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The Giver’s Fact : I’m a personal gripe. WTF?!?!?

Febreeze The Situation '08 — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:42:59 +0000

I think my problem is that i never take anonymous feedback from peers serious. After reading the feedback i received from my peers, i became even more interested in how people perceive my behavior. I hope after writing this post, people who never got a chance to give me feedback in class will do so now.

First, i wanted to start off by sharing a comment that was made by one of my fellow peers. Personally, i thought it was hilarious to be referred to as ”A personal gripe.” I don’t recall saying that i didn’t like the wiki idea, i was a just a little concerned who are target audience will be and the future of our site.

Here’s what they had to say:

” A personal gripe. I know Amanda isn’t a big fan of the wiki idea but she had nothing positive to contribute and brought up questions that only make things worse. Example: ” Who is going to look at this site? What’s going to happen to the site after this class.” These questions do not relate to the assignment and only create more negative thoughts and add stress to the project.”

This comment does not change the way i perceive myself. This type of personal feedback will never shape the way i carry myself only because it was made anonymously. The only time i will ever take personal feedback into consideration is unless the giver is addressing me personally. I’m not sure this method of anonymous feedback is effective at all.

If someone ever decided to give me feedback i would really appreciate if you identified yourself. With that being said, it would also make it easier for me to change certain habits i may have that are unknown to me. Hopefully, this will help me adopt better habits that will be beneficial for us a whole.

Stages of Development

Febreeze The Situation '08 — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:41:00 +0000

My brain’s fried.

Goodnight.

My Personality Test Result ?

Febreeze The Situation '08 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:41:45 +0000

I’m not sure what this personality exam is suppose to prove. If you have an idea please let me know.

http://kevan.org/johari?name=NanoJason87

Let’s Get the ball rolling !

Febreeze The Situation '08 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:33:12 +0000

While reading through some the ideas students have posted about what we should do with our course wiki website, I’m getting the notion that we are all interested in creating a site where new and current students can go to in order to check out different organizations and clubs on and off campus. I support the idea of having a media clip that will provide viewers with a different perspective on what the organization is “really about”. “Actions speak louder than words” is a statement we should consider using as a basis for our Wiki site. In addition, we should also allow viewers to post comments on what they think about the club. It could also be beneficial for the organization to read what people have to say. This can also help better shape the overall UMASS experience.

I think we (as a whole class) are making sooooooooooooooo much progress. I look forward to reading and hearing what others have to say.

Let’s be Serious. Are you really that “Busy”?

Febreeze The Situation '08 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:19:20 +0000

We often complain to be very” busy” or have hectic lives. There is no mathematical equation or units to measure the word busy. The term ” busy” can have many different meanings depending in what type of context it is being used in. Language (especially the words used to create language) helps us carve out the reality of words such as “busy”. For instance, the culture that we associate ourselves with will creatively give a word a certain meaning. The manner in which a community shares a particular way of interpreting a word is also contingent on how they practice it. Here are a few examples I came across.

According Answers.com, the word busy means:

Engaged in activity, as work; occupied.
Sustaining much activity: a busy morning; a busy street.
Meddlesome; prying.
Being in use, as a telephone line.
Cluttered with detail to the point of being distracting: a busy design.

Sounds about right? Well many people in America can easily relate to the meaning of busy as being “Being in use” or “Occupied”. In most cases, people generally use the word busy to describe a condition or a state of mind in which they are in. Here are some of the Idioms also offered on Answers.com

Idioms beginning with busy:

· Busy as a beaver

· Busy work.

I can’t recall the last time I heard one of my friends say they were “busy as a beaver” but, we can all imagine how busy a beaver can be while building his/her dam.

Here’s another definition provided by Dictionary.com on busy.

Busy :bus·i·est, verb, bus·ied, bus·y·ing. –adjective

1.	actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.

2.	not at leisure; otherwise engaged: He couldn’t see any visitors because he was busy.

3.	full of or characterized by activity: a busy life.

4.	(of a telephone line) in use by a party or parties and not immediately accessible.

5.	officious; meddlesome; prying.

6.	ornate, disparate, or clashing in design or colors; cluttered with small, unharmonious details; fussy: The rug is too busy for this room.

–verb (used with object)

7.	To keep occupied; make or keep busy: In summer, he busied himself keeping the lawn in order.

So, according to Dictionary.com the word Busy can also mean, “not at leisure” and “officious” and “fussy”? My only concern is what if your busy doing something you actually enjoy? Does the word “busy” necessarily mean you are engaged in a activity that seems to be frustrating and tedious? When you’re busy in America the workload that needs to be completed may seen unbearable and wearisome but, busy in other foreign countries have a complete different meaning. When I asked my grandmother what thought came to mind first when she thought of busy, she responded, “telephone lines being busy” or “busy getting ready for an cultural event” Whereas, in America the first notion that comes to mind is all the workload that needs to be completed by a certain time, can cause a person to be busy.

As college students, the word “ busy” may have a completely different meaning on the weekends. Leave it Sean Paul to let us know what it really means to get “Busy”. So let’s get busy!

No, No Mas Farc.

Febreeze The Situation '08 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:09:30 +0000

I’ve decided not to attend the No Mas Farc protest in Boston on Monday. For the record, I would like to mention that I have nothing against the No Mas Farc protest in Boston. As a matter of fact, I support the protest but, the timing for the protest does conflict with my class schedule. From reading the description on the No Mas Farc website, it sounds like it’s an important issue that needs to be addressed. If I attended the No Mas Farc protest means that I would have to miss my first class of the week. It’s very important that I attend this particular class because they are unexpected pop quizzes. Hopefully, the group organizing the No Mas Farc protest will have another event in the near future that I can go to.

I’m not sure how my decision for not attending the No Mas Farc protest relates to the class but, I hope this question will make more sense to me as the class begins to unfold. I’m assuming that attending the protest would allow me to experience a hands-on situation where people are trying to resolve an issue that is affecting their community.