New Year Revolution project!

Do you tend to ignore information that isn't in line with your beliefs? It's a challenging but interesting exercise to seek information out, with an open mind, that differs from your beliefs.

Check it out, it's fun: http://revolution.channel4.com/

http://revolution.channel4.com/try-something-new/62547-aly-p

I usually make videos in the morning. This is me after 8 hours of chasing after toddlers!!

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[birthdayletters]

-- Anyway this message basically serves no other purpose than to say what you’re doing is great; keep it up – you’re doing something of real worth in a world more often than not filled with meaningless junk. Keep it up sistah!

(Excuse my terrible youtubing – I had to break this into four parts to let me post it)

[alyiswriting]

@birthdayletters Thank you! What a kind comment! :)

I have lots of thoughts (and mixed feelings) on the internet and its effects on creativity and our lives...but generally I'd say I think the internet does a lot of good. That book sounds like something I'd be interested in - thanks for the recommendation. I'm going to ponder your question some more and perhaps make a vlog about it!

[TrySomethingNewC4]

Welcome to the Revolution Aly! Really enjoyed your video - hope you have fun with the rest of your missions.

[alyiswriting]

@TrySomethingNewC4 Thanks! :)

[violetichigo1999]

(CONTINUED) teasers of curiosity that were obliterated by scholastic focus and deadlines. How could I have possibly missed a peek at a person like Dorothea Lange? Simple: My opinion that textbooks are overwhelming opuses being the fruit of a conspiracy to destroy the scholastic underdog.

Que revolution.

2012: Re-take American history via McDougal Littell's "The Americans" in a curriculum designed by myself. Thanks for the bonus mission, Aly.

[violetichigo1999]

(CONTINUED) In a way I'm sure you know, I met Dorothea Lange through her quoted words and a radical-for-1934 photograph in my American history textbook. The twenty-third chapter covered the New Deal span of years. Dorothea Lange was on page 701 as the opening act for Section 2. My love of books bristles at textbooks. "The Art of Looking Sideways" aside, I have never encountered an enjoyable textbook. When originally studying from this one, I'd only generate brief (TO BE CONTINUED)

[violetichigo1999]

(CONTINUED) Then, I ran into Dorothea Lange.

"So often it's just sticking around and remaining there, not swooping in and swooping out in a cloud of dust.... We found our way in... not too far away from the people we were working with.... The people who are garrulous and wear their heart on their sleeve and tell you everything, that's one kind of person. But the fellow who's hiding behind a tree and hoping you don't see him, is the fellow that you'd better find out why." (TO BE CONTINUED)

[violetichigo1999]

(CONTINUED) into an even more dangerous realm of research and/or alternative belief? Such questions have been pegged by myself and others as pure hinderings of learning. I remembered these blocks and continued to ponder imitating your quest. The second problem I encountered was my beliefs. Yes, I have a few. All opposites are endlessly fascinating but what if you do not comprehend the originals fully? How then can a lone agent accurately choose a proper contrast? (TO BE CONTINUED)

[violetichigo1999]

Did you put real fortunes in those vegan fortune cookies?

The idea of this revolution frightened me upon the first two viewings of this video. While I live my life with surreal intentions, I occasionally succumb to the fear of new things ("Centophobia" is the word for it at its worst). Would this new thing that is supposed to represent the opposite of my beliefs force me to realize something dreadful about myself? Would this new thing launch me (TO BE CONTINUED)

[birthdayletters]

I would be fascinated if you have any thoughts on the internet itself and how this has facilitated/restricted creativity or affected social norms. Have you ever read Nicolas Carr’s The Shallows? Even though you obviously use the internet in a positive manner, do you ever feel that technology asks us to engage in life in a less than constructive or detrimental manner?--

[birthdayletters]

I think what you’re doing is really fantastic, it’s really so rare to come across something that is purely generated by genuine talent and original thought; without it being some kind of vanity project if you know what I mean – a real breath of pixelated fresh air! Think you make some great points – particularly struck by your Artists v Craftsmen video; you’re really great at verbalising some often quite nuanced ideas. --

[birthdayletters]

Hi Aly, I felt compelled to comment on your videos after coming across them whilst doing some research on personality types – I feel as if I have found a kindred spirit of sorts! --