The "P"s have it!

I am not sure who in this class can relate to my situation...I have had a bad habit of creating my blog posts and leaving them sit in my drafts box these past couple weeks. 

Well can I just tell you?...In my family of origin we have some DNA issues...kind of an "all or nothing" mentality as we strive for excellence.  Like many creative people, I am a darn perfectionist, maybe even bordering on going to Camp OCD! So it takes me longer than many people to put a piece of work to bed.  

Even though these posts may be simplistic in nature they did need to be polished.  But it is a serious fact that I am working to overcome my tendency to procrastinate on finishing projects. 

I think my issues with both perfectionism and procrastination are born out of pride. Internally I have a notion that what we share is part of our identity,  personality and maybe future legacy. Well that can make one feel...well...pretty exposed!   

Personally, I have come to realize I am not necessarily comfortable sharing the painstaking process that comes with working and waiting on the creative flow. I used to think that my issues were just perfectionism and procrastination but I am also seeing my pride is a big stumbling block as well. 

My Class Presentation

Well I stressed out over my Michael Mandiberg  class presentation because at first I thought it "has'wanted to get a good taste of keynote first. I had planned on presenting it in keynote...but between the mac lab schedule vs. my busy life schedule I ended up doing most of my research and creating slides at home anyway! 

At east I learned from my last course to save the power point as a pptx and to make sure to save it a couple places and even email it to myself for good measure! It was a challenge in itself to figure out how to capture a picture of this title page to a format that I could use to post here on my blog post. I guess I am learning by doing and that is a good thing! 

Michael Mandiberg was an interesting artist to both study and present because he's very eclectic and environmentally aware.  On this the second night of presenting our artists...mine did seem to spur class discussion.  For all my personal challenges at home and in the lab, it makes it all worth it when you get an "A', which I did and I am relieved! 

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Mind boggling truths!

A friend recently sent me this Youtube link...

the information therein is an attempt at helping us wrap our minds around a very big world made small by information. I thought it was a very appropriate thing to share given the subject matter of this class.

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=lUMf7FWGdCw

Note: You will need to "pause" the music in my playlist box below (scroll to bottom of my blog)  in order to watch and hear this Youtube video I am sharing. 

T-t-t-t-too much time on their hands!

I've been feeling ill most all of today, but despite that crimp, at least I made it through the duration of our face-to-face time together.  I found it interesting to see, hear and experience some of the various artists' creations shared during our class presentations so far. Although, I think most artists serve as a means to stretch our cerebral prowess...others just leave me with a cartoon bubble of question marks above my head with many interrogatives: -What was THAT all about? -Was THAT the original/intended product/outcome? -Were they perpetrating for question's sake or pure public disdain? -Doesn't such randomness show a vivid imagination but not necessarily produce for the collective benefit or positive consumption of our society? In my humble opinion the creations, ramblings and muse of some of these people, termed digital artists, strained my brain and absolutely stretched my limits for tolerance of such. So maybe you think I am blunt, not politically correct or have a personally narrow definition of real art? If so..so be it...I have been around longer than majority of you and almost- as-long as the most of these self-proclaimed artists. Furthermore, they may all have vivid imaginations but most show little talent by my standard for true art! Although I may not be able to quote you a text book definition for "true art"...I sure "know it" when I "see it"!  In conclusion, I barely manage to steal time away for my personal artistic endeavor but I try to make the most of it when I do. Time to me is a commodity and artistic pursuit is a serious personal privilege...neither of which should be taken lightly nor wasted on the warped or plain weird! So maybe ALL these artists, featured thus far, just have entirely "t-t-t-too much time on their hands"!!!