Check out This American Life episode 477: ‘Getting Away With It.’.   I listen to some of the stories of people being bad or doing something bad and getting away with it. Now I am not here to run on about what they were about, but more so to talk about how they told the […]

  Watching and more importantly listening to Ira Glass transported me to a different place. As many of us learn throughout college much of what we learned in high school is wrong. For audio you are not making a topic sentence and then following it with information to back it up. You are creating an […]

Sadly, my book collection is at my house so I had to improvise this daily create with what I had in my dorm room. But because my guilty pleasure is not in my possession I added a quote from it. For those of you who do not recognize the quote, it is from The Picture of […]

I have to admit, when I first saw that this week’s assignments all were audio-related, I was extremely intimidated and slightly not looking forward to it. And I wonder, why is that? After watching Ira Glass talk about the processes that… Continue Reading →

I really liked Ira Glass’s series on Story Telling. He has a very soothing voice. I had to listen to part one twice because I got lost just in his voice. He explained a story in a way I haven’t really thought about.  I still think like my high school self when writing. I am biology […]

This picture pretty much sums it up. This week has been my busiest since the start of the semester. Just have to stay focused and remain positive. Where’s my Starbucks?!

Show us a feeling: Nothing makes me happier than playing this sport.

For the feeling I wanted to portray, I decided to draw on paint on my tablet a picture of myself holding my pharmacy certification! I went and took my national pharmacy technician license today and passed! The feeling I got was immediate excitement that I accomplished my goal. Bow that means a higher pay for […]

Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad had to a lot to say in a short amount of time. Ira Glass starts about describing the building blocks of audio which are anecdotes and moment of reflection. Anecdotes are used to make boring stories more interesting. Also they can are meant to constantly raise questions and answer them […]

If nothing else goes right on a Wednesday, Red Pepper Gouda always makes me feel better, and that’s what was on my mind this morning!

Show a feeling…. Coffee+Beautiful Day= HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY  

I’ve always thought that news reporters were just glorified gawkers, and when I saw the opportunity to poke a little fun at them while also completing an assignment for ds106, I couldn’t pass it up. I found a pretty boring car chase scene online and downloaded it. I then used Wondershare to detach the existing […]

Ira Glass’ Series                 First and foremost, I learned to erase my mind of everything I learned in high school about the way storytelling works. And in Glass’ words, that is exactly what they taught me; create a topic sentence and follow with supporting facts. WRONG. As I learned today, Glass presented me with two […]

Audio storytelling, is simply storytelling, but over channels with no complementary visual. There are examples of audio storytelling everywhere, on the radio, in music, podcasts, and many others. Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad are both radio personalities that believe audio... Continue Reading →

My childhood dog passed away. I can’t stop thinking about all the fun times I had with her. She taught me so much as a kid. We had so many adventures.

Look how tired I am

I was put on this earth to explore God's creations But am I asking too much for a permanent vacation? The ocean is my great escape, I love the sound of crashing waves But I'm hoping that one day you'll … Continue reading →

  FOOD POETRY Now its time to eat. I am a poor college student. What can afford? How can I eat a balanced diet? My pantry is full of cobwebs I am so hungry. Why is food so expensive? Who is going to feed me?

I chose to listen to three episodes of “The Truth” this week. They were entitled “Falling”, “Fine Dining” and “It’s Going To Change Your Life”. In all honesty, I have never really given much thought to these kinds of radio shows, stories and the like. Having moved around from place to place over the years and with […]

Watching both Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad’s videos made me realize that far more was going on inside my head than simply listening to the radio. They both share insight on audio storytelling that is both honest and from personal experiences. Glass’s 2 building blocks for a story really do make sense. The first block of his storytelling foundation […]

I grew up going on a lot of car trips with my family. Still today I love a good road trip. We didn’t have TV’s in our cars so we would listen to books on tape. It was my favorite thing about the road trips. We would be lost on the highway yet we all […]

So I was hanging outside enjoying a vanilla latte, when I spotted a stranger. I ran up on him real quick and believe his name was Chris. He seemed kind of nervous and scared to talk with me. Maybe it … Continue reading →

I came across a guy walking around my neighborhood with his girlfriend this evening, and I asked if they wouldn’t mind being a part of an assignment. As she was a little standoff-ish, he was up for the challenge! He decided he wanted his picture to be of him in a handstand. He then explained he was a personal […]

Just Some UMW strangers enjoying lunch.

This is Devin, a classmate in my Math 471 (Real Analysis 1) class. He has been sitting next to me each class day this semester so far and I questioned myself on why I haven’t introduced myself to him yet. He told me that he loves playing ultimate frisbee, and is on the UMW club […]

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Links to my work this week are posted here –> What’s in a Story: http://cpsc106.jamesonwhipple.com/blog/thoughts-and-ideas/whats-in-a-story/ Daily Create 976:http://cpsc106.jamesonwhipple.com/blog/daily-create/ohhhhh-thats-a-lune/ Daily Create 977:http://cpsc106.jamesonwhipple.com/blog/daily-create/not-so-stupid-math-daily-create-977/ Daily Create 979:http://cpsc106.jamesonwhipple.com/blog/daily-create/stress-self-help-daily-create-979/ Daily Create 980: http://cpsc106.jamesonwhipple.com/blog/daily-create/daily-create-980/ Shape of Stories: http://cpsc106.jamesonwhipple.com/blog/reflections/shape-of-barney-stinsons-story/ Appreciating DS106 Past:http://cpsc106.jamesonwhipple.com/blog/reflections/appreciating-the-past/ Two Picture Story: http://cpsc106.jamesonwhipple.com/blog/reflections/what-the-pictures-dont-say/ This week was a little more difficult than last week. As …

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