Class #2- Fun stuff and what I learned

1.) Before last class, I had never taken the fact that Los Angeles does not have a real form of a public transportation system into thought. It is an interesting chain of events when one really thinks about it. With no public transportation system, the only real way to get around the city is by car; however, not everyone has or can afford a car. By ridding themselves of a public transportation system, Los Angeles sneakily makes itself a place where only those who can afford it can live and play there. People who cannot afford a car would most likely choose to live in a more convenient city for them, where buses, cabs, and trains are available at all hours. Therefore, Los Angeles has limited itself to people who are well off and can afford to pay for their own car, and gas to fill the tank up with, before they go shopping on Rodeo Drive. I just thought it was interesting how, if you really think about it, the lack of public transportation provided by the city of Los Angeles makes it the upscale city it has come to be.

2.) I had never heard of the Situationists before last Wednesday. They were people who fought against the ideas of capitalism who also inspired punk music though their message and look. They were rebellious and out there in order to escape the order of capitalism.

3.) Finally I learned how to go about making an interactive flow-chart on iDVD. The tricks we were taught were also helpful; in order to stick to the plan of my original flow chart I had to use some. The iDVD program worked well for our specific project, although there were a lot of times when I got annoyed with it.