Final Website

Hey Guys


I wasn't sure if anyone wanted to see my final website, it is pretty similar to how it was in class but with more content. Hope you like it!


http://wownightelves.moonfruit.com/

No Interview, Yet...But Thinking Out Loud.

So since my interviewees have not gotten back to me (I just texted them), I will move forward for the time being and look at the direction my project is going.  I came at a crossroads this past weekend in deciding which direction I should go in.  I was curious about the actual characters in the game, but the more I thought about it, I wanted to find out why the real people selected the certain characters.  Was it for an extension of their real life or possibly an escape? Or was it to gain the most points and get to the highest level possible? I found myself asking a lot of questions that I have been searching for.  I also noted my involvement in the research, and since I am only focusing on Night Elves, why did I pick that particular group? I have no vested interest in getting to any level or gaining any experience points.  I was curious as to what anyone else thought about where I am at as well, since I didn't get the chance to talk to everyone today.

And with all that, I leave you with red shirt guy stumping the creators. 

The Real Heroes

I figured since Osama was killed last night that I would blog about it because it is one of the biggest culturals moments since that wedding.  I was watching a movie with my friends and my friend got a text saying, "Have you seen the movie "The Town?" Bin Laden is killed?"  My friend read it out loud and she was so confused as to why bin Laden was in the movie.  We did not think anything about it until our phones/facebook/twitter exploded with the news that Osama was dead. 

I immediately went back to 9/11 and the moment I found out about evil, terrorists, and murder.  I remember sitting in Mrs. Callahan's sixth grade homeroom and not really understanding the severity that our country would be changed forever.  The sense of community and unity was especially evident last night, hearing all the firecrackers and cheers going on Uptown. 

I was sitting next to my friend, who was in the Navy for the past 8 years, and wanted to get his reaction to how he felt about Osama being killed. He said it was definitely a blow to Al-Qaeda but that there are enough people that will continue to create terror, especially to try to do a retalitory act somewhere overseas.  He also talked about how much skill was needed to carry out this operation and that the Navy SEALs are the best Special Ops unit to lead the mission. 

I think that our troops sometimes are forgotten for the most part. 
They have been fighting for almost 10 years. 
That's who I was proud of last night

FBI and WoW

If we don't do anything, then we let the terrorists win..


Terrorists in WoW

High Fest? Dry Fest? Pie Fest?

This past Saturday was of course High Fest.  I was content on sitting on my porch with the pooch and hanging out with all my friends at my own house, but by 5 pm everyone wanted to go so we made the trek (1.2 miles according to Google maps), all uphill.  Any fest is the perfect time to people watch with so many different people intoxicated in one small area.  On the walk there myself and two other girls I was with attempted to come up with as many names as possible that rhyme with high (which is like 3435423 words).  All the while laughing we noticed there were definitely an increase in uniformed cops and underage kids awkwardly carrying their bookbags full of beer (who are you kidding? You might as well just carry it pal).  We only stayed on the street for an hour when we saw a chubby little guy vomit on his shirt.  I read that the fest was much more tame which is a good outlook to the future weekends, especially PalmerFest which has been terrible the past couple of years. Hopefully everyone else had a safe start to the fest season!

A Boston Weekend

This past weekend I saw "The Fighter," starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.  It centers around the career of Mickey Ward, a boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts and the complicated relationship with his family.  Instead of just focusing on his boxing career, the movie really focused on Mickey's brother, Dickey.  Dickey was the older brother and was once a boxer but stumbled upon a heavy addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol that jeopardizes Mickey's future.  Overall I was really impressed and would definitely watch it again.

The Fighter Trailer

Background Info on WoW

I knew I was a n00b when it came to World of Warcraft, but I did not know just to what extent. I went to the Beginner's Guide to read what the game was all about.  It is viewed as a Massive Multiplayer, which allows thousands to play the game.  Each character has traits and specialties, strengths and weaknesses.  The amount of immersion is varied; you can have huge histories or not at all. 

The basis of the game revolves around fighting monsters and going on various quests.  There seems to be so much information and support for the game.  On the official website there are several community forums, not including all the other hits I got on Google by fans of the game.  It is almost overwhelming the wealth of information and knowledge about the game.  It really feels like its own universe. 

World of Warcraft

The subculture of people that are involved with World of Warcraft interests me very much because I know there is a large following regarding the game and I have very little information besides Leeeeeroy mmmJENKINS! I think my fixed position of being younger and more internet savvy will give me a greater understanding of the game.  Also, since I know so little and am not consumed with the game, I will be more objective when critiquing the subculture.  I played video games for fun all through my childhood so I understand that people can become attached and immersed in a game that they view as very entertaining  which will allow me to not judge the individuals negatively that others may do. 

Extraordinarily Ordinary

I see this person with this strange looking thing go outside of his house and put a harnish and a long peice of thread and head out into the neighborhood.  The goofy looking thing is much smaller and tries to pull the man but the man always seems in control.  The pair avoids traffic and walks for such a very long period of time that it is hard for me to keep up to see what they do next.  The man gives him treats when the strange creature appears to listen to him.  People continue to stop the pair and talk and play with the creature, so I assume I will ask the man what he is doing.  He tells me he is walking his dog around the neighborhood and the creature is very friendly. 

My Personal Subcultures

What are subcultures?  A subculture can be defined as any group of people that share language, stories, rituals, behaviors or values.

I belong to many different subcultures.
I am a student at Ohio University along with the 20,000 other unique individuals.
I play club volleyball at Ohio, which means that 1's, 31's, slides and tandems have some sort of significance to me.
I am a tall person! Tall people understand the difficulty in finding clothes that fit and never being able to find our shoe sizes.  We usually stick out and peer over everyone.
I am a Psychology major and I want to eventually be a Rehab Counselor, focusing on drug and alcohol rehab. 
I live on Montrose Avenue. Very few people in Athens actually know where this is and those that do know that it is not a real street.  The easiest way to describe the location is that it is up the stairs from Bella Vinos and the Farmacy