool. In any event, I am glad my birthday is over.
I sure have developed a love for this place in Champaign, Dos Reales. Its a Mexican restaurant, which has some very delicious margaritas. Ones so delicious in fact, they attract hundreds and hundreds of people every time there is a legit happening on campus like Moms weekend, or Cinco de Mayo. Unreal. Cinco de Mayo/ my best buds birthday, we had a 7 o clock reservation, but were not seated until like 840. A few of my friends were already a bit intoxicated and began getting very impatient, especially with the 50 sorority girls who thought they were there ahead of us, and better than that, two of my friends showed up wearing dego tees, jean shorts, and sombreros. We had a good time. Especially when we got back to the apartment for the party and the girls below us called the cops on us 3 times. Weak. Especially when reading day is the next day? Hoes.
Putting your mattress down in your living room to watch Avatar is always a good idea, so dont let anyone tell you it is not.
A comfortable mindfuck is always a great time.
The Chicago Blackhawks are kicking ass. Up 2 nothing on San Jose, and heading back to Chicago for games 3 and 4. Last time I was in the United Center, I saw them practicing..of course you would know this if you have read previous 'blogs'(lack of a better term) Perhaps I was their lucky charm. Perhaps they dont need luck at all.
The Bulls were a bit of a dissapointment, however no one really expected them to even make the play offs. Derrick Rose on the other hand is a brilliant ball player who has a big future in the NBA ahead. ESPECIIIIALLLLY if we get Lebron. I wont go there, though.
To cap things off, I will be staying in Champaign this summer. First summer away from home. Could make or break me. Hopefully it leads me to write about a lot of interesting things. A lot of good people are staying down here, but I will be without my bests'. We will see what happens. I plan to take a lot of photography this summer, and begin/end making my portfolio for my glorious Industrial Design Major. HA.
This is as much immediate information that I could scrounge in 20 minutes. Ill be back with cooler ones. Just had to re-enter the Chronicles of Tung
Signing off.
Z
Monday, March 8, 2010
Twilight Garbage
Just thought this was an interesting picture to take. I saw it on my way to the studio the other night.
It must have been all the trash from Unofficial St. Patrick's Day at U of I which occurred on Friday the 5th.
They say that 18,000+ students from other schools came to party at U of I that day. What a holiday.
The most amazing SWITCH ever.
(c) Zachary Rodheim 2010
In an Ally Way by my apartment in Champaign, Illinois, I came stumbling across this switch one day on a usual walking routine. I found it to be the most curious, funniest, most red flagged thing I had ever seen. I started showing it to people and referring to it as the Giant Red Switch. I think that the switch references cartoons and such from childhood, coyote and roadrunner, things of that nature. I am so curious to know what it does.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Evolution of Video Games
Lets talk about the Crinkly Little Portrait of the President
Money is the subject of today's idea.
I could not possibly have imagined how important money, or even the word money would be when I was 10 years old.
You come to a point in high school when it is time to get a job, not much, just something to keep the parents off your back.
Then you get a little older, and its time for a summer job. Still this job is not full time, and you are saving, but not that much.
Then you get a little older, and its time to find a 40 hour a week job for the summer. Now its time to 'save for college', which you do, and if you are lucky, you may just find the right job to hold you over for a couple years. Save, Save, Save.
You get to college and realize, you can make one of two decisions. Get a job, and blow it all on a regular schedule, or save, save, save. In my college career, I have gone through several monetary phases. I have split the road when it comes to the two options. Sometimes you get trigger happy and end up with nothing. That is when you really appreciate the value of a dollar. Or there are times when you simply have to say no to all temptations and save every cent. Oh yes, I have reached this stage in college many a time. Especially now when my spring vacation is coming up. Of course, this could have been avoided by the all mighty OPTION 3. Budget, and limit your funds. Well thats no fun, unless you simply do not have the time to be spending money/ you are not a moron.
Next time you reach for your wallet. Think, is this actually worth it? Can I get by without it? The answer is usually yes.
I have learned the hard way, that time is money, and money you probably do not have, especially if youre a student.
This of course does not apply to the wealthy. Screw you.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Thought this was funny-
Until a child tells you what they are thinking, we can't even begin to imagine how their mind is working..
Little Zachary was doing very badly in math.
His parents had tried everything...tutors, mentors,
flash cards, special learning centers.
In short, everything they could think of to help his math.
Finally, in a last ditch effort, they took Zachary down and enrolled him In the local Catholic school. After the first day, little Zachary came home with a very serious look on his face.. He didn't even kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying.
Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Zachary was hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him down to dinner.
To her shock, the minute he was done, he marched back to his room without a word, and in no time, he was back hitting the books as hard as before.
This went on for some time, day after day, while the mother tried to understand what made all the difference.
