Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Laugh Out Loud. Seriously do it.

              Kate Winslet smiling in a movie for a change. (i love her)



      Dawson was not such a great crier. awkward

Close your eyes.
Smile.
do you feel happier?
you should. 

Laugh.
Laugh out loud.
again, do you feel happier?
you should. 

although these actions are forced, you still experience the same biological actions of chemicals being released causing a change in emotion. 
Isn't that amazing? Instead of just thinking positive, you're laughing positive and smiling positive. 

I am currently taking a class about child development in education: EDHD 5003 taught by Richard Rodgerson. I recommend this class to everyone, not just future educators. 

In lecture today we discussed emotional responses such as crying, laughing, blushing and smiling. All things I frequently do. Often times all at once. Totally Embarrassing. 

I believe that these four things are very strong markers of humanity(I am not saying that they do not occur within other species). They are such genuine responses. Blushing and crying are so hard to fake, unless you're kate winslet. Smiling and laughing on the other hand are easily to fake, but often times when that happens you can tell. 

It is healthy to express your emotions. keeping things inside does not help. Let it all out. Although maybe you shouldn't cry during lecture, that may cause the intellectual dreamboats and I to feel uncomfortable. Laughing, blushing and smiling are most acceptable classroom emotional responses. 




Saturday, September 19, 2009

32nd State in the Union, but 1st in My Heart






              Bouquet toss

     snow fort, a Minnesota winter must 

Family picnic on the flats near the Washington Avenue Bridge



During my geography of Latin America lecture my professor talked about the appeal of my lovely state. to paraphrase:
Minnesota is a special place. Students who spend their undergraduate years in Minnesota will want to leave it for some new exciting place to be young adults. But eventually they want to settle down in Minnesota. 

This is one of the most reassuring things I have heard in college. 

the photos are from the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database
http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/