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The Recovery of the Monarch
A Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King This one finally explains some of Gollum’s back story. Which I found helpful for understanding his motivation throughout the other films. This one’s really gory in my opinion. I did not like that, but I understand that most of it was probably important to the story This one has more action though, and seemed more interesting to me. Turns out it’s called The Lord of the Rings because whoever holds the “main” one ring controls them all making him, you guessed it: The Lord of the Rings. I still think it’s still a super odd story but…
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Don’t stop with awesome, keep going.
I learned a lot at FEEcon this past weekend, and although I won’t be able to repeat all of it, here are some more thoughts. One of my favorite speakers was Dewitt Jones, a National Geographic photographer who did his first film project at 23 and has traveled the globe grabbing wonderful shots and learning about his skills along the way. See his website here: https://dewittjones.com/ (all quotes in this post are from Jones’) I want to share some of what he shared during his keynote presentation and add some of my own analysis. “Don’t be competitive with anyone else, you have your own set of skills.” (paraphrased). Understand that…
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Taking the Leap
I learned a lot at FEEcon this past weekend, and although I won’t be able to repeat all of it, here are some more thoughts One of my favorite speakers was Dan Harmon, and I got to hear from him during a couple of the break out groups. He’s part of Harmon Brothers marketing, and, in my opinion, a creative genius. He is the creator of some famous commercials such as Poo-Pourri, Squatty Potty, and Purple mattresses. One of the (paraphrased) quotes I wrote down was: “The Harmon Brothers aren’t brilliant, you just need more iterations of your product.” This was ridiculously meaningful to me. It means that it may…
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Create a Process
I learned a lot at FEEcon, and although I won’t be able to repeat all of it, I want to share some ideas here! One of my favorite speakers was Austin Wintory, an award-nominated composer. He spoke on music’s influence on gaming, and film but also brought it into a business context. Sometimes creativity is more of a process and less of a product, Austin is a case in point. One of my favorite takeaway points was, “think if how your budgetary & creative constraints can work together.” What he was speaking to here was that in some instances he’s written specific music that didn’t need certain instruments, in those…
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FEEcon – Saturday Review
Similar schedule vastly different, but similarly engaging content. I loved learning about creativity, politics, entrepreneurship and other great ideas. It was a chance to meet people who wanted to hear ideas even though most people came with previous convictions in mind. Plus I met over 30 Praxians! What a treat this was, from people whose blogs I’ve read, to those whose projects I’ve seen, to those who I’ve gotten to chat with over video call. Plus I met many of my advisors! #feecon2019
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FEEcon – Friday Review
What. A. Day! It has been so fun meeting so many people and really just meeting so many of my fellow Praxis participants for the first time in person! One of my favorite speakers today was a gentleman who composes video game and movie scores, but a close second was the gentleman who’s company created some famous video commercials. I loved hanging out with friends today and I’m so excited for another day of FEEcon. Let’s do this. #feecon2019
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Economically Thinking
I’m on my way to FEEcon right now. It’s a conference put on by the Foundation for Economic Education (LINK). Tomorrow I’ll give my synopsis, but today I want to talk about what I’m excited about. 1. Another unique trip. I have never been to an educational conference out of State. I’ve gone to conferences before, but nothing like FEEcon 2. Meeting more Praxians and my advisors in person. I have already met a few fellow participants in person, but none of my advisors. 3. Learning about economics in a helpful and meaningful way. I can’t wait to hear from different speakers during this event. There are great articles on…
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Two Parts In
A Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers I just watched the second part of this trilogy with students from the youth group I work with. This one was better in my opinion than the first, but also slightly harder to follow, especially since the characters were in different places. I thought the Gollum character was kind of funny and the trees were kind of endearing, except when they both were kind of annoying. Holy moly though, this one seemed scarier and more gruesome. I don’t know how much to say about this, but I definitely looked away at some parts. This one was funnier overall too,…
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The Newer Cook in the Kitchen
Are you learning to cook more or wanting to? Here are my thoughts as I learn a couple more dishes from my Mom, and experiment a little with food for myself before moving out. I love hotdish (or casserole) and I just made one all myself his evening for dinner for my family. I actually kind of liked making it because it’s one of my favorite kinds of dishes. That said if you’re new to cooking try an approachable dish, preferably a favorite kind of dish. Learn dishes you grew up with, and maybe try a version of your favorite restaurant dish. The other thing to remember is that there…
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What Have You Got To Lose?
If you try something, apply to something, ask something etc. Often times there is a lot to lose by making a certain choice, whether that’s time, money, or resources, or maybe even relationships, but that doesn’t mean there always is, or that it outweighs the wins. When I apply for jobs I realize that sending in an application hardly hurts me. It takes a couple of minutes, and I could find my dream job. That said, I really like responding to job openings that ask for a “Google Jobs” form reply or an email reply, it allows for either a streamlined process or plenty of information and creativity. When I…
