Monday, November 19, 2012

CO 102 Blog #10 - A New Champion Is Crowned

Ever since I was a little girl I have been a huge NASCAR fan just like my daddy. I have grown up with a special appreciation for cars and racing unlike most of my friends. This past Sunday, Brad Keselowski was crowned the Sprint Cup Champion at Homestead Miami Speedway.

Keselowski grabbed his first championship win this year as well as being the first driver to win a championship for car owner Roger Penske. Penske has been a car owner since 1972 and 40 years later, he has finally found a driver to win him a championship.

At the beginning of the last race of the season on Sunday, Keselowski lead five-time-champion and race veteran Jimmy Johnson by 20 points. They spent most of the 400 miles of the race neck-in-neck in the points, but at the end of the race, Johnson had a poor pit stop that would end up hurting his chances. On top of this fatal pit stop, Johnson burned up a gear in the car and was headed behind the wall.

Keselowski was reassured that he now had the championship firm in his grasp. He pulled in for a last minute pitstop to refuel and get fresh tires, simply because he could. In the mean time, the driver in third place in the points, Clint Bowyer, gained track position and was able to surpass Johnson in the points to take second.

As Keselowski pulled down pit lane to head to victory lane to celebrate with his crew, Johnson, who was already in his street clothes, was the first to run to Keselowski's window to shake his hand and congratulate him. The five-time champion respectably congratulated his competitor, the new Sprint Cup Champion.



Lia Veley

Monday, November 12, 2012

CO 102 Blog #9 - Once Upon A Time

I have developed a new obsession with a TV show in the past week and a half that is so strong, my friends are starting to worry about me. "Once Upon a Time" is a show that is in its baby years of production with ABC. I have created a bond with this show and the characters in it, so I suppose the writers and producers are doing their jobs.

"Once Upon a Time" follows a very interesting storyline. The world of all the fairytales we have grown up with and know so well has been thrust into our world by a curse set by the Evil Queen - Regina. All of these fairytale characters live in the town of Storybrooke, Maine and have forgot who they truly are are and where they came from. It is up to Emma - the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming - to save them all and get them back to their true lives.

I came across this show one day while I was on Netflix looking for something to watch. I had heard good things about this show from a bunch of my friends and from other sources, so I decided I would give it a watch and see what all the commotion was about. I am SO happy I did. I watch 22 episodes of this show within 10 days. I have developed an emotional attachment to these characters and this story that is very special and emotional.

The plot line of this show had developed beautifully and is extremely impressive to me. Beyond my emotional attachment to this show, I have taken a deep interest in the production aspect of it. The sets, costumes, makeup and special effects that this show uses is truly amazing to me. It has made me realize that I would love to work on a show like this because of how interesting producing it must be, and how much fun it looks.

I highly recommend everyone to take interest in "Once Upon a Time." The first season is available on Netflix and the first episodes of the second season are on ABC.com.

Monday, November 5, 2012

CO 102 Blog #8 - Seperation Anxiety

Going off to college is supposed to be the best time of your life, where you become who you will be for the rest of your life, where you create a life path and where you make new friends. But what I have started to realize now that I am two months into my college career is that college is a test of the relationships you built before you went away.

Coming to college has really been a test of past relationships of mine. Before I came to school, I was very blessed to have a big group of close friends. In addition to all of my friends, I have a very tight knit, typical Italian family and I now value those relationships so much more.

Being separated from some of my best friends has made me realize how much I miss them. There are a few people that I haven't seen them or heard their voices in the entire two months that we have been at school and this makes me wonder, how will things be when we come home for Thanksgiving? Will things become awkward or will things seem as though no time has passed?

Last night, I came to the realization that one of my best friends in the whole world is slowly slipping though my fingers. I feel like I am loosing him and I got to thinking about why. When I was at home with him, we were stuck like glue, two pees in a pod. Then at the beginning of the summer he got a girlfriend and thats when things started heading downhill. He pushed my relationship to the side and started to wrap himself up in her world.

As much as I can blame him and his girlfriend for the gap between us, I also have to take some of the blame. Going away to college can be really hard on relationships and me not being home to being with him like I used to, I can't give him all of the blame of our failing relationship.

College really does show you who your true friends are. You learn who really cares about you and you learn how to handle long distance relationships, romantic or not. College teaches you that if you really care about someone and want to keep them in your life, you have to put in effort.

