Frank Loyd Wright

Frank Loyd wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin on June 8, 1867. He was concidered a leader in the Prarie School movement of archetecture. "Wright's basic philosophy of architecture was stated primarily through the house form, and he had few major commissions for public buildings, office buildings or skyscrapers in the early years." Some of the structures that he built during the 1900-1920 time period were: The Larkin Administration Building in Buffalo, New York, the Midway Gardens in Chicago, and the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo."In the 1920's, Wright explored the use of poured concrete and abstract sculptural ornamentation in residential construction. He developed a type of construction using precast "textile" concrete blocks which were bound together by steel rods and poured concrete"In 1933 when Wright constructed the small Malcolm E. Willey House, it acted as the begining of a sort of second career for him. The Malcom E. Willey House "represented a revolutionary change in domestic planning; i.e., the living room and dining room were completely unified in a single space, and the kitchen ("workspace") was only separated from the living area by a range of shelves." This house was sort of the connector between the prairie houses and the Usonian houses. Some famous buildings Wright built in the 1930's were: Fallingwater, and the Administration Building of the S.C. Johnson and Son Company. "Fallingwater has been described as "the apotheosis of the horizontal." Its cantilevered terraces soar dramatically over a natural waterfall, and the interior of the house blends seamlessly into the surrounding woods. The Johnson Building, resembling a "gigantic and beautiful machine," is based on the curve rather than the cantilever and turns inward upon itself, ignoring the existence of the outside world." In 1940-41, the Museum of Modern Art held an exhibit as a retrospective of some of the marvelous works he designed. At the exhibit, he received several awards and honors. Some famous buildings that he built in the 40's were: the S. C. Johnson Research Tower, and the Morris Gift Shop.In the fifties 3 of his buildings were chosen by the American Institute of Architects to join the other 11 buildings of his (making the total 14) to be "examples of his architectural contribution to American culture". These buildings are: the Price Company Tower, the Beth Sholom Synagogue, and, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

On April 29, 1959 in Phoenix, Arizona Frank Loyd Wright died.

info credit A.K.A the stuff in quotes- (becasue I'm good, but not that good):http://www.delmars.com/wright/flw6.htm

Malcolm E. Willey House

Falling Water

The Soloman R. Guggenheim museum

trust thyself as one would trust thy xbox to get the red rings of death

Well yesterday we went to the community center (and hilarity ensued) whether it was from a pink unbrella to a poorly placed vending machine(sorry). This endevor brought about thoughts of trust. Trust I realized is something that must be given and earned. It is not (at least by me) freely given to any random person at first glance, like "oh he seems nice, I'm going to go and give him my pin #". It is also something that must be self attained because trusting yourself is the most important aspect of surviving in this cruel abyss we call life. If you don't or can't trust yourself you most likely won't trust anyone else. Trusting yourself takes alot of confidence and faith. If you don't trust yourself you will also not be able to do the best you can do, and your work (and personality) will greatly reflect that. If Steve Jobs didn't trust himself, his abilities, and his product then we would all be listening to ......ZUNES......AHHHHHHH! --------point proven.

have a good one-
katz

well arent you a Mötley Crüe...

ok so yeah i havn't posted in a while...........not much to say...soccer and stuff...........so im just gonna get on with my poem...kk?


Words within words

words as a quill
your mind as its slate
things arent always what they seem
between the lines
a whole different world
frustrating
read on
hope to get a glimmer
of true meaning
but that's half the fun

soak it up....yeah that just happened......lol

Becky Pie

Serves 2

1 pyrex dish
add a cup of crazyness
a tablespoon of zest
some fruit(but NO oranges!)
1 pair of ballet slippers
toss in 1 senoir year
a pinch of hard work
put in oven for.....an undecided amount of mintues
serve hot

That was a Cheap Trick!

