My Hut

A Hut of One’s Own

“Hut”--from Okakura’s The Book of Tea –“an ephermeral structure built to house a poetic impulse…devoid of ornamentation except what may be place in it to satisfy some aesthetic need of the moment…purposely leaving some thing unfinished for the play of the imagination to complete."

-Where is your hut located? Be specific.
My hut would be located in Florida, probably near the Miami area because my favorite football team is the Miami Dolphins and I would love to live in Florida.

-To what is it oriented?
If its possible I would orient it towards the ocean so I could see it every day. The ocean is one of my favorite places and if I could see it every day I would be a very happy man.

-Briefly describe the exterior and interior of the hut:
The outside and inside would be very clean cut because I'm a very organized person. Everything would be in its place and it would maybe look dull on the outside because of the very organized feel but on the inside there would be a vitality that filled the place.

-What is it made of?
I would use white brick to make my hut because white brick looks beautiful and it can stand up against the weather. The roof would probably be thatch so that it still had a feel of nature.

-Describe a ritual you could enact that would be appropriate in your hut and express things fundamental to you.
I would sing along and act out "The Confrontation" from Les Miserables doing both parts. This is significant to me because music is a huge part of my life and so is theater. Both things make me feel good no matter what's got me down so doing this for a ritual would not only be fun but also a morale booster as well.

-Create a tribute to someone important to you.
My tribute wouldn't be to one person but to the armed forces. I would get a symbol that represents all of them to hang on the wall so that I can always remember them. My reasoning behind this is that I've had a lot of family and friends, including a lot of friends I graduated with, go into the military and I think they deserve a respect that they no longer get.

-Choose a particular music that would be played in your hut. Under what circumstances?
I would have to go with the music from musicals because they always make me feel better because they make you want to sing along if you know the words. Any time I was upset I would be able to play the music and have almost immediately uplifted spirits.

-What smell would be prominent in your hut?
Probably the smell off cinnamon. There's really no particular reason for this one, I just really like the smell of cinnamon.
-What living person would you like to bring to your hut?
I would bring my best friend from back home, Wes. When ever I go back home and before I came to college we were inseparable. He would be the first person I would want to bring and he would be the first person who would want to come.

-If possible to raise the dead, which famous dead person you would like to bring to your hut?
I'd have to go with Chris Farley. He was very funny and he died too young, in my opinion. I would bring him back and talk to him about what he did to get famous and why he chose the type of humor, that he did, to endeavor as a career.

-List three personally important objects you would display inside:
My movie collection because I watch a lot of movies and examine them as more than just entertainment. My most valuable player(actor) award because acting is very important to me. My computer because its part of the career I've chosen and its where I spend most of my time.

-What would someone close to you discover about you by visiting your hut?
That the things I care about aren't just categorized as one thing. My interests are sporadic and sometimes odd but that makes me who I am.

-What about you would most interest after a visit to your hut?
The appearance of everything being a hodgepodge of different people but actually being the culmination of one person.

-What one food would you serve there?
My mom's beef and noodle stew. It's one of those meals that I always loved being able to have and still have never tired of. Not to mention it's comfort food which is always a plus.

-What one memory would you commemorate? How?
The memory of getting my Eagle Scout award. I have a throw rug that has the emblem and says, "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle." I'd hang this up because not only does it remind me of what I've done but it also reminds me everyday to be a better person.

-What one photograph of yourself would you include?
The picture of me and my best buddy dressed up as gangsters because it, in a nut shell show's how close we are.






-What one photograph of another?
The image of my brother dressed up as a very regal man because my brother means a lot to me. He's really talented and really funny and I still talk to him every day.






-What one thing you’ve made?
The end table I made with my dad when I was little for Father's Day. It meant a lot to him at the time and only recently did I realize why all the stuff that matters to him actually does matter. This would keep me close to him even though I'd be far away.