Beware of the eyes watching from within the monitor

Ah, so it's portfolio time again. This time around, I've learned a little about writing and more about hypertext. I never realized how much hypertext I come in contact with each day, and I also never realized just how much it can affect my future. A good online resume or personal webpage can open career doors for me.

But, the most important thing that I've learned over the past few weeks is to always be aware of my audience. Crawford Kilian posted on my blog today, and was very gracious even though I'd said some pretty harsh things about disliking his book. This experience has helped me realize that we really do need to pay attention to just who might be reading our blogs. In the future, I plan to be more considerate. My apologies go out to Crawford Kilian.

Coverage: I feel very accomplished in this section. Even though I had a very busy golf schedule which took away a lot of time from my school work, I still managed to finish all of my blog entries, minus one or two, which I promptly have made up even though the due date has passed.

Lost in Translation offers many links to the original text, which also can serve as a direct quote from the passage. And, the blog entry links back to the original course website.

Are you Active or Are you Passive also includes an indepth quote from Kilian's book and a link back to EL236.

Who Knew the Body could be so nostalgic also offers a direct quote, and several links to various sections of the hypertext fiction required reading.

For more examples, see:

Timelessness: Even though I was out of town during a few of our classes, I still managed to finish *most* of my blog entries prior to class. They include:

• Hook Line and Sinker...Kilian Ch.3
• Are you active or are you passive?
•  I have a headache...Kilian. CH.5
• Egos...a writer's worst nightmare Kilian. Ch. 6
•  Lost in Translation
• I See the Light at the End of the Tunnel
•  A new form of literature? Blog 3
•  A new form of literature? Blog 2
•  A new form of literature? Blog 1
•  Who knew the body could be so nostalgic?
•  Labyrinth of Yellow Wallpaper
•  Don't Play Word Games with Me
•  Writing for the Web for Dummies

Interaction: I think this aspect of my blogs has improved significantly from my last portfolio. Maybe that was because I spent more time ranting than I used to, but whatever the reason, let's hope I get even better at provoking others to comment.

• Hook Line and Sinker earned a comment from both Alex & Jed
• I Have a Headache also earned two comments, one being from Dr. Jerz
A New form of Literature? Blog 2 formed a brief conversation between Jed and me
A New form of Literature? Blog 3 spurred a short convo with Christina

Depth: Because I had so many issues with Kilian's book, I went far more into depth in these sections than in the rest of my blogs...

• Writing for the Web for Dummies was our recent assigned blog to give our thoughts on what worked with this book and what didn't
• Hook Line and Sinker was probably my most indepth section of the book.
• I See the Light at the end of the tunnel went into some depth as well

Also see:

• A new form of literature? Blog 3
• A new form of literature? Blog 2 
•  A new form of literature? Blog 1
•  Who knew the body could be so nostalgic?
•  Labyrinth of Yellow Wallpaper

Discussion: I tried to post more comments this time around, and although I still think I could improve on this section, I did a better job than I did prior to the first portolio...although I can't seem to remember everyone's blog entries that I commented on. Here are a few examples that I did recover:

• I left a comment on Christina's page: Mapping out the Story
• I left a comment that sparked some discussion on one of Jed's blog entries: Chapter 4