The Thlog Awakens

Okeydokey, thlogging time. Let's see. This week wasn't too busy at all, which was a welcome break. I mean, yeah the WP2 was due on Monday, but I turned it in before then. It turns out I really enjoy not having things due! I'm a bit nervous about WP3, mainly because it requires being artsy as well as fartsy. I’m not so great at that! I have ideas, but I really need to figure out how to think outside the box on this one. The readings that we had this week really helped with getting a handle on the level of artsy going on. In general I prefer the comic book style reading better than just reading a text because I am a visual learner and pictures are awesome. I preferred Losh and Alexander’s work over McLoud’s because I felt it was easier to follow. McLoud did refer back to the same strip (finding the key, opening the door, and getting eaten by the lion) multiple times, but he also introduced different story lines that I expected him to use throughout the rest of his paper. I thought that he would use the A, B, C, D person storyline to help elaborate on all of his other goals of writing. Of his goals, I had a difficult time grasping what exactly is meant by image. What I understood of McLoud’s examples or explanations for image were simply how you chose to depict your characters, and I’m sure that’s entirely too simple. Although, that could make sense and it could correlate with what was discussed in Losh and Alexander’s work about the style of dress and how that represents you. Interesting. I’m still not sure about how I would find an example of that. I need to sit and think about what I can do with my WP3 and how all the ideas from our readings will affect how I write and what I write about in the self-analysis. Oi vey. Alrighty, time to go work on PB3A. TTFN.