Setting up my site
WordPress is one of the most infuriating programs I have ever encountered. I deleted my website THREE TIMES because I would get frustrated and annoyed. It is honestly a miracle that this site is up at all. I think it turned out pretty nice, but I like the place I have with the website builder on domain.com. I already had a domain through domain.com, so I set up this site as a subdomain.
I got the idea to create a Twitter thread where I took pictures of my dog, Colton, and reflected on what my dog’s personality said about my own. The inspiration came from a viral trend where people noticed that owners bear a weird resemblance to their pets. So I can say that the same goes for the owner’s personality.
I then found an old video on my phone of my smashing a Keurig at a Break It in Fredericksburg, VA. I remember my mother, who was recording the video, looking on in horror as she saw how much I enjoyed smashing things. It perfectly reflects my personality, which I describe as controlled chaos.
Next was Instagram. I created a new separate account for this class because I want my profile to remain private (too many spam accounts are trying to follow me, and so many are prominent porn accounts). So I picked my favorite photos from my international travels and put their location in the caption. Unfortunately, I had so much trouble trying to embed the post. I eventually admitted defeat and just put the link to the post. So I will be researching how to embed Instagram posts this weekend.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYu5h43uFbb/
Last but not least, I was to post an introduction on SoundCloud. At this point, my creative juices have run dry and become a fundamental, dull recording. So my creative juices do not refill as fast as I want them to.
Setting goals for this course was the easiest thing to do this week. It contains the one golden goal I have for every class, a goal I have yet to earn fully. To not procrastinate. In my defense, I have ADD, and the Internet is bad for those who are susceptible to distractions. So it is a miracle that I get things done at all.
It was admittedly a bad idea to start the episode while lying in my bed, at 11 at night, in my pajamas, and having taken melatonin gummies. I fell asleep within five minutes. The second attempt was much more successful, although it was hard not to fall asleep. It kept reminding me of a Try Guys video where they follow one of his tutorials while high. It yielded pretty decent results. It was nice to watch a fantastic artist and listen to them give me compliments and positive affirmations.
Final Reflection
Overall, the most challenging thing has been working with WordPress. Now that my site is fully set up, my anxiety levels have dropped, and I have had a much easier time with the rest of this week’s assignments. So I am excited about what this class offers and to see what my other classmates have.
“Controlled chaos” might be a good description for ds106, if it were more controlled. Hopefully this course won’t cause you to take a bat to your computer. That does look like fun though.