Mr. President
A Presidential Daily
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Tell it / Tweet it
by @E_Spengler September 12, 2019Lunar Dependence The time was almost upon them. They had waited twenty-three hours for this. The moon was almost aligned. Maybe this time they would learn their lesson. It had been ten years since the global power outage. Now their only source of power came... -
The Onion’d Article
2 Stars Amy Klobuchar: Time to focus on me rather than the other candidates Ms. Klobuchar stated that she is tired of moderators not paying attention to her. She is a candidate as well and she should be payed attention to. She isn’t as radical or as flashy as some of her counterparts, but she… -
A Letter to my Younger Self
Dear Maddie, Life will seem difficult. You will want to give up, cry, scream, and yell more than you can imagine. That’s okay. Allow yourself to feel those emotions. Bottling them up will do no good. Because life is difficult. It always will be. You just have to learn to always be ready and willing ... Read moreA Letter to my Younger Self -
Who Inspires Me?
There are many people who inspire me, from people I know directly and people I don’t. My parents inspire me everyday. My siblings shock me everyday with how much they inspire me. My friends, which I haven’t seen in awhile, inspire me. Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspires me (she’s badass), Lizzo inspires me, Lupita Nyong’o inspires ... Read moreWho Inspires Me? -
Art On The Wall
The goal for today was to take a photo of a piece of art on a wall, and share where it was spotted. -
5 Albums that Shaped Your Taste
2 Stars Below are the 5 albums that shaped my taste. I have a rather eclectic music taste and this photo certainly shows that. My favorite songs from each of the albums are as follows: Every album, except for Lewis Capaldi, I grew up listening to, so they all have a special place in my… -
Write a Movie Review
3 Stars Movie: LadyHawke Synopsis: LadyHawke is a love story. The movie starts out focusing on a pick pocketer named Phillipe “The Mouse” Gaston. The Mouse is cornered by some guards, but Etienne Navarre rescues him. Navarre’s hawk follows them and scouts to see if there is any trouble ahead and behind them. That evening… -
Daily Creates Week 2
Street Art and Graffiti have started to become a city’s way of expressing itself. Its no longer bad to have walls covered in this gorgeous artwork. -
Graffiti
For today’s Daily Create, I didn’t have time to go around town looking... -
A Top Quality Tale
My thoughts on Top Gun and why I think it's a good story. -
Tagging UMW
Today’s Daily Create was Creative Graffiti. I tried a graffiti assignment a long time ago, so I liked the idea. I don’t have any recent pictures of graffiti, but I did photo some street art a while back. I could … Continue reading → -
Creative Graffiti
Graffiti has recognised as a social art form in the 1980s. Today’s objective is to show off some graffiti you have created or witnessed. -
Dear Meg’s Future Husband
Dear Meg’s Future Husband, First of all, I love you. Second of all, do the dishes please I hate it so much and I probably left some dirty ones in the sink just for you. Don’t worry though because I washed all of your underwear. Equivalent exchange is important a relationship you know. We will … -
Retro Red Panda
I made a retro poster! -
Monkey Shines
One site/feed/whatever I like following is Behind the Grooves. Occasionally it brings up things I didn’t know about, more often things I forgot about. So today is the birthday of Peter Gabriel’s Security album: https://behindthegrooves.tumblr.com/post/187582817474/on-this-day-in-music-history-september-8-1982 I don’t even know if … Continue reading → -
Creating my own character
Directions: “Create a character covering all aspects of them. Write about a paragraph of backstory, cover their appearance, personality, likes, dislikes, and what their place is in their world. “ Behind the Story: This character I had been working on prior to the assignment. This... -
Hairy Poems
One of my favorite hair bands! -
Daily Create: 80s Nerds
I once read an article, that I wish I could find, that explained that the rise of nerd culture in the 80s caused a sense of superiority in a once marginalized group of teenagers. A group that was once bullied, finally had a sense of purpose. The article went into how these 80s nerds transformed ... Read moreDaily Create: 80s Nerds -
“ds106 is pure joy”
Here we have another discussion with ds106 godfather Jim Groom. I should do some editing, but I think it’s better to just get it out there without the delay. We talked about public access TV in the 80s as a … Continue reading → -
Favorite Nerds
Today’s daily create was to discuss one of your favorites 80’s nerds! -
Musicians Get Animated
by @megds106 September 6, 2019Good evening! This animated gif challenged me to make my favorite musician’s video into a little gif. My favorite singer is Taylor Swift. I’ve loved her since I was eight years old and I even saw her in concert when she had only one album out and she performed as an opening act for Keith … -
First Recorded Thoughts
Just some passing thoughts to wonder about. Not exactly sure where it goes from here. -How detailed can on-command imagination get through the use of mental drawing exercises and what effects would it have on the person’s ability to create things artistically? I’ve been thinking about the possible upsides of mental exercises and meditation like… -
Daily Create: Supporting Role Star of the 80s Tribute
So for my star, I chose Ed Lauter. I’m honestly not sure if he’s underrated/appreciated, but not many people my age know of him. One of my favorite movies to watch with my mom growing up was Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. It’s about a girl who desperately wants to take part in an MTV ... Read moreDaily Create: Supporting Role Star of the 80s Tribute -
A Week in Review
I learned a lot this past week. The Daily Creates were fun to go through and spend five minutes thinking about what applied to each of them. I had to spend a little time thinking about a phrase that I hear a lot in my hometown. The assignment bank has a lot of options, but… -
Blast From the Past
Today’s prompt was to share a not so popular song that was well... -
Supporting Role Star of the 80s Tribute
The goal of this daily create was to make a tribute to of star of the 1980s. -
Slime Eastwood
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Too much 80’s
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Obscure But Good Songs of the 80s
The object of this daily create was to draw attention to some music of the 1980s that was noteworthy in its day, but we don’t often hear anymore.
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