Pictures of Ashley Schiff Nature Preserve

It’s pretty crazy to think that this is what all of long island looked like a few hundred years ago. Many people don’t realize that a few thousand years before that, long island didn’t even exist. It was created when glaciers to the north melted, carrying rocks and dirt south into the sea, until a land mass was formed. Makes you realize how ephemeral everything really is.

Pictures of Ashley Schiff Nature Preserve

It’s pretty crazy to think that this is what all of long island looked like a few hundred years ago. Many people don’t realize that a few thousand years before that, long island didn’t even exist. It was created when glaciers to the north melted, carrying rocks and dirt south into the sea, until a land mass was formed. Makes you realize how ephemeral everything really is.

Pictures of Ashley Schiff Nature Preserve

It’s pretty crazy to think that this is what all of long island looked like a few hundred years ago. Many people don’t realize that a few thousand years before that, long island didn’t even exist. It was created when glaciers to the north melted, carrying rocks and dirt south into the sea, until a land mass was formed. Makes you realize how ephemeral everything really is.

Texture of Time: Machine

R.U.R. is a science fiction play about artificial people called "robots." Professor Baldwin encouraged us to find textures of machines to use for the display of RUR on Saturday. This is a video of watch gears. I think it would be a cool texture to use in one of the Max programs as part of the RUR performance.

being stressed and being creative

Some people don't think this goes hand in hand but I have to disagree. Usually the more stressed out I am the more I try to relax and some of the ways I try to relax is through art and through cooking. Both things I tend to do quite well and I do much more often and better when I have a lot going on.

When it comes to both cooking and drawing you really have to concentrate on what you're doing. Especially with baking, you can't really take a cheesecake out of the oven because you realized you forgot to add eggs. Especially with things like that, I have to really focus because things are extremely precise. And my mother's coworkers eat very well when I have stuff on my mind so I don't want to make anything that isn't up to my standards. I happen to make very good cheesecake but that's besides the point.

When it comes to art, I really have to take my time. I took an art class with two upper division biology classes and did extremely well in all of my classes and I think one of the reasons was because I could relax and let go at least twice a week and get lost with my work.

The more you relax the clearer you head is afterward, at least in my case, so I think it's important.

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