Well, we were told to write first thing after getting up, so here I am, writing. I\u2019m still trying to burn through the fog of sleep, so I can\u2019t promise anything in terms of quality.\u00a0 We are supposed to ponder the terms \u201ccreative,\u201d \u201ccreativity,\u201d and \u201ccreation.\u201d I\u2019m guessing he wants us to do this writing first thing each morning (before coffee, before email, before Facebook, before televsion, etc) so that our minds are uncorrupted by other influences.\u00a0 That makes complete sense; although now I\u2019m going to have to slightly adjust must my schedule in order to give myself time to complete this assignment.\u00a0 I\u2019m interested in seeing where this goes.\u00a0 As for the terms themselves (the point of this assignment), I will admit that I am not thinking about them at all at this point any further than the fact that they are the point of the exercise.\u00a0 Although, this entry is a creation\u2026\u00a0 how about that for getting started already?\u00a0 At this point I need some serious help cutting through the fog of sleep, so I will cut this first entry short.\u00a0 I wonder if I will post this to my blog.<\/p>\n
29 Sep 2012<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s the second day of this experiment and I find myself once again cutting through the fog of sleep.\u00a0 I still haven\u2019t looked up the definition of the words we are supposed to be pondering.\u00a0 Perhaps I can start with giving my take on their definitions.\u00a0 Creation is simply the acting of creating something\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 i.e. making a tangible thing from the concept.\u00a0 This essay is a creation \u2013 the concept for its content was in my head and now it\u2019s on paper.\u00a0 Creative, to me, is the formation of the genesis of a new concept.\u00a0 The concept of this assignment was creative on the part of the professor, while the concept of this particular entry was creative on the part of myself.\u00a0 Creativity, to me, is the degree of originality possessed by a concept or its creation.\u00a0 In the previous unit we all had to give a presentation on how an artist used space, however, one person approached it differently and talked about a particular installation used space.\u00a0 Although he did not follow the directions (and honestly I don\u2019t think he really answered the questions posed by the assignment), his approach to it was very original, thereby having a high degree of creativity.<\/p>\n At this point I\u2019m pondered how I\u2019m going to create the pile of wood that was planned for today (I was going to start trimming a tree today).\u00a0 It\u2019s raining and I guess I\u2019m going to have to wait.\u00a0 Hopefully later today I will get a chance to start that task.\u00a0 At this point, I will close this entry and, hopefully, cut through the fog of sleep a little more.<\/p>\n 30 Sep 2012<\/em><\/p>\n I do so desperately want to go back to bed.\u00a0 It\u2019s Sunday morning and I was up late last night working on some photos from the UH football game yesterday and the fog of sleep is pretty thick right now.\u00a0 Creation happened last night \u2013 I created a set of photographs that helped tell the narrative of the UH win over Rice yesterday.\u00a0 As far as creativity, well, people have been doing this for years.\u00a0 I suppose you could say that my narrative is unique from some of the others that were there doing the same thing.\u00a0 Creative?\u00a0 Forget about it.\u00a0 Unless I was trying to weave a tale of corruption and such, there was not much really creative about it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s just as well I haven\u2019t looked up the dictionary definitions of the three words at this point.<\/p>\n My wife is creating a pot of coffee right now.\u00a0 I don\u2019t even drink the stuff and I find myself wanting some.\u00a0 Well, I\u2019m stopping this entry now.\u00a0 One of my dogs wants to come back into the house.<\/p>\n 1 October<\/em><\/p>\n I’ve been racking my brain to come up with thoughts, but this is the best I can do right now.\u00a0 I need to be able to refer back to these definitions in order to give myself an unhindered basis.<\/p>\n Creative \u2013<\/p>\n 1. having the quality or power of creating<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2. resulting from originality of thought, expression<\/a>, etc.; imaginative: creative writing.<\/p>\n 3. originative; productive (usually followed by of ).<\/p>\n 4. Facetious . using or creating<\/a> \u00a0exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.: creative bookkeeping.<\/p>\n Creativity –<\/p>\n 1. the state or quality of being creative<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2. the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts.<\/p>\n 3. the process by which<\/a>\u00a0one utilizes creative<\/a> \u00a0ability: Extensive reading stimulated his creativity.<\/p>\n Creation –<\/p>\n 1. the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating<\/a>; \u00a0engendering.<\/p>\n 2. the fact of being created<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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