For my 3rd and final Assignment Bank project for the week I have created a 10 second mashup of throwback songs! This assignment is worth 2 stars which puts me over the 8 star requirement with 9.5 stars woot! I already had these songs in my iTunes so I just cut them up into small … Continue reading ~10 Second Throwback~

(^Some non-traditional French music to set the mood^) (Moteur Action by Yelle) For my 2nd assignment out of the ds106 Assignment Bank I chose the 3 star Color Changer project. I took this picture of the Louvre (Click on the picture to go to where I found it.) and put a filter on it to create … Continue reading The Louvre in a Different Light

Wow. If you guys haven’t seen my latest tweet, here it is: And that is all I have to say about that. I’m so glad I started this week’s work before it was too late. Honestly, I thought I’d be...

The beginning of my daily creates journey! DC #1: http://tdc.ds106.us/writings/mean-girls-halloween-party-scene/ Mean Girls – Halloween Party Scene September 2, 2015 Regina: Hey! Aaron: Ohh no. Didn’t anybody tell you? What a cock up, you were supposed to wear a costume. Nice one,...

Dolls are known to be quite creepy and my siblings and I have all experienced a bit of pediophobia when my mom brings out her old dolls. The thing that really gets me about dolls is the idea of them being tiny people that never age and only decay. The blank stare and the always seeming … Continue reading Pediophobia comes Alive in me →

The Slender man is a very interesting character created on the internet. He was first created on a forum and then his image of a tall lanky blank faced man flew through the internet. He never reached outside the internet until he became an almost household name to teens. Slender man and his blank face … Continue reading The Slender Man’s Come Up →

As a child, every summer I attended Camp Thunderbird in Chesterfield, Virginia. I’m definitely not the outdoorsy type, but every summer it was the activity I looked forward to the most. Camp Thunderbird is a great all day camp. During...

This was an easy create. I started taking photography classes years ago with my first Canon camera (all manual settings). My dream was to work with National Geographic and shoot pictures of an African Safari. Life happened and things changed. … Continue reading →

I literally jumped for joy when I saw this assignment. I love sharing my memories, especially from the big points in my life! Wow where to begin. I was definitely extremely excited to move in freshman year. Nervous yes, but...

Wow, can I just say that I loved the horror videos from this week! Even though I am not a huge fan of the genre in general, I am partial to the movies about dolls. I don’t know what intrigues me so...

The idea of having a childhood toy that looks so sweet and innocent turn into a monstrosity coming after you with with intent on harming you is what makes these stories scary. The thought that these are suppose to be objects that bring joy to someone only cause terror and destruction toward the characters that […]

https://www.pinterest.com/gabatron5/dream-vacation/ When you have a dream there are so many possibilities of where you are going to end. My hope is that this dream comes true and I have the opportunity to travel all over India. I believe that this trip will one day become a reality because I have personal financials set aside for […]

So I chose this assignment because I was looking for something light and happy to do. Well what makes me happy? I guess you could call me a stereotypical girl, I love clothes, makeup, purses, and best of all, shoes....

This week I decided to “Toast” myself with a Happy Birthday Toast 😉 #ds106

These are a few of the most important things on my bucket list. I have always wanted to visit Ireland and I am so excited because I will be studying abroad there in the spring!! I also have been to almost all fifty states except for Hawaii and Alaska so I hope to cross those … Continue reading Bucket List Collage

My dad loves to write. Feelings flow out easily. Haiku form of choice.   First child goes to school. Haiku soothes parental wound. His mark is left here:   “Bards apology He has more feeling than skill Haiku is blunt tool”

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Taken from the Music Video I O U (A heartache) by Dean Ray

Hi! My name is Alexis Zirpmoulis and I am a junior at UMW.  I am twenty years old and I live in King George, Virginia.  I am half Greek and half Italian which explains the reasoning for my dark complexion and thick curly hair.  I am currently working at NSWC Federal Credit Union as an […]

The daily create for September 3rd was to take a picture of toast and edit something into it. I was eating my toast this morning and watching TV when The Little Mermaid came on. Ariel is my favorite Disney princess so I immediately thought of making the piece of toast, now digesting in my belly, … Continue reading Fish on Toast

This assignment was to create 4 images in a collage pertaining to my personal bucket list. My first one is skydiving as I see it as a personal thrill to reach new heights and have myself at the will of the winds. I am not very fond of heights so I believe by doing this […]

For 2 stars this week, I decided to try my hand at designing a maze.  Do you remember that old pencil-paper game that we used to play, called dots? Well, I found it online and used it as a starting... Continue Reading →

After watching the three videos featured this week, it is obvious that the prevailing theme is “dolls”. In each story, we see dolls being used as the main horror device, going as far as causing death to some of the characters. I think what makes these stories scary, is the fact that dolls are used to portray […]

As nerdy or cliche as it may sound, I do have a bucket list that I actually update and check things off! I don’t really know where, when or why I started one, but at some point in my life,... Continue Reading →

This week I learned a lot about the basic structure of the class.  What’s expected of me, which mediums to use for which type of posts, and how to tag my work.  I’m still getting used to twitter, but I did get to play with it this week more than I have in the past, … Continue reading Week 2 Summary

Week two was actually not as hard as I thought. I assumed I was going to have to do tons of tasks that I didn’t even know how to do, but it wasn’t bad. It was actually kind of fun when I think back at it, especially the toast part. I did have to do … Continue reading Week Two Summary

The animal I have chosen is a Kangaroo As Patricia walked blindly through the unfamiliar streets, her dress covered in a crust of dust, she couldn’t help but wonder where she had left her guidebook, and how she would find her way out of the city. She could hear her mother’s words echoing in her … Continue reading A walk in the city

Week one was pretty tough but it kind of got smoother once I got an idea of what I was supposed to do and how to do it. Learning how to do these things doesn’t only make this class easier for me, but it also makes me feel more tech savvy, and I am liking … Continue reading So Far with DS106

Toastpaste is a revolutionary new breakfast innovation that combines the delicious nutrition of a healthy breakfast with the maintenance of one’s teeth in one amazing package.  Toastpaste, when there’s no time to brush, and you’re hungry as futz, Toastpaste.

If I could live anywhere where at any time it would be in Africa, today. I don’t really have one or two big reasons, I just love it there. I went there for work multiple times and I just always had fun. I also like helping and talking to the little children there and seeing … Continue reading If I could…