The Best Artifact in 8th Grade

The best artifact in 8th grade is Laura's: http://strawberriezz-laura.blogspot.com/2009/10/future-artifact.html

She has an incredible idea - a car that travels in light years!!!

That would be incredible to have. I like how she brought it all together, I mean her final project is AMAZING. I would definitely like to have the same impressive Photoshop skills as she does, because everything looks very realistic. I totally could picture myself in the location she made.

I would personally love EVERYTHING about this car!!! It would make INCREDIBLE scientific progress... we could probably find extra terrestrials in a matter of years. I am not so sure, tough, if it could exist in my lifetime (I'm 14) because it would have a very advanced technology, although I may be wrong. You never know what scientists have up their sleeves.

My Future Gadget

My future gadget is a very cool new version on the iPhone that turns your iPhone into anything that is basic for life and has a function like your car keys, plane tickets, credit cards, student ID, Movie tickets, scanner, Computer mouse, and Many other things.
Doing this project was actually very easy for me. I Had to pick out an image of the iPhone, which was the one I used for everything. I had to pick out the backgrounds and I had to pick out the screen shots for the iPhone. Then, all I basically had to do was some merging, erasing, typing and revising the imperfect spots. It was a good experience for me and I actually had a good time doing it.

Text Explosion for Photoshop

This tutorial http://fx.worth1000.com/tutorials/161065/text-explosion
gave me the ideas to change some text fonts in my future gadget to make it look more realistic, but I sadly couldn't do the ACTUAL explosion. Still, this tutorial is very nice especially if you want to make a flyer, banner or any sort of thing that has a main word in it because the result is really cool. I recommend anyone who likes photoshop and is still learning how to use it to take a look at this and all the other tutorials on the webpage because they are great.

MERGING

I have just seen some of the tutorials on the website www.worth1000.com and I choose this one: http://fx.worth1000.com/tutorials/160978/merging-drew-and-bouguereau
for my project because I am going to need to know how to merge two pictures (and more)when doing my future gadget in photoshop. In this I learned how to have two pictures put together s and look like one in a very realistic way. This was very interesting.

FAMILY TREE <3

This is my finished family tree.

8th Graders' Social Network Thoughts

After some research, I have figured out that eight graders approve of social networking. But what does that mean? Off course, it means that they use it, but it also means that they consider it a way of communication. Now days it is easier to find a friend in facebook than by any other way of communication. There is no such thing as 'i couldn't pick up' or 'i had no reception'. We all believe that facebook is a great way to share experiences by photos, play competitive games, and have fulfilling conversations. In conclusion, we all know this is not a FAD. We love facebook!

FUTURE GADGET

This artifact is great. It can not only be applied to parking tickets, but to lots of other things too. Like for example, teachers can use it for class attendance. I think that anything that has a touch screen and substitutes paper is great, because aside from saving paper you do not have to carry a whole notebook. Loose strands of paper are harder to keep track of. I already know what i am going to do though, I want to make a small device that has EVERYTHING in it. It can be used as a credit card, an mp3 a phone, a recorder, a computer, a plane ticket. ANYTHING! It is going to be great!

Facebook

FACEBOOK: FAD or Lifestyle?

There has been a relatively new way of communication. People have to argue, of course, is it to stay? Will it change our lives forever, or will it be popular for a few months? General public believes that Facebook is a FAD, but statistics can prove that it is here to stay. The proove is obvious. What technological invention was the first and only to have 100 MILLION users in less than nine months? Facebook, of course.

Facebook is here to stay, and it will change our lives forever. It has everything. People love how, in the snap of their finger, they can have access to their friends. You no longer have to search for ads, they come to you. You can have unlimited writing space. Fcebook is definetely the new lifestyle.

Now that facebok is avaible practically ANYWHERE people can use it anytime. In an airport, in their homes, in a meeting, in the car. YOU NAME IT! Facebook is here and it is here to stay. Facebook is now a basic form of espression and communication in life, and it's BRILLIANT!

(my opinion)

Perfect Tree

This tree is the one I chose because i is very beautiful, and it is wide at the top. I have many Aunts from my mom's side, so this tree will be able to provide me with all that space I need.

Espresso the perfect Italian place: pizza picture

Book Reviews

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/426775.Chasing_Harry_Winston_A_Novel">Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel by http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3490.Lauren_Weisberger">Lauren Weisberger

My rating: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70054354">5 of 5 starsThis book is very special because it teaches women that being single/engaged/in a serious relationship/married is not what you are nor who you are. I loved when the girls realized that there was no way they would find a special someone if they worried about finding them all the time. There is no such thing as a perfect couple, nor a perfect guy. And there is absolutely not a right age to get married. No matter how old you get.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2700019-feeris">View all my reviews >>

Kensao Review

Kensao is one of the best Japanese restaurants in Puerto Vallarta.

There is not only one, but two Kensaos. One is in Plaza Peninsula and the other one is in Galerias. It is a great place because the service is good and the food is delicous. It is usually corwded on the weekends so it is recomended to make reservations, especialy for the Peninsula Kensao. There are a lot of specialities but among those the following are the best: "Gohan Especial", "Ungai Especial", and "Concha Kensao".

If you are looking for a delicious meal Kensao is sure to grant one.