https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kCSYC9WX0E P-B. Have any 2 letters of the alphabet ever fitted so well together? Like ying and yang. Like a missing puzzle piece. Like Cinderella's glass slipper. P and B just work! This is probably why personal benefit just so happens to play a major role in all decision making - as evident in the … Continue reading Dear Diary. Gamification: Motivation Sensation.
I'm going to start as blatantly as possible. People are dying because of alcohol! According to the World Health Organisation (WHO,) 3 million people died as a result of harmful alcohol consumption in 2016. Added to this census is alcohol induced suicides. Cancer Council, WA also outlined that 5,797 Australians died in 2015 from alcohol-attributable … Continue reading Dear Diary. Gamification: Think Before You Drink.
Hello my favourite, favourite people, Recently I have completed my second trimester of uni and oh boy, it was something else. Having missed the first three weeks due to my Irish grandmas funeral - I always felt five steps behind everybody else. Having a full time job as a wholesale analyst added extra pressure, as … Continue reading Dear Diary. Paradigms and Provocations.
Hello lovely ladies and lads, I'm currently at my grandparents house in Balliang (aka the absolute middle of nowhere.) My hotspot isn't working to submit my video and I’m having an impatient meltdown. Can you even imagine living without digital devices and the internet? As a digital media student this PROPER freaks me out. No … Continue reading Dear Diary. Making Video: Lunatics (The Digital Divide.)
Happy Monday beautiful souls, my beautiful mum, doing what she does best!!!! As many of you may know my SUPERSTAR mum is an orthopaedic nurse at St John of God Hospital Geelong, thus it's no surprise that since a very young age I've taken a strong interest in medical advancements and visually perceiving what my … Continue reading Dear Diary. Making Video: Grey’s Anatomy (Artificial Intelligence.)
Close your eyes. Breathe. Take a moment to remove yourself from the world. Clear your mind. + then once you have gone on this meditative journey, please join me again. [Welcome back.] Now imagine this. You are walking along sand dunes. They are a rich gold. You feel the warmth of the sand travel from … Continue reading Dear Diary. Making Video: Once Upon a Time in a Virtual Reality Rhyme.
Hello beautiful people, Whether you are finishing off a uni assignment (guilty,) recovering post-parties, spending time with your family, exploring Europe [as everyone appears to be?!?] or simply tucked away in bed giving my blog a read - I hope that you're having the happiest day! So as we all know (thanks to my recent … Continue reading Dear Diary. Making Video: Get to Know Me in 2 Minutes!!!!
The Teachers Pet, Maddie, Shameless, Lady Startup, The Health Code, Dirty John. These are just a few of the podcasts that come to mind when thinking about inspiration for the final ALM101 assignment! Podcasts play such a crucial role in my life; preoccupying me when driving, when at work, and allowing me to multi-task in … Continue reading dear diary: meet my firstborn – ‘pailettes podcast.’
Hello my loves, Here we are again. This one’s a little bit more academic than usual, but hopefully it can ignite a little spark within you all. I entreat that you dive in deep. Consider your online behaviour and tendencies. Ask yourself: who am I online? "Annual report of the Bureau of Statistics and Information … Continue reading dear diary: happy birthday [digital] bel.
Me: walks into class at 7:56AM, looking like a literal zombie. Cold + desperate for a chai latte, to start/finish my ACC100 assignment + longing for a sleep in. Emily: watches me go on Twitter + most definitely instantaneously recognises my tiredness + lack of enthusiasm. Me: continues to scroll through Twitter. Emily: “So we’re … Continue reading dear diary: could podcasts be the new MAFs?
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