When I heard that I would be using Twitter in this class, I was less than thrilled.  I've used it in other classes and while I do find it helpful to keep up on assignments and ask questions, the idea of using it to tweet about my surroundings intimidated me.  I'm not one that likes to broadcast my business on the Internet.  Even on Facebook I prefer to use the more personal message feature and Facebook chat, where my conversations can be more private.  This apprehension about people reading my personal thoughts and ideas probably hindered my ability to "connect" with my "place" for the Twitterive.  I would have preferred taking personal notes about my surroundings rather than post them on Twitter.  Perhaps then my observations would have been more meaningful and less inhibited.  
   Weebly, however, I do enjoy using in this class.  It allows the class to interact more than in a typical college classroom.  Everyone has their own voice and can post and comment on others' posts as well.  It's nice to get new and different perspectives on any piece we may be instructed to blog about.  Through reading and commenting on my classmates' blogs I feel like I am better connected to the class as a whole.  I also believe Twitter is a good way to connect with the class.  With the simple addition of a hashtag everything related to our class can be put in one convenient area.  It's simple if you miss a class to get quick feedback from anyone in the class.  
     My "online identity" differs greatly from my "real identity."  My blog posts on Weebly are more of a reflection of my "class identity" than my real one.  The language I use on here is strictly academic.  The way I talk on here is in no way the way I speak to my friends outside of class.  However, my Twitterive is much closer to my "real identity."  My Twitterive is somewhat personal and really shows some of my true feelings and emotions.  I was actually surprised at how much of myself I was willing to share in my Twitterive.  But despite the personal information that I share, I still believe that my "real identity" is completely different from anything I post for class assignments.  The quiet, reserved self that I present in class is in no way a true reflection of my real self.  I believe that my "real identity" can only be seen around close friends and family.      

    Discussing my Twitterive with some peers proved to be a productive experience.  Through a suggestion from a classmate, my ideas ended up going in a slightly different direction than I originally planned.  As of right now, the characters in my Twitterive include me, my best friend, Sarah, and possibly my family.  While I feel a connection to Rowan, I feel a disconnect to my home.  Sarah's connection to the piece is my best friend, and someone that reminds me of home, as I have grown up with her since fourth grade.  This story takes place in present- day, with possible flashbacks to previous times in my life.  The story will take place all around campus at Rowan.  This story takes place because it is what I'm feeling right now.  While enjoying life on campus I go to Sarah for comfort and for the reminder of home, which I often miss.  The story will take place through a narrative and through pictures.  My project is still in the early stages, so the direction of the piece may continue to transform and become more focused. 

    I am finding blogging to be a very helpful tool for reflecting on readings for class.  It's a bit of an informal way to get my own thoughts out there, while forcing me to really think about the readings.  I also like that with a blog I am able to get immediate feedback from the professor and other people in the class, and to see what others took from each piece.  I like the interactive aspect of that genre.  
    I really enjoyed composing the microfiction piece based off of a line from Anzaldua's piece.  As a read the Anzaldua piece there were several lines that jumped out to me that I thought I could potentially use to create my own story.  Eventually I was able to narrow it down to a very dynamic quote that could go in many directions.  The quote I used was "For the longest time I couldn't figure it out, then it dawned on me."  Interestingly, I went in a completely different direction from the way Anzaldua intended the line.  It's interesting that one line can be taken out of context and applied to a completely different situation.
    I never thought of applying twitter to so many different writing situations.  The task of composing a microfiction story based on one of my tweets was interesting.  Tweets have such a limited word count, it was interesting to see how I was able to expand it into a short story.  Then composing a poem from a collection of my tweets proved to be a bit of a struggle.  I already struggle with poetry as a writer, so the restriction of only being able to use a specific collection of words made it that much harder.  I found myself wishing I had gone into more detail with some of my tweets, or used a different word to describe something.   
    The use of twitter was taken a step further as I created a haiku poem from my microfiction story based on a tweet.  From this assignment I was able to see how a different genre can change the tone of a story.  While my poem had the same theme as the microfiction, it took on a more serious tone.  The poem also focused in on just one aspect of the story.