Stella's Daughter

Lift Heavy, Don't Quit An audio visual story of my family, my gym family and what it I think it means to be strong....

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Hurricane Katrina  Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2005. To this day it is still considered the most destructive storm in United States history, killing more than 1,800 and causing an estimated $120 billion in damages.  It crossed through the Gulf of Mexico and gained speed with winds up to 175 miles per hour. The category 5 storm devastated many cities in it's path but none as bad as New Orleans. Katrina had a great impact on many lives and changed the face of communities across the country, including Corpus Christi. While rescuers flocked north to the coastal city to provide assistance, buses headed south with refugees. Corpus Christi was one of many cities around the country that opened its doors to families displaced by the storm. Nearly 1,000 people were sent to shelters established here, the majority of them housed at the now demolished Memorial Coliseum on Shoreline Drive. Another 300 were sent to shelters i

Album Cover Project 

I chose several different covers. Some I just thought were cool but most are artists that remind me of my mom. I especially like the Linda Ronstadt covers from when she was younger. It reminds me of old pictures I've seen of my mother growing up.  (My blog is called Stella's Daughter...)

I recruited my bestie to re-shoot some of the pictures for me. And made her pose to boot! :)

          For decades advertising has attempted to mirror the attitudes and desires of the 'modern woman' but has instead reinforced gender roles that define women as submissive or weak. Many ads of the early 1980s for example reinforced the sentiments of the day - woman were supposed to want to bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan but still make him feel like a man. And advertisers served it up the messages ever so sweetly.            The woman in the commercial only makes an appearance twice. Once its to swirl a pastel pink finger through the frosting of one of her tempting treats and the other is when she has her eyes suggestively superimposed over the words WILD BLUEBERRY MUFFIN.  Figure 1 The ad features very suggestive music and text, narrated by a man, that imply that baking for her significant other makes her sexy and desirable. She knows his weakness. We don't see her face. Figure 2 Everything is sugary sweet, right down to her perfect pink n

Kodie Lee wowed America on the popular television show America's Got Talent last week, earning the Golden Buzzer from new judge Gabriella Union. Kodie, who faces some very unique challenges uses his music as a way to connect with the outside world. This was an amazing performance by a pretty amazing kid. Despite being blind and autistic, Kodie has perfect pitch and a photographic memory for sound enabling him to memorize a song after hearing it just one time.