System Skip ⏭

I have a system of posting, M, TH, SUN.

and yesterday, I skipped... I feel as though I've disappointed myself... and quite possibly you, readers/classmates... who I'm pretty sure have no opinion on the matter... do you?

But I'm suffering from 'long/post covid' symptoms... I have constant fatigue... it's the last semester of my Master's program, 12 instead of 16 weeks, two classes, a portfolio, preparation for graduation, and job hunting. This might not seem like much, in comparison to my contemporaries who have children, FT jobs, and a mortgage... but for me, this is a lot. I know, compare and despair... I'm not beating myself up over it, I'm just... contemplating. #insecurity 

I know myself, and yes, I have a medium-lower tolerance for certain things than other people... that's halfway alright with me. I tend to go full force into whatever I am doing, for example, eme6414, web 2.0... I am very actively participatory in my online communities, a photo I posted last week has 117 reactions, 45 comments, and two shares and it's spurred a meet-up to barter with another member. I've commented on countless posts and have had an incredible amount of engaging conversations about the topic of sustainable living, in which I am immensely interested.

I return to my last weeks, WonderingWednesday, how can I live like this sustainably... be able to participate in OER but still provide for myself, shelter, finances, expenses, insurance, etc?

Check out my thread, a read-along of MIT published article on OER:

Finally catching up on my readings.

Am I legally allowed to quote articles on Twitter? @vdennen

"Open Educational Resources: Enabling universal education"

🧵 @GreatBriTom @shelleyhensen @marionjensen @opencontent

— Leelocin (@priornear) June 9, 2022

I am sad to report I got ONE vote on a posted poll, to see if my Twitter followers enjoyed Tweet-Read-Alongs, apparently, they've had "enough already." This is sad for me, because posting read-along help me with active reading. I'm having flashbacks of when I used social media unsocially... it's the platforms that really speak to me, the softwares. Honestly, I am considering making a separate Twitter to store my read-along for self-referencing, in the future. Priornear might be onto something here, a platform dedicated to bookmarking and side-notes or references to content that is surfed upon? It sounds like Twitter, but maybe there's a separate option for sharing socially vs. keeping private? #youhearditherefirst

.,.Micro-((Meta)).,.p o s t

From Medium to Blogspot and possibly then to WordPress, in just a matter of days and with each new post... I can't figure out what the best platform is!? I have a long history with Blogspot, when it was Blogger... I have very good experiences. I enjoy the widgets and the customizations. However, as the interweb evolves, I can't help but wonder if it is still the right platform for me? Fortunately, many of my classmates (and Dr.) decided to use this platform, which is encouraging as it's easy to connect, network, and comment.

Back in the Livejournal days, you would document during the writing of the entry a mood and a song... set the voice of the post. This flashes me forward to Tumblr years, where visuals and sounds were collaged together to create an entire SEASON (or a 'SCROLL') of moods. The days when Tumblr had fewer restrictions were the best of days, 'it was all the feels.'

A blog about blogging is too meta, and Meta is too trendy for me. Although, the beginning Facebook days were also some great ones. I even enjoy the occasional 'On This Day...' 

Someday, I'd like a programmer to develop a site designed by me. Instructionally Designed by Lee!

On another note, it's Friday, and I owe this and one more entry for the week. I'm anticipating posting on Sunday... I'd like to try a post with a twist. Tune back in to find out what it is!