Link Project 5 and Metatext

Here is a link to my seperate blog for project 5. It has not ended as of yet. I will be updating periodically to finish telling my "story" over the next couple of days, so hopefully take that into consideration when grading these final projects.

http://strangehappeningswv.blogspot.com/

Metatext

I decided early on that I wanted to do something that explored the improbable/impossible. The reason it took me so long to decide what I wanted to do (and thus why there are only a few posts at this current time) is because I was wavering over what improbable/impossible event would take place in good old morgantown. First I thought I would do a rediculous global warming weather effect similar to The Day After Tomorrow, then I thought I might do a Zombie event where theres a virus that reanimates the dead and all hell breaks loose. Then I thought I would do an event where the US gets invaded by a foreign country, maybe Russia.

I wavered back and forth on these options for days. I looked at "What Happened in Piedmont" for inspiration and finally decided to combine two of my ideas. I liked the idea of a virus and quarantine situation (and being a BIO major viruses are right up my alley), and I also liked the Idea of the US being invaded on its home turf. Its never really happened as the US exists today as the only superpower, so I thought that would be interesting. So I decided to combine the two in one improbable, yet still plausible disaster for this country.

As you read the blog, which is from my POV as these fictional events take place, details of what happened will emerge. Right now, in my blog, I've found out about a virus outbreak and quarantine of the greater Morgantown areas. I've also heard snippets of Bio Terrorism and Biological Warfare. I will continue updating this to let the details and story come out through my blog.

I have a good idea of where I'm taking this story, and hope to be able to "get" there within a day or two of postings; however, I don't know if that will be the "END" or just a stopping point that will give you enough of an idea to see where I'm going with this project. If it is not the "END" I will update periodically over christmas break and beyond (if I have to) until I have reached a satisfactory ending point. I believe the blog "What Happened In Piedmont" had postings over two months or so; mine definitely won't be that long, but I may not be able to wrap it up entirely in the next couple days.

If you want more information about where I want to go with this project before I post the updates to my blog please comment or email me and I will tell you.