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Well first off, some background details might be needed for this video. My suite mate, Conner Nagel, has a skin condition that causes his skin to become very easily irritated and actually puffs out in a scar-like fashion. At the time of this conversation, I had just learned about his condition, and to demonstrate his "ability" he took a plastic fork and gently scratched all over his chest (to look like a cat clawed him up). The scratch would not hurt anyone and could barely be felt. After he inflicted the scratches he said they would need some time to "ripen" and would soon look like some vicious scars.
This conversation took place in my bedroom, which I share with Jacob Butman (the third voice in the video). I definitely visit this place quite often and probably spend the most time in this room. The walls are not of ideal thickness so there is usually random sounds from other rooms. The room above me must love sporting events or something because they always seem to freakout and yell as loud as possible throughout the day and night. Also there is always a constant sound of air blowing from the vent over my roommate's bed, it literally never goes off, no matter how much you adjust the temperature. Living quarters are used to serve a purpose, but with so much time spent within them, they can be the place that many memorable events occur. Some pretty great conversations have taken place within its walls. I would say this was one of the more humorous conversations. Maybe it's only funny to my friends and me, probably a little bizzare to others, but I hope this piece evokes a couple of laughs. Really, the only decision I made was to record this event because I wanted to have his "scars" on video.  Other than that, I just let it play out which I guess was by accident. Then I realized that it was a pretty funny and complex conversation that I could use for this project.  I really enjoyed the process of making the video, I got really into it. I stayed well past the time class had ended to finish it. I probably have the entire conversation memorized I've heard it so many times. Yes, this was a silly idea but I had fun with it. The only thing I really didn't like was my lack of knowledge and ability to utilize the iMovie program to its full potential. The process I used to create the video was very time consuming and I think it didn't have to be. Other than that, I really enjoyed the project and I hope I can develop and utilize my skills in future projects.

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Once again, not what I was expecting to read but I was thoroughly entertained. At first, I really wasn't sure where the story was going and it seemed to drag on with setting up the scene, but then the pieces started to come together and I began to connect it with our projects in class. By just taking the sound away from a video and listening to it with no visual aid gives one a very different perspective. I can only imagine what it would be like to be blind, and I wont even try to imagine what it would be like to   experience everything from that perspective. Without visual aid, the mind relies on its other senses to guide it to conclusions. I found the detailed conversation of how Robert attempted to translate his feelings to the author, Raymond Carver. Robert simply had Carver close his eyes draw what he saw from watching a TV show about cathedrals. Carver was so moved by this thought that he had to sit and take it all in for a moment.
The only thing that I could point out and could be seen as negative, however it was later resolved, was the lack of appreciation on the part of Carver. He took for granted the most important sense in the human body and could barely describe a cathedral to a blind man. At least he recognized his poor ability to do so and later realized his fault in that. In all I thought this was a great piece and really learned a valuable lesson.