Dreams.....

Yes, I have a lot of dreams and things I want to accomplish. Here are some of them:
Go to a concert
Rolling Stones concerts: I REALLY WANT TO SEE THESE GUYS! Hopefully, before they stop touring permanently!!!!! It's not like I'm asking for the world on a silver platter, I just really want to see these guys!!!
  





Aerosmith concerts:






Live in either Australia, England, China, Japan, New York
Sydney, Australia


Brisbane, Australia


Melbourne, Australia


Beijing, China


Tokyo, Japan


Okinawa, Japan


London, England


Little Italy, New York, NYC


Chinatown, NYC


Meet someone famous
Kate Winslet                                             Lucy Liu
          

Jet Li                                  

Halle Berry 

       
Get a tattoo
 I'd like to get the ones for long life, prosperous, love, lucky, honor, freedom, widsom, harmony, happiness, beautiful, morality, blessed, as a tattoo, maybe on my leg. One symbol above the other.

Go into Graphic Design and possibly do CD covers for famous artists
       

Travel the world
China


Japan


Italy


Australia/Bondi Beach, Sydney


London, England



Learn a foreign language other than Spanish
Chinese
    

Italian



Japanese


Russian


German

Facebook quizzes

In my spare time when I'm not working on class work, I sometimes take quizzes on Facebook. Sometimes the results are hilarious and sometimes I wonder how I even got those results in the 1st place. Here are some of the quizzes I've taken:

What City Should I Settle Down In?
a: Beijing. Beijing is an absloute interesting place. There is alot to be learned here with it's rich history, culture, spiritual beliefs. You belong in Beijing.

Type of men you like
a: the shy type.You have the man that would be to shy to give you roses, but he still will! He will always be the one to hesitate, but he will be there for you! Don't leave him, because he is the one.

What European city do you belong in?
a: Florence, Italy.The modern regional capital of Tuscany, Florence boasts some of the most amazing culture in all of Europe. Medieval art, architecture, and some of the best food, wine, coffee, and bakeries are at your fingertips. If you live here, chances are that you are a world-class traveler looking for unique culture and a new experience each time.

What Hollywood hunk should be your hubby?
a: James McAvoy.You're the type that loves a family man with a bit of a dangerous side. You know he's good for making you breakfast in bed in the morning, then for going at it againts the bookshelf in the library after the kids have gone to bed. You lucky girl!

Which Guy is your dream man?
a: Enrique Iglesias. He's your mister right. He's funny, good looking and has an amazing voice.

What English Band are you?
a: The Libertines. You are passionate about everything and you are not a fake. You will be part of a group/club and support them until the day they die.

What Gerard Butler character describes you?
a: Gerry, P.S. I Love You. you are a hopeless romantic

What is your spirit animal?
a: Otter.the otter represents joyfullness and lightness. people who have this spirit animal have mellow personalities, and are capable of remaining calm and collect in any given situation. otters are often the ones who keep others grounded, in a sense.
Which TopGear character are you?
a: Richard Hammond. You are small and compared to a small furry animal who likes running around on wheels. You have long hair and hate haircuts. Land Rovers and offroading are your favorite things to do and you're quite immature. Good luck on that growing taller thing of yours!

What Flower are you?
a: Marigolds. You stand up for what you believe in and are always there when you're needed

If You Started a Rock Band?
a: Bon Jovi.Your hair is probably the coolest thing ever... long or short. You've got 100,000,000 fans and they're all livin on a prayer... prayin that your next album won't involve country music. We still love you though

What Country Are You Most Like?
a: England.You have lots of cool friends. You are loyal to your friends but your not one to mess with!! This one actually surprised me!

What Simpsons character are you?
a: Bart Simpson.You are Bart! You are a hellraiser. They try to tame you, but to no avail! You love to get into trouble, and love the attention it brings even more. However, on occasion, you can be a truly great friend, sibling, and child. But don't let anyone else know that. It would ruin your rep.

