Author Archives: Susan

NEW MEDIA: Transitioning

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Susan

Well goodness, that was not a happy post below, now was it?  It does make one wonder what one dreams upon the couch.  What program was I watching, what commercial left its mark; or was I merely setting the stage … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Life

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Susan

The boulders roll in great thundering noise that warns and so you step aside, wipe your brow, and plant a garden where they fell.  But sand can sting, abrade and like a dozen small mosquito bites you’ll scratch until you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Vertically Challenged

Posted on December 9, 2004 by Susan

I’ve been putting this thought off for a while, losing its impact when away from the situation, but this morning it drifted back to me and got stuck behind my eyeballs, which is exactly where the problem originated from the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Narratives “Whoville Challenge”

Posted on December 9, 2004 by Susan

I must share with you some of the other entries in our writing group’s "Whoville Challenge"… Besides my own, there’s two from Steve, and a new one from Christopher.  Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Semesters Past and Passing

Posted on December 9, 2004 by Susan

Yesterday was a good day, a fine day; a day that should be an example to the rest and be followed. Between classes I ran into my Spanish professor who, with his lovely wife, was setting up a feast in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Sgolbew

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Susan

My previous post on Weblogs caught Sallie’s eye, a long-time blogger and super writer who understands what I meant by that little bit of nostalgia over that "perfect" post, as well as the eye of Steve (or the raw nerve … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: The Future In Another Light

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Susan

While my own thoughts for my final New Media paper are formulating into a cohesive mass, another student orally presented the gist of his own.  It was fascinating in that it tied in almost all current forms of media perhaps … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Whoville Challenge

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Susan

(This is for our Narratives writing group—an exercise in writing the story of little Cindy-Lou Who years after her meeting up with the Grinch.) “It’s been quite a few years, but still I can say That Whoville still haunts me, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Weblogs

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Susan

A shower thought this morning; not born of black pre-dawn cigarette and coffee in a cold garage.  And yet, not a happy one; a worry for the future of the written word. Some of my best writing has long since … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Attitude

Posted on December 7, 2004 by Susan

Okay, enough of the noble "whatever you learn can only add to your knowledge" b.s.  I’ve just spent another two days on stats work that does not have to be turned in.  What a complete waste of my time since … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Artistic Ego

Posted on December 7, 2004 by Susan

Another very interesting point made in New Media today was the possible necessity to squelch the individual artistic ego in favor of recognition of talent and acknowledgement of one’s own strong and weak points within a group effort. Very important, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Collaboration

Posted on December 6, 2004 by Susan

Another class geared towards understanding the demands of new media as a collaborative effort, from user to multiple specialized producers.  I well understand the need for user input, and experts within the works skilled in their areas which would theoretically … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: The Dark Sunny Future

Posted on December 6, 2004 by Susan

Here’s something I would like to do; play with rainbows, rearrange their hue of banded symmetry–add a color maybe two, and tile them across nature’s original desktop sky. Someday someone will; because of Bill. And leave the leaves on green … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Probabilities

Posted on December 6, 2004 by Susan

Either I need to rethink my position or my principles. Spent almost a week on a stats project and a extra credit quiz that were more difficult than any tests I’ve taken to date in this course.  Also, because they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Narrative on Demand

Posted on December 5, 2004 by Susan

I reread some of what I wrote yesterday, and though it would undergo some heavy editing if there were reason for it, for stuff written off the cuff there are some bits and pieces of value in the exercise.  (Sorry … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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