Chuck Grimmett

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Month: February 2009

  • Day 39 – Hillsdale Orchestra Concert

    Tim Cook, Violin, Hillsdale College Orchestra 

    I went to the orchestra concert today put on by the college orchestra at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. This is a photo of Tim Cook, one of the violin soloists during the concert (though this is not a photo of him playing a solo). The orchestra played pieces by Strauss, Bach, Gabrieli, and Tchaikovsky. Even to someone like me who is not a classical music person, they did a wonderful job. By the way, the strange blue outline around everything came from the massive stained glass window in the Sanctuary.

     

    I am spending the rest of the evening finishing up work for the coming week.

  • Day 38 – Clever Snowmen

    A few people here at Hillsdale had extra time on their hands and made Calvin and Hobbes-esque snowmen outside of the student union.

     

    There were some clever designs. There were four protesters with signs that read: “Extend Snowman Life!! Impose Global Warming Tax!”, “Support Coal Stimulus” (held by a snowman with only one coal eye), “Snowman casualities too high in Iraq; Bring our boys HOME!”, and “S.A.K.E. – Snowmen Against Keynesian Economics”. There was also a big snowman with a “Snowmen Crossing” sign and four little snowmen crossing the sidewalk.

     

    Other than taking pictures of snowmen, I have been working on my CCA paper, reading, and working on math today. These things will probably continue through tomorrow as well. 

     

    Click the photos to view large versions.

    Extend Snowman Life!! Impose Global Warming Tax! 
    Snowmen Crossing 
    Calvin and Hobbes-esque snowmen 

  • Day 37 – Baw Beese Lake at Night

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    David Wagner and I went to Baw Beese Lake tonight to walk around and take photos. He has never seen me to long exposures or light graffiti before, so I demonstrated with a few different shots. In a few of the shots we were walking around on the frozen lake.

     

    Click the photos to view them larger. I recommend this to see all of the detail. Once you click on one, use your arrow keys or click on the right side of the photo to navigate to another one.

     

    Also, please leave a comment with which one you like best!

     

    Long Exposures at Baw Beese Lake

    Long Exposures at Baw Beese Lake

    Long Exposures at Baw Beese Lake

    Long Exposures at Baw Beese Lake
    Long Exposures at Baw Beese Lake
    Long Exposures at Baw Beese Lake
    Long Exposures at Baw Beese Lake
    Long Exposures at Baw Beese Lake

  • Day 36 – Reading Hamlet

    Reading Hamlet 

    Tonight, five friends and I started reading Shakespeare’s Hamlet aloud. We have to finish it by Tuesday. Click on the photo to view it large.

  • Day 35 – More Ice Sculpting

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    Ice Sculpting 

    Here is another photo of the ice sculpting from the weekend. Click the photo to view it larger.

     

    The gallery from South Haven is now posted! Check it out! (It has four pages…make sure you look at all four!)

     

    I have spent the evening so far finishing Don Quixote, working on math, working on econ, and now I am going to work on the weekly “Question to Think About” from Dr. Jackson. I am also planning my schedule for the weekend and next week, since I have a paper to write, two exams to study for, a play to read, and events to photograph. I will be busy!

  • Day 34 – Frozen Wasteland

    Frozen Wasteland 

    I slept pretty well last night and I had a nice day today. I had the chance today to go to a few of the off-campus facilities that the college runs to do some tech work. It was interesting. I especially liked the Hillsdale Academy, a model K-12 school Hillsdale College runs pioneering new methods in childhood education. 

     

    I apologize for the brevity of this post. I am pretty busy tonight. If you are looking for something to read, I suggest checking out LewRockwell.com. I am sure at least one, if not all, of the ten daily articles on there will be worth your time.

  • Day 33 – Portraits & Candids

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    Portrait - Hannah 
    Candid - Child fascinated by an ice sculpture 
    Portrait - Bethany 
    Portrait - David 

     

    In South Haven over the weekend, I made a special point to work on my portrait and candid shots of people. This is an area where I had a great deal of difficulty in the past. I have a long way to go, but I think I am making progress. The photos above are some of the outcomes of practice on Saturday. Click on the photos to view them larger. Once you click one, you can navigate to the other three. Hover over the photos (once large) to see how.

     

    The gallery will be posted on Wednesday. I made it and it is already uploaded, but I have a few more photos I want to display on the front page before I show all of them.

  • Day 32 – Ice Sculpting

    Ice Sculpting 

    This is a continuation of the photos I took in South Haven on Saturday. This man was participating in the ice sculpting contest and he was actually using an iron (yes, an electric clothes iron), to make the ice smooth and shiny. Click on the photo to view it larger.

     

    The gallery of the photos I took in South Haven will be up in a few days.