VALs Survey

The VALs survey must be the easiest survey that I have ever taken. My results were Experiencer and Achiever. I mostly agree with them, because I do believe I like to experience things in life to the fullest and I want to achieve all my goals and dreams. I am very enthusiastic and I do consume a lot, probably more than I should. I do participate in a lot of social activities, in fact I work on a board that handles them and I'm throwing a party this weekend, which I have to go shopping for (Consumerism). I value appearance. I’m a tad obsessed with clothes and Bath&Body Works (my wallet doesn't like it though). They only thing I did not agree with, is the part under Achiever where it said their lives are more conventional and politically they are conservative, which is absolutely not me. I didn't really learn anything new, but my buying habits do make more sense. Since I am working so hard to achieve all my goals, and I’m constantly busy I do tend to buy something that will save me time. This appeals to me as a consumer, because if they know that my time and appearance is important then they will try to sell me the latest fashions and some tool that would make getting ready for my day take less time. I know by experience that has happened more than once. If anything, this survey taught me I need to limit my spending...oh look shoes.

Digital Storytelling Video

COMM203 Digital Storytelling Project

Annoying Technology

Technology is most of the time very useful, but other times I hate it. There are days where I just want to throw computers and my phone out the window. I then realize that would be really bad, so I decide against it. However, that still doesn't take away from the fact that some technology is just annoying.

For example, I absolutely despise  voice recognition software. Mostly because it never works and its really useless. It makes people more lazy in my opinion. When I was younger, I was the girl who had to have to voice recognition journal. You would unlock it by speaking your password and it would only open at the sound of your voice. Needless to say, it did not work. I never got to write anything in that journal, and it also would open even if it wasn't my voice. Looking back on it now, it was a stupid toy, and technology has improved since then, but I know for a fact even Siri makes mistakes. Not too mention to software companies use when you call in. I've been hung up on thousands of times because that machine couldn't understand what I wanted. Other annoying piece of technology is the Captcha. It's great that you want to stop the robots and block spam, but its SO annoying. Is it just me or does anyone else have to click through a 100 times to find one they can read?

I don't really have any other tech issues. I like the idea of car alarms, most days. I think automated hand dyers in bathrooms are nice, clean, and better for the environment. My snooze button is a god sent on days when I don't want to get out of bed (everyday). My personal opinion is technology is only good for people if they know how to use it.