I’ve never been too technical with anything… except maybe cell phones. I was the first person out of everyone I knew to get a blackberry. I didn’t know how to use it except to talk and text (duh), but I had one. And then the iPhone came into my life, such a beautiful day! I know 800% that I don’t use the phone for half as much stuff as I could! So, now that I have started this class about social media, we are using twitter and wordpress for blogs… I’m adding in another new years resolution… get more tech savvy. Fair warning-this will be a slow, arduous process. But I am determined to learn!

So here’s my introduction- if I do actually get any followers on this thing, you will see a combo plater of  things I deem necessary to blog about as well as possible school related topics. The good news is- my teacher referenced Spoon and The Black and White Years in class the other day as an example, so I’m pretty sure she’s a badass, and will have us blog about legit topics. Ok, back to the introduction.. I’m fun. My life varies from being t-totally interesting to quite boring. I live in the extremes. WAY too peppy and happy OR super mopey, despite that, I’ll always admit that the glass is half full. I think I just made myself sound bi-polar… look, this is interesting already!   So I’m wrapping up my time at Texas State and college has been a crazy ride for me. I started out at a small school on a dance scholarship where I did nothing but eat, sleep, and practice. NO FUN. Then I moved to another small, and very conservative school. Somehow I decided to transfer to Texas State… what a difference! I live in south Austin, and I very much adore it. I adore most things, actually. Here comes one of those super peppy moods! Puppies, rainbows, gumdrops, and sunshine!!!!!!!!!!! I’m thinking I might blog about a few different topics… health? fitness? dance? things to do in Austin? I’ll narrow it down this week… or I could go for the combo platter approach, which would actually fit my personality better, cause let’s face it, keeping me directly on topic is not a task to be taken lightly!

So I need to talk a little about a video we watched in class the other day…about… THE INTERNET. The video was bananas! I think I actually need to do a little research now to follow up cause the lingo was a little over my head (scroll up for a recap about how I’m a goober when it comes to technology).  But it was really interesting to see the progression of the net… and to laugh at all those HUGE computers… gotta admit that I’m jealous that I don’t invent stuff when I’m just sitting around… thats how e-mail was created?! Are you serious?  It’s so amazing to look back at the progression we’ve made! What kind of assignment would I be doing if the net was never invented? And how much of a stinkin convenience is it?! One time, I got a flat tire on my way to San Marcos for class (I-35 south from Austin)… well I had a super strict teacher who said if you’re assignment doesn’t get turned in, you get dropped from the class. So here I am, freaking out on the side of the highway, while tripe A takes their sweet ass time to come help me. NO, I don’t know how to change a flat… anyway, I was able to send my assignment to my teacher, via iPhone, from the side of the road, because thankfully, I had emailed the assignment to myself! SCORE! Anyway, while the video was going I was thinking WOW what would life be like if we didn’t have these capabilities. I have always said there are a few things in life that truly fascinate me… God, pregnancy (the baby grows inside us?!!?!), and the internet. Even after watching the video and having it explained, I’m still ahhh-mazed. I’m hoping this class will help me get over my utter bewilderment of technology and learn to put it to use!

So this is the end of blog 1. I hope I have not bored you too much. Do not fear… excitmenet and entertainment are coming soon. I just need to figure out how to navigate this ting! Looks pretty easy so far… I’m up for the challenge!

It’s rainy today, so be safe everyone!