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Peer Blogging
Recent activity on the blogs of all students in this course. This page will update regularly, though it won't always show the most recent entries. To force an update, post a comment anywhere on this website or the NMJ website.50 Recent Peer Entries
At 04:43 PM Tue 05 Sep, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Dodge Intrepid: Drafted" -- " This Saturday is the newest performance of "Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time."..."
209 more words, 3 links, 1 image; 0 comments
At 11:13 AM Tue 05 Sep, ErinWaite
updated ErinWaite [Entries: 122]
"Can you swim in the typewriting pool?" -- "My first memories of ever even seeing a computer was in kindergarten, when I had access to a wonderful Apple complete with the Oregon Trail and my fav"
334 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 2 comments
At 10:55 AM Tue 05 Sep, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"EL 405: Taking Games Seriously" -- "Koster, A Theory of Fun for Game Design In the second half of Koster's book,..."
765 more words, 11 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 02:30 AM Sun 03 Sep, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
""Crank" as a Videogame Film" -- "After seeing the new Jason Statham action film Crank, I couldn't help but realize the..."
773 more words, 4 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 01:26 AM Sat 02 Sep, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Sunday...First Week Back...Friday" -- "Sunday. I returned to Seton Hill just as I had left it: in the middle..."
689 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 3 comments
At 12:15 PM Thu 31 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"EL 405: Limits in Games" -- "Koster "Theory of Fun for Game Design" Koster's extended look into the psychology of games..."
739 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 07:20 PM Sun 27 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"The Mindset List for the Class of 2020" -- "The class of 2020 is now entering their freshman year of college. Ahead of them..."
564 more words, 3 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 01:12 AM Sat 26 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Pouring Salt in the Wound: How Wrong Numbers Are Made Worse" -- "It's hard to believe, in this age of cell phones and PDA's, that people dial..."
578 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 10:52 AM Fri 18 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
""Snakes on a Plane" Reviewed on a Blog" -- ""Snakes on a Plane" has not only been surrounded by hype, it's been shrouded by..."
785 more words, 5 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 09:46 AM Thu 17 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Snakes on a Fence" -- "Tonight is the debut of one of the most anticipated films of the year. A..."
696 more words, 3 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 10:55 AM Tue 15 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Search Podcast'd" -- "As the summer comes to a close, I have finally finished podcasting all of the..."
422 more words, 6 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 08:45 PM Sat 12 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Paying for Coins" -- "Folks need to make up their minds: are coins worth it or not? In large..."
950 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 10:45 AM Thu 10 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Where the Sauce Flows Like Water" -- "The past forty-eight hours have gone by in a blur of country roads and studio..."
487 more words, 2 links, 1 image; 0 comments
At 12:20 AM Sun 06 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Interviewed on Backstage.com" -- "I'm not sure why I kept forgetting to blog this-- I forgot so much so..."
398 more words, 3 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 11:23 PM Wed 02 Aug, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Lang's Wave Pool" -- "Wave pools are interesting beasts. On the one hand, they are a nice change of..."
499 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 07:14 PM Sun 30 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Back 2 Back: A Cellar Dweller Story" -- "The Cellar Dwellers may not be doing as many "new" sketch comedy shows this year,..."
464 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 08:14 PM Thu 27 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Swing Low, Sweet Survey" -- "Like most good Americans, I love taking surveys. Just take a look around the internet..."
634 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 10:35 PM Sun 23 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"War of the Stars!" -- "In "Clash of the Titans," Perseus goes out of his way to battle the mythological..."
740 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 05:58 PM Fri 21 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"10,000 Lakes!" -- "So the other day I was driving around like a crazy person when I saw..."
275 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 11:45 PM Tue 18 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"A devoted IKEA blog" -- "You may or may not recall the entry I wrote in November 2004 about my..."
216 more words, 2 links, 0 images; 3 comments
At 02:12 PM Mon 17 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Complete Trial Online" -- "In case you don't regularly visit my Library Aids page, the home of the Dodge..."
381 more words, 7 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 10:10 AM Thu 13 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"On Turning 21" -- "Today was my 21st birthday. That's right, twenty-one years ago I came in to this..."
782 more words, 1 link, 2 images; 2 comments
At 05:29 PM Sun 09 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Vacation Re-Cap" -- "It's been good to be back in Pennsylvania for a few days now. I've had..."
326 more words, 11 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 08:09 PM Thu 06 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"The Ride Storyline" -- "Orlando '06 Almost every ride in the four Disney theme parks follows the same storyline...."
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At 09:45 AM Thu 06 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"A Lame Description of the Shuttle Launch" -- "Orlando '06 While at Downtown Disney on the Fourth of July, I was lucky enough..."
396 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 12:17 AM Thu 06 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Pictures of Me with Statues" -- "Orlando '06 So I have this weird thing about taking pictures with statues while on..."
