Surveys/Polls/Quizzes

I took a quiz on Time.com about which Harry Potter house you would be in. I ended up with Ravenclaw, and I think that is pretty accurate. According to Time, most Americans ended up in Ravenclaw as well, with a little over 45% of people being sorted into that house. Hufflepuff was second, and as much as everyone would love to be Gryffindor, the house Harry is in, that came in at third, with Slytherin, the villainous house, at fourth. The results article points out that this makes a lot of sense, as the latter two are home to more extreme characters. The demographics breakdown reveal that my home state of New Jersey produces more Ravenclaws than any other house, although the city of Syracuse produces Hufflepuffs. I was surprised by how overwhelming the Ravenclaw majority was in the overall results, as they are known as the house of intelligence in the Harry Potter universe, so I felt a little bit special when I was sorted into that house, but it seems as if it was more in line with the mean than I would have expected. I would have expected a more even split, but Ravenclaw has 40% more members than Slytherin does. This quiz gives a good insight into the Harry Potter universe, and shows us that as much as we would love to be the daring and brave, going on adventures with Harry, Ron, and Hermoine, it is much more likely we would simply be an extra filling a seat in one of the less glamorous houses.

Quiz: http://time.com/4809884/harry-potter-house-sorting-hat-quiz/
Results: http://time.com/4921918/harry-potter-hogwarts-sorting-hat-quiz/

What I...

What I Watch

        The view from my couch

Tennessee and Vanderbilt was a thriller that went to overtime

As a basketball fan, watching the sport is something I have always done and I love to see different teams play

I also will watch on my laptop when there are a lot of games on

I love college basketball because of the passion players play with, like Jordan Bone did against rival Vanderbilt and shows in this photo from USA Today

Reflection

Selfies have overtaken our culture. While they started off as a way for girls to show off on social media, they are now deeply ingrained in daily life. Instagram feeds are flooded with them, Snapchat has turned them into a form of communication, and it's gotten to the point where moms are in on the craze. I don't think this is a good or bad thing, just an undeniable fact. I think they are an interesting way to share your experiences. Rather than just taking a photo of your surroundings, you insert yourself into it, making yourself inseparable from that place or event. Is it slightly narcissistic? Perhaps, but it is also much more personal way to chronicle an experience. I'm not above all of this, I take them just like everyone else, sharing them with friends and family via social media. Selfies are beginning to evolve into an art form, with people using them for more than just a way to show off how good they look in certain lighting. Now, with projects like What I Eat, selfies have become a way to share the world with others in creative ways. I think that the selfie is a really interesting tool in for aspiring photographers to do something that we have yet to see and really express themselves in a new way. I'm interested to see how they evolve over the next few years as they perhaps shake the stigma they currently have. Whether it's a Snapchat to a friend, Ellen at the Oscars, or a new art piece, selfies have become a part of the American experience.