Well to start, please excuse the formatting of my last blog entry...I still haven't exactly got the hang of this blogging thing..... and this entry was supposed to be from yesterday grrrrrr.......... Anyway... I feel that a blog is sort of like a private cyber diary....that just about everyone can read. Idk exactly what to write next. Maybe some inspirational quote.....nah..... Perhaps a profound statement that could wrap up my day in a nice little package.......pass.....So you will have to settle for this: Today sucked. Not just a normal suckiness...but that kind of mind numbing boredom mixed with a tinge of rotton milk with a spritz of annoyance....just simply that kind of suckiness(is that even a word?).It starts with last night. I couldn't fall asleep and was convinced in my pre-sleep twilight state of mind that every time I rolled over, I was being watched by that weird Saw Doll. Needless to say, it sucked. Finally getting over that inane paranoia, I finally got half an hour of the pure rejuvenating sleep, when I was awoken by my mom strongly suggesting that I do my social studies homework (which actually was done the previous day....unbeknownst to her). After that whole ordeal of telling her it was already done, I was unable to fall back asleep and decided to face the day. Then( oh joy) it was off to my soccer game. Now you might say, "well Alex, it was a lovely day out to play soocer" to which I would have to agree. What slandered my experience was the fact that I am currently recooperating from a soccer injury which prevents me from actually playing sports at this time. So, my hour and a half that should have been spent knocking in the teeth of my oblivious opponents, was spent on the sidelines breathing in the lovely stench of sweaty guys........Yes, this was my day...and yes it could not get any worse...or so I thought. It turns out my math which I so dilegently did yesterday, was soaked (with something) and illegable. I thought this was bad luck so I did it over and thought nothing else of it. Then, all of a sudden, while editing my english homework, my computer got a virus. Now call me crazy, but this just wasn't bad luck....someone up top was screwing with me....royally. My english was gone AND my Pac Man high score was gone, (which was aquired by not interacting with real people but rather sitting in my dark cave.....) curse the fates! I shall end this ballad with a quote now to prevent you from being further depressed by my day (or dying from hysteria at my expense...either way) "LIFE SUCKS...get used to it, now clean your room"-My DAD

Alex does the 1st day picture assignment

Very photogenic, you can really see she was enjoying herself!

just keep smiling, it will all be over soon...

My favorite thing about this picture is the fact that she has a inquisitive look upon her face.

I like this photo because of the look of humorous realization on her face.

This picture sticks out because of her intent gaze at the ceiling, i makes me wonder what she is looking at.

I think the picture conveys a feeling of embarrassment which is quite funny.

I like the look of bubbly happiness on her face in this picture.

"Dude! I got an idea!" I chose this picture because it conveys exactly that feeling.

I like the intensity of his eyes, what a powerful stare!

This picture has a lot of warmth to it. She seems like she is enjoying having her picture taken.









I like this photo because it makes me wonder what is happenig off frame.

GO WILDCATS!!! The look of ferosity on her face scared me.

Sweet dreams..........The first day of school can really hit you hard.

Man, i would love to be in on that joke.

This picture conveys seriousness. It looks like she has something important to say.

I like her eyes and smile in this picture.

This picture captures a great expression on his face, it makes me want to laugh with him.

Very "cousin itt". Addams family anyone?

This looks like a scene directly from a horror film..."OMG he's

behind that door!"

Sweet Zack Braff pose. It looks like he's day dreaming right in the middle of class.

Due to my insecure mentality i

was unable to choose the picture i liked the most....so i chose the one i hated the least.

Loving the drama here, looks like she just got some bad news.

She has a look of amazement in this picture.

In this picture she has a good intelectual look.

In this picture she looks like she is contemplating a thought. Wonder what it is?

I chose this pix because it looks like she has done this before

but is still having a good time with it.

I chose this picture because it looks like she didn't quite get the joke.

In this picture, she actually looks like she is having fun, as opposed to her other ones where she looks posed.

When looking at this picture i wonder, what or whom she is looking at because it is certainly not the photographer.

What a very secretive pose!

Wombats, Monkees, and Phish

Well, if you found this, you are here for one (or possibly more) of these reasons:

1)You accidently clicked on this link, and now find yourself reading through a individual's random thoughts and are now thoroughly bored;

2) {censored} ;

) You have absolutely no life and enjoy looking at random people's blogs (if this is the case, please vacate the area immediately and amount to something);

4) You are my cyber stalker and are planning to come to my house and watch me sleep..... if so, I'm waiting for you with my bat; or

5) You actually care about what I have to say (typos and all) and enjoy listening, errr....reading my ramblings. If that is the case, let me cordially invite you to the eclectic group of words that is my blog .........END OF LINE......