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Reflections About My Own Blog

I think that my blog served two purposes. It gave me a place to say things as well as share my work. I have read my classmates blogs and some of them comment on how they hope no one finds their blogs.(Brandon) I think that if you write it down and publish it online, then you should stand by it. Don’t be embarrassed by a moment in time that happens to “freeze frame” your particular thoughts and feelings on a certain subject. I have often wondered what would happen if the “post secret” blog actually gave names with those secret givers. What would happen to those people? As I sit in the dark, on my couch, I am blogging because it is required but I feel there is something more than that. I have stuff to say. I remember some famous person said “I had to scream to get their attention and now that I have it, the question is “what do I have to say?” I tried to paraphrases that quote, however, I may have completely changed it. The point is, now that I have a couple of people’s attention (obviously I have yours, Dr Allen, because you are reading this post) then I have to say something worth wild. Something deep and philosophical, right? Well, that’s not me. The one fear I have about blogging is that people will not like what I have to say, and worse, they will be vocal about it. I don’t care if people don’t like what I have to say, I just want them to keep it to themselves.

I think that the blogs are a great idea in general, as well as in this class. They can be both professional and personal. Tailored for one’s individual needs. For example, I have two personal blogs, plus two class ones. My class blogs are used to keep in contact with my professors as well as post my work online for my classmates to view and comment on. The viewing and commenting process is really great because I get feedback from others and then I can make the appropriate changes. My personal blogs are used to post pictures and writings for my friends. They are main viewers so I try to update it with pictures from our latest parties and funny videos I find on youtube and laugh or die.com. My other personal blog I actually created when someone made a comment on my “writing process” blog. Jim Groom asked me if I was writing a memoir on my blog, when he came across my memoir assignment I had to post. This got me thinking that I should start another blog and update it with my life in the professional world. Dr. Allen, as you know, I want my memoirs to chronicle my journey as a production assistant in Hollywood, so I created the confessions of a Production Assistant blog.  confessionsofapa.blogspot.com). I will use this blog to post “behind the scene” pictures of events I work as well as the latest chapters of my book. So I guess that is sort of a “productive blog” but for a personal reason. Kind of like Trent’s blog, “pinkisthenewblog.com.” His blog started as a college assignment and now it is his job. I would love my blog to turn into something like that. And I would have never thought about creating a blog like that until I got Groom’s comment on my writing process blog.

So check back Dr Allen, to see my progress. Tell your students in Colorado that they have to check it everyday and tell me how much they love it.

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