#see normally if i am procrastinating it’s like scroll tumblr -> read a couple one shots -> maybe even start a long fic that i definitely

[pallases]

the way that i am so off kilter rn that i can’t even procrastinate properly. die

[kamcava101-2]

CAVA103 Digital and Online Week 3

I thought this example of video art in the Anthropocene Exhibition (Creative Arts Building 25, UOW) by Rowena Crowe was brilliant https://www.instagram.com/rowena_crowe/ 

Checked Youpic account - getting likes and follows Checked Youtube - only minor interest - 10 views, no likes

Downloaded images taken for CAVA224 - Corrimal by Night Series. Downloaded Flume onto uni computer

Added 3 more posts

Logged into Twitter at uni - I do have a second profile... sigh... @karenanitamoni1

Logged out and into @kaz_anita_moniq Added Corrimal House at Night picture

Finished week 2 blog - added tags to post to see if will increase exposure.

My blurry face picture not on Twitter... why????

Class discussion Cybernetic Loop

Feedback Loops The IF statement

https://cleanlanguage.co.uk/articles/articles/227/2/Feedback-loops/Page2.html

There is a disinterest in external feedback loop...

Tumblr posts frustrating.. my png files are too big - need to resize - leave for later

Check giphy.com account - no reaction.. I don't think this is a suitable platform for my work - different genre. I won't concentrate any more effort on this platform at this stage.

Have gone back to YouPic - getting the most response/feedback here - is this as it is a photography based platform? Probably...

Added a Corrimal at Night Post

Joined flickr... karen.anita.monique

Added Corrimal by Night image 

Went back to YouPic - added 3 more images - experimenting with a couple of different tags and adding the category 'urban' First image likes, views

Review Instagram likes from my post today - one by UOW creative... some from friends... most from my sister

Tried to upload Blurry Face to Twitter again

Maybe the file is too big... it's still trying to upload. Refreshed and lost it.. try again... Frustrating - I can't get it to work? Have resized twice and still won't post????

Class Discussion Selling our art & networking - Zine Fair - MCA

https://www.mca.com.au/whats-on/mca-zine-fair/

Example of an online presence Schinako Bunny Art

https://schinakoen.wordpress.com/

https://www.instagram.com/schinako/

Look at:

https://linktr.ee/ https://society6.com/ https://mysweetrabbit.jp/en.html - example of niche communities

https://store.line.me/ - popular in Japan - similar to FaceBook Messenger - marketplace, can sell stickers. Example of digital assets - costs remain the same no matter the number you sell - eg there is no cost to replicate - there is scalability. YouTube is the same.

There is a big difference between art and craft.... the debate on this topic is huge... Are we interested in craft or art? We like making things... Are we interested in making things for an audience? Maybe not... Making something for an audience is what design is all about.

Instagram review - new follower, no more likes YouPic - lots of interactions - likes, shares, follows, someone even gave feedback

Discussion continued on Zine Fair Other Sydney Zine Fair https://otherworldszinefair.tumblr.com/ https://www.instagram.com/otherworldszinefair/

Design Festa https://designfesta.com/en/

Tried another post on Twitter - added from phone

Worked on leaf scan - collected leaves from the uni campus two weeks ago

Played around with multiples of leaves, movement of leaves, and DPI Took photos of process - going to use these for video of me 'making my work'

Check Flickr Account - I've had one like...

Started working on the submission template... updated behance and flickr so that had profile and cover pictures. Left Giphy... not using

I intensely dislike the online submission template.... I understand the need for it given the amount of time allocated for marking but it feels like I am having to duplicate all of my work and it makes me feels like doing less so that I don't have to 'do more' on this bloody document.

I was scrolling through my instagram feed and to my surprise I really liked a Schinako post - wasn’t expecting that...

Read the Better than Free Article from the Studio Supplement https://www.edge.org/conversation/kevin_kelly-better-than-free Kevin Kelly (Wired Magazine) Was very interesting, completely agree that free isn’t always best, it feels like that the quality won’t be the same as something that you have to pay for… but paradoxically some things I hate paying for… feels like I am being ripped off?

