Posted at Mar 26/2006 06:02PM:
Sebastian De Vivo: Pat, what can I say, except this is pretty hilarious. You were really able to get accross the essence of the relationship between a college student and a microwave. You made your questions clear, used many different media (I liked the videos), and your navigation was clear. I especially enjoyed your experiments with Kid Cuisine -- I was pretty much laughing out loud the whole time. You also incorporated several issues raised in class into your project. There were a few typos here and there, which added to the charm. Great job!
This is my amazingly old microwave oven that came inside my amazingly old house in Menlo Park. This device has no buttons on it, only dials, and actually contains all of the controls for the stove top and oven that is bellow it. This therefore literally becomes the center of my kitchen whether someone is using the microwave to "nuke" something or whether someone is actually trying to cook something. If one of those rare occasions when one of my room mates or I is actually trying to cook something the microwave is usually used to defrost whatever meat is being cooked or is used to heat up the seasoning/topping that might be used on top of the cooked item. I would definatly not be able to eat at my home unless I had this device and I believe that this is the case for most of the population, at least in the US. I hope to divulge more of this in the rest of my project
Starting to Unpack
I would like to start a base of the unpacking process by using a few of the basic starting points that Chris mentioned in his lecture on unpacking maps.
Space
Time
Materials - The Little Black Box
Brief History of Microwave Oven Life
You love it like a fat kid loves..... Microwavable Meals
Family Dynamics
New Markets and Adaptations
My Microwave is Paying Me
Myths & Microwave Fun
My Sources Used
Actually this image depicts almost perfectly the type of "mobility" the microwave has of which I speak of in the "space" section of my Starting to Unpack page. Thanks for a great example.
Posted at Mar 14/2006 12:36AM:
Josh Liptzin: That is a really old microwave. I used to think that no one had an older-looking microwave than the one I used to have in my old house. I'm not sure if these images of my friend apply. Feel free to delete them.
Posted at Mar 22/2006 10:58PM:
James Dray: I totally agree with you. I would not be able to eat in my room if I didn't have a microwave either. It really is a necessity in all college dorm rooms, especially if you are trying to maintian weight and somewhat of a diet.
