Pirate Pad

Pirate Pad

by Erin O'Neal

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February 18, 2011

Hey, thought I’d post about something that has been increasingly helpful for me, particularly in group projects. It used to be called the PiratePad (I still call it that), but it goes by “TypeWith.me” now. It is a live text … Continue reading →
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Oh, boy. More reflection.

by Erin O'Neal

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February 17, 2011

If this blog gets any more reflective, it will be a mirror. So, I get to look at what I did and what I liked. Say, didn’t I do this about my photography about four posts back? *sigh* Okay. I … Continue reading →
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Taking Digital Storytelling, part I: My Classmates and their work

by Erin O'Neal

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February 16, 2011

While I’m typically all for looking back and giving praise where praise is due, the fact that we are being told to do this in a specific post seems rather redundant if we’ve been doing the commenting that we’re supposed … Continue reading →
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Four Icon Challenge!

by Erin O'Neal

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February 16, 2011

I admit that I’m a bit late to jump on this bandwagon, but it looked like fun and I wanted to update with SOMETHING. It didn’t take that long, but I wound up asking Mauve and Twitterless Boy for feedback … Continue reading →
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I am a glutton for punishment

by Erin O'Neal

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February 13, 2011

I started on the pokemon card assignment and thought, “That example isn’t really a pokemon card. Let’s see what the cards look like nowadays… SNAP. No, not going to do that. Too complicated.” Too complicated? TOO COMPLICATED?!? Hah! I wound … Continue reading →
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Scavenger Hunt ((prelim))

by Erin O'Neal

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February 12, 2011

For the next few weeks, I’ll be challenging my photo-taking by planning shots for a list of terms that Professor Jacob Urbanski used for a scavenger hunt when I took his Design Principles class. Afterward, I’ll make comments about what … Continue reading →
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Photography

by Erin O'Neal

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February 10, 2011

I like photography, but it doesn’t like me. I like taking photos, but they are hard to see. I like setting shots, but they can be abstract. I like shooting video, but we can’t all act. I’ve made comments that … Continue reading →
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Movie Fortunes

by Erin O'Neal

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February 8, 2011

So, I was thinking about what I’d submit for a design assignment for digital storytelling. My fingers touched the fortune from the fortune cookie I had eaten earlier tonight and I thought about that long ago brunch when some friends … Continue reading →
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Since I liked doing the last post so much…

by Erin O'Neal

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February 8, 2011

Five Card Story: i caused it a ds106 story created by Tempest (Erin) flickr photo by les.epinards flickr photo by paulhami flickr photo by ravnclaw89 flickr photo by ravnclaw89 flickr photo by Intrepid Flame i did this. i am a … Continue reading →
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Five Card Story

by Erin O'Neal

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February 8, 2011

Five Card Story: we were warned a ds106 story created by Tempest (Erin) flickr photo by paulhami flickr photo by cogdogblog flickr photo by cogdogblog flickr photo by ravnclaw89 flickr photo by ravnclaw89 they told us that this would happen. … Continue reading →
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Five Card Story

by Erin O'Neal

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February 8, 2011

Five Card Story: we were warned a ds106 story created by Tempest (Erin) flickr photo by paulhami flickr photo by cogdogblog flickr photo by cogdogblog flickr photo by ravnclaw89 flickr photo by ravnclaw89 they told us that this would happen. … Continue reading →
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Been sleeping fitfully for about a week

by Erin O'Neal

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February 7, 2011

In high school, I had a habit of going to bed late, falling asleep later, and waking up at three, then four, then five, at each hour until I get fed up with the process and get out of bed. … Continue reading →
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What’s your fortune?

by Erin O'Neal

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February 6, 2011

Got these both at the same meal. Think Fate is trying to tell me something? Over Winter Break, I ordered take out with a friend. We both got two fortune cookies. Mine were both creeeeeepy. Check it out:
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The Hero’s Journey Part 6: Following more light (Reverend lineage)

by Erin O'Neal

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February 5, 2011

This is the Jim Groom lineage, please read Part 5: The Tunnel before this one. If you would like to start from the beginning, please click here. ((Photo credit to Glamhag)) Knife glinting with the torchlight in one hand, the … Continue reading →
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Poems, in a couple separate forms.

