A Media filled day in the life of Sophia

(Alarm Clock courtesy of: http://www.faqs.org)

My phone alarm clock sounds around 6:49. I shower and wake up and tune the radio. I have to do this every morning because with so many electronics and not enough outlets I'm constantly unplugging the radio, which resets the tuning each time. I've listened to the radio as part of my morning routine since about 4th grade. The same two stations for almost all those years. This is where I'm bombarded with ads(mostly ones for local car dealers with lot's of repetition and a plain folk attempt).

(Radio courtesy of: http://www.crrc.org.my. Unfortunately this does not resemble the one I own.)

After my shower its downstairs to the kitchen table where I'm joined by a bowl of cereal and milk. I routinely skim the comics, Dear Abby, the horoscopes, and if my bowl of cereal last long enough the clues to the crossword puzzle. None of which I happen to know the answer to. But all of these provide a little entertainment for the limbic and necortex part of my brain. Occasionally dear abby provokes my the fight response in the reptilian part of my brain; she makes me want to punch her holier than thou attitude.

The picture above is me and the newspaper, just straight chillin.

(Courtesy of http://artofmanliness.com)

After this part of my morning is over with I might spend my day doing various things, not necessarily in the following order, but most of which involve one form of media or another.

Going to class: In none of my classes I was allowed to use my computer. We did however frequently use various textbooks, excerpts from books, and plays. Writing is one of the oldest forms of communication and documentation. Textbooks, in this day and age, are easy to mass produce and distribute. Perfect for college classes.

(Textbook Courtesy of: http://film240x.com/)

Champlain Video

(after contacting group members I was still unable to find the video to post here)

A. What specific contributions did YOU make to your team's production of your video?
For the assignments given (prior to the actual making the of the video) I spent the class time we were given explaining the assignment (to write a script using the power tools we had been taught in class) and attempting to gain ideas, or feedback on on ideas from group members. one group member was helpful in the other members showed almost no involvement or interest whatsoever. I ended up writing my script myself (admittedly rushed and without much effort due to the fact i had no idea what my team wanted.) I later, with outside help, re-wrote the script and uploaded it to our team blog with no help or guidance from any of my team members.

B. What grade do you feel YOU earned for your work and participation in your team's video?

I feel that with the actual production and editing of the video I only made a small contribution. I also feel that I initially tried to get the group together and collaborating on what I wanted to be a a genuinely good video/ script but grew increasingly frustrated with the minimal response/ feedback/ acknowledgment I was receiving. My the majority of my group seemed to not care one bit about this project, and did it just to get it done. I feel that I deserve a B for the initial effort I put into the project, and for attempting to create a video following the guidelines we were given.

C. What was the hardest aspect of making your video?

Dealing with the lack of enthusiasm and last minute attitude of my group members.

D. Other than finishing the VIDEO, what was the most rewarding aspect of making your video?

Honestly, I never even saw the finished product. The group neglected to e-mail it to me.... and i was unable to get in contact with them. I wasn't in class the day it was presented. I guess the most rewarding part was the we managed to get even a C on it. (or at least i was told we got a C...)