A Little Bit Closer...

Final's week has just begun, if I wasn't busy enough before I am now.

The sidebar is complete, I think I have too many words but there really isn't anything I could cut out so hopefully it works. 

I only put in about three of the questions because my interviewee talks a lot.  There wasn't anymore room so I put a link at the bottom of the sidebar to download the rest of the interview.  Readers can click on it to listen to us conversing.

The sidebar also contains hyperlinks.  When Proctor refers to something readers could be confused about, they can click on the link and it takes them to a webpage with indepth information.

I chose a quote from Proctor and put it in my main bar in the category "How Society Views Wicca," I think it fits there nicely.

Here it is:

"People take it to be so much worse than it really is.

It’s just another way of practicing your spirituality

in relation to the world around you."
-Reagan Proctor

Things to do:

Main bar

Q&A Box

Only a few days left!

Success

The interview had to be rescheduled to yesterday evening but all went well.

I met with Reagan Proctor, a KSU student who identifies herself as Atheist.  She said she was Atheist, then started Wicca, didn't agree with all of it so she s now back to Atheism.  It's a very interesting interview from an open minded person's opinion on the Wicca religion.

Audio was recorded and should be put up soon, also she is my sidebar! Yay!

Notes:
There's also a link to my Delicious page at the bottom next to the link to this blog!
I'm gonna put hyperlinks in the text so people know what she's referring to.
I took the witches hat wordle down, doesn't seem to fit now... maybe it'll end up back on the page but it was huge and distracting.

Another Interview

I have another interview scheduled for Tuesday afternoon with a former Wiccan.  She studied Wicca and practiced for about 6 months or so from what I've heard.  She's a KSU student as well. 

It will be interesting to see why she stopped practicing Wicca.  Was it something she discovered about the beliefs?  Something she didn't agree with or just found it uninteresting?  Also, how did she get started in the first place? 

That's always something I like to know about people, how they got started whether it's through another person or their own research.  Anyway, it should be enlightening.

I'll also be recording the interview since I haven't recorded one yet. 

Other notes:
Delicious page has numerous links but I don't know how to put it in a pdf?
Q&A box needs work.

Progress

Well, I started adding a few things to the Wiki page today.  I have a Wordle with the Wiccan Rede words used and it's in the shape of a witch's hat. 

I also took snapshots of two comments from my Yahooo Answers question and added those on there.  One is anti-Wicca and uses quotes from the Bible and the other is pro-Wicca and states some reasons why it's okay. 

I posted a link to the original page so if anyone wants to see all of the responses and the original question it's available easily.

Things I need to do:
Video opinions of people in Manhattan on Wiccans
Find something for a sidebar
Write the main story/construct headings
Q&A box
Delicious pdf

Ready, GO!

Opinions

I wanted some personal opinions from people from all over, not just around Manhattan, so I turned to the internet.  Yahoo Answers, specifically.  I asked a question on the forum and people from all places that were online could see it.  Within half an hour I had almost fifteen responses from people ranging from Wiccans to Christians to Atheists.  I plan on putting their opinionated responses on my page with a few excerpts from some of the responses.  I plan on choosing the ones that are exceptionally profound while also linking to the whole page.  That way viewers can see all of the answers from everyone.  I'm pretty sure that counts as a graphic too.

Multimedia

My question box is coming along nicely I think. I'm taking the five questions and answers from four different people and putting them together in a graphic.  I'm also planning on using a Wordle for another graphic with words relating to Wicca in it.

I also still want to make a video of the opinions of people just on the street , asking the question, "What is a witch?" or "What's a pagan?"  I think that would give a good view as to how some of the general public sees witches or how much they even know about them.  Plus it would count as a graphic I think so that's a plus!

Interviews

First off, tracking down Wiccans is not the easiest thing to do.  I did manage to find a place in town that they have weekly Pagan meetings at though, so that's good.  I talked to the shop owner and one of the guys shopping there at the time who is Wiccan.  It was an unexpected interview for them both, as I just went looking for potential interviewees.  I ended up leaving with two great interviews though.  This is proof that you should always be prepared for interviews, because you never know where you'll find them.