Identities of Many

Today we are finally starting class blog posts. So, here is a self description and my blogging identity.

About Me: My name is Asher Smith, I go by he/him pronouns, and I am a language arts education major at the University of Oklahoma. I think soon I will minor in something related to art. I am the second youngest of seven but was raised as a middle child since four of my siblings are much older than I am and have their own lives and families to tend to. I really like cats however I am severely allergic to them. My favorite color is green, anything that is a nice shade of green has my heart and likely whatever money I have to my name. I really like music, whether it be the crap ton of bands I enjoy as a midwest emo and indie music nerd or musicals (yes I have seen Hamilton live and it was amazing). Speaking of musicals, I am an ex speech and theatre kid, I have worked in productions such as The Wizard of Oz, Matilda the Musical, Oklahoma!, Clue, Peter and the Starcatcher, De Profundis, and A Moments Pause. In speech I competed with dramatic interpretation, prose, and poetry. I also really like anything Garfield or Snoopy, they are lovely.

My Blogging Identity: I don’t want my posts to feel too serious, but instead feel like more elaborate shit-posts, yap sessions, even. I am not exactly a big fan of how people have been using A.I. simply because it should not do everything for you but instead aid and help you edit your work. I all around don’t really like how technology is taking over everything, and I feel like a grumpy old man when I start saying “back in my day..” when I start comparing mine and my little brothers school and life experiences. However, I think it is justified, him and I are only 8 years apart but his childhood is filled with technology when mine was paper and the occasional Bill Nye, Reading Rainbow, or Magic School Bus video. Saving the trees has taken a turn and is now filling young brains with computer screens. It makes me a bit sad to see how kids are now, they don’t go outside, draw, or visit with people. They simply crave a screen. Don’t even get me started on books and book bans. All around I think the world has changed far too drastically in the span of 10 years. I know I will eventully need to adjust, especially since I plan to be a teacher who works with these things every day. It is just so difficult to let go of the normality I am so use to.