Monday, November 16, 2009

OC Experiences...

Apparently driving in the OC can be quite dangerous even just on side streets... Not because of cars, but because of huge tumbleweeds. Name of the cross street where I almost hit one? Hazard. Hahahahaha!

Driving through Garden Grove on the same trip home, I came across a church called Orange Korean Lutheran Church. I cracked up laughing! How incredibly exclusive! Why must one be Lutheran, Korean, AND orange to attend? ;) hahaha

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Historically Brunette...

My Legally Blonde moment today, which I have renamed for the title of the blog... I feel like I should get big kudos for giving such a air head, yet intelligent answer... hahaha.

Class discussion board question: The last few weeks, we have discussed and argued what exactly is modernism. This week, we begin to read about post-modernism, and I feel I am just as confused as before. Powell gives a brief definition of what is modernism and how it is different from post-modernism. Can we agree that this is an acceptable definition or is there still something missing? Feel free to discuss any questions or ideas about post-modernism.

My answer: Today I was walking around in the mall and thinking about all the stores I like to shop in when I realized something. I have several different styles that I enjoy: artsy/bohemian, professional dress, casual prep, even some punk and goth! I actually thought to myself, "There's not a specific definition of style to how I dress. I'm just a post-modern woman!" I think this realization made me understand a bit more about what Powell was saying in the book about the lack of structure in post-modernism and particularly about the idea of appreciating the process of art as much or more than the final product of the artist's efforts. Obviously I'm not saying that post-modernism is like my shopping habits (haha), but I think the eclecticism and the elasticity of the concept of post-modernism came through to me a bit better through my trip to the mall.
I think for myself I see some big differences between modernism and post-modernism, but these are more from an art and literary point of view. It seems to me that with post-modernism, it is so fluid that almost anything goes. I am a little confused on how this directly applies to history. Does anything go as far has historical theory is concerned? It doesn't seem the case to me.