Activity – Donna – INFO 287 – The Hyperlinked Library

Barry Robinson replied 3 months, 1 weeks ago

Hello Donna,

Welcome to the hyperlinked library journey! It’s a pleasure to meet you and hear about your interest in the topic. The connection you made with the word “hyperlink” due to your previous class, “Electronic, Hypertext, and Multimedia Literature,” sounds fascinating. House of Leaves indeed leads readers down a complex and intricate rabbit hole. Your mention of “My Body, A Wunderkammer” adds an intriguing hypertext dimension, and I appreciate the heads up about its personal nature.

It’s completely understandable to feel uncertain about your career path, especially when exposed to different facets of the LIS field. Exploring both public libraries and archives provides valuable insights that can help you discover where your true passion lies. Embracing this uncertainty can be an exciting part of your professional journey.

Regards,
Barry
- Donna replied 3 months ago
  
  Hi Barry,
  Thank you for the warm welcome 🙂 It’s always such a mind-blowing and exciting experience when class topics can connect to some extent, so I’m glad that was the case here. Truth be told, I actually struggled with figuring out where to place the warning, but then realize that putting it in bold would really be eye catching, so I’m glad it worked!
  Thank you for the words of encouragement, I really appreciate it! 🙂
  -Donna
OliviaEvans replied 3 months, 1 weeks ago

Hi Donna!

I had to take hyper focused English class so I didn’t see something like this class offered before, nor did I think of taking something like it. I think it gives you an advantage to have an interest in this topic already, which is a great thing. The story certainly seems strange, but the format for its story is interesting which makes it more engaging and provoking to the reader. Reminds me of old interactive games I played as a kid. Anyways your profile picture is super cute, it reminds me of Genshin Impact!

Have a nice week!
-Olivia Evans
- Donna replied 3 months ago
  
  Hi Olivia!
  It appears that we have similar experiences… I also had to take hyper focused english classes for the most part, but jumped on the opportunity to take the Hypertext class when I saw it being offered… and I’m glad I did. For the most part, I did find the story to be rather interesting and complex and weird yet also made a lot of sense to me (if that makes any sense) when I first read it, so I get how you feel 🙂
  And yes! You are on point in regards to the profile picture 🙂 It is indeed Genshin Impact related (I’m a bit of a gamer). And thank you, I also found your profile picture to be very cool and awesome!
  -Donna
  - OliviaEvans replied 3 months ago
    
    Aw, thank you Donna!
    I also like Genshin a lot, Razor was my original main character, but as time has gone on Itto has become one of my favorites. I really like the story and fan theories!
    -Olivia
    - Donna replied 3 months ago
      
      Ah, Itto! He’s a fun guy, it’s always exciting when there are new events or stories that involve him 🙂
      I love the stories, (especially the latest one with Furina) but have found that many of friends find it tedious to get through, so I never have anyone to talk to about it (sadly). Speaking of fan theories, I will always have my suspicions and theories in regards to Paimon….
      -Donna
      - OliviaEvans replied 3 months ago
        
        Haha, yeah! Furina is an awesome character, I’ve loved the new patches lately. As for Paimon, she is totally some kind of celestial, but also the best emergency food.
        -Olivia
Michael Stephens replied 3 months ago

Hello @donna128! I came to House of Leaves through the author’s sister – the musician Poe – who recorded an album called Haunted that aligned with the book! So interesting.

Welcome to #hyperlib!
- Donna replied 3 months ago
  
  Hi @michael! Thanks for the warm welcome 🙂 I do recall that fact now that you mentioned it- I found it to be very cool but couldn’t enjoy the album to it’s fullest extent as I was reading the book…
  I remembering listening to “House of Leaves” from the album and then having to stop myself from going further. I was already feeling the horror/thriller/creepy vibe of the book having read a rather good chunk of it, and listening to the music made me feel like I was “living” it for a moment, so full on brakes came crashing out (me and horror don’t mix well…)
  - Michael Stephens replied 3 months ago
    
    @donna128 Understood! There is a lot going on in the novel and the music.

Sabrina Schmier replied 3 months, 1 weeks ago

Hi Donna! I’m delighted to see some love for Ted Lasso. I’ve been rewatching it again with some friends and it is just as fantastic as my first watch through. The character development is top notch throughout all three seasons and I find more details to chew on each time I watch. I read recently that the show/characters are loosely inspired by the…[Read more]
- Donna replied 3 months, 1 weeks ago
  
  Hi Sabrina 🙂 I didn’t know that tidbit! I will keep it in mind as I go into season 2. The character development, like you said, is definitely top notch. They’re well written 🙂 I find myself changing my opinions and coming to different understanding for the characters with each new episode, can’t wait to see where I’ll stand come end of season 3!

Savannah Polizzi replied 3 months, 1 weeks ago

They were both SO good! And that cliffhanger at the end!?!?!? It’s going to be painstaking waiting on the next book in the series.
- Donna replied 3 months, 1 weeks ago
  
  They were! Rumors have it that book 3 has not yet been written so we may have to wait awhile, and now I’m simply running speculations as to what will happen following said cliffhanger. I wonder if it will be a ongoing trend for the future books, seeing as book one ended in a similar manner…

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