What country best fits you?
a: Australia!Its a country in the southern hemisphere first settled by Great Britain in 1788. It is comprised of the worlds smallest continent.

What Famous Rockstar are you?
a: John Lennon.You originated the face of rock n roll history. Your peace and love demonstrations helped people discover a new meaning to the world. Your thoughts and ideas are very original and you are loved by the entire world. You mastered the 60's and 70's but in 1980, you were shot and killed. You were very nice and laid back. You were simply a relaxed and peacful guy.

What Beatles member are you?
a: George Harrison."Its all in the mind ya know." Your more of the quiet type that likes to go with the flow but will let your inner talent shine from time to time. Your very open minded, spiritual, and creative and everyone enjoys your company. You hold your family and friends close to your heart and are one of the people that will be there for anyone in need.

What Beatles song are you?
a: Here Comes the Sun.you make the sun rise and set in others words your radiant just like this song. so be careful who you decide shine your light on becuse you might just cause a few sunsets.

Who's your Harry Potter boyfriend?
a: Harry Potter! You like the brave bold hero. You feel protected with Harry. I love him! He's soooooooooooooo hot, and his English accent? don't get me started, I'll be here all day telling you how much I love it!

What Deadliest Warrior are you?
a: Samurai. Swift and just with every strike of your katana.

Exploring Your Vision

Weird name, huh? Well, I have an Introduction to Art class here at Gateway and we recently had to do a collage. The teacher says that whatever we put on it, this collage is supposed to draw that towards us. I know it sounds weird, but the collage was fun. If you know me like my family does, you can probably imagine that there were quite a few pics here and there of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.  And there eneded up being almost a million pictures of all things 1960s, and apparently in the eyes of the teacher, with the pictures of Jet Li and Lucy Liu I put on there, I desire strength, and also freedom because I happened to have mentioned that my dad and sister aren't exactly the biggest fans of The Beatles, sometimes known as the Fab Four or The Rolling Stones. And along with other pictures, I definitely ended up putting at least 2 or 3 pictures of Mick Jagger on it, 2 when he was younger, 1of him from 2006 on stage, sorry but this guy totally kicks butt on stage compared to Roger Daltrey of The Who. Nothing against any possible fans of The Who out there, but Mick Jagger doesn't do anything dangerous compared to Roger swinging his mic stand around Tarzan-style. Any way, I put all kinds of stuff on it, and prior to this we ahd to do a worksheet to help us figure out what was going on it, me being the moron I sometimes am, the posterboard that was needed for it, I brought the wrong size and another girl had to give me a piece, it was bright green, love that color. Anyway, here are some of the questions that were asked on that worksheet:


My favorite childhood game was: Candyland, Trouble, Chutes and Ladders
My favorite childhood toy was: Legos(still love Legos, I mean, who doesn't?), Barbie
If I had the perfect childhood, I would now: be no different, I'd probably be the same as I am now.
My favorite thing to read is: The Lovely Bones, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Night, All the Alex Cross stories
The music that makes me most happy is: The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, The Beatles, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Paul McCartney
My favorite movie of all time is: Kiss of the Dragon, Freejack, Ned Kelly, Rocky IV, The Full Monty
My favorite costume was: Geisha Girl. Last year Geisha Girl was my Halloween costume. I didn't go trick or treating, way too old, I just love the thrill of dressing up. I live for it!
If I could travel anywhere, it would be to: China, Japan, England, Italy, Germany, Russia, Australia
If I could live anywhere, it would be: Australia, England, China, Japan, Italy
Sometimes I'm afraid that if I pursue exactly what I want: I'd get made fun of. I'd be the only one with goals like that, and there'd be obstacles in my way.
If I had been encouraged to follow my dreams, I would: Probably have followed them, but like all things, there would be obstacles in the way
While I love to learn foreign languages, I rarely find the time to do it
My ideal of home is:

• London, England: it's culturally interesting, the only obstacle I'd face is the currency issue, dollars aren't the currency in England like it is here in the US, quid, pounds, etc is in England. But I'd have a whole bunch of fun learning how to adjust.
• Australia: It would have to be 1 of 3 places along the coast: Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney.The reason I'd love to live here is because it has this Wild West feel to, it feels far away and exotic, but feels like a good place to live
• China(Beijing, Hong Kong): The culture is so endlessly fascinating to me, the history, customs, traditions, etc, are all so interesting to me.
• Japan(Tokyo, Okinawa, Osaka, Kyoto): The reason is the same as China. Japanese history, customs, traditions, etc are so interestnig to me.
• Italy(Rome,Venice, Naples, Palermo): The countryside is so beautiful and Italy is an overall beautiful place. Anywhere in Italy is good for me.

My ideal of a partner is: If partner means someone you date, my ideal of a partner would be a guy who is nice, caring, considerate of others, treats people nice, has a romantic side, and a funny side, can definitely cook, with a taste for adventure, loves to have fun. Looks don't matter!
Name five careers that you would love:

• Artist
• Dancer
• Teacher
• Tattoo Artist
• Bartender
• Jewelry Designer
• Video Game Designer
• Interior Designer
• CD Cover Designer(a role model for me for this one career is Peter Corriston, who designed alot of the Rolling Stones CD covers, including the one for Some Girls and the one for Tattoo You)
• Cook/Chef
• Writer
• Traveler
• Interpreter for foreign languages

What do you find inspiring or uplifing to your spirit:

• I'm not sure
• I guess listening to music
• Drawing, painting, anything creative
• Putting together puzzles
• Being alone, doing what I want
• Dancing to the beat of music, doing ballet
• Working on the computer
• Being in my Art 100(Intro. to Art) class
• Reading books

If money was no objection and you were free from all obstructions, what would you do:

• Go to a Rolling Stones concert
• Learn to read, write, and speak Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian
• Go to an Aerosmith concert
• See China, Japan, Italy, Russia, Australia, England
• Live in China, Japan, Italy, Australia or England
• Go mining for opals in Lightning Ridge in Australia
• Become a better dancer
• Learn to play soccer better
• Take my dad to a Broadway play in NYC
• Meet someone famous
• See the world
• Go rock climbing
• Get a tattoo
• Make a change in someone's life
• Be a bartender
• Paint better
• Meet the Rolling Stones
• Meet Aerosmith
• Take my sister to a New York Yankees baseball game
• Live every day like it was my last
• Go to a concert
• As a hobby, do bartending
• Design jewelry as a hobby
• Meet someone new
• Fall in love
• Have enough money to take care of the real important stuff

Christmas Around the World

 I thought this would make an interesting blog. Since Christmas is right around the corner, I decided to see if and how Christmas is celebrated in different parts of the world, out of curiosity.

Australia: they celebrate Christmas outside because of the warm weather, they don't have snow, and their Christmases are alot like ours, they decorate with tinsel, and out up trees, only it might be palm trees instead of evergreen trees or whatever tree people usually decorate around here. And here, Christams mass is huge! Everyone goes to Christmas mass here, no choice about the matter like here. Alot of people go to Bondi Beach, one of the bigger beaches in Sydney and enjoy the caroling there. And the day after Christmas, they have something called Boxing Day, which started when employees would box gifts and give them to someone. On this day, they all watch people play a game called Cricket, which is like a British version of baseball, and they also watch the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in Sydney Harbor.

Italy: Here it lasts 3 weeks, starting 8 days before Christmas called Noventa and ending on the Feast of Epiphany, and if it wasn't painfully obvious, alot of people here are Catholic, so that is why Christmas is such a big deal here, and here they don't worry about the greed of Christmas like over here, they celebrate for the true meaning, the birth of Christ! And you know the tradition of setting up the Nativity Scene? That actually started in Italy, and poor kids would dress up as shepherds and go door to door singing carols, like here. And like all traditions, Italy has their own version of 'Santa'. Here 'Santa' is a woman called La Befana, and she is often shown as a fairy queen, a crone or an ugly witch on a broomstick, she flies around looking for the Christ Child and leaves presents at every house in case he's there. She slides down chimneys, fills socks with goodies for the good kids, and charcoal for the bad ones, so La Befana here is Santa's Italian cousin. Buon Natale(Merry Christmas in Italian)

