Update on the previous 'HELP!' post.
I finished up all my assignments and class assessments and (drum roll please) I learned to play the piano in three days!! AND I got an A+ on my music final.
Like I said, call me Superwoman. =)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Music In Education
Check out this SlideShare Presentation:
Music In Education
View more OpenOffice presentations from erinleigh72.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
HELP!
Okay... I'll admit that I am the queen of procrastination. So by now i'm a pro at balancing end of term stress and procrastination. But this semester may just take the cake. I now have 4 days to learn to play three songs on a keyboard (and record myself playing as proof)... did i mention that I don't even know how to play the piano?? Yeah... FOUR DAYS. And (as if that wasn't enough) I have an exam on monday ((the same day the God forsaken video is due)), an assignment due tomorrow, and another assignment due friday. And none of that is including the 6th module due in my tech class. What the... AAHHHHH!!!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Mmmm Del.icio.us!
My delicious link:
my del.icio.us
I picked a bunch of sites... The interesting articles I found include health related and discipline related articles and resources. They're tagged as such. I found this project to be fun, quick, and easy. ((My favorite kind of project)) ;)
my del.icio.us
I picked a bunch of sites... The interesting articles I found include health related and discipline related articles and resources. They're tagged as such. I found this project to be fun, quick, and easy. ((My favorite kind of project)) ;)
Monday, June 1, 2009
My first podcast!! Woot Woot!
Hi! So this is my first experience with podcasting and I had a lot of fun doing this. Podcasting is an audio recording. It can serve many purposes including (but not limited to) sharing recipes and original stories, voicing thoughts, and completing school assignments. It is useful because it is an opportunity to learn more about today's technology. It is universal and almost instantaneous. It yet another form of self expression.
My personal experience with podcasting was a rocky one. I decided I wanted to try and do it all on my own. After a few hours I decided to look at the Podcasting 101 link posted under module 3. This link was immensely helpful. As it turns out I had missed a crucial step in the beginning and could not proceed any further than I already had. I fixed the mistake and it was smooth sailing from there. Another thing that made this project difficult (besides my stubbornness) was the fact that I have zero music on my computer. I'm not a fan of downloading and my CD player fell out of my computer making it difficult to burn music from CDs. So I took a song my boyfriend sent to me just a few days ago and created my own music for my podcast. This was extremely gratifying and not nearly as difficult as I had imagined.
Here is the link to my podcast! ((I created it on podbean as suggested by a classmate and I hope, hope, hope it works!))
M-M-My First Podcast
My only suggestion is to take your time. Look at the helpful links and videos and follow the instructions given. It really does help. Scouts honor. (I've never been a scout... but it does help!) Try and have music on your computer before you attack this project... If you don't, don't worry about it. It's not the end of the world. You can make your own music. =] Find a song. Find a part you like if you don't like the whole piece. Copy and paste it in a way that you like and make it a song. and BAM! you're a music maker.
My personal experience with podcasting was a rocky one. I decided I wanted to try and do it all on my own. After a few hours I decided to look at the Podcasting 101 link posted under module 3. This link was immensely helpful. As it turns out I had missed a crucial step in the beginning and could not proceed any further than I already had. I fixed the mistake and it was smooth sailing from there. Another thing that made this project difficult (besides my stubbornness) was the fact that I have zero music on my computer. I'm not a fan of downloading and my CD player fell out of my computer making it difficult to burn music from CDs. So I took a song my boyfriend sent to me just a few days ago and created my own music for my podcast. This was extremely gratifying and not nearly as difficult as I had imagined.
Here is the link to my podcast! ((I created it on podbean as suggested by a classmate and I hope, hope, hope it works!))
M-M-My First Podcast
My only suggestion is to take your time. Look at the helpful links and videos and follow the instructions given. It really does help. Scouts honor. (I've never been a scout... but it does help!) Try and have music on your computer before you attack this project... If you don't, don't worry about it. It's not the end of the world. You can make your own music. =] Find a song. Find a part you like if you don't like the whole piece. Copy and paste it in a way that you like and make it a song. and BAM! you're a music maker.
Monday, May 25, 2009
L is for the Way He Looks at Me <3
I realized after I finished my first blog that I didn't even mention a rather large part of my life. My beau. Our story is so fairy tale-esque that I love telling people about it.
Boy meets girl.
It was almost 7 years ago. We met in a bowling alley. A miracle in and of itself as my parents who are very protective rarely let me go to the bowling alley as late as I planned on going that night. I was going with a big group of friends, including a boy I foolishly had a crush on. This boy, Ryan, who turned out to be a massive jerk invited his friend Brian to join us, but he didn't tell any of us this so we started bowling without his friend. When his friend got their, Ryan told his friend Brian that we had already started bowling and he was SOL and he'd have to bowl alone. Again, none of us in the group knew this at the time. Later, when I spotted a boy bowling alone, I decided I'd invite him to join us. I looped arms with my best friend and skipped over to the boy. "Hi, I'm Erin. You look lonely. And we're going to be friends," I said. Creepster? Was I ever!
