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[mschumacherhumn220]

The one word that I can describe my space as would be “old”. While it really isn’t any older than the rest of Chico, it certainly looks the part. The way that the way I describe my space relates to our course is that basically everything that we uncover, discover, and interact with in our course...

[eramoshumn220]

I totally agree with your keyword to describe your space "old". I actually live across the street from the alley. I think that this space looks really beaten and warned down. The trash and old sofas laying around really send the message that it has been though a lot.

On my first response to this I had stated that this picture can symbolize a college students life before through out and after college. Which I still very much see to be the case , the objects that make up the space represent an attribute or obstacle students go through. The enterance and exits represent the beginnings and the endings of a journey. 

I like how many people have differing perspective on how they choose to look a space, i feel as if that is a choice of freedom. We as human being have the opportunity to express and think the way we feel. 

I like how you mentioned the meaning of maps in your writing because I agree i feel a map is showing how objects relate to each other. For example one good question to ask about a space would be "What is the Purpose of this location?" or "what does it mean?". These are all important things to think about when observing a space.

Your space and others in the class opened my eyes to how different people can look at spaces. 

[mvanghumn220-deactivated2018121]

A key term from this semester that best characterizes my space is comfort. Centennial Plaza makes me feel comfort because I can escape from reality when I visit it. This reminds me of Bachelard’s “Corners,” where he talks about these corner spaces that we happen to have all of our thoughts...

[mnedvedhumn220]

Perspective is a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something. All the observational posts we have been doing throughout the course have to deal with showing the audience a different perspective of your space within each assignment. Throughout this course, we have read multiple books,...

[eramoshumn220]

Hetertopia

When being in my space and observing it this semester I came to realize if there's one word to describe my space it would be "heterotopia". I thought that this word perfectly described the atmosphere of my space. My space is a quiet one with a lot of information within it. A lot of scholarly resources are accessible in the third floor of the library. The heterotopia which most represented my space would be the "open vs close" one. I felt that when you enter my space it is quite different then when you exit my space. Before you com into my space you are different then when you actually inside my space. When in my space you are quiet students are respectful towards other students studying. In my space their conformity people have to be quiet in the library they have to interact with more of themselves than with anyone else. People can engage much with objects like books,computers, headphones, the internet etc. You use objects that won't cause to much disruption. The noise level in the room is pretty quiet not so much noisy at all compared to the other floors of the library. My space is one where you have to watch what you do and make sure it is done quietly. This class has taught me a lot about my space, I now see different outlooks and perspectives about my space.

[mschumacherhumn220]

"Worn Down Attributes of a Worn Down Alley"

[eramoshumn220]

The pictures of your space embody so much meaning emotionally and physically. 

The first object that stood out to me was first picture of the back a gray shed with black spray paint saying "This shade of Gray SUX". This printing added nothing but negativity to the picture. When I look at the photo I feel like the person who graffitied might be very rebellious or a very pessimistic person. This individual actually had the time of day to grab stencils and do this. I feel like this person probably had nothing better to do. But this picture also adds more neglectful attitude creating more an abandonment of the alley. This pictures purpose proves to show abandonment and loneliness. 

The next picture that stood out to me was the 3rd picture where there is a large pile of dead pale brown leaves with two empty cups on top, one blue the other white. This photo gave me only one word to describe it "PARTY". The two cups can symbolize one attribute of a college student in this case partying. Many college students that attend CSUC experience or encounter parties. Many parties occur around your space, I'm presuming many drunk students walk through here at night and leave a gift, plastic or Styrofoam cups. This picture shows that a lot of partying goes on around this area even within. 

The last picture which stood out to me was the fourth picture where there's an old tire a frame like object some leafy plants and a lot of leaves on the ground and covering the edges of the frame. This picture evokes again loneliness as said before. The picture says that this space is a "Trash Zone" . When i walk through this space all i think is how wasted it looks. I love the feeling of walking through all the leaves that actually makes me happy. But otherwise this space is a place for trash. I can relate trash and abandonment to this space. People just leave trash here like the tire, or the frame like object. These objects are meaningless to people. This place is meant for nothing but trash. 

I love your pictures they make the objects put together make the place represent negativity, trash and abandonment all at the same time. 

[eemanuelhumn220]

Girly Bedroom

[mmillerhumn220-blog-blog]

Keeping it Quiet

[eramoshumn220]

Studious Sally 

[mschumacherhumn220]

Walkthrough of my space

In this video we see my space, an alley between backyards that connect 3rd street to 5th street. In the video I decide to walk all the way up to show the contents of the alley, which consists of a run down alley with lots of graffiti and in this case, mattresses. 

I try my best to describe the space, but honestly there really wasn’t much to talk about. As long as as the feeling of the space is taken in from my documentation is all that matters. 

The details of my space are seen in this video, and now the combination of my post showing a picture and the audio recording are now one. 

[eramoshumn220]

Post Response 4 :

Your video recording "From 3rd to 5th" would not play on my computer but I did get some description of your video from your caption. I thought your caption was pretty straight forward.

The main descriptor of your space were the leaves and the old mattress both these items said something relevant. These two items represent how old abandon alley looks. The alley is pretty nature full by the leaves and trees and as well as trashed with old furniture and trash.

Your space entails a special alley, a college alley. This alleys main scenery can be seen as lonely and abandon as said previously. The trees and leaves and furniture say something about the space. Your space is clear and simple to see.

