Presentation Run Through

I had my run through today, so now I know what I need to fix. I also am trying to work on my annotated bibliography for my presentation packet.

Catching Up

I was out and just not doing anything when I was sick, so I am trying to catch myself up to everything. I had my meeting with my mentor and I'm finishing presentation details.  My run through will now be tomorrow in study hall.

Memorial Day Weekend Blah

I was sick still this weekend, and couldn't really do anything.  I also realized I missed my run through.  I hate being sick.

Cough

I'm sick with a fever.  I'm going to sleep all day.

Failure. Just Failure.

No one participated!  I even announced it to my entire bus and texted people to tell people.  I blew the whistle and people stared.  Not cool in the slightest bit.

... Two Weeks Left and NOW it Acts Up?

Apparently they implemented a new firewall in school, blocking sites... I lost my youtube permissions, but at least I had the videos I needed before it went crazy.  I can't view my own blog... but I can post to it... If they blocked blogger I would be cut off from a lot of my stuff, as my work is all on my blog.  Since I cannot see my posts, it makes things very difficult when I need to do my annotated bibliography, which is the next step.  I will have to pick a few of the papers that really helped me and some videos and some really important articles, since I have over 50 resource links...

Presentation: Done

I finished my presentation as a rough draft, and I will give it to my mentor in the morning.  I also finished my outline for my presentation.

Catch-Up Day

I spent the period writing journals and having a quick mentor meeting about the presentation, which I am going to send to my mentor as soon as I slap on the video and compress the presentation folder so the videos work.  I'm all caught up after I hit publish!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

My mob may be rained out... great.  And I just got the idea to use a whistle instead of a time.  I will still try to spread the word, but I may get stopped by storms if the trip is cancelled.  Oh, and Six Flags? No response.. Yesterday was the last chance.  This weekend was busy, I even got my first flat tire...

A Little Bittersweet

I went to Six Flags today for school... kind of upsetting since they did not get back to me.  But the show must go on.  I got back to school in time to finish the video, and now it just needs to go into the presentation.

Still Having Issues with the Video

I re-downloaded all three videos, and re-cut all three... yet I am still having issues.  I' decided to cut all three seperately, and found that the T-mobile video was messing up the video. I downloaded a new one from a different video online, so I can cut that when I get a chance.

Difficulty with the Video

When I tried to save the video, it wouldn't let me!  I had to start all over after re-downloading all three videos.

Presentations

Just working on presentation today.  I'm making a video with 3 different flash mobs to give people a visual of what I  am talking about.

I Think I've Made My Decision

I'm going to do the freeze mob on the trip.  I have two weeks to spread the word, and I don't really need to worry about prep beyond telling people, I just need to pick a time

Bad Weekend for a Project

I had a TON of Physics homework... if I weighed it, I would probably not be far off.  Sunday was Mother's Day, so still no project done.

More Presentation

I just worked on the presentation more today, I got a video finally.

The Big Maybe

I'm still considering the flash mob on the trip.  I would have to do something simple, like a freeze mob. I'm still working on my presentation. I also want to put together a video on flash mobs, maybe a short 5 minute thing with examples of the types of mobs?

A Possible Idea?

I'm thinkin about doing a small flash mob on a school trip.  This way, I'm doing a school related thing, and the area where the trip is should be a safe location where a lot of people are, so I shouldn't really get in the way.  Plus, it is easy to spread the word on buses.

Presentation

Working on my presentation, struggling to get images I want in there though.  Really annoying.

So I Don't Think the Mob is Happening

I can't seem to get a place to agree... it's really frustrating.  Malls say no, boardwalks say no, there really aren't many places that are good for this kind of thing to spread the word out.  It's less than a month until presentations, that doesn't really give me time to find a new place, plan it, and actually have the mob before presentations.  Unless Six Flags gets back to me with a positive response in the next week or so, there will not be a mob.  But I'm O.K. with that, since I had some real-life experiences with mini-mobs.  For now, I will work on my presentation.

Let Down...

The pier said no....

Mentor Meeting Day

I had my meeting with my mentor today.  He usually has a bazillion and a half things that can go wrong with what I am doing.  Today, his only "devil's advocacy" is what if it doesn't happen, what do I do in my presentation?  Does that mean I'm actually on a possible success? Or does it mean I'm doomed to fail?

Oh yeah, and I started my presentation draft (the first part).

A Sparkle on a Black Sheet of Paper

You know those little sparkles you see in make-up and things like it? That tiny little fleck that yuo have to turn just the right way to see and the light has to be right there?  I see it, my small glimmer of hope!  I actually have a chance with this.  The pier seems willing to allow it, just needing to know specifications before I can have an answer, I have a chance with the permit, the guy there is really helpful as well, and I know another person in the class managed to get the insurance forms, so I may be able to get both of the forms I would need.  The song and dance are all over the internet as well, I wouldn't need to come up with any choreography.  Raising money will be the hard part.

Hello Again!

I hate resending e-mails, makes me feel like such a bother.  But I'm running out of time and I need a response.  So send, send, send.

Senior Trip Weekend

So I thought my trip would not follow me on to Senior Trip. HA! Silly Daniele, one does not simply walk away for a weekend!  Because my project decided I do not get a vacation, I shall chronicle events tied to my project!

The Last Lecture reference-
James and I were part of the same group walking around and got the idea to simply ask to sit in the front of the monorail.  Remembering the book's message to just ask, we thought we at least had a chance.  Turns out they can't even allow people up front any more.

My Project, Disney Style-
We then sat on the monorail, and remembering we had not done something we planned earlier for in a line for a ride, James and Catherine started our group of six's singing of "Don't Stop Believin'."  It was really funny for us, and a girl in the back of the monorail car started to sing along.  According to Chris, some people started clapping at a couple points, but realized we were still going so they stopped clapping, and repeated.  We then wanted to do the same on a plane, so I texted my mentor (haha I have his number to bother him now, but I'm not that evil) to see what he thought.  Apparently, they can force the plane to land and I could be arrested if they freaked out.  We considered the terminal, but we could get in trouble if people complained there.  On buses, people are sleeping so we didn't even consider it there, however two of the musical students sang songs from the musical on the bus anyway and the back half of the bus was listening, so we could have gotten away with it probably.  I was too busy freaking out in Harry Potter world to do the mini idea we had for there, so Universal left my project alone.