Trying to blog, trying to Flash

It has been a while since I have blogged. I'm not one that seems to have a need to blog and share my thoughts with others. Perhaps that's not so good as I keep them whirling around within my mind. Meditation and chanting has helped but the act of writing is known to be helpful and sharing thoughts, well that can be human.

My theme is trying. I'm trying to enjoy blogging. I'm trying to not bite off all my fingernails as I have to do some of the Flash assignments over and over. Usually, I can get things pretty quickly. But, because we learn the steps quickly, with no next week review, I find that if I miss even one small step, the whole thing doesn't work. This can be very frustrating as you can imagine. I had to do the button jukebox 4-5 times before it worked. I mean 4 or 5 separate files. By the end, I started to hate the song "Summertime" which was featured in my jukebox which was a comparison of Leontyne Price, Janis Joplin and Miles Davis all showcasing their versions. After I met with my professor on a few of the action scripts I couldn't do, it seemed to click and make sense. I learned something about my learning style.

And, that is...when learning these technological steps for the first time, I'm so busy writing down the notes and following with an overwhelmed fascination, that it doesn't have time to sink in. Then, at home, going over my notes, I sometimes can't fully understand what I had written. Or, I missed a step in my notes, and then the whole house of cards tumbles down. I need a review. I understand that due to the time limitations of the course, this may not be possible. But, a quick review would concretize my understanding. Our professor, though, did manage to teach us all so many things. When I look back, I'm impressed by him and by me.

Flash is the present wave. I'm glad that I got on and took a ride, albeit bumpy at times.