This reading didn’t impress me much but must say still see noir there! You’ve got the crime, murder and drunks present. Definitely sultry and noir materials. I found it to be a very twisted plot in this script and not sure I like readings like this. A lot of he said/she said going on in...

Here is my Daily Create for Sunday the 25th of January.

So, this week has finally come to an end! I have to say even though this class has been a lot of work, I have really enjoyed everything I have done, read, thought, and written. It has really sparked some creative juices and has me DEFINITELY managing my time efficiently, even with my other classes. … Continue reading Writing, Writing, and More WRITING.

One of the assignments this week was to read for different pieces of noir and reflect on them. I started…

Oh my, I must say I had to keep reading I couldn’t put it down even with the fast pace in how things were happening. Noir is seen here as it is black, full of crime, and of course there’s dames involved. Boy talk about tropes, he wrote “but she had a sulky look to...

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Stars 4 It’s so dark and cold, I hardly see the light of day. But when you put your hand on me and pull, all the darkness goes away. You always take from me until I’m empty, then once a week you restock me with plenty. Pictures of your family are hung up on the … Continue reading What am I?

2 stars This is about Sylvia, my character dossier, as an Unusual Superhero. I choose this prompt because I really like superheros and superhero movies, plus who doesn’t think it would be totally awesome to have x-ray vision or mind read! Plus, it’s creating an alter-ego which is fictitious but lets you outlet the imagination of … Continue reading Sylvia, The Casanova

For today’s daily create I had to create a collage of everything I did today. Most of my morning was sleeping in since I never get to do that. The first thing I did one I woke up was go to this rec center place with my housemates to get chili dogs. (Yes, I know ...

3 stars The piece I decided to write an alternative ending to is The Wild Party by Joseph Moncure March. I choose this piece for multiple reasons, one being I like to read poetry, 2 everyone else was doing “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” and lastly because I was really disappointed with the way the … Continue reading Plot Twist

This image is of Margaret Pinault and Mathieu Gaston in front of their home in France. Mathieu was a millionaire art collector and Margaret was a painter herself. This was at the beginning of their marriage when they just moved into their new home. Margaret looks sad because this was the first time that Mathieu … Continue reading From the past! →

My name is Nicollete Scott. I was born and raised in Calabasas, California. I grew up with my two parents Charlotte and Chuck Scott until they mysteriously died. I am the youngest with four older brothers Nick, Alan, Trevor, and Preston Scott. I attended University of California, Los Angeles for four years and graduated with […]

The Best Assignment that i have done for ds106 so far would have to be the Character Dossier. I really enjoyed this part of the week’s activities because it let me be creative and use my imagination with a character. Margaret Pinault aka Black Widow is a seductive women who finds wealthy men, gets with … Continue reading Best Assignment – Black Widow →

January 22, 2015 – Yodeling Its a Thursday night, $1 beer night at Brock’s bar downtown Fredericksburg VA and my roommates and I are pre-gaming for it. in the midst, I found out that the daily create is to yodel haha so I got my roommates to join in and we all drunkenly yodeled together. I […]

This week i decided to read The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Killers, The Shadow and Debris, they all had different themes and styles of noir presented in them all.   The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain This story was most definitely an example of noir readings. The writing style of this story made … Continue reading Noir in different writing styles →