675 week 1

For the first week in the IRLS 675 class, the assignment is to collect 25-30 digital objects that will be used to experiment with ways to organize digital collections. Seemingly simple task. And I am flummoxed. It is a case of not being able to see the trees for the forest. As someone with a computer and a connection to the Internet, I must have loads of digital objects but I am not finding a cohesive theme besides me finding the content useful/funny/beautiful/necessary/etc. I have pulled together the necessary number of items but I am not happy with it. And a surprising amount of items I find reasonable to share are ephemera or silliness. Am frustrated and think I need to go back to the drawing board for this one. Luckily all the installations went well so there is that positive for the week.