I'm celebrating a birthday this month! You'll never guess whose it is... Or rather, WHAT it is... But I'll tell you, and please try not to laugh at me...
... Yeah I'm not joking... Okay, normally people wouldn't celebrate their computer's birthdays... But there are reasons to why I am, just hear them out, okay?
1) I'm a total nerd. B-)
2) It is the success of my boyfriend and I. We built this thing as a little home project. Yup, all the parts that make her work - and glow that hellish red - were purchased and put together, by us. It was quite a learning process, and many arguments arose, but it was so worth it. I mean, look at it! Isn't it pretty? You gotta admit it's pretty...
3) My previous computer was ten years old - and a total mess.This was my computer's start-up routine:
1. Get my ON button pressed.
2. Make a beeping sound.
3. Black screen with white text telling you how I'm doing.
3. Welcome user to Windows XP
3. Load.
4. Load.
5. Load.
6. Load .
7. Load for another fifteen minutes...
8. Did you click on something? I can't tell.. I'm so busy..
9. Load.
10. Load.
11. Load.
12. I'm sure you clicked on something this time! I felt it, for sure!
13. Groan.. groan... my fans are so dusty...
14. Load.
15. Load.
16. Load for ten more minutes.
17. Avast! Antivirus is now running!
....
You know computers like that, right? Having the relief of owning a computer that can actually start up and get its programs a-movin' in less than ten seconds is a blessing. Anyway, reason 4:
4) It is going to allow you to show my understanding of patterns. Awww yeah, once again technology comes to my homework's aide. Here we go!
Pattern is a pretty neat art word. You hear it a lot. "Ohhh, that blanket had a funky comforter! Ikea is so cool!" What does pattern entail, I wonder? To me, it is the presence of regularity, sequence, symmetry. So when you see a little row of the same shape, THAT'S a pattern.
Apparently pattern also allows a viewer to get a sense of flow and motion. Well, Squishy has all of the descriptors of pattern right on her face! Allow me to explain:
As if you couldn't already tell, this is a close-up of Squishy. It's her bright, red smile! Err.. I mean, it's her front-panel intake fan behind a grill...
This section of her body is really important: It lets cold air inside her, and allow her to keep going without getting too hot. Overheating is Squishy's (and my boyfriend's) biggest fear... But it's okay, because this fan not only makes her safe, but it also makes her look beautiful, because while the fan spins, it glows a beautiful bright red. How pretty!
Yeah I know, I'm lame.
Anyway, the pattern seen here is a symmetrical and efficient sequence of circular holes, with the purpose of allowing air to flow through the computer's chassis, as well as the passing through of light via LED fans, for aesthetic quality.. In that case, this image brings to me the sense of pattern, because the grills show a sequence of circular shapes, all symmetrical in size... And the purpose of these shapes is for movement and flow: Of air and light. :)
I thought this blog was the right about time to introduce squishy, because she - and the resourcefulness, ingenuity, inquiries, frustrations and brainstorming her birth gave to my boyfriend and I - became in a sense, a work of art.
And so, I say, happy birthday, Squishy! And have a good one, readers! ... You may laugh at my silly geekiness. :)
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