240 more words, 0 links, 5 images; 0 comments
At 06:00 PM Wed 05 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Social Ettiquette Vol.4- Theme Park Rules" -- "Orlando '06 Having gone through four parks and a downtown shopping district in the past..."
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At 01:10 AM Wed 05 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Taking On Superman" -- "Orlando '06 It's almost tradition for my family to catch a movie while on vacation...."
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At 10:37 AM Tue 04 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"The Wonderful World of Epcot" -- "Orlando '06 Epcot is like the nerdy cousin of the Disney family; it's not as..."
445 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 2 comments
At 01:04 AM Mon 03 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Some Thoughts on the Animal Kingdom" -- "Orlando '06 "The Animal Kingdom" is the latest monarchial establishment set up by those folks..."
695 more words, 1 link, 2 images; 3 comments
At 01:19 PM Sun 02 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"That Unmarked Level of Hell" -- "Orlando '06 Imagine a large, concrete building with a high ceiling. It's almost midnight and..."
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At 01:19 AM Sun 02 Jul, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Orlando Knights" -- "Orlando '06 I love the entertainment-food industry. I should just say that right away. Whether..."
573 more words, 1 link, 2 images; 0 comments
At 01:58 PM Fri 30 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"I Love Appliances!" -- "Orlando '06 Every moment I am in our awesome hotel suite I turn on this..."
166 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 2 comments
At 12:55 PM Fri 30 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Will the Real Air Marshall Please Stand Up?" -- "Orlando '06 My family has spent most of the vacation thus far arguing about whether..."
420 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 11:22 AM Wed 28 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Shell Shocked" -- "I'm sorry... really, I am. In fact, you have no idea how sorry I am...."
515 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 3 comments
At 01:59 PM Mon 26 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Vacation Looming, Beware of Traps" -- "My family vacation is less than a week away. Like we have many times before,..."
564 more words, 3 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 09:30 PM Sun 25 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"More Dodge Babble" -- "Last Saturday was the latest performance of "Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time." It..."
234 more words, 1 link, 1 image; 0 comments
At 11:47 AM Fri 16 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"The Search for Pluck!" -- "The performance of "Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time" is just a week away..."
252 more words, 5 links, 1 image; 0 comments
At 10:46 AM Wed 14 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Big Ben, Motocycles, and Media Hype" -- "The Steelers star quarterback was in a motorcycle accident! Stop the presses, pick up the..."
342 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 01:30 PM Tue 13 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Another Student Account Prank" -- "Seton Hill University's Student Accounts office has, yet again, pulled a fast one on me...."
274 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 10:57 PM Sat 10 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"The Road to Purgatory" -- "Last night's performance of "Salvation Impossible 3" was a huge, stellar success. While I don't..."
947 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 2 comments
At 11:04 AM Fri 09 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"High Stakes: Two Brothers, Two Saws, Too Excellent" -- "Whether I'm driving around Allegheny County making deliveries in a time-sensitive manner or hanging out..."
992 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 02:25 PM Mon 05 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Presenting "Salvation Impossible 3"" -- "This Friday, June 9th, the Cellar Dwellers are debuting our brand new sketch comedy show..."
526 more words, 0 links, 1 image; 1 comments
At 03:34 PM Sun 04 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Technology 1, JCPenny Elder 0" -- "A trip to JCPenney's turned in to a nightmare today as Danny and I watched..."
597 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 11:10 AM Fri 02 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go" -- "It's not often I get to start a blog entry with "I was supposed to..."
428 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 03:44 PM Thu 01 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Dodge Intrepid in Pittsburgh Magazine!" -- "My radio serial/podcast Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time has hit it big with..."
127 more words, 2 links, 1 image; 1 comments
At 01:54 PM Thu 01 Jun, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Please, Sell Me Some More" -- "Believe it or not, there is such a thing as "over-selling" something. I'm not talking..."
1093 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 10:29 AM Wed 31 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Since Last Time" -- "Things have been crazy. Things have been busy. I have been things. I started my..."
809 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 3 comments
At 10:18 PM Thu 25 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"I (Unknowingly) Fought the Law, and the Law Won (Easily)" -- "In order to promote the brand new Cellar Dwellers sketch show, Salvation Impossible 3:What's the..."
390 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 05:15 PM Sun 21 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Celebrating Modern Nationalities" -- "Sunday I went to Ambridge's "Nationality Days" festival, a celebration of our melting pot culture..."
723 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 11:29 AM Fri 19 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Late-Nite Zuma Session" -- "I don't know what came over me last night--I had arrived back from a great..."
291 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 09:23 PM Tue 16 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Another Easy Primary Vote" -- "Voting in the Republican primary in Beaver County is almost always a very easy task...."
777 more words, 2 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 11:18 PM Mon 15 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Another "Bullplop Moment" brought to you by CNN" -- "Most people going to tune in to their favorite prime time shows tonight were welcomed..."
422 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 12:23 PM Sat 13 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"OKWent" -- "Friday night I had the lovely opportunity to attend a concert at Mr. Small's Theater..."