From the article:

Eight Generatives Better Than Free

Immediacy

Personalisation

Interpretation

Authenticity

Accessibility

Embodiment

Patronage

Findability

Afternoon of procrastination and frustration... plan was to create a video for YouTube, using shorter videos on Adobe Premier Rush, that I had shot from the car on my iPhone, on a trip to Narrabri (Shoot date 04OCT19). Firstly I went to check what date I was looking for... proceeded to update my calendar... then found dates and couldn't find file.. realised that I had done on my phone and files would not be with files that I had shot on my camera... went to dropbox to download from my Camera Uploads file (too big to keep on my computer) - computer freezing.. too many things open... restart computer.. download videos (20 min process.. fold washing, go watch the Cox Plate) Click file to unzip.. error.. no such file... try again.. no such file.. in the process of downloading again.. first estimate was 4 hours.. thankfully back to 18 mins now - fingers crossed.. I'm at the 'I just want to get it done' stage and don't care about the creativity... sigh

Same problem again

Will have to try downloading a few at a time.. (what kind of computer am I going to have to buy if I ever do this professionally? Already using a $2k iMac 😞 )

It's working doing a few files at a time... discussion with husband - maybe internet connection? Currently using WiFi, he will make me an ethernet cable to see if that helps..not today though.

Continued working on video... added on to cutstory, trialling 15 sec cuts, and researched tags on instagram, posted via Instagram app, pushed to Tumblr too. Not sure I'm keen on the 15 sec 'Instagram' length - going to go back to the 1 minute videos. Have added two videos together and cut. Posted the first to Instagram, added 'Moon' filter (monochromatic), pushed to Tumblr as well. Thinking about timing of posts.. Sunday afternoon.. will try a couple of more tonight.

After viewing and sorting videos I added to Adobe Premier Pro Rush - muted the sound - wanted to try without any sound - similar to videos I had seen in the National Gallery of Art. Trialling transitions too.

Posting to YouTube & Behance (log in is seperate to normal Adobe login)

Upload not successful 😞

Uploading directly to YouTube

Is taking forever...

Finally...

[long-liv-prairies]

About Me ABCs

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a - age:  25

b - biggest fear:  Err... right now not getting a job in my chosen field. I’ve put so much time and energy and heart into it, and it’s very discouraging to see the value of conservation and science so questioned these days.

c - current time: 9:38am

d - drink you last had: Drinking coffee with milk and sugar right now.

e - every day starts with: Hitting the snooze four times, scrolling through Tumblr, then rolling out of bed to get ready for the day.

f - favorite song: I don’t really have a favorite. As long as I can sing along with it, I’ll probably like it. I really enjoy Disney songs for that reason.

g - ghosts, are they real: Sigh... I don’t know. I can’t entirely dismiss the possibility, and I do believe in an afterlife, so I think it’s a possibility.

h - hometown: A smallish town in Iowa.

i - in love with: No one romantically, but I have a few friends that I love, and my family of course. I’m also in love with prairies, glaciers, and bats.

j - jealous of: I try not to get jealous, and usually don’t. I’m generally pretty happy with myself, and I’ve been successful relative to a lot of my peers. I am currently jealous of one of my best friend, but only because she already finished her masters and doesn’t have to write her thesis this semester, haha. Sometimes I’m a little jealous of others I see who are thinner or in better shape, but those are all things I could achieve myself if I got off my butt. Also, I’m still happy enough with my body to not let it get to me. I do, however, get a little jealous of my sister sometimes, because she received some genes that I wish I could have gotten as well (like not going gray, having clearer skin, not growing excess hair on her chin... like, come on parents, spread the love to me!). But again, my self-esteem is healthy enough, and I know those are vain things to be jealous of, so I actively try to get rid of those thoughts when they turn up.

k - killed someone: Nope. Many an invasive plant have fallen by my hands, however.

l - last time you cried: Haha, like five minutes ago. I was watching a show and someone died and I teared up a little. I probably cry at least once a week, because of shows, or songs, or fanfic, or just because I think of something angsty...

n - number of siblings: 3. Two younger brothers and a younger sister.

o - one wish: That I can get through my Master’s program. Just a few more months!

p - person you last called/texted: My mom, asking for money, haha. I think I last talked to my advisor on the phone.

q - questions you’re always asked: When is this due? Can you read my assignment? How was your weekend? Idk, normal stuff for a TA.

r - reasons to smile: My friends and family, comments I get on my fic, questions I get about my fic, prairies, learning, good food... everything!

s - song last sang: Top of the World by Tim McGraw in the car this morning.

t - time you woke up: 7am, hit snooze a couple times and got out of bed at 8.

u - underwear color: A sort of tannish color.

v - vacation destination: I love going to the mountains, like Colorado or Montana. A dream vacation would be going to Australia and New Zealand.

w - worst habit: Procrastinating. Also touching my face too much when I’m breaking out.

x - x-rays you’ve had: Dental x-rays of course, but also my hand once when I thought I broke my finger falling down the stairs.

y - your favorite food: Potatoes in any form. But I really like spaghetti, tacos, pizza, and chicken!

z - zodiac sign: Virgo.