Week Two

Week two is almost through! Hey, was that a rhyme? I must be in my poetry mood... I have a memory poem due next Tuesday. I'm working on a piece that combines several different memories of my Great-Grandma Neva.

In Multimedia lab Wednesday, we checked out cameras and learned about them. We're working with Nikon D7000s. And yes, that's a little overwhelming. Shutter speed, aperture, ISO... Uhm, what? I think I've got down what they are, it's just a lot to think about. I have never manually operated a camera before, so this is going to be an experience.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to check out the camera again and play with it a bit so I can get used to it. We have a "Seeing Red" assignment where we're supposed to take pictures of red things (I can just see it now- all the red things will disappear as soon as I check out a camera!). If I get any good pictures, I'll try to post them on here. And possibly on my multimedia blog. Don't forget, there's a new post there every week!

In tomorrow's lab we will present our story ideas to the class and get some feedback. I'm hoping my classmates approve of my century farm idea. Joy, from Little Bonne Femme, helped connect me with the Cheavens, and I'd really like to tell their story.

In Ag Policy yesterday, Duane Dailey came to speak! Before I came to college last year, John Anthony from the radio station back home recommended I contact him. I wish I could say I did, but time ran away from me and the opportunity never really came up. So I'm glad the opportunity has now come up!

His advice to us was to write, and to write simply (at an eighth grade level) and concisely. Yes sir, he's definitely a journalist! As Bill Allen says, "omit needless words."

Tonight in the Litton Leaders class, we watched a video about Jerry Litton. I grew up near Chillicothe, so being a part of this program is extra special to me. I've heard first hand Litton stories about how everyone thought he'd be president and how tragic the day was he and his family, along with the pilot and his son, died in a plane crash. 

I'd forgotten his story of being shy and quiet until FFA brought him out of his shell. I can definitely relate to that! I truly find him inspiring, and I'm excited about the class schedule. Our assignments are to read a leadership book, shadow a leader, form a personal code and conduct a personal development project. How awesome is it to do things I'd like to do already, and get credit for it?! Plus, we'll have the opportunity to meet some great leaders. I'm excited!

Well, I think I'm off to bed. I have to meet Breanne at 8:45 a.m. to borrow an SD card for that "Seeing Red" assignment.