i should be an rtvf major

really, i love things that move. yesterday we filmed and editted for the whole day. with this being a documentary-style project, we couldn't stage scenes. so this called for me chasing down a baby with a giant red helium balloon. take me literally when i say giant. i saw him from inside panera across the street. when he pulls on the string it's like a big yoga ball is boucing into his face. i was equally if not more intrigued. in the same way, i am drawn to the art of film. it's all about the movement and how with effective manipulation you can convey anything you want.

i try hard to limit each of my entries to one topic but i feel the urge to talk about something else so hopefully this awkward transition will somewhat tie the two topics together.

you know what doesn't move and requires your imagination to come to life? the biology textbook. it demands to be read and understood. it's arrogant in knowing its importance to you yet refusing to move for you. it refuses to be any more animated and interesting than the occasional cartoons, in which all biological complexities have become blobs of red, green, yellow. despite this and the hours of studying i need to do, i think i actually enjoyed reading about biology last night. granted the article i read was funny (a genetic engineer wanted to combine the radish's roots and cabbage's leaves for a plant that has both tasty roots and leaves...he ended up with a ridiculous-looking veggie with radish's leaves and cabbage's roots), but i actually appreciated the complexity of biology and humans' discovery of its application. it reminded me again why i am not an RTVF major and nudged me toward concentrating in genetics and molecular biology.