Week 8 Progress

Half-way through the semester, I have to say that I am pretty happy with my rate of progression when it comes to this class' coursework. Every week, I try to sit down and crank out as many of the assignments I can in one sitting, whether it be to finish all the readings in one day, or my comments and project feedback all in one day. I also try to do at least two extra credit assignments every week. Doing that, it allows me some breathing room or some leniency if I forget to do one of the assignments. Some of my favorite assignments include Readings and Tech Tips since they both teach me things that I will utilize outside of the class.

Looking forward, I hope to further utilize more of the extra credit opportunities so that I may finish with an A as soon as possible. My goal is to actually finish by Week 13, but if I cannot reach that, I will still be happy to continue this class until the end! Future pitfalls that I hope to avoid include forgetting to do assignments and not doing any extra credit for that week.

(Bon Jovi said it best:

The Positive Change Co.)

Week 8 Comments and Feedback

First off, I'd like to thank everybody in the class for their extremely helpful feedback. I'd like to think that I've been able to incorporate your new suggestions every week in my writings. I hope that you all take the same help from comments as I did yours. I try to actually let you all know what aspects in your writing you are excelling at, and what things you can incorporate so that you may better your writing.

Looking forward, I hope to keep giving you all detailed comments. I hope that my comments aren't just random words that you just sift through, but something that you can refer back to when you're in a pickle while writing. As for your comments to me, all I have to say is keep them coming and don't hold back!

(Cat with self-esteem:

Cheezeburger)

Week 8 Reading and Writing

Looking back, I like to think that my writing is getting gradually better. Earlier in the semester, I honestly wrote just to meet the post's minimum word count, but as the semester progressed I found myself just letting the writing flow and not worry to much about the word count.
For my favorite reading so far, I have to say that I am extremely partial to Sinbad's voyages due to their adventurous nature. My reading notes have been helping me a lot since I am more or less able to come up with the story's plot in my reading notes, then go and fill in the blanks when I am actually writing the story.

For my favorite image, it was hard to choose but I am going to have to go with my Hackerman image I posted in Week 1. I had just done watching the movie Kung Fury, and loved it, so using a picture from that movie was just natural!

As for the rest of the semester, I continue to look forward to next week's readings. I really enjoy all the readings and writings, with the only thing that I would change in the future is try to knock them out earlier in the week so I am not always so crunched on time.

(Probably my favorite image of all time:

Know Your Meme)

Tech Tip: Announcement Email

I have to say that I am actually a huge fan of the class announcements on Canvas. That is actually the first thing I check when I start to do any assignments for this class. I think it is so convenient to have somebody tell you what it is you should be working on and the status of everything, especially for a class like this that does not have a physical classroom. I am really glad that I have the option to opt in the email service and be alerted to new announcements, however, I feel that I will stick with just check Canvas, since I will already need to be there for the Declarations.