Extra Blog Post

At the beginning of this blog I had two other partners...both dropped the class and I became a single partner. Although it was a bit tedious at the beginning, it turned out quite well. I enjoyed having the blog all to myself. I didn't have to rely on other partners to do the work. I was able to make the blog what I wanted.

This blog was extremely useful, I thought, with the class. It allowed me to think through concepts after the previous class. It allowed me to think through concepts I had thought when I was reading on my own. I’ve always been a believer that when you write something out, your ideas become clear. You start writing and all of these thoughts that you didn’t even know you had bottled up come rushing out. That is what this blog was for me. It allowed me to think of concepts in class, then go to the blog and figure out what I truly thought about a piece of text.

I did not end up following the blog manifesto at all. I planned to . . . but I found that I ended up wanting to write about the books we were reading. I didn’t want to write about the author’s subconscious like we had originally planned. I preferred writing whatever struck me that day. Whether it be about themes, characters, or the author, I found that just writing what came to mind helped me understand the concepts a lot more. I was able to form my own point of view on the class rather than trying to manipulate my blog to fit a specific criteria.

For me, what I most enjoyed about the blog was when I was writing the Sherlock Holmes post. I don’t think it made much sense, but for me I had just gone to the extra credit thing and felt like I needed to write what I thought. I was in awe from how similar but also unlike the movie and short story were. I had remembered watching the Sherlock episode on Netflix when it had come out, but on that day I saw it in a different view. It made me want to read the other books or short stories that went along with the Sherlock episodes on Netflix and do the same thing. I most likely will over Thanksgiving or Christmas break…let’s be honest.

Overall, I was happy to do the blog on my own and honestly preferred it. It gave me a place to think through the lessons and was a helpful tool with understanding the material for the rest of the class.