Tag: Online Presence

  • January 14, 2024

    In what ways do you communicate online? Well, I have a blog, but you know that already. I also use email and social media. Does Google Classroom count? iMessage? How’s about my YouTube channel or the podcast I stopped working on? I once had a flickr account. Alexa? Siri? Hey Google? I used to have…

  • October 13, 2023

    I’m having a hard time trying to figure out what to write about today. In some ways, that’s not a bad thing. Having a slow day is good.

  • August 8, 2023

    August 8, 2023

    I must’ve gone on for at least half an hour, if not 45-minutes, while we were driving back from PEI, about whether I should post links to my blog posts on my Instagram Stories. It’s been on my mind for about a week. Every time I ran through an argument, I ended up at the…

  • June 9, 2023

    June 9, 2023

    It is easy to fall into the trap of complaining without taking action. However, true progress and personal growth require us to dedicate ourselves to the work at hand. Let us remember that we are not entitled to anything merely by existing; rather, we must actively contribute and earn our keep. By abandoning complaints and…

  • 80 New Medium Followers in Two Weeks?

    80 New Medium Followers in Two Weeks?

    Medium emailed me to let me know that I have two weeks to get to 100 followers. It got me thinking about the platform and what I want from it. My plan is to try to get 80 new followers and remain part of the Medium Partner Program. Some links: Medium: https://alygulamhusein.medium.com/Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AlyGArt/shop

  • I like the idea of being a content creator

    I like the idea of being a content creator

    I’m inclined to think that I’ve written about this before, this “dream” of mine to be a successful content creator. This certainly isn’t the first time that the idea has crossed my mind. It hasn’t happened yet, however.

  • Deleting Social Media

    Deleting Social Media

    Sometimes, there are things that you just have to do. You can’t think about them any longer. The time comes when you just have to pull the plug and watch the water drain away.

  • My double life online, separating my personal and professional selves

    My double life online, separating my personal and professional selves

    I almost hit, “Tweet.” I was gonna do it, I was. The words had been written and all that was left to do was hit that blue button. I could’ve but I didn’t. I stopped myself. Just in time? Maybe.

  • Prongs on a Fork

    Prongs on a Fork

    Every time I’ve sat down to do some journalling over the last two weeks, my plans for the summer have been top of mind. I’ve been desperately trying to figure out what I want to do with the nine weeks that lay ahead of me. The practice of looking forward with no clear idea of…

  • Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting | Episode 2- The Structure of Each Episode

    Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting | Episode 2- The Structure of Each Episode

    We are living in some strange times right now. COVID-19 has covered the entire globe. Here in Ontario, a state of emergency has been declared. Toronto is eerily quiet. There’s almost a 1984-type feeling to all of this with so much of the information I’m getting coming from the television. I hope that you’re all…

  • Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting | Episode 1: Introduction

    Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting | Episode 1: Introduction

    There’s a great quotation by Ira Glass: Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is a gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s…

  • Self-Expression, Part 2

    Self-Expression, Part 2

    One of the ways that I most regularly express myself is through writing. Writing, I find, is safe. Writing affords me time. Writing gives me space. But, I’m not a writer. I’m someone who writes.