Monday, October 29, 2012

CO 102 Blog #7 - Two Sides of the Story

So earlier in the week, I had a paper due in another class and the topic of the paper really got me thinking. We had to discuss a relationship in our life that had ended. As I got into my own paper, I started to think about what the same paper would look like from the other persons perspective.

I will give you a quick overview of my story. I started talking to a boy over the summer who would be going to school with me in the fall. Our relationship progressed quickly into something a little bit more then friends. But here's the catch: he had a girlfriend. I tried to not let it bother me because it seemed to not bother him. But sadly when we got to school, he got scared and realized what he was doing was wrong. He told my friends that he didn't want anything with me. I was very unhappy and we got into a huge fight and stop speaking completely. I hated him.

At this point in time we have come to terms and say hi to each other and have an occasional conversation.

As I was writing my paper explaining this story, I started thinking about what he would say if he had to write this paper. Would he say bad things about me? Would he make himself look like the good guy? Probably. I would love to see him try and defend his choices and actions. How would he flip it so that I looked like the whore and he looked like the innocent?

Each and every story has two sides. We have to realize that if you are telling a story about something, you need to be as honest as possible, especially with yourself because you wouldn't want other people telling the story to be twisting it around.

Lia Veley

Monday, October 22, 2012

CO 102 Blog #6 - Taylor Swift's RED

The day that teenage girls all across the US have been waiting for since 2010 is finally here. Taylor Swift dropped her new album "Red" at midnight on Oct. 22, 2012.

Swift's new album has been much anticipated since she announced it in August 2012. Over the past few moths she has released four singles off the album that have all done extremely well on the music charts. "We are Never Getting Back Together" sold 623,000 copies in its first week.

The new album features 16 new tracks from Swift with a different vibe from her past albums. "Red" has a pop feel that her previous music has never really had. It is something different for her and shows that she is expanding as an artist.

The songs on "Red" tell a story. They all have a common theme of trying to stay away from relationships that were bad for Swift. She seems to reveal that these boys weren't healthy for her, but they taught her valuable lessons.

"My experiences in love have taught me difficult lessons, especially my experiences with crazy love. The red relationships," Swift says. "The ones that went from zero to one hundred miles per hour then hit a wall and exploded."

"Red" quickly jumped to the top of the iTunes charts and is anticipated to remain there for a while.
The fans are thrilled to have new material from Swift, especially since this is her first project since 2010. Fans all around the world are hopeful that a tour will follow the release of the new album.


Lia Veley

Monday, October 15, 2012

CO 102 Blog #5 - With The Punches

This week I discovered a band that I now love very much. They are called With the Punches, a band originating from Newburgh, NY. These five guys have taken their love of music and a dream and turned it into a reality.

In 2009, With The Punches released their first EP called "Keep it Going." This EP is the first bit of With the Punches I came across. My best friends have a band called Reckless Serenade (the band I wrote my first blog on) and they are lucky enough to have booked a show with With The Punches. The guitars from Reckless Serenade, Mark, happens to be my best friend and introduced me to With the Punches.

With The Punches' next big move was the release of their second EP in March of 2011 called "It's Not the End of the World." After this, the band went back into creative mode to start work on their first full length album. They spent the next few months in the creative process then headed to the studio to record the album "Seams & Stitches"which was just released on July 3, 2012.

The band is now headed on a tour of the country with their friends I Call Fives. They will be performing in different cities around the country from October 19 to November 23 in the US then they will head to the United Kingdom for two shows in December.

If you'd like to check With The Punches out visit Facebook.com/withthepunches or withthepunches.com

You can also look them up on iTunes to find their music.

Lia Veley


Monday, October 8, 2012

CO 102 Blog #4 - People That Walk Slow

Today I thought I would take a step away from my normal music themed blog posts to talk about something that bothers me more then anything else. People who walk slow in public places; especially New York City.

I grew up about an hour away from NYC so I visit the city a lot. One of my biggest pet peeves is people who walk slow in the city. If you have been to the big apple, you know exactly what I am talking about. Right now you're either thinking "I hate those people too!" or you're thinking "...I think I might be one of them..."

When you are in Times Square, there is a lot to look at and I completely understand that. BUT, that does not give you permission to simply stop in the middle of a sidewalk in one of the most crowded places in the world. I have a train to make and you are stopping in my path and creating a difficult situation. You can enjoy the sights of New York at a reasonable walking pace. I promise because I do it at least four times a month.

