WEEK 8 Progress

I'm happy with my progress so far. I've known about the progress chart for a minute, so I've been trying to stay on track with it. I had wanted to be more ahead, but it's not the time for that right now. It's been kind of busy in my life, so staying on track is just fine! Sometimes all you can do is your best! I do need to crank out the extra credit though. I'm hoping to get more of that done and even work ahead either this week or during spring break.

Moving forward, I'd really just like to stick to the schedule that I laid out at the beginning of the semester. For reference, I haven't done it so far even once! It's the best time for me to be doing any kind of homework and I think it would help me work ahead. The goal is to finish early and have more time, or at least finish the weeks early (as in before Sunday like I've been doing!) I don't really want to change anything about my project or blog website. I'm not that tech savvy and wouldn't know how to do it anyway! It's a good thing I like both of them!

The progress chart has been a big help to me throughout the semester! I'm the worst with checking my grades and sort of just like to live in blissful unawareness about my grades, but it's motivated me to keep checking on my progress. In a course like this, it could be easy to fall behind, but it's helped me hold myself accountable to staying on or ahead of where I need to be at the end of each week. I hope to keep that energy going!

A young Dolly Parton (9-5 Music video) (Wikimedia Commons)

I just think she's neat. I couldn't find any non-copyrighted pictures of 9-5, but I included a link to the music video. I find it extremely motivational... or at least it makes me want to quit my job. WWDD- What Would Dolly Do? 

WEEK 8 Comments & Feedback

I enjoy reading comments! I'm a perpetual people pleaser, so I like to make things that others like. I take suggestions seriously, as long as they're manageable and constructive. That being said, those are the comments I've found most useful. I do like being told that I've simply done good job with no critique as well! I'm simple and don't super care about the content. As long as it's nice and well intentioned, I'm happy!

I've really enjoyed feedback this semester. I don't know what changed. I usually hate it. I think that everyone is doing a great job with their writing, so it makes my job more enjoyable and fun! I try to suggest things when I can, as I know that a lot of people are looking out for self-improvement, but I like to tell people what I like about their writing the most. I think it can be easy to get bogged down by many critiques, so I try to be a happy medium.

I'm of the mindset that it's impossible to get to know someone through their introduction post, but you can try your best. Everyone seems sweet. I like my intro fine. It's very... me. I talk about criminology a lot and Kate Bush and that's just how I live my life. It's easier to see how people are when reading their comments, if that makes any sense. It's less of standing on a soapbox type deal and more of seeing how they interact more organically. I don't know. I'm terrible at talking about myself in an online space, but I do my best.

I don't know what changes to make to feedback. I guess it would be interesting hearing from other students what feedback they enjoy getting, so I could tailor it specifically to them, but that might be a big undertaking. I might just keep up what I've been doing. I feel like it's fine.

What a cutie! (Growth Mindset Memes) (Cheezburger)

I chose this cat because I have a difficult time with failure sometimes and will then not take any kind of risk or not try because of that. It's important to remember that failure is okay and you can always try again. Feedback is there to help you do better the next time. it shouldn't be something that's scary and intimidating. 

WEEK 8 Reading & Writing

In general, I'm pretty happy with my progress in this course. I'm enjoying the readings. I like my notes formatting. They're not anything too crazy, but they make sense to me. My issue is with stories. Personal issues and emergencies have arisen and I've been uninspired/exhausted my my life circumstances and I feel like the writing took a hit. I didn't start out strong and I definitely haven't kept the momentum going. I like the stories that I do have though. I think that they're nice. I'm more interested in my project stories at the moment. I feel more compelled to work on them, so I'll try to use that as a motivator to keep up the work in my other stories as well!

My favorite reading so far has been the Egyptian mythology section. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did, but all of the sections were interesting and timeless. I also enjoyed The Iliad. I've always found it to be quite sad, but important. All of the characters have different motivations which plays out so beautifully. I don't know. I've liked all of the readings. They've all been fun for different reasons. I can appreciate different aspects about each of them.

I'm happy with the look of my blog. I don't know if I really care that much how it looks, but it seems easy to get around, or at least it is for me. I don't see anything super ugly about it, so it's fine! My project website also looks fine to me. I don't have an unbiased eye for my own project or anything, but I do like the look of it. It's green, which was the goal! I met that one standard for myself!

Speaking of projects, I still think the name is so funny for mine. Like, no one would get it because i'm the only one who has read the poem, but like... get it. Gawain saves his face literally and in the sense of reputation. The Green Knight doesn't behead him... haha. I am funny. I really didn't know what to title it and it's kind of dumb, but it works.

Looking forward, I'd like to focus more on trying to do more writing! There's not much to say here. I slacked off a little bit and should focus more! Ain't that just the way? Oh, I'd like to do more extra credit too.

Priam and Achilles by Ivanov (Wikimedia Commons)

I chose this picture as my favorite because I love this style of painting. I also found the entire chapter where Hector dies to be very impactful. I still think about it often. It was a tender moment for both characters.