A short video my classmates and I created to promote giving to the Senior Class Gift. Yes...I am in the Beaver costume.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Daddy Got a DROID...Media Meditation #5
The other day, as I often do, I stopped into my dads office in Burlington to say a quick hello. I walked into his office, sat down across from his desk and watched him as he typed an e-mail.
I'm still not sure how he hasn't completely destroyed several keyboards by now. He types with two fingers, and with way more force then is possibly needed. You can hear him typing from the lobby of his office. I never think of my father as being a master of technology, he approaches his computer like its the wood pile, and when there is not a simple solution, or something weird happens he either panics or gets mad.
When he had finished bruising his keyboard he turned to me and said "look what I got today." As he reached into his pocket I was expecting him to pull out a new flavor of Fisherman's Friends that he had discovered. We both eat the Cherry flavored ones like candy, cough or no cough.
Photo: http://boards.ign.com/wwe_smackdown/b6546/183276559/r183315044/
Instead Daddy pulled out a DROID. I was shocked. Last year my dad had a brief relationship with a Blackberry Storm before he traded it for the cheapest simplest phone he could possibly find. "Do you know how to work that thing?" I asked, skeptical of his abilities to use this convergent piece of technology. My dad gave me the stop being a smart-ass look, and I watched as he stared at his new DROID in a mixture of wonder and terror.
I always forget that my parents generation didn't grow up with all this new technology around them. We have grown up with computers and our ability to use them has evolved along with the constantly changing technology. All of this is new to people in my parents generation, and using this technology doesn't come as natural to them as it does to us. I always have to stop and think about this before I get frustrated with one of my parents while I am trying to show them how to do something on the computer.
I decided to give my dad the benefit of the doubt, maybe he really did know how to work this piece of technology. No sooner had the thought entered my mind when he asked me how to put the "damn thing on vibrate."
I'm still not sure how he hasn't completely destroyed several keyboards by now. He types with two fingers, and with way more force then is possibly needed. You can hear him typing from the lobby of his office. I never think of my father as being a master of technology, he approaches his computer like its the wood pile, and when there is not a simple solution, or something weird happens he either panics or gets mad.
When he had finished bruising his keyboard he turned to me and said "look what I got today." As he reached into his pocket I was expecting him to pull out a new flavor of Fisherman's Friends that he had discovered. We both eat the Cherry flavored ones like candy, cough or no cough.
Photo: http://boards.ign.com/wwe_smackdown/b6546/183276559/r183315044/
Instead Daddy pulled out a DROID. I was shocked. Last year my dad had a brief relationship with a Blackberry Storm before he traded it for the cheapest simplest phone he could possibly find. "Do you know how to work that thing?" I asked, skeptical of his abilities to use this convergent piece of technology. My dad gave me the stop being a smart-ass look, and I watched as he stared at his new DROID in a mixture of wonder and terror.
I always forget that my parents generation didn't grow up with all this new technology around them. We have grown up with computers and our ability to use them has evolved along with the constantly changing technology. All of this is new to people in my parents generation, and using this technology doesn't come as natural to them as it does to us. I always have to stop and think about this before I get frustrated with one of my parents while I am trying to show them how to do something on the computer.
I decided to give my dad the benefit of the doubt, maybe he really did know how to work this piece of technology. No sooner had the thought entered my mind when he asked me how to put the "damn thing on vibrate."
What now? To blog or not to blog.
So far this blog has been used solely for the purpose of "mediating on my media" for my Contemporary Media Issues class. (#ccm315 if you would ever like to see what we are talking about on Twitter...yes we Tweet in class.) Since we Champlainers have proven ourselves to be sensational bloggers we are no longer required to blog for class. I was sad to hear this announcement because I have developed a liking for this blogging. So I think I will continue with "Where's the Craic" as it has provided me with a unique place to express my opinions...whether you want to hear them or not.
So onward I blog.
Photo: http://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/5_131_main.jpeg
So onward I blog.
Photo: http://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/5_131_main.jpegI found this photo today while Stumbling...I'm not sure exactly what it means, perhaps an artistic take on "Little Red Riding Hood". I thought it was an interesting piece of work and thought I would share it. Enjoy.
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