First Year Writing Showcase

On Wednesday, I was able to attend the First-year writing showcase.  I'm so grateful that it counted for Cult & Civ credit and College Writing 2 extra credit, so it killed two birds with one stone!  And it worked with my class schedule so it was like Hallelujah!  My literacy memoir I wrote last semester in College Writing 1 was nominated so I would have been there anywhere even if it didn't count as credit for other classes.

I had no idea by professor nominated me until I ran into her in the library.  When she told me, I was immediately freaked out about the 5 minute presentation part.  Of course I was grateful that she thought to nominate my writing, but my brain decided just to focus on the presentation part.  I was never a fan of speeches so I was debating faking an excuse to get out of it.  I've gotten better over the years and I got to the point where I can speak clearly without rushing through it.  The only part I have a problem with is making eye contact with the audience, and I'm not sure I'll ever figure that part out.  Ultimately, I decided to go read of paper even though I was filled with anxiety leading up to it.  My professor from last semester kept telling me that I would be great, but I didn't believe her. 

  

When I got the program I was immediately thankful I was not first.  The downside of that though was knowing that after every person who went it got close to me.  And when it was my turn it wouldn't be me if something didn't go wrong.  I had to use a microphone since my voice wasn't loud enough over the air conditioner.  I never used a mic before and I felt so important and official.  Overall, I thought the presentation went pretty good, but of course I could have done better on looking up.  But I got through it and that's the most important part!  

All of my life I never really though I was a good writer.  My mom and teachers kept telling me I was, but I never believed any of them.  This whole experience felt like reassurance that I was doing something right when it came to writing.  The fact that something I wrote was one of the papers chosen from God knows how many is pretty unbelievable.  Even though I didn't believe it was good enough, I'm extremely grateful and honored that the people who did the nominated saw something I didn't.    

iMovie Meet Your Master!

I finally did it!  I figured out technology *self high-five*!!!

Love/Hate Relationship with Technology

I love technology, but most of the time it only brings me pain.  My mom is an expert with computers and my dad is the TV whisper.  The only thing I seem to be able to do with technology is break it.  I never permanently break it, it just stops working!  When I have projects that require me using technology, I always have these grand visions for how I want it to turn out.  Most of the time, however, my vision doesn't pan out.  I always have to either google or ask my mom how to do something.  I try so hard to be good with technology, but it just seems to hate me even more.

So far with the multimodal project, technology is again not on my side.  I'm always optimistic and I think, "This is it.  This is when we'll finally get along."  But no.  Maybe I'm destined to continue my love/hate relationship with technology forever.  I'll never stop trying though.  Someday we'll bury the hatchet and we will be the best of friends!