My Final Project

Hey Joe, just in case my disc I drop off to you on Monday has any problems, here is my final project for your viewing pleasure :)

Finally My Sounds Are Posted!

Sorry for the delay! Its Blogger's fault, I swear!!

Sounds of my everyday

(Although my sound clip has failed to load yet...Technical difficulties) I made this sound mix at my job, where I spend most of my days. I am a barista and the sounds of my work are both loud and extremely annoying. High pitched sounds coming from the milk steaming and the loud grinding sounds of the coffee grinder have most likely affected my hearing capabilities over the past several years. These sounds may sound unfamiliar to many, but to me the sounds of the milk steamer and coffee grinder are so familar that they seem to even show up in my dreams. Enjoy!

p.s. Sound clip soon to come, as soon as Blogger.com gets with it!

Impossible? project

This could be you!!

When I was in Austria I visited this cemetery in the tiny town of Halstatt. This room of skulls is in a little shed in the middle of the grounds and if a person of the town wishes to be put into this room when he or she dies, they state it in their will. The family members of the dead paint intricate pictures and designs on the skulls of their loved ones. This is totally open to the public and there are candles lit 24 hours a day. What is so interesting to me about this is that to us it seems almost creepy and disgusting, but the culture over there accepts death differently and much more honestly. This picture looks creepy, but after being there I think it's beautiful! Would you want your skull to be there some day??

A California man was sentenced to life in prison for shooting to death his Alcoholics Anonymous Sponsor at a meeting. Sadly the man's anonymity can no longer survive. (Associated Press, November 2008)

Cat Scratch Fever

Authorities in Grant County say a dispute over a dead kitten led to the beating death of a man, after follwing a trail of hairballs, the suspect was found licking his own wounds.