Blog #10

My Last Blog

This is my last blog for digital media. Before this class I never considered actually blogging, but I had heard of it. When we first started this blogging unit I did not want to do it because I don't really like writing. But, after doing these blogs I realized that it actually isn't that bad. Blogging has allowed me to be creative and write about anything that I want. It was fun to be able to pick any topic I wanted to write about because I don't like to write when I have a specific prompt. Blogging was overall a pretty cool unit. 

 To begin with, I never thought that blogging would ever be something that I would do. I though that it would be very boring and just a waste of my time. I realized after my first few blogs that it was fun, and I was able to share what I thought about things, and about whatever I wanted. I was able to look back on things that I wrote about that were about the past and remember them very clearly. It is very interesting and like writing a lot more because of this blogging activity. 

 In addition, blogging helped me look at my life and who I am as a person. For example, I wrote about things that happened in my life like vacations, memories, and things that I have done. I also wrote about my family, what I like to do, and things that I like. It was fun to be able to be able to write and share about all of these things that are important to me in my life. It helped me look at myself as a writer, and I think I have become a better writer because of blogging. 

 Before blogging, I never wrote anything like stories, reviews, or what I thought about things, like ever. I never wrote about events in my life, things that I liked, and my family. I think that doing this was important to me in a way because I could share anything about anything and be creative and expressive. I still don't like writing very much, and to be honest I don't think I will choose to blog after this unit, but it was a good experience. Writing can help people be who they are and to some people it is very fun, but I don't find it very fun. It was still a good thing to practice for the future, and I liked doing it for a few weeks in Digital Media class. 

 Last but not least, I now know the importance of blogging. It is a very cool activity and I'm glad that people blog because I don' think things would be the same if they didn't. If people didn't blog, there would not be reviews, stories, interesting and fun things to read about, and tutorials. These are just some of the things people blog about and if people didn't blog we wouldn't know about many things. People can learn a lot from blogs, and they can be very helpful. It is also cool to look at other people's perspectives on different things. Blogs can be interesting, fun, and helpful.

 Obviously, I think that blogging was an interesting and fun thing to do. It has helped me become a better writer. Blogging has also helped me reflect on many things, write about things that I enjoy and like, and be expressive and creative. Writing is an important thing to do and I think I will start to write more. I also think that I will read some blogs online so that I can learn new things and look at other people's opinions about things. I think that blogging is a good unit to do in Digital Media, and it was fun. 

Blog #9

Netflix

As of last night, I got a TV and Netflix in my room. Since we moved into my dad's house in July, we didn't have wifi, which means that we couldn't get Netflix or get on the internet for about 9 months. A few days ago we got wifi so then we were able to get Netflix and I am so excited.  Now I will be able to have lots of shows and movies to watch in my room, and with my family and that is great.

 To begin, I have never had Netflix in my own room before. Now, because we have Netflix I was able to make an account on the Play Station. The play station is set up upstairs but the rest of my family uses it for Netflix in the living room so my dad said that I could bring the Wii down to my room in order to set up my own account. Last night he brought it down to my room and helped me set it up. Now I have my own account on it and I can watch all of my favorite shows and movies. Because I got it last night, I was able to watch a few shows before I went to bed. Last night, I got to watch Cupcake Wars and American Horror Story.

 I just started the American Horror Story series a few weeks ago. Last night, I finished the last episode of the first season. It is now my favorite show and I watch it all the time. It's great to be able to watch it whenever I want when I get home from school. I was in my room for hours last night watching Netflix and my dad said that I barely came upstairs. I knew that I had been in there a while, and I just told him that I was happy to be able to have Netflix, because I am. I will now be able to keep watching American Horror Story whenever I want. It is very nice to be able to watch it when I want.

Also, there are many reality and drama TV shows that I like to watch in my spare time. For example, I like to watch cooking shows like Chopped, Master Chef, and Hell's Kitchen. I love to watch Say Yes to the Dress and What Not to Wear. I hope that all of these shows and other favorite's of mine are on Netflix so that I can watch them. I think Netflix is better than having lots of channels because then I can binge watch my favorite shows. Something I also love about it is that there are no commercials, and I hate commercials.

