Media Survey

I have realized over the past week that my media intake is a constantly changing thing. I guess that is the impact that some media plays on us. We watch one thing that gives us an idea about something else, or we read something that makes us feel an emotion towards a product. I tend to stay as far away from the advertising part of media, but sometimes advertising isn't just to get us to buy something. I tend to go through phases where I immerse myself into a certain subject and learn or obsess over it for a week or two and then on to the next subject. This week, as well as the past few weeks, it has been pretty much all about design and art. I am designing the set for the upcoming show we are putting on in the main stage, and it has devoured all of my thoughts as of lately. I have realized that through my media survey that all of the media I put before myself, that I seem to be looking to vicariously live through other people's adventures, artwork, ideas, thoughts,...... It drives my daily existence to feed off of the accomplishments of other people. It gives me inspiration, goals, dreams, and a multitude of want and aspiration for my own life. I am one of those people that have a million ideas and a million projects. I am always looking for the next great idea; whether a great design or art that says what I want to tell the world. I am not exactly sure what that may be, but it is through my media intake that I mean to indulgence my senses. With whatever the media source is for that week, I enjoy and trust those that force me to think outside of the box. I love the different ways that everybody looks at life and desire the emotions that make them do or believe in why they live the life they live. I constantly try to broaden my exposure to different media. I have been watching documentaries on rock climbing, and I have never even thought about taking up climbing or been really interested in the sport. There is something about any subject that a person is passionate about, that intrigues me. Maybe I am passionate about passion. This was a cool assignment and I am happy with the media that I surround myself with. I think the art is being able to weed out the good and the bad.