Sarah Mae Week Nine

Assignments

Mission Statement - in progress

Proposal - in progress

SM's Proposal Notes- in progress

Blogs

Blog 1: 3-8-07 It has been a frustrating day thus far. I was up at 4:30 am working on my upcoming projects and the wiki and at 7:30 my internet connection went down completely. I was at a standstill. So, I moved on to some "manual" projects, slept for a while and then came back to it. Still nothing. With dial-up and no cell phone the "help desk" at Earthlink was interesting but eventually I resolved the issue myself by clearing my cache and rebooting. Argg. I hate when that happens. But, I digress.

With no feedback on my definitional statement I am not sure how to "finalize" it so, for now I am going to let it "rest." I have enjoyed reading the other definitions that are on the wiki. So many points of view and so little time...but certainly all interesting. I find myself curious about Cory's definition, entertained by Meagan and Brian, inspired by Crystals poetry and awed by Hend's knowledge of her subject. Caitlin, as always, writes wonderfully and provides me with many things to ponder, Jessica presents her definition using her creativity and intelligence to surround me with images, David uses vocabulary and language to astound, Kris gives me a firm sense of his knowledge and capabilities to engage through the written word and as always, Stephen's use of words to communicate his ideas dazzle.

Blog 2: 3-8-07 Perhaps it is because I have had a frustrating day, but I am tired of feeling like I am a target every time I express myself. As Cory puts it, by repeating the well known phrase "Everything has been done before" I am simplifying "reality in a rather perverse an unimaginative way." Fine. I'm unimaginative and perverse. But then, isn't that an oxymoron? How can I be perverse AND unimaginative...but, I digress. Is there anything else that anyone would like to offer? Perhaps that I am old, ugly, fat or that I catch like a girl? I'm sorry. It's been a bad day and continuing to feel like I have a bullseye on my back is just making it worse.

Blog 3: 3-9-07 So, it's 3:04 in the a.m. and here I am on the wiki searching for the meaning of it all...ok, perhaps I am just up in the middle of the night, suffering with a burning sensation in my right shoulder that revisits me and prevents me from sleeping...but searching for meaning sounds so much deeper. To that end, I pose a question. Does everything we do or say have to be deep in order to have meaning? I can remember a number of times when my children and I would do or say things just to be silly (ie: singing the oscar mayer weiner song) and it had meaning then ('cuz it was a hoot) and even deeper meaning now because we can look back on it fondly together and it still makes us giggle. Perhaps, as Meagan pointed out in her definition, we should take time to "play" more often and spend less time attempting to be deep or philosophical.

For instance, for me, spending time with all of you during the seminar playing frisbee was joyful...even when I crashed into the lawn unceremoniously. It was a chance to simply be open and honest about our skills and abilities without (I am hoping) judgement. I heard a number of people encouraging those of us who had trouble propelling the disk across the field, giggling when we all (at some point) missed a toss or made an errant pass to someone...perhaps it wasn't a "deep" activity - but, it was valuable...at least for me. So, back to my question - does everything we do or say have to be "deep" in order to have meaning?

Blog 4: 3-14-07 It has been a predictably quiet week on the wiki. I have made significant progress on the functional side of the group 3 project, gathering materials and beginning to construct the pieces of our visual presentation. It is coming together nicely thus far. I have also managed to catch up on some much needed sleep, other class projects, various assignments, work at the bookstore and paint the custom cabinets my husband created for me for my art room. All in all, a productive week thus far.