Flickr applications: item 6

I've looked through all the different applications linked, and the most intriguing one to me was the Retrievr. I had quite a bit of fun drawing and seeing what would come back, and trying to figure out why.

Just using 'spots' around the page got me a photo of Epcot, and using different color swirls got a photo of a duck that I could actually see in my drawing! Pretty wild!

Flickr photo: Item 5

I don't think that I'm doing this right, and I'm finding it very frustrating. I've been able to navigate around Flickr, and I've found the image about which I want to write, but it doesn't seem to be uploading to this blogger post appropriately. bleh. As an auditory learner, I can see that trying to learn all these new social software programs in this format is going to be quite challenging for me.

Anyways... Here's the url:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14075878@N08/2287101596/

I like this image of the melting icicles because it reminds me of New England, and I love the way that it juxtaposes the meltaway with the frozen in one small shot. All things in nature are always in a state of change, and it would be good for us to remember that. Plus, I've always been attracted to good b/w photography. I have a collection!

Successful Life-long learning

Welcome to my 1st Blogger entry!

This blog has been created to track my progress through an exposure to the possibilities of social networking and more. I'm looking forward to beginning this new tutorial on learning 2.0. I'm anticipating a broader understanding about "what's out there" and quite a few surprises!

Of the 7 1/2 Habits of Succesful learning, I expect to be most at ease with #7 1/2: Play! This is what I do best... I'm a hands-on learner, and avoid manuals as much as possible.

The habit which will be the least automatic will be setting specific goals. I tend to want to overreach myself, and have a difficult time with limiting. I have very high expectations of myself, and this can cause time-constraints as well.