New York isn't the only place that this walking slow problem occurs. I hate getting stuck behind people at the mall who walk slow; I am on a mission when I'm shopping. Campus is another place people cannot seem to keep up a proper walking speed.

I'm almost positive that this is an annoyance we all have at some point in our lives. Just keep this in mind next time you decided to blatantly stop in the middle of the sidewalk in Times Square, because I'm positive you are making someone angry.

Lia Veley

Monday, October 1, 2012

CO 102 Blog #3 - Global Citizens Festival 2012

This weekend, the Global Citizens Festival took place on the Great Lawn of central park. The foundation raises awareness of poverty all around the world and helps raise money to help these poor countries with water shortages, health issues and pregnancy defects.

The Great Lawn on Central Park in New York City was covered with 60,000 people on Saturday September 29. I was lucky enough to hold a free ticket in my hand as we walked into the first barricaded section of the field. My best friend won four tickets to the event. Global Citizens gave out over 50,000 free tickets to people who signed up for their website and shared their articles on Facebook and Twitter.

The festival doors opened at 2 p.m. and the show kicked off at 5:00. The benefit was a huge music festival feature some of the most amazing musicians of today. K'naan, Band of Horses, the Black Keys, the Foo Fighters and Neil Young with Crazyhorse made the bill for Saturday nights concert. John Legend also made a special appearance singing John Lennon's famous song "Imagine".

There were multiple famous guest speakers to talk about the organizations they support and raise awareness of the issues that Global Citizens was raising money to help. Olivia Wilde, Katie Couric, and Selena Gomez all spoke to the crowd on Saturday.

K'naan and Band of Horses both hit the stage before the sunset and got the crowd going early. As dusk started to fall upon New York City, The Black Keys wowed the crowd with a powerful performance. They played about ten songs that were all enjoyed by the crowd. I even enjoyed them even though i had never heard their music before.

After about 30 minutes of public service announcements from various people on the stage after the Black Keys performance, the crowd started to get restless and starting chanting "Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters" over and over again. This crowd was clearly here for one reason, and one reason only, to see the Foo Fighters take the stage.

Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters took the stage as the sky darkened and the NYC skyline lit up behind the enormous crowd. They played a fantastic set of some of their most famous and popular songs. In the middle of the set, Dave announced that this would be their last performance for a while and that he didn't know how long it would be. You could hear the gasps of shock and disappointment ripple through the crowd. This sadness was once again over whelmed by the loud music and the crowd singing along every word.

My group of friends and I left after the Foo Fighters set, but Neil Young did grace the stage with a performance that was rumored to be amazing.

All in all, the Global Citizens festival made a lot of money on Saturday night and was a huge success for the organization. It was the most watched televised charity event in history. The music was also amazing.

Monday, September 24, 2012

CO 102 Blog #2 - DMB Away From The World

I have been a huge Dave Matthews fan since I was a little girl. My parents influenced my music taste and they grew up loving him, so I grew up to Crash and Under The Table and Dreaming blasting through the house. The Dave Matthew's Band dropped their eighth studio album two weeks ago.

On September 11th, 2012 the album Away From the World hit stores and has already hit the top of the charts and has been rated 4 out of 5 stars. The album is the bands first since Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King in 2009. Steve Lilywhite was the producer on the album, his first album back with the band since 1998.

Away From The World has 11 tracks on it that all have a calm "loving" vibe according to Dave. The band released the first single from the album, "Mercy", in July. On tour this summer, Dave and the band played about 8 songs from the album on tour this summer including "If Only" and "The Riff".

The album has a great feel to it and is amazing to listen to. The production on the songs is impeccable. DMB has nailed it once again with Away From The World. I recommend that you give it a listen.

Lia Veley

Monday, September 17, 2012

CO 102 Blog #1 - Reckless Serenade

Two of my best friends have started out in a new band called Reckless Serenade. They are a local band from my small town of Mahopac, NY. This summer they came together and started writing music. They are a alternative style band that resembles the styles of A Day to Remember and Blink - 182.

Reckless Serenade is made up of five boys from Mahopac, Cory Brent (lead vocals), Mark Neidhardt (rhythm guitar & back up vocals), Dave Kellogg (lead guitar), Steve Zeiss (bass guitar) and Mike Neidhardt (drums). The boys work together to write all of their songs, making sure that each of them feels comfortable with the music and feel it fits their sound.

