Happy Halloween!

It's almost November and that means one thing... my birthday is just around the corner... It also means that many classes are preparing for their final projects and our Journalism class is no exception. This week in class we learned more about iMovie and how to edit video projects as well as make photo slideshows. With all the things we've done in class, it really makes me want to buy a Mac. I love iMovie and am was excited to learn that you are able to create some special things for gifts. I'm not sure how to go about the final project, but I would like to start on it sometime soon. My group has given me the pleasure of writing on all the food in between such as vending machines, vendors, and snacks. I want to put a nice as well as different spin on the story... We'll see.

Time flies when you're having fun!

This week we took our"mid-term" for the class and it was so hard! Not to mention that I almost had to do without my AP Stylebook... luckily, I got to borrow someone's. I'm not sure how I did on the test... probably not so well. I've always thought that I was grammar savvy, however, this class has taught me that I am anything but. We can all learn a thing or two about grammar. I know for sure that I am not cut out to be an editor, but I love to write. I guess we'll have to see where my journalism degree takes me. This class so far has tremendously helped me out in the way that since the field of journalism is converging, I am now able to operate more programs. I learned PhotoShop and two weeks ago we played with InDesign. I am really excited to learn more. I am nervous though since Fall Break is coming up next week and the end of the semester is going to come quickly... I should probably start thinking up some ideas for the final project in this class.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

When our Journalism class was given the assignment to go out and take pictures of anything, I was a little nervous. But I came to find that I loved the assignment . I am not much of a photographer, but I love taking pictures and capturing the moment. I wasn't exactly sure what he was looking for but I figured that the Menomonee River Parkway in Wauwatosa was sure to give me something I could use. And was I right. The beginning of fall is near and the trees are admist changing colors. Fall is a wonderful time of year and all of the trees are beginning to change. I took so many pictures because there was so much that I wanted to capture and I ended up taking some great ones.

The PhotoShop tutorial in class this week was interesting as well. I was happy to learn some tricks, but was disappointed to see that it wasn't as in depth as I would have liked. However, I did play around with it and learned some cool stuff. Maybe if I get my internship back, I'll be able to show my boss that I am capable of designing and editing photos in PhotoShop.

I really am enjoying this class and look forward ot the rest of the semester. It's going by so quickly... it's already October!