Alright, ds106 community.  Just wanted to give a formal announcement that the Mafia will be shutting its doors as of this week.  It’s been a great semester and a good time working with and getting to know everyone.  At least, everyone’s internet personalities.  Thanks for everything and good luck to all! – CWalk aka... Read more »

The case of “findNoirCat” has finally come to a close.  It came to a screeching halt when I had the realization that we had never looked in the one place no one though she would be… Jump on our website for the latest information and to see  how the case shakes out! LINK BELOW Welcome to... Read more »

The Mafia has spotted the cunning NoirCat in downtown Fredericksburg earlier this week.  I was inside Benny’s pizza getting one of those Chicken Bacon Ranch slices (actually I got 2, because I’m a boss) and one of my fellow members snapped a pic of what appeared to be NoirCat strolling on the other side of... Read more »

This week, I deviated from updating on the progress of the case we have been working on this week.  Clients wanted updates by Wednesday of this past week, but I have been so busy trying to tie up lose ends and following leads that it just wasn’t possible.           Needless to... Read more »

  Just registered my agency with the head agents on the Noir106 site.  You should probably do this ASAP if your agency has any hope of keeping up. Just a heads up, or maybe a warning.  Take it how you please. - Vinny D

So, Week 11 is up.   I completed two daily creates this week. Below are the assignments that I completed:  What the hell is a Rhinoroo? The Economy’s Taking a Dump What a Pinteresting Thought… Here is the comments I made this week (these are the one’s I could find, I made plenty more): It wasn’t... Read more »

Every now and then I hop on Pinterest to get some ideas.  Ideas for cars, gifts for the mob, family vacations, new toys and also the private jet I’m looking into.  You can check out my board below! https://www.pinterest.com/codywalker39501/vinny-d/ Vinny D is everywhere, you can even find him on Pinterest!  He made his own board... Read more »

In honor of our booming economy here in Brooklyn, I thought I would grace everyone with an updated copy of my resume.  Anyone and everyone with half a brain would hire me to work at their place.  I’ve done it all and can do it all! Devilish good looks and excellent customer service? Psh… might... Read more »

Saw this guy when I was on a hunting trip with my Mafia brothers in South Africa last summer.  The guide said it was called a Rhinoroo?  Don’t ask me, I have no idea what that is and I don’t want to know how it happened… I couldn’t eat for the rest of the trip... Read more »

Only 2 daily creates this week..  but in no way am I complaining.  The streets keep me busy, so keeping up with this internet stuff is the last thing on my list. Anyway, here ya go:   First, I made Black a Happy Birthday Card.  She deserves it, and I hope she had a good... Read more »

Week 10 is finito! Below is the links to the work for week 10: Daily Creates (3 for the week) Michael Jordan Assignment (5 Stars) Final Unit Choice Special Person Montage Assignment (5 Stars) I was unfortunately only able to complete 10 stars of assignments this week; the family had an unexpected death.  It may not... Read more »

This my number one, my one and only; the love of my life.  She holds me down and keeps me straight.  She does everything with me and always has my best interest at heart.  My wife knows how to keep things on the low when it comes to matters of the mafia.  When life hits... Read more »

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Lebron is my favorite CURRENT player, but as far as stats, achievements and all-around skill; MJ has all other players beat.  This highlight reel shows MJ in his prime and proves his dominance of the game of basketball. While I am a Duke College basketball... Read more »

Keeping up with all of this noir106 work while trying to lead the mafia is something else.  But, what kind of leader would I be if I didn’t deliver?  I can answer that.  I wouldn’t be a leader at all. The first TDC I did was the 15 Second Batman assignment.  For this, I grabbed a slab... Read more »

For the record, if I had to get in a group with any of you’s I’d lose my mind.  Let me also add that if anyone tried to screw me over, you’d be messing with the mafia and not just me.  You would probably regret that.  With all of that being said, I’m flying solo... Read more »

