Well, I would like to confess that I have never blogged prior to this particular post. The idea of sharing personal information through an open forum such as this makes me wonder how much of my personality is accurately perceived. I prefer old-fashioned, face-to-face conversation with non-verbal cues and eye-to-eye contact. This web stuff just isn't my preferred channel. (That's right, I read the text) Therefore; I will treat my first blog post as I would an exchange between myself and any one of my fellow classmates for this semester. (That's You!) I would also like to use this first post to tell something of myself because I am almost certain everyone will, inevitably, be required to read this.
Hello, my name is Jeremiah Tapper. You can call me Jerry. (Sorry for the Deja Vu) I am a bit of sarcastic person; which should show through the design I have chosen for my blog. I very much enjoy music and my personal relationships over anything else. Aside from that, I would like to include that I enjoy being outdoors immensely; including activities such as hiking, cycling, disc-golf, and any sort of general adventure. I am fairly open-minded and eclectic; and so, I feel that I can find something I like in almost any individual.
I definitely fess up to having some negative traits. I am a little introverted and when I first meet people I tend to clam up. But, give me some time and I share too much information. In fact, I look forward to taking Interpersonal Communication and meeting my classmates so I can get a chance to both make friends and work on my poor communication habits. But, really, if I seem like someone you might be interested in having a conversation with just come up to me and we can go from there.
I am a freshmen this year. I am a pre-major but intend on taking both social science and psychology majors. I expect a lot of myself and my time here at Keystone College. At the time I am writing this post I have been here three days and I already feel rather comfortable here. The campus is rural and has a relaxed atmosphere. People hold doors for me and are thankful when I do the same. That must count for something. Basically, so far, so good...
Well, if you've read this far into the post, congratulations you are a determined person. Thank you for having enough interest in me to read about, well..., me. However, now that I have shared a little about myself, I kind of expect a little information in return. Otherwise I feel a little short changed in this transaction. (Wow, what a cheesy joke. I'll leave it at that...)
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Jerry,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! This blog thing is new to me as well, and I also question how much of my true character is expressed/received in a blog. My daughter is much more proficient at this new electronic mode of communication and I'm afraid that I fall back to the old-fashioned way of things in that I too prefer face-to-face situations so I can read a conversation as much as participate in it. As I've found out in some of my online discussion boards, things can very easily be taken out of context, at which point, I seem to spend more time trying to explain myself than I did on the actual assignment in the first place.
The one good thing I can see from all of this, is that it gives me the opportunity to continue learning which is something I immensely enjoy (not always in the classroom setting, just plain learning about life).
From your writing, I gather that you are a down-to-earth guy who lives by the golden rule. It is terrific that you expect a lot of yourself...really, only you can decide what your dreams are and how badly you want to achieve them. Good luck with the semester.
One more thing...what is disc-golf?
Laura
Disc golf is very similar to golf in theory, but is played with a disc (like is thrown in the olympics). A player starts at the tee and throws toward a metal net (the goal). The number of tosses is recorded as strokes, and a score is tallied.
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