This summer, Reckless Serenade recorded their first EP. They laid down 6 tracks at Nada Studios in New Jersey over the course of two months and have been using these CDs to get themselves out to the public and well known. Their music is great and has a unique sound to it.

If you would like to listen to Reckless Serenade, their EP can be found here: http://soundcloud.com/reckless-serenade

Lia Veley


Wednesday, June 6, 2012

okay, now im done

website is officially complete! the slideshow works and looks good.
this class has been a great experience, i think that ive learned alot and im happy i was able to be a part of the first web design class.

if you go to google next year, you are required to contact me Brett Damian and Kay because its not fair if you go without us.

definetly let this class watch the social network again, because it is such a good movie.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Im Done!

Today i was able to figure out how to get my slide show to be on one of my pages within my website. There is now a slide show of pictures on the media page of my website and it is functional. After using the tutorial that Damian found, i had to transfer all of the aspects of the website page to the slide show document so that the pictures wouldn't lose their animation. I re-sized the document and now its all good. I am officially finished with everything :)

almost. this thing is being dumb. itll be done tomorrow.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tuesday

My Taylor Swift website is completely functional now. And now for that final...

Monday, May 21, 2012

Doing pretty good for a monday...

I got my website to be sliced and move from page to page. i would post a picture, but i cant exactly take a picture of something thats moving...sorry.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Tuesday

Im working on making my other pages for my website, this is the "about" page.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Doneeee


My Computer Doesnt Work

I was gonna blog my final home page for my website but now my computer wont let me open a photoshop document. we should really get macs in here. good thing im graduating so it doesnt really matter to me what happens. Maybe tuesday.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tuesdays Accomplishments

Today's progress. added new login bar and added color blocks. as well as pictures and a footer.

Screenshot from yesterday

this is what i did yesterday. then we had a fire drill so i didnt get to post my screen shot. i dont really like the login/join thing so im gonna try and change that today.


Monday, April 23, 2012

Friday, April 20, 2012

Website i plan to change

This is Taylor Swift's website. The background is non-exisistant so I plan to add that in. I will change her logo and try put the menu bar on the side in attempt to make the page flow better. andd HERE WE GO

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Connecting my pages

You have to save your website as a web device
then you can open it on ur desktop in internet explorer
then you can edit your slices by right clicking on the (thankyou brett)
copy the url of your website into the url space and save it
this makes sense to me. idk if it will for you.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Working on....

I am working on making the next pages for my website, such as the Photo and Menu pages. I will then slice these pages as well. So exhilarating. 

Thursday, March 29, 2012

WE SLICED!

Me and Brett figured out how to slice today. It was all becasue of our new friend Dom :)

If you want to know how to do it...go check out Brett's Blog because she actually beat me to ttyping out the instructions.

www.brettmoskwiak.blogspot.com

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Today was ANOTHER GREAT DAY

Today i decided to work more on my q3 website for my widget restaurant. Me and brett are determined to figure out how to slice out projects. it WILL happen. That is all.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Hyperlink

Pretty sure i already knew how to do this, BUT
heres my first tutorial
how to make a hyperlink
this is the code:
<a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a>
you can replace google with any website you would like

Yeah, about that last project...or two

So, as you know i was apart of illusion this year. Mo decided to assign us a big assignment that seems nearly impossible the week of illusion. I clearly was not in the state of mind to be working on this lovely project. The week of the show flew by, and unfortunately i spent my first periods chasing after mr.p and making HYSTERICAL announcements with one Mark Neidhardt. Then came last week, where i had tons of work to make up due to my slacking off the previous week. So here we are, Monday march 26th, and i have yet to start either the Jekyll and Hyde poster OR the hyperlink thing...and i have to finish my forensics homework. I do apologize for my lack of effort, but im sure you will be able to understand :)

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Monday, March 5, 2012

The Illusion Tshirt

This is the final tshirt for illusion, i still have to add some names once i find them out but here it is!


Thursday, March 1, 2012

Illusion Poster and Tshirt

These are both the progress on my poster for illusion and my tshirt for illusion:


Friday, February 10, 2012

Progress

I have added 2 menu bars as well as some pictures of food.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Friday, February 3, 2012

Widget So Far

Im making a widget reasturant
Im following a tutorial and it gave me the wrong demesions so I had to adjust the image size so that it would fit on a web page

Thursday, January 12, 2012

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012