by Erin O'Neal

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February 5, 2011

I have always enjoyed the power of images to influence what we interpret from words. I remember getting so frightened of a picture in a book as a child that I was absolutely unable to finish the rest of the … Continue reading →
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Hero’s Journey Part 4:

by Erin O'Neal

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February 4, 2011

Read Jenn’s Part Three before this one! I moved my arms and legs. They seemed whole, unbroken. My knife was still with me. When I rose to my feet, it felt like I had aged centuries. I looked at my … Continue reading →
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The Hero’s Journey Part One: Leaving home

by Erin O'Neal

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February 3, 2011

I left home when I was 16. My mother had fallen grievously ill and one night my father was out smoking his pipe and he saw a silver bird alight in the holly tree above him. It told him the … Continue reading →
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Can’t sleep

by Erin O'Neal

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February 3, 2011

Had an unnerving dream. Might as well write it down. Dreamed that I went with my mother to take my sister back to Cornell. Mom and I waited in the car for Lauren to finish her first meeting with her … Continue reading →
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Mosquitoes

by Erin O'Neal

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February 1, 2011

Looking back, I know for a fact that there was good reason for my younger self to have had insomnia. As a kid, I attracted mosquitoes like a magnet attracts iron shavings. Mom always told me that I have sweet … Continue reading →
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Study Game

by Erin O'Neal

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January 31, 2011

In sophomore year, I noticed my roommate and suite-mate having trouble with Biology. To help remedy this, I created the first version of the Study Game. It was modeled after Trivial Pursuit, and it required us to separate our subjects … Continue reading →
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the extra ingredient in my shampoo attracts trouble

by Erin O'Neal
January 29, 2011

Or, rather, surreal/bizarre encounters with strangers. This time, it was in my dorm room freshman year. I lived on the third floor of a girls-only building, in an out-of-the-way corner. Despite how stupid this may have been, my roommate and … Continue reading →
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Wednesday: Or “The Post in Which Many Things Are Addressed”

by Erin O'Neal

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January 26, 2011

Became sick on Sunday. Have eaten about five packages of Halls cough drops. Now an anthropomorphic throat lozenge. Finally finished something I started on Saturday. I’m rather proud of it since it’s so ridiculous. Note** Though Gaia and Eros and … Continue reading →
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Hair

by Erin O'Neal

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January 25, 2011

I have no idea where I saw this originally. All I know is that I don’t typically watch shows like America’s Next Top Model. It’s not my thing to watch the continuation of unhealthy (at least, in my opinion) body … Continue reading →
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So, here’s the thing:

by Erin O'Neal

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January 24, 2011

It’s difficult for me to imagine web 1.0 since my parents didn’t let me consistently surf until I was in eighth grade, and I didn’t do that much “surfing” until I got into high school. By then, web 2.0 had … Continue reading →
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Rent a Center

by Erin O'Neal

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January 22, 2011

I’m not feeling up to writing and illustrating a full-blown post tonight… but I do wish to post something. Therefore, I will post a poem I wrote for a class about a strange interaction my (current) boyfriend and I had … Continue reading →
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New camera new camera newcaaaamera!

by Erin O'Neal

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January 22, 2011

I’ve never owned my own camera. I decided to remedy this only recently. I was on the fence about type, but I knew that I needed one that would mitigate my tendency to vibrate when I hold electronics. My father … Continue reading →
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Quite Possibly the Most Embarrassing Moment of My High School Career.

by Erin O'Neal

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January 19, 2011

I took Spanish throughout high school. Hell, I kept taking it until this semester, when I decided that I preferred grammar to studying Spanish lit and found that I had taken all of the grammar courses I could possibly get into. But this isn’t about college. It’s about high school. Hey, remember when I said ...
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Blogsite Creation

by Erin O'Neal

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January 18, 2011

It can be tricky as F*** to get everything worked out. I’ve always found that it’s easiest to take things one at a time and not to do everything at once. Yes, it might feel nice to have it all … Continue reading →
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How I learned the face that could scare most people

by Erin O'Neal

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January 16, 2011

For years, my scary face of choice was the vacant zombie expression. When I was about eleven, I taught myself how to roll my eyes completely back (usually with no trace of iris, but it can be difficult to maintain … Continue reading →
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Gardner Campbell is Pretty Damn Eloquent

by Erin O'Neal

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January 13, 2011

This is my response to “A Personal Cyberinfrastructure” by Gardner Campbell. Moreover, it’s a response to his presentation on the same subject and two of the other responses to it. If you haven’t heard Tom Woodwar’s remix of the presentation …
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