  Week 9 has been exceptionally challenging for me.  Not so much the assignments, but just finding the time to complete everything.  The video assignments take the most time for me, especially since I am a perfectionist.  Reading, eh, not so much.  Funny that I enjoy the one that takes the most time.  Oh well,... Read more »

For our “Reading A Movie” task, I wanted to watch Notorious, as the article How to Read a Movie sort of described a candid shot from there that made it sound good.  I have also heard people talk about this movie as a classic example of Noir, so I figured I would check it out. This scene is... Read more »

I decided to tune in for some ds106radio for two nights this week.  Let me tell you, there were some great shows on too! The first one I listened to was “Get A Clue”.  This group really did a great job in my opinion.  From the commercials/bumpers to the sound effects, everything that went with... Read more »

Rain is like the wind. Calm, sometimes intense, and loud. The ground is wet now. This is my second of two daily creates for the week.  The video is just something cool I found from the Rain Room at the museum of modern art to go along with the haiku.   Hope you guys like!... Read more »

For this daily create, we were supposed to draw a staircase that led to our ultimate dream.  Stairway to Heaven just rang a bell for me because my dream is definitely to play in the NBA.  Not that it will ever happen, although, still a fun daily create.  I have found that writing down your... Read more »

A final reflection on our “Noir We There Yet” show?  It was freaking awesome! Ok, let me get to the reflection now…. When I listened to our show live, I am pleased to say that I was very happy with the way it turned out.  We had an awesome team, and every member of our... Read more »

Week 8, it’s a wrap!  Interesting to get back into the DS106 world like we had been the first 5-6 weeks, prior to the radio show project.  My mind had to re-set to the steady work it takes to really be successful in the course.  Either way, I enjoyed the work this week and felt... Read more »

For one of my character assignments, I chose the Create Your Own Character assignment.  Although, instead of creating your own character as the assignment suggests, I chose to elaborate a bit on my main man Vinny D! In order to meet some of this weeks criteria, I chose to collaborate Vinny’s story with that of “Johnny Corner... Read more »

Vinny D is looking for a job.  He is a great worker and knows exactly how to execute the plan!  He is precise, persistent and ambitious.  Would you hire Vinny D? This is an assignment from the Assignment Bank where the instructions are to create a resume for a fictional person or character of your choice.  I... Read more »

1.  One of my favorite assignments by a fellow student is that of Landon Epperly.  Landon took a daily create and essentially did his own thing with it, but man did he deliver.  The task was to focus on Ruin photography, and Landon took four pictures that he found and create one masterpiece in photoshop.... Read more »

I chose to listen to the infamous ds106radio on Monday night, mainly because that’s when the greatest radio show in the history of radio shows was scheduled to play, “Noir We There Yet”, but also, to tweet along and give a review for the show “House of Noir”. Overall, I liked the show and enjoyed... Read more »

    Week 7 has been fun!  The daily creates were a blast and the wealth of comments really help you feel like your work is appreciated! The daily creates gave us some awesome prompts to work with all week, my favorite one that got a lot of attention was the one pictured above, the “heel concept”... Read more »

Noir We There Yet has got to be the most awesome group ever.  By far, the best group that I have worked with thus far in my college career.  Much like the posts/comments of other students, group work is typically a hassle.  Many schedule conflicts arise, members slack off and some just submit sub-par work.... Read more »

Unfortunately, this week, I was only able to complete two daily creates.   The first one I completed was my Emoji Story from Wednesday.  For this daily create, we were prompted to tell a story using a random set of Emjoi’s generated through the emjoinate app.  I actually had to refresh my story like five or six times... Read more »

Week 6 has been a productive week!   Our group for the #NoirWeThereYet radio show has assembled, and we have made a lot of progress! We started off strong and got right to work.  Check out a post on our progress here!   One of my “group” assignments was to create two bumpers for this up and... Read more »