krepelkahumn220

[jkrepelka]

My Yard

Peaceful, tranquil, smooth, reflective, collective, still, constant, unbroken

I've experienced my space in many ways for this class. Smells and sights and sounds, but alas, It seems that the space I knew, Is much different, for me and you. Come on over, let's sit in my space and have a glass.

Like Boethius, I contemplate happiness. Achievement or fun?

My space most similar to the city in Antigone. In the house near by, you can find social and public rooms, and you can find quiet and private rooms. My space, merely another "room" in this larger collection of spaces, is a weird mixture of a lot of these. It's an open yard, fenced off from the others near by, but largely, it's an unrestricted space. It's technically a social space sense anyone could walk outside and engage in conversation with me, but that doesn't happen often. This leaves it quiet, silent, thought-provoking.

[jkrepelka]

A Midnight Snack with the Whole Crew

[jkrepelka]

Finding Comfort in Spacious Spaces

"Out in the Sticks" - A young lady walking around a pond out in the fields between towns. I really like this video because it shows a naturally calm and easy-going environment. Everything from the slight breeze to the speed of the camera-woman's stroll paints a picture of zen. Like the fire in my video, I'm very interested in spaces without humans, spaces without machines, spaces without... "The Pasture" - Another young lady walks through her horse pasture, introducing her family of animals. While I would suggest the amount of large animals makes the space... crowded, Ms. Jordanne moves around the space and her animals freely, and without hesitation. She seems very comfortable in her space. I really like this idea of finding comfort in such spacious spaces. It seems almost unnatural. I would have thought that being in a familiar room with a warm blanket and your family makes for a comfortable space. Meanwhile, these two videos and the video I uploaded, after closer review, show 3 people outdoors, in a largely empty space, comfortably moving about and enjoying their surroundings.

[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.

[tiffanyjordanne-deactivated2017]

"All Who Wander Are Not Lost" - Observation post 4. Here is a clip of me walking through my space, the pasture, on my way to get one of the horses before we went riding that day. The video is already nearly two and a half minutes long just walking through a very small part of the pasture, so there is no way I could have walked around the entire thing. I did, however, point towards the other areas as well as pointed out some key features of this space. It is not exactly narrated, but there are captions throughout most of the video.

[jkrepelka]

Just A Campfire

Since I've had a busy week, I haven't been able to make it to my space during the day. I managed to get a video, but it's at night. This is the best I could do.

At night, I don't move around a lot in my space. I can't see much so i'll inevitably stub my toe on this or that. Instead I like to light little campfires and just relax. For my space is a place of repose. A place without time limits, appointments, or work that needs to be done. My space is zen.

I build a fire to remind me of the many times I went camping as a child. Setting up a tent, lighting a fire, and listening to the peaceful forest. The lack of traffic and congestion. In it's place, the trees eternally dance to the romantic songs of the wind..

In this video I sit some distance from my parents house, the closest piece of civilization, but not too far away. My mother, relaxing on her bed, and my father, folding the laundry. They’ve always been the type for tent trailers, never could leave civilization completely behind. But here I sit, every week or so, watching the tiny fire lick at the wind, planning my escape into the trees. One day I’ll do it... One day...

[jkrepelka]

This is a mock-up of what my space looks like from above. The brown is dirt, the green is vegetation, the grey is concrete, the blue is a roof, and the yellow is sand. I've included all of the major features of my space and centered it on the piece I like the most, the backyard.

In this blue house, there's always something going on. There's usually one or two people working in one of the offices, someone watching T.V., someone cooking... There's always a general commotion.

But in the backyard, at the very top edge, you can get a view of the sun setting, watch birds, and listen to the wind in the trees. There's still motion and noise, but it's not the same.

[m-sci-blog-blog]

In my last post, i described the track as a space that serves several different purposes, specific to those who are using it. By taking time to really listen to the various sounds heard from the several activities occuring around the track, you can truly begin to get a feel for the many uses of...

[murchiehumn220]

As I sit in the living room I hear the sounds of people talking, conversation about going out tonight, what to wear, where to go, and what to eat. Im sitting on the couch glancing at the t.v every so often because “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” has really caught my attention. I faintly hear the...

[rebeccabailey13]

The birds are twittering in the shady tree I decided to sit under to listen to the sounds of my space. They seem to be talking to each other in their own language. “Hi mom,” said Little Bird, “can I have a snack?” Mama Bird quickly replies “NO! Dinner is almost ready!” While I sit and imagine the...

[jkrepelka]

SO Response #2

This week I chose to take a look at Listening in at the Track by m-sci, Spacial Observation 2 by rebeccabailey13, and Riptide by murchiehumn220.

In Listening in at the Track, you can definitely feel the movements in the background. Everyone in their own worlds of adrenaline, sweat, and soon, fatigue. Whether their motives lie in achieving a divine figure or healthy body, everyone is moving. In this post, the many different sounds throughout the space are each mentioned .

