{"id":1095,"date":"2013-06-21T10:30:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T15:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2013-06-21T10:52:40","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T15:52:40","slug":"lodown_ep33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/06\/21\/lodown_ep33\/","title":{"rendered":"DS106zone Reflections – LouDown EP33"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LouDown_Rockylou\"<\/a>Hey there! \u00a0Rockylou is back home and hosting what is most likely her last DS106zone LoDown – or the Lou<\/em>Down as I’m calling it now \ud83d\ude09 – since she took over the duties from ScottLo last week. I\u2019ve enjoyed my time in this whirlwind 5 weeks of the DS106 Summer 2013 session. I\u2019ve met a number of creative people and seen a lot of great projects that have inspired me to take my own projects to another level. Thank you everyone for playing with me.<\/p>\n

In the spirit of sharing and collaboration that is so prevalent in DS106, this 33rd episode of the LoDown features highlights from the audio self-reflections of two UMW students, Claire Patrick<\/a> and Kelli Wisbauer<\/a>, and one open-onliner from Virgina Beach, Virgina, Bill Smith<\/a>. \u00a0The background music was all my doing. I hope they don’t mind the ramblin’ feel to it all. It worked for me…<\/p>\n

So what brought them here? What have they encountered? Why are they still here? Claire admits that her first week was a complete and utter failure. But she pulled herself together and Prof. Groom even congratulated her on being the come-back kid of DS106. Kelli had to get through a lot of hurdles and maybe even shed a tear or two. Her advice? Get help as soon as you can and start the work on Monday! Channeling the spirit of ScottLo – he really can\u2019t leave us for good – Bill Smith recorded a \u201cdrive-by\u201d for his introduction. What keeps him in DS106? The community that\u2019s formed, the ability to experiment, and having a forum that\u2019s open and supportive.<\/p>\n