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  1. kkroehl

    Two-Eye, Three-Eyes, and Four-Eyes

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    February 8, 2015
    The “inflate your language” assignment (2.5 pts) was lots of fun! When I was in Middle School, my brother and I were watching TV and a special program on Victor Borge came on. We loved it, especially the inflationary language act, so when I saw this assignment I had to...
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  2. kkroehl

    Live-Tweet Reflection

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    February 8, 2015
    Participating the the Tweet-along on Tuesday was lots of fun! The radio story I was listening to was The Maltese Falcon, but I think the old commercials were just as entertaining than the show, if not more so. This was a classic noir story, with a private detective whose partner...
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  3. kkroehl

    Good Morning Sasha Kellogg

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    February 8, 2015
    For the “sound effects story” assignment (3.5 pts), the only things I could use were sound effects to tell a story about my character, Sasha Kellogg. I used Audacity to mesh the sounds together, which was a lot easier than I expected. I decided to recount Sasha’s morning routine, because...
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  4. kkroehl

    Radio Bumper: Did Someone Just Die?

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    February 8, 2015
    Creating a radio bumper was not as hard as I thought it would be. I knew I wanted to continue with the noir theme in my bumper, and I also wanted to get people’s attention. The easiest way I found to do this was to start out with a loud...
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  5. kkroehl

    Kitties and Puppies!

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    February 5, 2015
    This week I completed two daily creates. Coincidentally, they were both pictures of animals with a message on them. First, I made a picture with an “I’m sorry” message. Because animals are so cute, I imagined what a cat would be sorry for and decided that the most likely scenario...
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  6. kkroehl

    Week Three: Photography Isn’t so Bad After All!

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    February 1, 2015
    This week has been a flux between procrastination and being really productive. I read/watched all the information about photography on Monday, then found other schoolwork getting in the way of this class until it was suddenly the end of the week (never doing that again). Adding categories to my blog...
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  7. kkroehl

    Sasha’s Reminders

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    February 1, 2015
    Writing post-it notes and grocery lists is something I do all the time, so completing the “post-it notes and grocery lists!” assignment (2 pts) is pretty natural (I just had to make notes that my character would make). Sasha Kellogg definitely would make post-it notes for herself. She is very...
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  8. kkroehl

    Batmobiles, Lightbulbs, and Drawings

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    February 1, 2015
    The three daily creates that I completed this week were: creating a 2048 game, writing instructions for an everyday activity, and drawing a picture without lifting up my pen. I also attempted to film myself making a paper sculpture, but I must have uploaded it wrong because it never made...
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  10. kkroehl

    Noir Photo Safari

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    February 1, 2015
    Going on a photo safari was lots of fun, and showed me that noir is everywhere if you just look for it. The pictures I took were: venetian blind effect, off-kilter angles, sense of moodiness, grittiness of built environment, and dramatic use of distinct shadows. It occurred to me that...
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  11. kkroehl

    Bubbles in Chocolate Milk

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    February 1, 2015
    Creating a picture using only 4 lines, 5 dots, and 1 curve seemed hard at first because I had no idea what I could create with that. However, the assignment “4 lines, 5 dots, 1 curve” (3.5 pts) asked you to do just that. However, this assignment made me think...
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  12. kkroehl

    There is a Danger Hiding in your Computer!

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    February 1, 2015
    There are so many warning posters out there, so the assignment “create a warning poster” (3 pts) immediately intrigued me. I wanted to create a warning poster for something that doesn’t actually happen (that I know of), and as I was staring at my computer screen for inspiration, the idea...
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  13. kkroehl

    What’s in Sasha’s Bag?

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    February 1, 2015
    Sasha Kellogg is a classy woman who always keeps her handbag with her. The visual assignment “what’s in your bag” (3 pts) tells more about Sasha, because her bag holds the things that she feels she could not go without. Additionally, looking up items from the 1950s was lots of...
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  14. kkroehl

    Storytelling Through Photos

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    February 1, 2015
    I have not had much experience with photography, and never really thought about capturing the perfect shot. Most of my pictures are either selfies or things in nature that I find pretty. Selfies are not meant to be perfect, but are meant to capture a moment in time to remind...
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  15. kkroehl

    Week Two: Creative Explosion

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    January 25, 2015
    This week pushed me beyond my usual creative limit. I had already explored blog themes last week, but the plugins were new and exciting! The readings seemed more like a continuation from last week, and were a good ease-in to the rest of the week, but not my favorite assignments....
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  17. kkroehl

    Sasha Kellogg vs. The World

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    January 25, 2015
    Instead of comparing my own life with world events, the “timeline” assignment provided an excellent opportunity to further develop my character Sasha Kellogg. It is easy to announce that a character has lived from 1927 to 1952, but this timeline shows in greater detail what she would have lived through...
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  18. kkroehl

    Testament of a Wayward Tool

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    January 25, 2015
    When I saw an assignment that personifies household objects, I just had to complete it. I am one of those people who talks to inanimate objects all the time, especially when I’m frustrated or excited, so the assignment “monologue of a household tool” is right up my alley. Instead of...
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  19. kkroehl

    What is a Roehl-road?

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    January 25, 2015
    A great blog will never be looked at if it doesn’t have a great title, just like a great book with a boring title will just be tossed aside. For the “What’s in a name?” assignment, I could either tell about my given name, which is incredibly boring, or tell...
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  20. kkroehl

    Imagination is the limit: cats, yodels, and eyes

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    January 23, 2015
    Here are the daily creates I completed this week. It truly has been a learning experience! Making a cat on a synthesizer in space showed me how seemingly ordinary things can be combined into something super silly, yet oddly beautiful. If any animal could do it, its the cat. Unfortunately,...
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  21. kkroehl

    Meet Sasha Kellogg

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    January 22, 2015
    This is Sasha Kellogg. You may recognize the name because its on billions of cereal boxes around the world. Sasha was born on January 26, 1927 and grew up at the Kellogg headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan and everything was perfect. Until one day when she was 10 years old....
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  22. kkroehl

    Words, Plots, Darkness, and Who-knows-what

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    January 22, 2015
    After reading The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Shadow, and Debris, there are very similar characteristics between the three. Most of the time, the characters hardly say anything at all, and when they do their speech is very basic, limited to small words and phrases. There are a few instances...
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  23. kkroehl

    Weekly Summary 1

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    January 18, 2015
      This week has been one of learning new skills and affirming old knowledge. Even though I grew up with technology, that doesn’t mean I know how to use it. When your father is an engineer, you can let him deal with your technical problems. Until, of course, you go...
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  24. kkroehl

    Full Introduction

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    January 18, 2015
    Intro Video Hi! My name is Kim. I’m a senior, international affairs major at Mary Washington. I am the vice president on the color guard team here. My family always said that I was meant to be born in the 1960s, because of my tastes in music, TV shows, and...
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