[katiehumn220]

Roaming in Roses

This is my video of me walking through my chosen space, the George Petersen Rose Garden. Not much noise can be heard in the background throughout the video except the sound of my footsteps. At one point, a man can be seen and heard in the video talking on his cell phone about the Giants baseball team winning the World Series yesterday. Also, the faint sound of birds flying around and chirping in the background can be heard. The main focus of the video was to showcase the roses, and how many different colored and sized roses there are. The rose garden is a perfect place to go if you want to relax for a bit because, as you can tell from the video, at certain times during the day when not many people are out and about, the environment is very calming and can be a stress reliever. On a day like today, when the wind is blowing slightly, the smell of the roses can be detected anywhere you walk in the garden. Narrow rock pathways can be seen in the video too, which allow people to easily walk through the garden and see all of the roses and birds and bees that often frequent the roses.

[scanada1humn220]

Out in the Sticks

When I started the video I was onto the deck where my original picture or post began. If you listen to the video all you can hear is me walking and the wind. When first starting the video in front of me is the pond. To the right is an airstrip that you can barely see because of the sun as well as because the pond is to big to really see it unless you walk over there. I chose to not go over there because with rice season going on I wasn’t sure if a plane would actually land. I went to the left and to the left of the pond is a ditch where you can see water is being let into the pond. I tried to get a shotgun shell in the video but you can’t see it. The shells are from workers who shoot skeets over the pond. As I continue to walk to the left of the pond there is more water further left. That is a rice field that has been harvested and now is flooded. If you look straight in from me behind a big tree are the Sutter Buttes. It is hard to see them in the video but they are there. I chose to name this Out in the Sticks because literally nothing is around me about agriculture and nature.

[rebeccabailey13]

WALKING ON SUNSHINE

While walking down the street, I noticed how much the landscape has changed. The fields are no longer as green and plush as they were in the summer. Now they appear more weathered and closer to the end of their cycle. The trees are losing their leaves as the seasons change. The rice farmer was picking the last of the crops while I walked by. As I scanned the surrounding nature, it seemed to go on forever. Theres a lot more brown in the scenery than there was a month ago. All of the crops seem to be sucking up the last of the water they have been given as though they are starving in this autumn weather.  I really enjoyed walking around this orchard because I got to witness the mid year change in scenery. 

[rebeccabailey13]

WALKING ON SUNSHINE

While walking down the street, I noticed how much the landscape has changed. The fields are no longer as green and plush as they were in the summer. Now they appear more weathered and closer to the end of their cycle. The trees are losing their leaves as the seasons change. The rice farmer was picking the last of the crops while I walked by. As I scanned the surrounding nature, it seemed to go on forever. Theres a lot more brown in the scenery than there was a month ago. All of the crops seem to be sucking up the last of the water they have been given as though they are starving in this autumn weather.  I really enjoyed walking around this orchard because I got to witness the mid year change in scenery. 

[eramoshumn220]

I recorded my space on the 2nd floor of the library. I couldn't record in the 3rd floor because you have to be quiet in there. The second floor I recorded because this floor looks similar to the 3rd. In this video I walk through some book aisles demonstrating the meanings of some of the books. Each book looks the same as the one next to it but in reality the inside of the books say different things. For example one of the aisles had books about laws. The books all look alike but they had different laws according to the edition number on the bottom of the spine of the book.I also added a section in the video showing California State university students studying at the round tables. Each student would mind their own business. What I mean by that is students would associate with whomever is at the table if the student . Each student is working either alone or in a group. I also noticed that there were private cubicles for students. Students have access to work in private by these cubicles. My space is quiet but also very scholarly.

[mschumacherhumn220]

This is the map depicting my space “Alley between 3rd and 5th street”. The space is the blue area painted and the black border surrounding it. The map shows which backyards are segmented to construct the alley and show the mouths of each entrance/exit. Through this map you can see the exact location of the particular alley if you ever choose to visit it

[eramoshumn220]

Response to “Alley between 3rd and 5th street”

 Your map came out really simple. The lines came out very geometric except for one the main blue line. This line is important because it essentially is your space "Alley between 3rd and 5th street". The map is hard to read because the wording is so small, but that's okay because you don’t need them in this case.

 Your maps blue line is the attention grabber, it guides the audience to the main space. The baby blue line shows almost looks like scratches almost as if it were done by hand. Your space is very much different compared to other maps. Your map represents your space using many lines but focusing on one main line in other posts I have seen otherwise. Other maps have of a more detailed space you can say the amount of objects in there space are greater than yours. Also other posts use all there lines to focus on their space you didn’t. I like how the endings of the blue line are your entrance and exits, it really shows how easy your space is interpreted. The entrance/exit signs guide us to and from your space. Your space was very easy to read.Thank you Matthew for sharing your map.

[rebishumn220]

So I tried to draw a 3D drawing of the Sweet Cottage Cafe but my picture does not do the cafe justice. Nonetheless, I accurately included the shop’s floor plan as well as the basic color scheme. As you can see, there is plenty of comfortable seating with the couches/lounge chairs set up and there are also tables which is ideal for when you buy something to eat. The area of course has a lot more to it such as decorations, a cash register, and fridges/food but despite the fact I still feel this drawing gives off the small and cozy vibe the real cafe has. I placed an arrow for where their kitchen is located (and where they prepare their products) indicating that there is more to the Sweet Cottage and not just the area seen above. The window and entrance face downtown where you could see cars and people pass by.

[rebeccabailey13]

This is the Google Earth map view of the Orchards by Craig. It shows the airport hidden behind the orchard. Up is a confusing direction in this screenshot. It is angled down so the Up is actually down. I included this image because although I picked a smaller orchard, the grand scale of the entire area is too beautiful and secret to pass up.