January 19, 2010

This reading has amazingly opened my mind to what goes through my mind when looking at anything. You never really realize how broad off a work read is. You always read when you look at anything. You try to read some one’s mind when with a friend or family. I’ve never really realized how much I actually do this. When I look at anything I usually look at it right away and immediately start making observations of what I’m looking at. Maybe looking at what is wrong with it or what its function is or anything that could help or benefit me. I just found it very interesting how it said about looking at the Mona Lisa painting and trying to decide what the painting is all about and why it was painted. The whole reading really focused on how much you read anything you look at. I especially notice myself how much I look at someone and how they dress. I look at how they dress or what maybe things they are wearing on their body, or even what car they are driving. Then after looking at that I usually try to guess what kind of life they live and maybe what job they do or what career field they are in. It’s pretty interesting to take some guess’s then possibly finding out what they really do and seeing how close your reading of this person’s life may be. Then later in reading they look at how different kinds of text and sizes of fonts can affect how you look at something. I thought of when maybe my girlfriend writes a note to me and how you can tell what kind of mood she is in by how she writes. If it’s really messy and all over the place then you can kind of tell she may be a little mad or upset. But usually it’s written really neat and collective then I know she’s in a good mood and I’m in the clear. This whole reading really seemed to get my attention and was actually something very interesting to read.