Finally, little Zachary brought home his report Card.. He quietly laid it on the table, went up to his room and hit the books. With great trepidation, His Mom looked at it and to her great surprise, Little Zachary got an 'A' in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and said, 'Son, what was it? Was it the nuns?' Little Zachary looked at her and shook his head, no.. 'Well, then,' she replied, Was it the books, the discipline, the structure, the uniforms? WHAT WAS IT?'
Little Zachary looked at her and said, 'Well, on the first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around.'
Little Zachary was doing very badly in math.
His parents had tried everything...tutors, mentors,
flash cards, special learning centers.
In short, everything they could think of to help his math.
Finally, in a last ditch effort, they took Zachary down and enrolled him In the local Catholic school. After the first day, little Zachary came home with a very serious look on his face.. He didn't even kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying.
Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Zachary was hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him down to dinner.
To her shock, the minute he was done, he marched back to his room without a word, and in no time, he was back hitting the books as hard as before.
This went on for some time, day after day, while the mother tried to understand what made all the difference.
Finally, little Zachary brought home his report Card.. He quietly laid it on the table, went up to his room and hit the books. With great trepidation, His Mom looked at it and to her great surprise, Little Zachary got an 'A' in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and said, 'Son, what was it? Was it the nuns?' Little Zachary looked at her and shook his head, no.. 'Well, then,' she replied, Was it the books, the discipline, the structure, the uniforms? WHAT WAS IT?'
Little Zachary looked at her and said, 'Well, on the first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around.'
Communication Breakdown
When I was in 7th grade, I got me an AOL Instant Messenger account. From around that time in 1999/2000, technology has taken massive steps to make things quicker and easier for the working man/woman. Today we can have a whole conversation with the screen of a computer or cell phone. This is desensitizing human beings. Remember when we used to pick up the home telephone and get out our address book, or piece of paper with phone numbers on it?
Today, I know people who do not even have home phones any more. They have eliminated it from full in their household. Just cellphones and internet grace the homes. I didnt get a cell phone until I was 16 years old, three years after my AIM account was made. Today, I see 3rd and 4th grades carrying cell phones. I see my siblings talking their lives away on the internet, via keyboard and mouse. What is this doing to their communication skills? When you aren't looking someone face to face, it is easy to say just about anything.
This is dehumanizing. Destructive. Is technological incline good for the human race? or bad for communication, and sensitivity. Ever find it hard to look someone in the eye when speaking to them in person?
Think about it. Next time you want to send someone a text, you ought to dial them up instead.
Today, I know people who do not even have home phones any more. They have eliminated it from full in their household. Just cellphones and internet grace the homes. I didnt get a cell phone until I was 16 years old, three years after my AIM account was made. Today, I see 3rd and 4th grades carrying cell phones. I see my siblings talking their lives away on the internet, via keyboard and mouse. What is this doing to their communication skills? When you aren't looking someone face to face, it is easy to say just about anything.
This is dehumanizing. Destructive. Is technological incline good for the human race? or bad for communication, and sensitivity. Ever find it hard to look someone in the eye when speaking to them in person?
Think about it. Next time you want to send someone a text, you ought to dial them up instead.
Details
Today I want to talk about details- Memorable ones.
Things in your life that stood out. They can be things you heard that someone told you, things that you have seen, things that have happened to you. Yesterday I started a list of details that were extremely interesting to me. These things could be used in a book one day, or in a screenplay. Who knows. Start writing these types of things down. You will be able to look back two, three, ten years from now and have more colorful memories, more detailed ones that are more satisfying.
Or if you are a writer, you will have these to fill your stories with imagination, and wonder.
i.e.
'my friends dad rounded all of the corners in his house so no one would ever receive injury'
Things in your life that stood out. They can be things you heard that someone told you, things that you have seen, things that have happened to you. Yesterday I started a list of details that were extremely interesting to me. These things could be used in a book one day, or in a screenplay. Who knows. Start writing these types of things down. You will be able to look back two, three, ten years from now and have more colorful memories, more detailed ones that are more satisfying.
Or if you are a writer, you will have these to fill your stories with imagination, and wonder.
i.e.
'my friends dad rounded all of the corners in his house so no one would ever receive injury'
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Shutter Island
To all Martin Scorsese Fans. Yes, Fans with a capital F...Please dont wait another minute to
go see this film.
You are reading this post which means you are a Scorsesiac.
Raging Bull
Cape Fear
Taxi Driver
Goodfellas
Casino
The Departed
The Aviator
Gangs of New York
Mean Street
etc.
These movies are all great, and if you love them, you have seen them more than once.
AND you will be blown away by Shutter Island. Leonardo, is at his best. Martin, is at his best.
Ben Kingsley is in it for god's sakes. You know Gandhi wouldn't let millions of viewers down.
Go See it.
College Post
What do we look for in a well rounded college career?
Is it how many books we read?
How many hours we spend in the library?
Our grades?
The test we just bombed?
The test we just aced?
Portfolio?
Career fair?
How much we spend on books?
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The bars we go to?