Almost on the contrary, RebeccaBailey13's observation takes place outside relaxing under a shady tree. Noticing sounds of nature through birds and the wind through the trees, and the sounds of man through tractors and loud speakers. While it's a much more peaceful scene than the last, there's still a general liveliness in the air.

Riptide by MurchieHumn220 describes their living room. The other inhabitants of caught in discussions of celebrations for the upcoming evening. Earlier in the evening, friends and acquaintances can be heard scattering about both inside and outside of the apartment. The day comes to an end with cold brews and a home-cooked meal. This

Each place is portrayed really well through each author's sonar depictions. The gym full of motion, the apartment with it's excited social interactions, and the shady tree's calming wind and birds. It's interesting to notice the juxtapositions that take place in some of these spaces.

For example, in the living room, the author mentions the excitation of the many people walking around, but they are sitting watching a movie and listening to music. Likewise, RebeccaBailey13 is relaxing under a shady tree, while someone is blasting music out of their car, waiting for their friend. It's this interaction of spaces that I find interesting.

We talk about spaces containing other spaces and each one having and "inside" and an "outside", but we haven't really discussed what happens when there's overlap. The gym is a perfect example of a large group of people, all in their own spaces, yet sometimes having to interact or respond to the spaces of others. Whether deliberate or not, often the spaces we become a part of not only affect us, but they influence the spaces of those around us as well.

[jkrepelka]

Visit Original Link

At my parents' house you can find a happy mixture of things to interact with. If I want to be alone, I can go into their guest bedroom and shut the door. If I want social interactions, I can sit down with my mother and father and converse the day away. And here outside, I can get a pleasant solution of whispering wind, happy dogs, and an inquisitive little brother. 

This wonderful oasis of relaxation has, in itself, little oases to escape to. A perfect haven for the worn student.

[jkrepelka]

A video about signs.

Group Members include:

Arianna Saucedo - AriannaSaucedoHUMN220

Bianca Silva - SilvaHUMN220

Bianca Barba

Tariq Mahmood

James Krepelka (me) - KrepelkaHUMN220

[jkrepelka]

Spaces as Collections of Experiences

I chose to reblog “Got Books”, “Fear, Power, Control and the Prevalence of the Black Sheep”, and “The Pasture”.

I selected this group because after reading through these, I felt they all provoked this feeling of comfort for some and anxiety in others.

At the Gunshop in “Fear, Power, Control and the Prevalence of the Black Sheep”, the author discusses the conflicting emotions that arise when visiting the space. Some feel a general aversion to the place, fearing it, even forming it into a “deviant heterotopia”(Fear). Others are overcome with excitement, power, and a deep satisfaction for the complete control they attain. A single space with drastically different responses from each and every occupant.

In “The Pasture”, the author visits a horse pasture where she feels limitlessly powerful, happy, and free. Riding, grooming, and taking care of horses requires a calm and steady demeanor. Move too quick and the horses might become skittish and unpredictable. Move too slow and the horses can knock you out of their way. For many people, horses instill “apprehension”(Pasture) and concern. Experienced horse groomers and those that have grown up with them react much differently than those who haven’t.

“Got Books” shows an image of a line of books in the Meriam library. A few students find this library as a quiet and soothing environment where one can spend the day studying with friends and increasing their knowledge about interesting subjects. Conversely, some students adopt feelings of anxiety and fear. The not-so-distant memories of the stress and caffeine treatments they subjected themselves to at the end of their previous semester. These silent tombs of paper, ink, and glue can also conjure up many remarkably different emotions.

When reading through them I was immediately exploring my feelings of the same types of locations, and how they differed from the author’s. I found that while my views didn’t quite align, I could see where they were coming from. These weren’t just locations, they provided connections to points into the past. They brought up memories of emotions, and experiences unique and personal to each observer.

While, all of these spaces are very real and well-defined places where many people visit quite frequently, everyone who has the opportunity to encounter them, leaves with a feeling often different from any before. These areas draw very heavily on experiences (or the lack thereof) and for that reason, I find them very interesting.

[eramoshumn220]

This is called “Got Books?”. This was taken in the third floor of the Meriam library. I study here because it’s the quietist floor. This space represents the life of a college student. Much of our time is spent reading books, analyzing articles and surfing the web. The library shows how much we are all connected as college students. The library brings the body of college students together.

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[tiffanyjordanne-deactivated2017]

The Pasture-

A place of nature and beauty for some—a place of apprehension and repulsion for others. This space encourages certain behaviors; certain senses—of freedom; of power. It has an atmosphere that can affect not only behaviors, but moods and actions as well. 

[brownhumn220fa2014]

Fear, Power, Control, and the Prevalence of the Black Sheep

These words describe this space in a way that may not be obvious to most. these words resonate each time I enter and fail to dim out after I exit. A public space, a workspace, and place of leisure all into one. Society has formed it into a deviant heterotopia of sorts however it’s true purpose is a matter of opinion. The Gun Shop