Old Products Not Around Anymore
Think of a favorite consumable product that used to be sold but isn’t around anymore.
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Week 5 Summary
Week 5 is finally done! Woo hoo! This week I explored as well as, expanded my knowledge on audio editing. I never realized how interesting sound truly is! One of the assignments that really stood out to me was the Moon Graffiti podcast. It all sounded so real, and I was amazed by the creativity … -
Radio Show Ideas
This my brainstorm web I created for the Radio Show assignment I have to create in a couple of weeks. It’s still a work in progress. But hey, it’s progress! 😛 -
Telephone Conversation With Me
by @MonicaG71488057 September 27, 2019“So far this semester, he has been absent 9 times. 9 times? 9 TIMES…” For my telephone conversation assignment, I decided to recreate one of my favorite scenes from popular 1980’s movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! I had to watch this scene so many times to recreate it that this scene is stuck playing in … -
Sound Effects Story
by @MonicaG71488057 September 27, 2019This is a story I created by using sound effects. That’s right, NO WORDS! I encourage you to listen to the SoundCloud post below, and try to figure out the story with your own imagination, before I tell you the actual story! 😉 This is a story about a simple lumberjack who lives in a … -
Moon Graffiti
WOW. That is all I can say about this podcast I just listened to. Just WOW! From the start of this podcast, I was immediately transported to another world! All the sound effects, background noise, dialogue, EVERYTHING! It all made me believe that it was all real! If I was just shown this podcast without … -
Tongue Twister
by @MonicaG71488057 September 26, 2019He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts… Sorry about Pennywise the Dancing Clown down below! HAHA! This is one of my favorite tongue twisters that was found to be very popular during the 1980s. This twister was even used in Stephen King’s IT. In the movie, one of … -
Radio Bumper
by @MonicaG71488057 September 25, 2019My abnormal radio bumper is based off an inside joke that my roommate Stella, and I have. Stella recently showed me a meme, where I laughed so hard that tears came out of my eyes! This meme has become a hilarious inside joke between us, that we reference ALL THE TIME! And so I decided … -
Humming Away
by @MonicaG71488057 September 25, 2019Ever get a song stuck in your head for days? Songs get stuck in my head ALL THE TIME!!! And Brian lets them play over and over and over again! But the one song that will always be stuck in my head is… The Wii Theme! Below is my recording of when I hear in … -
Nature Walk
Today I shared about my favorite nature picture I took in person! -
Tweet-Along
I tuned in to the ds106 radio on Monday, September 23rd, 2019. From what I can remember, this broadcasting was about some of the sounds presented from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. I have never seen The Birds however, I have heard from others about how crazy the movie is. My Grandfather, in particular, has expressed … -
Alphabet Mess
The object for today’s daily create was to connect every English letter in the alphabet together, to form a unique typography shape. -
Caption the 80s
Today I had to find a picture from the 80s and caption it! -
Week 4 Summary
HOORAY! Week 4 has finally come to an end! This week’s worth of assignments has honestly been pretty challenging. Not gonna lie. I definitely need to start working on the ds106 assignments earlier. This way I don’t end up scrambling like crazy, trying to turn everything in before 11:59pm. I did like how this week’s … -
Impacts of Storytelling
Stories can be told in many different ways, shapes, and forms. Stories can also be told using a singular image! How crazy is that?! After watching the videos, and looking at the links provided (about how to become a better photographer), I feel I now better understand how impactful an image can be. From the … -
Photoblitz
This photoblitz was very interesting and creative assignment! I had a fun time taking photos of all the whacky topics! Without further ado… BEHOLD MY PHOTOBLITZ! These were the 7 creative photo ideas that I had to work with! Below are my interpretations of these ideas! ↓ Make a photograph of a smile, either literal … -
Photography and Me
I LOVE taking photos! I love the idea that I can capture a moment in time, and save it forever! And I can easily go back to that moment, just by looking at that photo I took. I feel like a have a good relationship with photography. I don’t take too many photos where I’m … -
Thank You Letter
Write a thank you letter to a figure from the 1980s! -
Larger Than Life
by @MonicaG71488057 September 18, 2019Look at this mug! It’s bigger than those pumpkins! It’s HUGE! IT’S LARGER THAN LIFE ITSELF! This is one of my favorite mugs that I own! It’s pop culture merchandise from the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things! Specifically, it references the name of the camp Dustin Henderson (one of the main characters in the show), … -
That’s Not What I Expected
by @MonicaG71488057 September 18, 2019Try to guess what this extreme close up is depicting. I will be nice and offer some clues! What am I? I am small and square like. I can fit into the palm of your hand. You can turn me back and forth. Up and down. Left and right. Clockwise and counterclockwise. But be warned, … -
The Boone Gorges Parent-Child Headswap
by @MonicaG71488057 September 17, 2019This horrifying image is of me and my Mom on a family trip, to Virginia Beach back in October of 2007. I am 31 in this picture and my mother is 7 years old! As you can see I have been practicing my modeling skills for this picture, then there’s my mom looking like a … -
Start a New Trend
The object for this daily create is to start a new trend! -
Optical Illusion
by @MonicaG71488057 September 16, 2019LOOK HERE!!!! The Washington Monument is being held up by a boy! I caught your attention, didn’t I?! HAHAHA! Just kidding though! It’s an optical illusion! The dude in the picture is of one of my best friends, Nathan. We went on a Washington D.C. exploration day back in June of 2018. We took the … -
Recreate A Famous Movie Scene
by @MonicaG71488057 September 15, 2019You know what really sucks, though? What? EVERYTHING. I chose to recreate this amazing, VERY TRUE movie scene from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Some people are aware of this popular meme but they do not know where it originated from. Well, this meme came from SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD! Get educated people!!! I … -
International Dot Day
Celebrate International Dot Day!!! -
Week 3 Summary
I cannot believe it’s already week 3 of ds106! This school year has already gone by so fast! CRAZYTOWN! Let’s see, this week of assignments was not too bad! Although, I had mixed feelings about just doing writing assignments from the Assignment Bank. I wished I could have chosen different types of assignments to fulfill … -
To My Mom
by @MonicaG71488057 September 13, 2019Hi mommy, sorry to expose you like this! I just had to share your beautifulness with my blog! I am writing this letter to you for a multitude of reasons. Some happy, encouraging reasons and some deep sad ones too. But regardless, I hope you enjoy this message! Mommy, I just want to start off … -
Story Analysis
It is very interesting to think about how digital storytelling has evolved over the years. From what it was back in the day, to what it has become now. I watched the YouTube video: 80s Pop Culture. Honestly, it was a pain that the video was almost 20 minutes long, but it was very cool … -
Dear Future Husband
by @MonicaG71488057 September 13, 2019Dear Future Husband, This letter is to you, the person who I believe that I will spend the rest of my life with. I am so thrilled to be able to spend the rest of my very existence on this Earth with you. Only you. As my soon to be husband, there are some things … -
Sharing Credit
by @MonicaG71488057 September 12, 2019I decided to create a story with my roommate Tala. Tala would email me one line of the story and I would respond with another line. We did not discuss the plot of the story before writing. Therefore, the story we came up with is very random. You have been warned… The way to read …
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