Boy likes girl.
I invited Brian to join us. He sat with us in our booth as we munched on concession stand nachos and pretzels. He was apparently hooked on my every word. A fact I know only because he admitted it to me years later. I was oblivious. We exchanged AIM names and went our separate ways.
Boy and girl fall out of contact. (I hate this part.) =(
We spent a few weeks IMing almost religiously but when it seemed like Brian was starting to have feelings for me I panicked and got online less frequently. We slowly lost contact. Though, admittedly, I checked up on him from time to time over the following years. I regularly checked his myspace for any new developments. Then one day, Brian messaged me, leaving his cell phone number. I programmed it into my phone, thinking, 'I'll probably never use this... but what the heck?'
Boy and girl meet again.
Then one night I was running late for a 'girls night' at my friend's house. I had missed dinner and was starving. I begged my mother to let me zip through a drive thru on my way. (I was travelling with my mom and sister at the time.) My sister was driving and I was hanging out the window for one reason or another and as we drove past the dining area I spotted him. Our eyes locked and his jaw dropped. I ducked back inside the car and started laughing. I texted him with the number he had messaged me only days before. "I just saw you," I said. He asked who was texting him so I told him, naturally. He begged me to come back to McDonald's, but I couldn't. I was already running late. He started hanging out with my little sister and I tried dating his friend but it was futile. He wasn't who I wanted to be with. Brian was but I was scared to tell him because my sister and he had been moving toward..some semblance of a 'more than friends' arrangement. So one day, Brian and I were talking. I told him I didn't want to date his friend. "So why don't you be with whoever you want to be with?" he asked. Psh. As if it could be that simple. "Because..." I said softly, "the guy I like is into my sister." I held my breath and squeezed my eyes shut. "Really?" I couldn't help but peek at him. His eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open. Adorable. I could only nod in response, too ashamed at what I had confessed. His face broke into a wide grin.
That was almost a year ago. =)
And they lived happily ever after.
(love)
Boy meets girl.
It was almost 7 years ago. We met in a bowling alley. A miracle in and of itself as my parents who are very protective rarely let me go to the bowling alley as late as I planned on going that night. I was going with a big group of friends, including a boy I foolishly had a crush on. This boy, Ryan, who turned out to be a massive jerk invited his friend Brian to join us, but he didn't tell any of us this so we started bowling without his friend. When his friend got their, Ryan told his friend Brian that we had already started bowling and he was SOL and he'd have to bowl alone. Again, none of us in the group knew this at the time. Later, when I spotted a boy bowling alone, I decided I'd invite him to join us. I looped arms with my best friend and skipped over to the boy. "Hi, I'm Erin. You look lonely. And we're going to be friends," I said. Creepster? Was I ever!
Boy likes girl.
I invited Brian to join us. He sat with us in our booth as we munched on concession stand nachos and pretzels. He was apparently hooked on my every word. A fact I know only because he admitted it to me years later. I was oblivious. We exchanged AIM names and went our separate ways.
Boy and girl fall out of contact. (I hate this part.) =(
We spent a few weeks IMing almost religiously but when it seemed like Brian was starting to have feelings for me I panicked and got online less frequently. We slowly lost contact. Though, admittedly, I checked up on him from time to time over the following years. I regularly checked his myspace for any new developments. Then one day, Brian messaged me, leaving his cell phone number. I programmed it into my phone, thinking, 'I'll probably never use this... but what the heck?'
Boy and girl meet again.
Then one night I was running late for a 'girls night' at my friend's house. I had missed dinner and was starving. I begged my mother to let me zip through a drive thru on my way. (I was travelling with my mom and sister at the time.) My sister was driving and I was hanging out the window for one reason or another and as we drove past the dining area I spotted him. Our eyes locked and his jaw dropped. I ducked back inside the car and started laughing. I texted him with the number he had messaged me only days before. "I just saw you," I said. He asked who was texting him so I told him, naturally. He begged me to come back to McDonald's, but I couldn't. I was already running late. He started hanging out with my little sister and I tried dating his friend but it was futile. He wasn't who I wanted to be with. Brian was but I was scared to tell him because my sister and he had been moving toward..some semblance of a 'more than friends' arrangement. So one day, Brian and I were talking. I told him I didn't want to date his friend. "So why don't you be with whoever you want to be with?" he asked. Psh. As if it could be that simple. "Because..." I said softly, "the guy I like is into my sister." I held my breath and squeezed my eyes shut. "Really?" I couldn't help but peek at him. His eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open. Adorable. I could only nod in response, too ashamed at what I had confessed. His face broke into a wide grin.
That was almost a year ago. =)
And they lived happily ever after.
(love)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
PB Wiki Link
Here is the link to my Wiki!
I really enjoyed making my Wiki. It was fairly self explanatory and straight forward. My favorite.
http://smeckleface.pbworks.com/
I really enjoyed making my Wiki. It was fairly self explanatory and straight forward. My favorite.
http://smeckleface.pbworks.com/
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