Discriptive Writing

I was just thinking how pretty it looked out my window, with the morning sun shining down upon the trees, yet still keeping them shaded on the side facing me. The trees stand still with only the tops slightly swaying in the wind. The tall sturdy trunks of the trees have hundreds of small arm like branches connecting to its trunk. These arms then produce fingers in which the little tiny leaves sprout to give the trees their lushes oval bodied shape. These leaves almost shimmer where the light touches the fine mist of dew still scattered upon them. Many people consider writing an art. Above, I tried to paint a picture with words. I can tell you I am a lot better at painting a picture with paint, but words can also describe something to be as equally beautiful as a painting. This is the type of writing I like to read. When I read a book I want to be able to be there in the moment understanding, feeling, and thinking as if i were one of the characters.

New Week

Today is the start of a new week. 2nd paper is almost due and time is getting short. It seems like the days are flying by and I am not really diggin it too much. Today, Monday, hasnt started off too badly yet. I am trying to make time to just sit down and catch up on all of the messages from the weekend that I didnt have a chance to check out. So many people posted their papers for viewing and mine is still not finished yet :( My goal is to get that baby ready for viewing tonight. I want it to show how much time and energy I have really put into it. I want to write and be proud of it. In order to be proud of it I have to feel as thought I have gotten everything covered and that it meets all criteria. Time just needs to stop for about 10 hours and let me catch up on everything I need. That would be the life wouldnt it? Only in our dreams, I am sure. Oh well, until then I am going to try to keep my motivation up and get interested in what I am doing.

Long winded

I realized after I typed that last blog that I tend to be long winded. The odd part is that I thought it all. I never spoke it out loud. It is weird to think about writing something you think and being long winded I think. I don't know if this makes sense but I got to thinking and in stead of long winded I am long thoughted. I totally just made that word up but who says it can not be real? Who made words anyhow? Someone decided that the ones I am using to write all this with were ok and made sense but someone else could see this and say, "Hey what is all that garble on there?" My point exactly :)

POST POST POST

So, I missed the noon cut off and hope I have enough posts for last week but if I not oh well cant really fix it now. I really struggle with these post things. My first blog was a questioning statement of if I would really think blogging is a good thing or a bad thing.

I have mixed feelings on the matter. In all reality I do not mind it and it kinda clears the head, but writing about writing all of the time is a little drab. Sorry if this is offensive but I just cant help but not be interested in it. I guess my brain doesnt really work that way as to how I can pull numerous unending thoughts about writing experiences or writing thoughts. I wish I could write poetry because then I would post one every once and awhile but that doesnt happen either. Ha Ha maybe we will see in the future tho... If only I could write about my day or my silly puppy dog. I could even be entertaining about my sunburn! Yes, that is correct, my SUNBURN!

(Just to be brief I look pretty fair skinned but tan really easy. I need one good burn and the rest of the summer is good to go! But I get tired of people asking...do u even tan? Yes I am going to tan...and I am so pale because I work all day inside under fake light so tada there you have it. Oh and by the way it itches like crazy now. NO PEALING YET!!! YAY!!! If I have any say about it I will not peel. I got a method of making it heal up good but the itching doesnt stop...)

That little quip was pretty entertaining to write actually. But then again it is not about writing so my point above is proven as far as my case...

ESSAY FUN!

I am really starting to get into this essay now as I get more research done. I am totally against stereotypes and things of that sort. In fact I have taken pride in arguing about it before. It is just so irritating. Just because a baby is born from a drug user doesnt mean that kid isnt going to turn out ok. I mean heavy users of drugs do cause high risk for brain damage and things of that nature, BUT even if a baby is born ok the statement below really says it all:

researchers found that the IQ scores of children born exposed to crack were the same as children who were not crack-exposed but who lived in a similar environment.

It's not just the drug part, it is where the kid grows up and what all they are exposed too. For example, when a kid grows up with an alcoholic parent they dont become an alcohol just because it's in their DNA, most of the time it is the fact that they have grown up always seeing that person drink day in and day out so it becomes a normal part of life. It is accepted and thought ok. Of course Cocaine is addictive but your not addicted for life. Think about it, babies dont know what the hell is going on. If they were born addicted and then recover, its not like that is all they have known to do and use because it's gone out of their system. Now I dont know as far as if they use one time it is easier to get hooked or not. That is some research that hasnt been done yet. I really do not know what to think as far as that goes.

Crack Baby Essay

I have started working on my essay today and don't find my words flowing very well. I have been looking up websites from Google and reading here and there bits and pieces of the alarmist hysteria as well as the effects babies have when withdrawn from the drug. I need to come up with some middle ground for my paper so it is opinion mostly with the main facts. Sometimes I think I get a little to factual but it is hard not to with all the information provided for our using.

