In the realm of racing movies nothing gets bigger than the Fast and Furious franchise. However there is a competitor to the speed of the Fast and Furious cars, and HIS NAME IS LIGHTNING McQUEEN! Lightning McQueen is the king of speed and a naturally nice car. He wins the heart of viewers in this momentous … Continue reading Lightning Fast and Furious →

Week two is officially done! I have had to the pleasure of recapping the world of Open Sourcing but with the twist of the origin of the Slender man. Open Sourcing which I had learned in a previous class with Paul Bond and Jim Groom was a refreshing article to read since I had a […]

In a momentous occasion popstar icon Nicki Minaj meets with the Royal family and President Obama to talk about foreign policy! EXCLUSIVE PHOTO BELOW: This was done for the photo assignment Popstar out of place ds106 assignment worth 4 stars

Today I made a lip sync to one of my favorite songs by Rick Astley “Never gonna give you up.” I enjoy dancing and singing in the shower so there was no doubt that I had to make a great lip syncing to a great song no where else but the bathroom! Enjoy! This was … Continue reading Never gonna Give up →

Another week, another day of barely hanging on. between school, a part time job, and severe anxiety attacks when having to use social media interfaces (only exaggerating a little, maybe one day I will rant on this), it is a miracle that I am still lucid. Contrary to what the timestamps seem at first glance, […]

The Twilight Zone is on the list of shows which I plan on watching, thought I would be lying if I said it was especially high on the list. I recognize that it is a key part of the horror genre, but I believe I’ve always had preconceived notions about its themes and pacing. However, within … Continue reading Trapped Inside a Doll’s House →

This week was a lot EASIER, thankfully. However, I feel like this week entailed a little bit more than last week but thats expected. I took some very important advice and started early, I believe I starting the assignments for this week early truly helped me. I definitely didn’t feel rushed nor did I panick once this […]

The story of how Slender Man was created seems to me like a new means of storytelling.  The free form, high level of collaboration on the character and his image doesn’t seem like the “standard” method for an author and an illustrator who each create their work either alone or with true interaction with one or … Continue reading Storytelling on the web

My favorite part about “class” this week was summed up perfectly by Gabby’s tweet: The highlight of my week has to be reading all of the names for phobias #ds106 — Gabby Christie (@christie_gabby) September 4, 2015 That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed every assignment I did this week. For the daily creates I decided … Continue reading Weekly Summary 9/4/2015

Though I may be a computer science major, I have a split opinion about the uses and value of technology in our lives. I spent several years in my youth living in Palmer Alaska, a small town halfway between Anchorage and Wasilla (the starting point of the Iditarod Race). The place is known only because […]

I feel the articles gloss over the losses of horror stories enabled by web 2.0. Certainly the web makes story creation more accessible to people, but the cost in story quality is just too high. I will admit I am not exactly immersed in the horror genre or on social media, but I know plenty […]

I may not be a fan of horror, or of social media, but I am a fan of classics. The twilight zone, the outer limits, and night gallery are all names I am moderately to intimately familiar with. I was not familiar with the trilogy of terror, and after watching this clip, I can see […]

Below is my challenge and response for what is bound to be the worst fanfiction on this page of the internet   Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction combining King of the Hill and Lost in Space. The story should use a secret government plot as a plot device! Scene: The Jupiter 2, careening […]

I burnt my last piece of toast today… but sometimes you just have to Deal with it and eat it.

Spending a day or a few with new and exciting things to do. Arlington National Cemetery – there’s nothing more to say. A visit to Chincoteague watching the wild horses and relaxing on the beach. And don’t forget a glass … Continue reading →

Bucket List: Successfully complete a “Eat the whole thing and your meal is free” challenge. – You never have to pay for a meal again, because you won’t feel like eating ever again. Go Skydiving – Weightlessness? Screaming? Sounds good Get struck by lightning – only so many people can claim they have done this […]

I realized this should probably be on my blog as well as my twitter feed. When someone leaves you a dire warning in your bed, I think about breakfast…     #ds106 #tdc1334

Well, it may not be completely about me, but it tells a lot about me in 17 sounds… Face to face with you connect through conversation Then you might know me #WritingAssignments #WritingAssignments1707

I always believed that storytelling has stayed the same over time but the way that it is shared has changed dramatically, from word-of-mouth to the written word it certainly has developed. However, now-a-days we have advances in technology that allow us to communicate with people around the world, instantly. This changes the way that a story affects … Continue reading Has Storytelling Changed Over Time?

For the Color Change assignment!

For the Pop Start Out of Place assignment

Ok, so unlike most of my fellow classmates I have never heard of the Slender Man or exactly what it was. I won’t lie.. I did do a little research so I was not totally out of the loop. The Slender Man is portrayed as being the typical scary figure in most horror stories or […]

To complete my stars for this week, I have decided to remix someone else’s assignment from the Color Changer Assignment.  This remix is worth the original 3 stars, plus 2 remix stars for a total of 5 whopping stars! Crazy!... Continue Reading →

9/4-9/11

All work is due by midnight on Friday, 9/11

Below is a detailed list of what’s to be completed this week.

1. Read Some Horror: Read/view/listen to and respond to two the following:
   Last Respects http://www.backfromthedepths.co.uk/thetheatreofterror/2011/comic-scans/e-c-comics/last-respects-from-tales-from-the-crypt-3/
   Night Gallery: Certain Shadows on the Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwXn4b8-XA4 or on Hulu http://www.hulu.com/watch/12313
   Boris Karloff’s Thriller S01E37 “The Grim Reaper” Full Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvGEbistmXc
   The

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What better place to be than at the base of a 70 m waterfall?! This photo was taken on my Spring Break Trip to Costa Rica in Spring 2015 at the La Fortuna waterfall.  The hike down to the base... Continue Reading →

(^~More music as you read~^) (We Own The Sky by M83) Today I somehow accidentally did the wrong Daily Create but no worries I did the actual daily create for today too! This is the one from who knows when that asked us to draw a picture with a Tree, a Star, and a Seed. … Continue reading Daily Create 9/4/15

Week 2 of DS106 was quite exhausting, but was another fun week filled with unique assignments. This week, I customized my blog and added in all of the recommended plugins. I can already tell a big difference with these installed (especially Jetpack). I found that the assignment bank was the most fun assignment that we […]

Up until a few years ago, I had never heard of the internet creature named ‘Slender Man’. It was not until slender man became an almost household name that I first began to learn more about him. I think the fact that web storytelling is so popular, certainly had an effect on the rising familiarity of […]

I think it’s safe to say that our viewings this week met the bar in terms of spookiness. Why, though? While I can’t say I’m afflicted by pediophobia, I don’t like the idea of usually inanimate things coming to life. It may seem cute when watching Toy Story but in all actuality, it doesn’t exactly … Continue reading A response to our wonderful viewings this week →

Bryan Alexander makes a good point in his work about digital storytelling being a constantly changing thing. Following the nature of technology itself, it would be hard to expect anything to stay the same for too long, to which he adds that “social media  evolve at a very rapid speed” — a statement the more … Continue reading A meaningful response to Bryan Alexander and Shira Chess →