Tech Tip - Blogger template

I actually did this tech tip weeks ago but never wrote up a blog post about it! I played around with different themes for my bog for almost an hour until finally deciding on the Ethereal theme in pink. While I don't normally like pink background for anything, I liked the birds on the side and thought that it gave my blog a whimsical feel, which I thought was appropriate for the subject matter! I also widened the page slightly and increased the font size. Overall I really like how the layout turned out!

Week 8 Progress

Cat Motivation
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So I'm a few weeks behind where I want to be points wise and I have been rather disappointed with my performance in this class.  I am planning on making sure to do every assignment and every extra credit assignment for the next few weeks to catch back up. I started to fall behind when I got sick earlier this semester and them have struggled to catch back up due to poor time management.  I think part of my problem is that I am taking 17 hours this semester and because I've done study abroad in the summers and came into college with hours I have never taken more than 14 hours a semester. On top of that this is the first online class I have taken so I find myself subconsciously forgetting it sometimes because my other classes feel like a normal full load. I am confident that I can catch back up though. This week I will have to try to do all lot of the assignments Saturday night and Sunday. However in the coming three weeks my goal is to take the 50 points allowed per week (including extra credit) and try and get about 10 points per day Monday through Friday.

Week 8 Feedback and Comments

Feedback in: I actually haven't receive any feedback on my comment wall. I have blog comments but nothing shows up on the actual wall.

Feedback out: While I haven't done every feedback assignment I think that the feedback I give is generally good. I try to both point out the things I liked about the story or introduction and give tangible corrections or ideas to expand.

Blog Comments: I like reading through the other blogs. Some give me a very clear idea of what the author is like while others are more obscure. I think my introduction post gives a good idea of my personality and interests, and I have really enjoyed people's comments on my blog posts.

Looking Forward: I think just have some real feedback rather than blog comments would be great. While I like the comments, feedback is much more helpful.

Feedback Cat
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Week 8 Reading and Writing

I think over the course of the semester so far my reading notes have transitioned from me planning out my future stories using my reading notes to me just commenting on the stories. While I genuinely enjoy commenting on the stories and think they are fascinating, I will probably try to move back towards using my reading notes as an opportunity to pull out elements of the stories that I want to further explore in my story book.

Vishnu and Lakshmi
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I loved this image of Vishnu and Lakshmi ( the divine incarnations of Rama and Sita). It show them standing as equals in a throne room which in my stories highlights the juxtaposition between Vishnu and Lakshmi's relationship and how Rama ultimately treats Sita.  

Out of the two stories I have done so far I definetely like my second one the most. I think I really created the correct balance of snarky and serious for my character that I did not quite capture on the first try. Moving forward I want to be more diligent about actually doing the story assignments each week. I have been relying to much on the fact that I can use extra credit to make up missed points.