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Kean University 2019, The Network

nothing is real but, like, shrug

masooch94 on February 24, 2019February 24, 2019

The first thing that I think of when I look back on what middle school taught me about finding appropriate sources is that you should only trust sites on “.edu” and “.gov” domains. ( Now, consider the fact that Present Day Me views both the education and governmental systems to be largely working against the general public, and you can see a bit of a conundrum here. Basically, the whole world is fake. No system is helping you 100%. Time […]

Kean University 2019, The Network

[ten-year-old voice] sNOW DAY

masooch94 on February 18, 2019February 18, 2019

[aka How Many Girl Group Songs Can Masooch Link In One Post.] Oh whaaaaaat we had a week off from class, wowie. As such, this’ll be a short post, where I’ll just be recapping the DDAs I did, plus other comments and such, yadda yadda yadda. Let’s jump right in. … … … … Hello, it’s over 18 hours later, during which I had a whole adventure and went to a whole concert and nearly missed a train and crashed […]

Kean University 2019, The Network

hello from the dystopian present

masooch94 on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019

Alright. Remember last week when I said that I’d get everything together for this week? Haaaa oops. Also ha ha ha don’t you just Love when you fall asleep writing a post and wake up past its deadline? Haaaa yeah. So! We’ll kinda breeze through what we gotta do this week. This chickadee wants to snooze. DDK & DNT The first two activities that we have to do for this week are very Me-centered. The Data Detox Kit wants you […]

Kean University 2019, The Network

Field Guide 0.0

masooch94 on February 10, 2019February 10, 2019

I’m not 100% sure how I’m gonna go about even figuring out how I wanna contribute to this field guide project for the end of the semester. I think I’ll be needing a bit more explanation and discussion of the project in general before I start planning things, y’know? Sounds reasonable, I think. Can’t say the same for my thesis. Time’s a’tickin. Buuuuuuuut I’ll figure it out. Always do. Anyway, I’m also a little fuzzy about these additional posts we have […]

Kean University 2019, The Network

big & little windows

masooch94 on February 4, 2019February 4, 2019

I’m… just gonna apologize right out the door. Though, confusedly, a bit. I hadn’t realized that the blog posts for our class are due Sunday night, not Monday night. I’ll get my act together in the upcoming weeks. Hopefully. Maybe. No, not maybe. I’ll do it. Okay, so. Gonna hit a few things tonight. And by a few I mean I’m planning on hitting two, and we’ll see where it goes from there. Three. After writing the first part, I’m realizing I […]

Kean University 2019, The Network

back at it again with the owl refs

masooch94 on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Or maybe not. I can only handle so many puns, guys, you’re gonna have to cut me a bit of slack. The year was 2017. The class, Networked Narratives. The blog, something I came up with at like 2 am that’s kind of my brand now. Or maybe it’s not. Kinda? Anyway, welcome to part two, the unexpected sequel. Real talk, I had no idea I’d registered for NetNarr again until I got the email 5 mins before class. SO […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Aloha, Annyeong, Shalom, etc.

masooch94 on May 8, 2017

Am I a dork who likes taking bit words from other languages in an attempt to sound worldly and intelligent? who has some complex (but not really) conception in mind for the creation of the title of a blog post that could either never make sense or be so obvious that this sentence is rendered moot? who procrastinates incessantly while telling herself that she works better under the pressure of a time crunch and that it’s like a drug to […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Too Many Cooks?

masooch94 on April 19, 2017

Oh goodness gracious me where does the time go? And me, where did I go? Tis been a fortnight since my last entry. I gotta stop writing blog posts in Shakespeare class. Again, I’m late with this entry. Good God. Also that title. Ha. Ha. How long ago was I talking about layers of fiction? Layers are fun to talk about. Layers of meaning. Layers of emotion. Layers of musical composition. Cake layers. I’m hungry. Food. Jam. Ah, here’s the jam of […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Short n’ Sweet (n’ Fangirl-y)

masooch94 on April 4, 2017

Lull week, but I still wanna throw something up. But, golly, friends, I can’t say I know much of what to post this week. I’ll try my darndest, tho. But first of all, a song that’s stuck in my head. Also, the live version of it. It’s a little more somber than last week’s, but eh, it’s a rainy day. In other unrelated-to-netnarr news, if anyone likes thriller/crime dramas with timey-wimey shenanigans, give Tunnel a look-see. It’s somewhat graphic, but it’s […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Storytime, though not of the Thomas Sanders variety.

masooch94 on March 29, 2017

Hey friends! No intro jibber-jabber this week—gonna jump right into the fray since I’m *checks watch* HOO BOY I’M LATE LOOKIT THAT. Before I let you go, though, this lil number is stuck in my head. Feel free to give it a listen. It’s boppy, despite the name. Misnomer alert (ah, I learned that term from A Series of Unfortunate Events, a la the Incredibly Deadly Viper. Good book series. Thoughts of the netflix series make me pull an N face, though.). This […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Listen. No, really.

masooch94 on March 20, 2017

{I’m gonna start doing a thing. At the moment I’m jamming to this little DAY6 beauty and I feel like sharing. It’s so upbeat and happy… ugh, I love it. Feel free to listen as you read! Or not! I don’t know your music taste, haha. Won’t hurt my feelings any if you don’t. I’ll only cry a little bit. Enjoy the post!} And we’re back! Y’know, I kind of feel like my Spring Break wasn’t much of a break. First of all, […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

this post, like the world, is a chaotic mess

masooch94 on February 28, 2017

Whoop-dee-doo guess who had to leave class early again because someone decided to qualify for playoff games so someone had to trill a piccolo on the sidelines. First italicized someone: my school’s girls’ basketball team. (they lost) Second italicized someone: moi. Hoooo boy I have a story about right after I left class but I think my blood pressure will just skyrocket if I tell it in full again so I’ll keep it short: I had a headache when I left class, and […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Layers of Fiction

masooch94 on February 21, 2017

Any Layers of Fear fans here? No? Great, same here. That game is spooksville, man, and I’ve only watched Jacksepticeye play it like… once. Or maybe it was Markiplier? I don’t remember. Golly, look at that. Links already. Startin’ off strong. Now if I could keep that rolling by figuring out how exactly to progress from here, that’d be great. Stream of consciousness, don’t fail me now. [[Spoiler: it fails me.]] Oh! Before I forget! The four icon story from last blog […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

I’m in Love with the Shape of … Stories

masooch94 on February 14, 2017February 14, 2017

ANOTHER QUALITY TITLE. Ten points for getting the reference. Before I start ranting about that, though, a few bits of intro shtuff: Ever have a moment when you really really really feel like you don’t want to do a thing… but at the same time you (oh so secretly) REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT TO DO THE THING? Congratulations, you now know the feeling I had when we did netprov (basically story improv) in my NetNarr class. It was hilarious—the confusion, the laughs, the bleak […]

Kean University 2017, The Network

Bots, Pics & Jams

masooch94 on February 7, 2017February 7, 2017

I’m starting off this week’s blog with a bit of advice: Charge your laptop. Yep. Charge. Your. Laptop. Charge your laptop before you—actually, know what? No conditions. No “before you” or “when you”—no. Just. Charge your laptop. Always. Keep that thing plugged in whenever you can. Why, Masooch? you must be thinking. Why tell us such a common-sense thing like charge your—well my friends it’s because I forgot to charge my laptop before my NetNarr class and it died while I was […]