# 4 Post

Ok. Last summer our car broke down and instead of borrowing money to get it fixed, we thought it would be fun to just go without it and maybe for a change make less of a carbon blue print as well as get some much needed exercise.

And so we walked all over Provo, and when we needed to buy groceries we just took a taxi. The reason that I mention this is that my sense of place and space completely changed. Our entire world consisted of the BYU campus and trips to the grocery store and anything further then that seemed like a journey across the country. When we got our car back we were really able to appreciate the miracle of transportation and I’m sure that we will always remember the summer that we didn’t have a car.

As far as how digital media shapes my understanding of place and space…that’s a really tough question. I’m sure that if my digital media were taken away that my life would be pretty weird for awhile. I might even experience some sort of withdrawal, possibly some fetal position rocking while twitching. Who knows? Most likely I would feel a sense of loss because I wouldn’t have contact with all of the people who live far away from me and yet I still talk to via the internet on a regular basis. Maybe I’d pick up the phone and call them or write them a letter because I missed them so much or (heaven forbid) see them in person. Or maybe I’d try to make more of an effort to develop relationships with people who live near me, people who are really there when I’m talking to them. So I guess that digital media has shaped me in that it has given me a sense of community.

Niphi--I really liked the way that you presented your media. I loved the way that you layered it as you talked and the layering got faster and faster and just kept stacking on top of each other. This reminded me of how quickly media comes into our lives and how even harder that it is to pick and chose the ones that we want to influence us that the ones that we don't. I like that you like Freddie Cruger and Jaws, good old classic scary flicks. I was great getting to know you in this way, you seem like a really cool guy.

Colin--I loved the song that you chose for your presentation and how nice and clean your presentation was. I also love how you were able to put motion in your slide show (will you teach me how to do that?) Your presentation made me think that you must be very particular about your media choices and that they are usually thought about a lot first before you decide to indulge in them. Very cool!