Wow, it's done. Although I loved the idea at first of sharing my Wall of Randomness, I just couldn't focus on which stories to tell. There are so many good ones. I included tons of images to leave nothing to the imagination. This is as real as it gets. It might be confusing having it skip from future (tearing down the wall) to past (how the items got there), but I think the reader understands it's a flashback story. I broke up the stories into what I thought were logical chunks giving the audience a taste of my life in different areas (Morgantown with my birthday, Wheeling with the articles, and just random great stories). It's never a dull day in my life.
As for the process, I decided to write out the story first, then logically place images and the Google map for my birthday since it was a chain of events. I gave the reader the choice of what to read and options to go back and reread/replay (like in Reliving Last Night) or skip to the end after reading Burrito Man. The game time is much faster than reality time. These events took place over two years of time but I was able to retell it in less time. In the time it takes the audience to read one paragraph of my story, it could have taken anywhere up to 30 minutes in real time. Also I mapped out the different stories at the bottom of each entry allowing the reader to see what was ahead or navigate easier through my story.
I was obviously the narrator of the story; however, I felt it necessary to include side comments that reflect my personality and the thoughts that rushed through my head at the time. I hope others enjoyed reading about certain parts of my crazy two years in this house as I did living it.
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