Mexico: Ayos Mio! It's huge here. Christmas here begins on December 12, with the birthday of the Virgin of Guadalupe and ends January 6. Kids wake up to find gifts under a tree and figures of the 3 Kings as well. And here where kids get gifts on December 25, in Mexico kids get gifts on January 6, the Epiphany. They also have the setting of the Nativity Scene, it's very big here. On Christmas Eve, small children dress as shepherds and go to the big Nativity Scene in the middle of town and they sing Ave Maria among real shepherds and to lull the child who plays Jesus to sleep, they sing El Rorro(Babe in Arms). Everyone goes to Midnight Mass and after that, go home to eat traditional Mexican food, tamales, burritos, etc. Feliz Navidad(Merry Christmas in Spanish)

China: Yeah, they celebrate it here too!: The people of China decorate their houses with twinkling lights, trees which they call trees of light decorated with paper lanterns, paper chains and paper flowers, they hang up stockings with the hopes that Dun Che Lao Ren(Santa's Chinese cousin) will fill them with presents.
愉快的圣诞节(Merry Christmas in simplified Chinese)

Japan: Yeah, they celebrate it here too!: Like in the US, Christmas in Japan is on the 25th of December, only about 1% of the people here are Christian, the major religions here are Buddhism and Shintoism, and Santa's Japanese cousin takes care of the little kids in Japan, his name is Hotei-Osho, who is a Buddhist monk who leaves presents in the houses for kids, and is said to have eyes in the back of his head. And in Japanese, Merry Christmas is Meri Kurisumasu.

England: Here it's celebrated on the 25th of December, like all other places. Christmas trees here are a big thing, decorating it has been around since the 1850s, it's considered bad luck to have the decorations up after January 6, the Epiphany.The tradition of stockings was actually started here, Santa's British cousin is said to wear a long red or green robe, the stockings are usually pillowcases hanging at th end of beds and he fills them up with goodies on Christmas Eve and on the afternoon of Christmas Day, that's when these little kids open their gifts. And here it's practically required to attend Midnight Mass or mass on Christmas Day.
And that is just some of the places that Christmas is celebrated in, I really didn't expect to hear that China and Japan celebrates this holiday. England I'm not suprised, alot of the traditions we celebrate on Christmas come from here.

Advertising myself

How would one advertise themselves? When it comes to products, you have to show and tell all the good stuff about it, and I guess the same applies to people. Let me introduce myself again, I guess. My name is Caitlin Clark, I'm now 20, I recently had my birthday and I'm in my final semester at Gateway Comm. and Tech. College. I'm going for an Associates Degree in Graphic Design.

Outside of school, I'm totally different. I read a-lot of books, and listen to a lot of music, mainly R&B, jazz, Latin, rock, British Invasion-era, you name it, as long as it appeals to me, I like it. I have a dad named Steven, he works as a sorter machine operator at US Bank, he sorts checks all day and makes them go to where they are needed. He works crazy hours, sometimes 7-3 pm, sometimes 8-4pm. My mom Brenda works for Fifth Third Processing Solutions LLC, basically it was bought out by Fifth Third. My step-dad Greg works the third shift at US Bank, 5-3am sometimes, he does reconciling, basically prepares checks to be sorted. My sister Jessica is in her senior year at Bellevue High School.

At home, there's a-lot of jokes made about my tastes in music, movies, etc. When I'm not doing homework, I watch TV at night and usually record stuff on TV when I can't watch it. One of my favorite TV shows is Top Gear, a TV show out of England my step-dad got me hooked on. As if it wasn't painfully obvious, it's a British car show. Here's the guys on the show:

My step-dad got me hooked on it! It's totally awesome! My favorite one is the one in the brown leather jacket on the far left, the one with the short brown hair he's cute! But I'm a pretty simple person. I have simple goals: mainly to graduate. Nothing more. I want to travel the world as well, go to places like China, Japan, Italy, London. I want to learn how to speak Chinese, Japanese, Italian. I guess you can say a lot of the stuff I like is out of England, but that's who I am, if you don't like it and you don't want to accept me for who I am, sorry about your luck!