Bar-crawls?
The friends we made?
How often we speak with our family?
Do we talk to our family?
When we visit home?
How many people we've 'hooked up with?
How many cases of beer we've drank?
How many times we blacked out?
The amount of drugs we've done?
How many classes we've blown off?
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The sports games we've watched?
The sports we play?
The sports games we've attended?
The movies we've seen?
The TV shows we watch?
The movies we download?
The music we listen to?
The internet videos we watch?
+the blogs we do?
The video games we play?
How many times we've gone to the mall?
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How late we stayed up?
How little sleep we've gotten?
What we've eaten?
Where we've eaten?
The amount or lack of showers we've taken?
How often we do the dishes?
How often the apartment gets trashed?
The laundry we do?
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The clothes we wear?
The shoes we wear?
The jewelry we wear?
The sunglasses or hats we wear?
These are all details of our college experiences that occur day in and day out. Some on a daily basis, some on a weekly basis, some once a month. Some of us have never experienced a few of these. Its apparent that some kids have lost themselves at school. Some have found themselves...and some have changed, better or worse.
Take a minute and figure out if you are defined by any of this, or if they as a whole create your identity. What is most important to you? What defines you? Are you well-rounded? Are you confined between the walls of social interaction, and studies? What makes a college career? What breaks it? Is this too much for us to handle weekly for four/+ years? Has it changed you for the better or for the worse? Do you hold too much faith in one category over another? Are you balanced? Thinking does not take time. We are always thinking. Think about your life, and whats most important.
Think about if you were ready for all of this when you stepped onto your respective campus.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Illinois Basketball
The University of Illinois Men's Basketball Team has just tied Michigan State for first place in the Big Ten Conference. With a win over Wisconsin in Madison last night, U of I raised their record to 9-3, while Michigan State lost to Purdue which tied U of I and MSU in the conference. Illinois beat 5th ranked MSU last saturday at home, and with another ranked team down (Wisconsin), hopefully Illinois is looking at a top 25 ranking in the Nation. Our big in the NCAA tournament will hopefully go up a few notches as well.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Pigeon Impossible
This is an amazing animation done by students at the Vancouver film School. Great story line, great visuals, and pretty funny Click in it to view it larger.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Hawks Practice
I saw the Chicago Blackhawks practice today...Theyr'e in a two game funk, but with a home game tomorrow (thursday) hopefully they'll get themselves back on track for their 8 game road trip.United Center: MJ
I took a trip to the United Center today...There it was..standing tall in the front: Michael Jordan's Memorial Statue. 6 Championships with the Bulls. The statue is roughly life size, standing raised probably 20 feet high, There's nothing else really like it. I have been itching to get there to snap a few photos of it...Finally had a little luck. If you havent seen it...I really suggest taking a ride...
Saturday, January 9, 2010
MOVIES
Movie collections are important for many reasons. They show your personality and a bit about who you are. Heres a list of movies that I am proud to say I own. ( a very abridged list)
These are in no particular order and all off the top of my head...But all damn good flicks.
The Departed
Goodfellas
Casino
Pulp Fiction
Inglorious Basterds
Catch me if you Can
Gangs of New York
Saving Private Ryan
Road to Perdition
A Clockwork Orange
The Doors
American Beauty
American Psycho
American History X
Inside Man
Back to the Future
Sin City
Thank You for Smoking
Batman Movies(all)
Training Day
Traffic
Kill Bill V.1/2
Raging Bull
Swingers
Munich
Forrest Gump
Wall Street
Silence of the Lambs
Shawshank Redemption
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Requiem for a Dream
Pi
The Machinist
Desparado
One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest
Cape Fear
Taxi Driver
The Lost Boys
Fight Club
The Wrestler
Momento
Friday Night Lights
The Kingdom
The Royal Tenenbaums
Amazing Beatles Rock Band
This is an amazing visual clip from The Beatles Rock Band. You see
this when you beat the game. It is The Beatles 'The End' from the Abbey Road medly.
Pinhole Photography
Pinehole camera I built freshman year at U of I. Very interesting inside with wavy focal lengths.
Pinhole photography comes from the original concept of the camera obscurra. A pinhole camera can easily be made from a paint can. Theyre a lot of fun to use/build.
These images are all copywritten.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Can-Brella
Thats right, an umbrella made 100% of beer cans and old plastic bags. Sustainable design. Nothing should ever go to waste...
Every day Shadows
Next time youre walking around on a clear day and the sun is out...take a look around...shadows ARE everywhere, and they are really cool.
Male College Obsession
This is the fascinating face of the male college student obsession with: NHL 2010, or Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2. Not god himself could divert the attention of this guy away from the 32 inch flat screen LCD that he is staring at.
White Christmas?
This is what happens when too many people 'dream' for a white christmas. The sky explodes on a random thursday when no-one wants or expects it to. You receive about 10 inches, and your dog cant successfully chase squirrels around the yard.
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