 Furthermore, you never realize what it is like to have no wifi for that long until you don't have it. I have always had cable and wifi everywhere I have lived until we moved here. It was hard to not be able to watch all of the shows I was used to watching, but I knew that we were kind of in a tough situation and my dad didn't want to spend all of his money on wifi. Now, we are in a good spot again and our family now has the privilege to have wifi and Netflix in our house. It is great to have it again. I know that I can and have lived without those privileges, but it is much better to have those again in our house.

 All in all, I am very happy and thankful to have wifi and Netflix in my room and in our house because my family and I can now spend time together by watching movies at night, and watching shows together. I am now also able to watch Netflix on my own if I want, so that I can watch my own shows and movies, and that is an advantage. Therefore, I am thankful that we have these privileges, and I am excited to spend time with my family, and because I have never had Netflix in my room before. It is all because of my dad buying these for us, and I am very appreciative of him and thankful.   

Blog #8

My Spring Break

I didn't do very much for spring break, but I still had fun and it was nice to be out of school for a while. I did some things like go to the pool, I went to a youth group meeting for my church at a park, and I hung out with my step sister and friends. It was very fun, even though I didn't do anything very exciting. Spring break was much needed because I needed a break from school, and I had a good time.

 First of all, I went to the pool at my mom's apartment. I spent most of spring break with my mom, and I loved being able to spend a lot of time with her. She lives in an apartment in Aurora, and there is a pool there. I went to the pool with my step sister multiple times during break, and it was a lot of fun. One time we went to the pool our friends came with. We were all in our clothes but then we all started to splash each other, so then we ended up just getting in and getting our clothes soaking wet. It was worth it, but it would have been better if we were in bathing suits. Going to the pool was nice because the weather was often very warm over break. I will definitely be going to the pool a lot more this Summer.

 Furthermore, over spring break I went to a youth group meeting for my church last Wednesday. It was so fun! All of the middle schoolers and high schoolers from our church got to meet at a park in Aurora with the leaders and adults from the church. We got to hang out with our friends at the park all day. They set up a volley ball net, so I decided to play. At first, there was a lot of people playing, so I didn't like it very much. But then when most of them were done playing a smaller group was started with my friends and my sister and it was great. I was very committed and I even dove for the ball for the first time. I also jumped up to hit the ball. I love volley ball and I want to keep practicing so that this Summer I can join a team with my sister.

 Also, I got to spend time with my sister and two of our friends. A couple times we got to go to South lands mall in Aurora and just hang out. We also walked around our apartment and went to the park. It was fun to just spend time with my friends. We all went into the workout room at the apartments, and to the pool. It was fun to go on lots of walks and just talk. That was probably the best part of spring break, because I love spending time with my friends and my sister. I hope that we can spend even more time together over the summer.

 Lastly, yesterday was Easter, and I had a great time. I spent Easter with my dad, and we always go to my dad's uncle's house (my great uncle). Lots of our family members were there. There was lots of food, and we also had a Easter egg hunt in the back yard. I got lots of candy. I also got money from my Aunt and my Great Grandma. My aunt Claudia and uncle Nick were there, and she just had a baby. She is my cousin and she is adorable. Her name is Cassia and she is such a sweet and happy baby. I got to hold her a lot and she kept smiling at me. She wasn't fussy at all when I held her, and my aunt took lots of pictures. Cassia wore the cutest pink dress for Easter. It had little roses all over it and she looked so cute. I got to see other cousins, aunts, and uncles as well and I had a very fun time for Easter.

 All in all, I had a great spring break and I can't wait for Summer break. I didn't do anything very special but its the little things that count, and I still had so much fun. It was great to see my family and friends and I overall had an amazing time. I got to spend time with people that are very important to me, and that means a lot. Obviously, I had a great spring break and I did many things that I enjoyed.