Cortaca

Cortaca is the sporting event that gets the most attention here at IC. It is the big football game between Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland and its popularity stems from an extreme rivalry between the two schools. This rivalry is so intense that distinct guidelines were printed directly onto our tickets, prohibiting clothing articles with profanity or Cortland slurs, offensive jeering directed at specific players, and any sort of physical violence, with the main headline being "KEEP THE RIVALRY ON THE FIELD." Of course, all of these rules were disregarded at some point or another (not by me, of course). Because of the rivalry between the schools, the game is incredibly hyped up and everyone comes out to see it, even people like me who don't tend to frequent the games. The stands were packed and everyone was so into the game, and I had such a great time. "Cortland is a safety school!" is one of the more creative and delicate things that I heard shouted at the game. By the time the game ended we were exhausted from yelling and cheering and were all ready to take a long nap.

We were all decked out in Ithaca attire, including IC face tattoos!

This is by far the funniest picture from Cortaca that was taken. 

Happy Cortaca!

An Afternoon at the Pond

This afternoon I had some time to kill, so I went over to the pond and decided to take some pictures for my photography class. It was cold and very cloudy, but I thought some time outside would be good for me. To my delight, the Canadian geese were out. They are some of my favorite animals and I just love watching them. Unfortunately I got so wrapped up in photographing the geese that I didn't get too many landscape pictures, which was my photography assignment for this week.

Here are some of the pictures that I took.

The Fiction Project

For the past month, I have been working on my submission to the Fiction Project. This is similar to the Sketchbook Project and is run by the same people, and the premise is very similar. They send you a little notebook with the theme of "Tell the World a Story" to be returned by November 15. Then it goes on tour and eventually into permanent residence at the Brooklyn Library of Art.

I am sending my submission in tomorrow, and while there is no video to capture the progress of this book, it will eventually be digitally uploaded by the Art House Coop and put on their website and you can view it then.

I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to finish this project on time. I have been so busy with school and extracurriculars that it often felt like a chore to work on this. My book didn't really turn out to be so much of a story, but rather fragments of events and ideas of mine. Its very honest and personal and I think that's just what I needed to write about right now. 

When I come home for winter break, I will be working on my 2014 Sketchbook Project, and I will keep you all posted about that!