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 I have never attempted a feat such as a 24-hour unplugged challenge, and given how much I rely on technology to communicate with my family, be a student, and handle the myriad of responsibilities of community events that involve the use of social media, it was pretty difficult to schedule time to attempt this challenge! I took this as a sign before the quarter was over to try it because it would be a great learning experience, or reveal some underlying dependencies I had not been aware of. One aspect I was particularly interested in was channeling my artistic side during the hours I would be stepping away from technology. So here is my journey!  I woke up at the usual time, around 7:30 a.m. on Friday, May 30, when I did not have class, to feed my two furry Pomeranians. This is to say, I would not be attempting the challenge alone! Usually, I'm already on my computer and going through the checklist of things I need to start, finish, and accomplish for the day. Instead, I was m...

 The Zoom events that Professor Vesna has hosted throughout this quarter have each been eye-opening in different ways. Here is my first screenshot at the start of Roger F. Malina's lecture! Dr. Malina is an extremely accomplished individual, and his unique background exemplifies that. He was born in Paris but educated in the US at MIT, where he was the executive director of Leonardo Publications, which is a leading international peer-reviewed journal on the use of contemporary science and technology in the arts and music, and the application and influence of the arts and humanities on science and technology. If that wasn't enough, he had already worked at NASA and many other universities. At NASA, he worked as an ultraviolet astronomer, where he powered model rockets and carved glass mirrors for telescopes. He mentioned his father touchingly as an inspiration for his pursuit of a career in astrophysics because his dad was a rocket scientist and painter!  Dr. Malina I loved how...