Magic!!

It has been awhile since I have been able to post. Between all of the reading and checking the various places assignments are posted, I thought I lost my head. This past week was especially crazy because I had some difficulty with the program that I was using to create my webgift. Luckily, I worked it all out within a days time and proceeded to get things accomplished. I feel a lot better now that at least one assignement is completed and turned in. Also, I was able to post on wiki, blackboard, and moodle and feel confident with my posts. I think I am now beginning to understand this program a little better, but I still feel as if I am about to go bonkers if I am away from my computer for more than 10 min. Trying to find a balance is critical.

This past weekend I found some of that balance. My cousin was in LA on business and I stayed at the hotel with her to keep her company (She stayed in Beverly Hills) I told her that I would be staying in most of the time because I had work in both classes to complete. Well needless to say, I feel like I got more work completed and she even managed to get me out for a little fun!

On Saturday, my cousin invited me to attend an event on Rodeo Dr. that her company was participating in. This event was an AIDS awareness event and brought out many celebrities including Paul Pierce, Barron Davis, Stevie Wonder and Magic Johnson. Not only were these social icons here to have fun, they were here to raise awareness and money for AIDS cause. The event was very memorable and I will never forget the moment that I met Magic.

Magic Johnson has been living with AIDS for the last 15 years. He was diagnosed with the disease while playing for the Lakers. Unfortunately, the disease forced him to retire early. The media did not portray Magic in a good way once he was diagnosed. It took him awhile to "battle" their ridicule. This ridicule did not stop Magic from doing what was right. He decided to use his celebrity power to raise money and awareness about this life-threatening disease. Magic's persistence is a great model for today's society.

I really thought about how Magic Johnson related to the technical world. Yeah, it might be a stretch, but I see a correlation with technology. Some of today's society feels that technology is not beneficial and cannot be used effectively in schools. I think with persistence and stepping outside of the box and promoting awareness about its effectiveness will help change that opinion. Just like Magic was persistent with getting the word out about AIDS, We techies can get the word out about technology and change the opinions of the people.
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