Dear Portfolio 1, You've taught me that blogging can be welcoming, and questions are a blogger's BFF.

Have simple things like free samples, new hand soap, and the smell of freshly cut grass, made you happy?  If so, welcome to my blog!  If not, welcome anyway!  I am blogging about all of those simple things that make me happy for my Writing for the Internet class.


What have I learned so far?
1. See my Twitter page and look for the el236 hashtags!
2. Ending a blog with a question is a great way to engage the readers.  It becomes more of a discussion and less of a lecture.
3. It's more fun to write about what I enjoy than academic stuff.  Writing about a chapter in a text book bores me, and it feels good to finally admit that!  Because of this, I feel more welcomed by blogging.



Interaction:

There's a discussion brewing on my coffee blog post!


Depth:

My deep post that links beloved children's book Leo the Late Bloomer to avocados.


Discussing...

Publication on Matt's "Flash" Fiction
Publication again on Stephanie's Kill Two Birds With One Stone
Ways to get writing on Kayla's Thoughts of a Creative Writing Major



Outside Material:

I've included a link in this post that explains how to grow an avocado tree.  I connect the growing tree to Leo's blooming.


Ethos:

See Leo and coffee in action communicating my persona!


Convention:

I now introduce you to my entire Twitter page.  Here, you'll find that I've tweeted, re-tweeted, replied to tweets, and used hashtags.  There's also some little snippets of my life, explained in 140 characters or less, of course.

As for creative titles, I'm rather fond of: "Reunion with a long lost friend"
And I can't help it, I adore the phrase 'Tickled Pink'



Oh, and here's my afterthought.