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At 10:23 PM Thu 11 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Thunder Overhead: My Last Night on Campus" -- "I was looking forward to my last night on the Hill before summer break. Relaxing..."
1139 more words, 2 links, 0 images; 3 comments
At 08:36 PM Tue 09 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Reggie Has No Timing" -- "Tonight I watched the streaming video of Nintendo's E3 Press Conference. While it was very..."
561 more words, 2 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 09:53 PM Mon 08 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Harvard Bound and the Rumor Game" -- "If you ever feel like starting a good rumor about yourself, or others, just follow..."
264 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 1 comments
At 02:36 AM Fri 05 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"Crap Blog Junk Design Vomit: Some Thoughts on MySpace Design" -- "As the online community grows, blossoms and matures, little sub-communities are beginning to form. These..."
955 more words, 5 links, 0 images; 6 comments
At 12:17 AM Fri 05 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"EL150: W;tty Reflections" -- "I first read W;t by Margaret Edson during my freshman year in college. It was..."
927 more words, 3 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 04:01 PM Thu 04 May, AndrewLoNigro
updated AndrewLoNigro [Entries: 132]
"Awake" -- "This is my short story reflection about "Media-fast week." I wrote this as a personal experience. Some feel that hunting is cruel because hunters just"
1239 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 2 comments
At 01:21 PM Wed 03 May, Brittney Aller
updated Brittney Aller [Entries: 26]
"TURN-OFF TV WEEK" -- "Ex 3-2: Media Fasting Reflection (30pts) -- Jerz: Intro to Literary Study (EL150) Brittney Aller Professor Jerz Introduction to Literary Studies May 3"
934 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 1 comments
At 12:02 PM Wed 03 May, DanielleMeyer
updated DanielleMeyer [Entries: 86]
"Portfolio" -- ""
225 more words, 17 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 08:14 AM Wed 03 May, DanielleMeyer
updated DanielleMeyer [Entries: 86]
"Wit" -- ""
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At 10:32 PM Tue 02 May, ElyseBranam
updated ElyseBranam [Entries: 74]
"Blogging Portfolio 2" -- "Portfolio 2 (100pts) -- Jerz: Intro to Literary Study (EL150)..."
0 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 0 comments
At 09:23 PM Tue 02 May, ErinWaite
updated ErinWaite [Entries: 122]
"A farewell to blogs...for now!" -- "Overview: I blog more and more each semester and thanks to Mike Rubino, I finally know how to post links. I got alot of great feedback from classmates"
142 more words, 19 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 08:58 PM Tue 02 May, ErinWaite
updated ErinWaite [Entries: 122]
"Edson "W;t"" -- "This story of Vivian's battle with ovarian cancer is touching and also raises a sense of awareness. It ties in well because we've been discussing dive"
285 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 08:54 PM Tue 02 May, ElyseBranam
updated ElyseBranam [Entries: 74]
"a DOS of Elyse Marie's Blogging Portfolio" -- "As I end this semester, I feel I did a complete turn around from when I started out as a freshman in Professor Dennis Jerz's Newswriting class. While "
1104 more words, 22 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 08:11 PM Tue 02 May, Denamarie
updated Denamarie Ercolani [Entries: 106]
"Vivian=Donne" -- ""
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At 06:37 PM Tue 02 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"EL150: Blog Portfolio 2" -- "Having pushed all personal, extracurricular blogging aside, I now give you my second blogging portfolio..."
877 more words, 37 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 06:07 PM Tue 02 May, KevinHinton
updated Kelo The Great [Entries: 75]
"Back By Pouplar Demand: Kelo The Great's Blogging Collection: Part 2" -- "Intro to Lit. Study--EL150 Blogging Portfolio..."
273 more words, 21 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 03:49 PM Tue 02 May, MikeRubino
updated Tranquility Lost [Entries: 595]
"EL150: W;t and Tying it Together" -- "Edson, "W;t"..."
415 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 3 comments
At 02:27 PM Tue 02 May, Denamarie
updated Denamarie Ercolani [Entries: 106]
"Media Fast Reflection" -- ""
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At 02:22 PM Tue 02 May, Denamarie
updated Denamarie Ercolani [Entries: 106]
"Portfolio 2" -- "This is my second blog portfolio for EL150. This second half we read a lot of interesting stories and articles that sparked discussion on the blogs an"
644 more words, 47 links, 0 images; 0 comments
At 12:16 AM Tue 02 May, KevinHinton
updated Kelo The Great [Entries: 75]
"Going Out With Wit" -- "Intro to Lit. Study--EL 150 Edson, Wit..."
273 more words, 0 links, 0 images; 4 comments
At 10:15 PM Mon 01 May, AmandaNichols
updated AmandaNichols [Entries: 82]
"Wit 2" -- "Edson, Wit -- Jerz: Intro to Literary Study (EL150)..."
295 more words, 1 link, 0 images; 3 comments