When it comes to reading, I like to read books about people I like because I love to learn interesting things about people, murder-mystery stories, they fascinate me! And my mom recently got a new car. It's a 2010 Kia Forte, it's gunmetal gray and she is in love with it, she always finds excuses to drive, she loves it!

Here's what it looks like:

And how everyone has that one fave actor or actress, here's my 2 fave actors:
          
 Jet Li and Chow Yun-fat. I figure using pictures would help people out there in the blogosphere know what I like.

Hola!

Hola! How would one advertise themselves? Most would say that advertising is trying to get people to take notice of something, like a product. Well, these blogs are here to advertise the people behind the blogs. So if I were to advertise myself, you'd probably find me doing an ad for some retro-vintage store wearing granny glasses, tie-dye, and bell-bottoms. That's who I am, I'm your average, every day, modern hippie beat-nik. I wear retro clothes, and I like older music. To tell you a little about me, I have a somewhat large family, most of them living in central Kentucky. I have a dad named Steve, a little sis named Jessica, but we call her Jessie, a mom named Brenda, and a step-dad named Greg.

I'm 19 and I'm a college student. This is my 2nd year at Gateway Community and Technical College. I'm going for an Associates Degree in Graphic Design. I enjoy listening to music and reading books in my off time, I love all kinds of music, like R&B, jazz, British Invasion-era, rock, Latin, club/techno(Rihanna), new wave, like U2 and Coldplay. I enjoy reading alot, my favorite books are The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, and I enjoy reading books about people because I enjoy learning new things about people I never knew before. My dad owns alot of biographies on people I have no idea who they are, mainly just British actors and comedians he likes. I only own 3, 2 are on actors, 1 is on a band I like. But when I'm not doing homework for school, I usually have my head stuck in a book or are listening to music. It's one of the simple pleasures I have. On Friday it's my birthday and I'm getting Chinese food for dinner.

I'm turning 20 and I could care less.Anymore, birthdays are like just another day to me. Some of the goals I have for the near future is to simply graduate, nothing too hard. And for the far future, I want to travel the world, see some of the beautiful places in the world, like China, Japan, Italy, Australia. I enjoy traveling everywhere. The teachers here at Gateway are totally awesome. They're always here to help and that is good. I'm enjoying every second of school I can, because soon I'll graduate and I'll be in the working world. Some think it's scary, but I'm looking forward to it. My dad tries to say it's hard, and for all I know, he might be right, but I'll just have to wait and see. My dad says I'll be one of those super, peppy, happy, cheery people in the morning who greets everyone with a million dollar smile. I'm not going to be like that in the morning, but I will enjoy my job.

Because if you see me in the morning, I'm not peppy, happy, cheery. I need my coffee to do that. I'm not a morning person unless I have my coffee! But I'm basically the kind of person that treats everyone with the kindness and respect I think they deserve. I'm hoping to go into a job like advertising or any job that involves CD cover design. Because in one of my classes here, my final project for this one class of mine, 2D design, was to create a CD cover for a band/artist we like, I did Aerosmith for my CD cover. It was a little blurry when it came out maybe because of the printer or something, but I'm proud of it. If I can land a job doing advertising or CD cover design, you'd think you bought me the world I'd be so happy.

I'm also the type of person that, when given the chance to do something, I go at it full force. I enjoy my work, and I'm not sure if that's a problem, but I enjoy doing graphic design, it's what interests me. Out of all the classes I've had here at Gateway, I'd have to say that my most favorite classes are the Intro to Computers, Fundamentals of Drawing, Computer Page Layout, 2D Design, my Macromedia Flash class, Corporate Identity. Those are my favorite classes because they are fun.