Oh you know, just some ORDINARY stuff...

Digital media might be particularly suited to observe the ordinary because it captures the ordinary so that the ordinary can be viewed once, twice, thrice… just over and over again. A great example of this reasoning is a personal photo. Whether it be a photo of friends, family, pets, or random appliances. These ordinary everyday things which are captured are there for a long time. When one looks at that photo he or she will see it, and if a good observer, can relate it to themselves. They can remember their good memories with their friends, their personal relationships with family, the warm and fuzzy comfort of a beloved pet, or the familiar blessings of those appliances that helped make a delicious meal! And then, once he or she remembers, the ordinary doesn’t seem so ordinary but rather special and sublime. Someone who I think uses digital media platforms well to observe the ordinary is my mom. She uses online scrapbooking and then shares it with family members. Sometimes the simplest photos are scrapbooked and when I see them I am surprised and realize that the memory my mom just preserved was not just an ordinary memory, but one that I remembered and looking back on it, wasn’t just an ordinary memory, but a life lesson.

Ode to Memories

My memories are memories.

Memories are recollections of past events.

These memories mean something to me.

All memories help me grow.

For as long as I have been alive.

For as long as I have lived.

For as long as I will live.

For as long as eternity survives.

I will always remember the people

In my life that helped me through

I will always remember those

That taught me a lesson.

I love my memories,

Even the ones that hurt,

Because my memories teach,

And look at what I’ve learned.

Here is Melody Camacho and David Houghton's Social Media Assignment

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