SHARING THE SHOWS
On Tuesday, March 10, I had my blogging class go to the Student Center on campus and write down everything they saw, heard, smell, felt, and tasted (if applicable). This was meant to help them apply the concept of “showing, not telling” to their blogging. I then told them I’d be writing along with him, so here goes.
The image that stood out to me was two students participating in a video chat (Facetime, I presume). It got me thinking about how attached we are to our technology. It’s ironic that I’m giving a critique of this through a digital medium, but it got me thinking about how annoyed I get at concerts when people are just on their phones. Granted, in some cases, they’re streaming video as a service to those who can’t see the show, and in others, they’re posting. I typically take a minute-long video of the first song and post to my Facebook. My phone then stays off for the remainder of the show because I want to be “in the moment.” I wish more people could do that. Another stand-out: a poster for a student advocacy group. I’m big into advocacy, so I thought, right on! When I walk through the Student Center, it’s usually to do an errand, so I’m too preoccupied to look around. It was nice being able to do this. In the wake of COVID, I’m seeing all these concerts being cancelled, and while I’m a little bummed out, I understand the old adage, “better safe than sorry.” So this may very likely be my last blog here for a while, which is why I post this exercise here (and I promised my students I would). I’ll pray that while we’re in a state of emergency, the virus can be contained, and our medical experts can develop and spread these vaccines. Fear of the unknown is a major culprit of this panic, so hopefully, as we know more, our need to distance socially can reduce, and we can return to our normal lives, albeit a little wiser about shots and hand washing (20 seconds!).
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