Wednesday was a magical day, on which all the classes decided to set assignment and test deadlines. This is why my bathroom transformation is late. I don’t truly want a night out now, I’d prefer a break for a movie or some video games. Also, a break from worrying about where to find toilet paper rolls. Even the convenience store near Clairmont has closed for some reason. The chips and “energy drinks” were just intended symbols, not something I would actually consume. Filming myself was the harder part, since I’m alone in my room.
This is a relatively challenging task for me, since I am living on Claremont with pretty much only food and utilities and nothing fancy. I knew from hearing this project that I will not be able to use the traditional classy and fancy approach for my night out. When I looked into my room and fridge (I just got grocery delivery today), I figured showing my food and supplies can be a great idea for making this bathroom unique and fit this special time period. I have a lot of sanitation products and food to keep myself as safe as possible against the spread of coronavirus. In editing this video, I think an intro to my idea would be better than simply showing the video clip. It took me sometime to figure out how to record audio alone and add that before the video. Moving all the things into the bathroom is a lot of work, it took me around 20 minutes before it is ready for shooting. Overall, it is a fun experience and get me moving inside the house.
I was pretty satisfied with how my camouflage idea turned out. Originally I thought about naming this assignment “Double-Camouflaging” since I did a face makeup to add some layers to this task; however, the effect of this effort was minimal, therefore I don’t think it qualifies to be a camouflage, but adding some extra little details doesn’t hurt.
I would like to thank Kathy for filming this video, and my mom for perfectly stuffing these toy plushes on me. It was fun to come up with and implement an idea for this assignment.
This is the first time I’m trying to embed a video. I do not know if it worked or not. Too bad if it didn’t.
This is what would have been my 3D print experience… but thanks to things outside of my control that shall not be named (UH THANKS CORONA! YOU SUCK!), I was unable to retrieve it. So, yes my pretty little chess piece is sitting at the 3D printing space in Cox Hall… unfortunately.
As you can see, my print would have been a chess piece. Not just any chess piece though, but a Selenus chess piece which comes from the Selenus Chess Set which is the most elegant classical chess set styles in use before the standardization of chess pieces. I chose to use this as my piece because I never seen a chess piece like this before. I know I am not the biggest fan of chess, but I know the chess pieces I have used never looked like this. I don’t know… this chess piece looks so elegant (maybe it is just me), and I was really intrigued by it sort of.
Hopefully, I can eventually retrieve it so that I can customize it (maybe purple with some blue clouds since those are my favorite colors?). I really wish Corona just goes away! I was really bummed that I was not able to have the full experience with 3D printing given that it was my first time, but I can always try again in the future (right?). But yes, this is my not-so successful 3D printing experience. Until we meet again chess piece!
So here, is my idea of going out. Yeah, it seems a bit boring, but honestly I would not want to “go out” any other way. Who said that going out required having a party or being extra? No one!! In fact, I hate going out so actually being anywhere outdoors wouldn’t be “great” for me… so let’s explore this venue.
So, this venue represents the movies…at my bestfriend’s house. She has a big flatscreen TV which we tend to watch a bunch of Netflix movies on (as indicated by the laptop) and the millions of snack and food that my bestfriend’s house has to offer (which I tend to overeat).
So yes, this is my great night out. I’m not in my own house and I am spending the time with the people I adore most. I mean, what better way to spend your time than to be with your bestfriend? Sounds like an amazing night to me, especially for the homebodies!!
Side note: for this assignment, I originally wanted to use the jacuzzi setting on my parent’s bathtub to create a hot-tub party, but things went quite awry. I rarely use their bathtub and I hadn’t used the jacuzzi setting in years, so little did I know what would happen. I filled the tub up to the jacuzzi jet line, and when I pressed the button, the water came surging out at crazy speeds, splashing the water all around the tub: on the ground, sink, mirrors. It scared the daylight out of me and I turned it off almost immediately. It also flung a ton of dirt into the water making it completely unsuitable to bathe. So, one important lesson I learned from this assignment: don’t use the jacuzzi setting! Thankfully I wasn’t in the tub at the time, or else it would have been a disaster.
I later redid this assignment, albeit with a much less unique premise. I brought a boombox (out of commission unfortunately, but a good atmosphere nonetheless), a dart board, and a monster energy drink to make for a fun basement bathroom party. Also, of course, including a roll of toilet paper and hand sanitizer as part of my state-mandated coronacation.
The real daily experience inspires my decoration in the bathroom. It is an interesting experience for my sister and me that last weekend the power in our house is accidentally cut off except the electricity in the bathroom. Therefore in consideration of survivability, we moved some portable cooking utensils to the bathroom. Sanitation guaranteed, though. So this time, I decorated the bathroom with the “dinner party” theme. I put the toasters and all kinds of sauce in there, which basically serves every meal for me last weekend. Also, to build up a party feel, I bring some decorative bulbs and lamps as well.
For my bathroom nightclub, I took a creative spin on it by incorporating some common coronavirus qualms into the storyline. I wrote a sign on the door that said “Welcome to the Coronaclub” and handed the bouncer my ID. However, he did not accept it and pushed me out of the way so I came back with purell. Even though he didn’t accept my ID, he still let me into the nightclub in exchange for a squirt of coveted purell. Once I entered, the music was blaring and I handed the bartender cash to buy a drink. He did not accept the cash and only accepted toilet paper! This video shows what it would be like to attend a nightclub in today’s world. People would not accept money but only scarce items. This bathroom remodel was a lot of fun to create, and I really enjoyed finding various items in my home to incorporate that I never thought would fit in with the theme. For instance, I used blue and yellow wires as decorations as well as a red exercise band.
My bathroom has been turned into a dinner for two! We have luxurious seats both fuzzy and soft. Some complimentary nuts and La Croix are available on the elegant table in the center of the room. Blue, green, white, and gold is draped along the walls and window. To top it off, we have a wonderful toilet paper holding candle for mood lighting. Enjoy your meal and happy hometasking :).