This topic is pretty interesting. So far this entire class is pretty interesting. I like different and new things and this is one of them. I havnt had an English class ever discuss such deep topics before. In all reality we are making ourselves more aware by doing essay's on these topics thus educating ourselves! :)

Good Writng Experiance!!!

Writing can be good sometimes. It really helps you to get level in your head. Sometimes when I am really tense I have just sat and typed on a word document. (Typing is writing too :) hee hee) I put all my thoughts and feelings out there just to get them out of my head. Of course we can't be like the Harry Potter Movie and keep them out of our head, those pressing thoughts will always come back in, but sometimes it is just a relief to have gotten it out somehow. It's kind of a trade off from telling it all to someone. SO...in this manor writing can be helpful and good.

I think writing can also be good with grades as well. As I stated in a past blog, getting a bad grade in something sucks and can put a damper on your motivation. It really sucks if you think you did amazing on something and do not get the expected grade...this is then not a good writing experience so we are done talking about that issue. :) Grades matter to almost everyone. They are motivaters. I have gotten A's on papers before although I tend to be more of a "B" gal, but its all good either way. My good grades normally come from topics I am very passionate about! I get a lil excited and just go go go with the info and opinions. This provides lots of material for the paper or Essay.

Writing in your head

When you think about it, you are doing writing all of the time in your head. I think to myself all of the time but when it comes to writing it down it is always a jumble of words that make no sense. For some reason when I am asked to turn my thoughts into a paper I freeze up and think "I cant do this, I suck at writing" and just with that I discredit myself and mentally convince myself that i am not able to do well with the assignment. I do not know why this thought happens and I know people are out there making millions of dollars by becoming published authors. I just guess that these people have embraced skills and put them out there openly not caring what others think. They have conquered their alter ego and let their words flow. This is only something I hope to do slightly to get by. I will never be that published writer type but I will try my best not to physic my self out over these papers anymore. Mental validation is the down fall of many people and thus we have to try to make ourselves stronger to overcome these metal challenges.

Reflection of Essay #1

I felt my essay was very sound as far as structure and order goes. I re-arranged a few paragraphs in the end read when I realized they would function better that way. I did actually learn things while writing about the AIDS and HIV virus. I think that this will better help me to deal with any future situations that this may arise. I plan on becoming a nurse so the odds of meeting someone that is going to be HIV positive or does have full blown AIDS virus are going to be a lot higher than most people.

I do think that treating people different is wrong in all aspects. All people have the same feelings we each experience ourselves, and many people forget about that. I do feel really strongly about the everyone is equal thing. The only people that I exclude from that are the ones that really dont care to do anything with themselves. The people that doom themselves to negative outcomes. If you dont want to help yourself then my sympothy goes out the window. But, there I go again trying to get into a whole new topic. :)

Anyway...back to the rest of my thoughts on the first essay. I really think that the class as a whole did learn things and did quite well on their papers. I really liked the intros that were story based. I wish now that I tried to incorporate that more into mine but I wasnt having very much luck. I am better at giving you the facts wich can be good and bad.

Writing Sorrows

When I think of someone having a negative writing experience, I think of a bad grade. If you did not get a bad grade on a paper that you have written then why would you not be satisfied with it. I just do not see how it can be negative really. Now that I said that, I have this thought that maybe a negative writing experience is writing about something negative, but that is a far off thought so lets get back to that bad grade.

The first time I ever took English 101 I struggled. I was at the point that I hated school and could care less if I went or not. I was more into the night life and work above all else. Let me remind you that I did not go away to school to learn. I went away as I thought it may be my only opportunity to move somewhere else and get a fresh start other than my hometown(technically it's a city). Back to the paper now...I had to do some research and write about poker. Not just the strategics of it but also the art of it. Unfortunately I was not one of the first to the library and there were no more poker books to check out. I was screwed. I could only cite one website for this paper as well. I know how to play somewhat but I did not history, or facts, or the "art". I had restarted this paper over and over. I ended up asking one of my roomies to help me. She and I worked on it for a really long time. She was trying to help me by what I was telling her it was about and she too was not that great with English. This whole thing was because I had procrastinated. We did end up completing it. It was a little short but seemed decent to me.

Low and behold I got the paper back....I got a 1% on it. I dont know how you give someone a 1% as a grade. I probably would have just given myslef a zero and been done with it. Apparently I had missed the point of the paper and had turned it into more opinoin verses research. I had limited resources so I did the best with what I had at the time. It was some what commical though. I had never met anyone in my life that had gotten a grade like that. Needless to say I ended up dropping the class before the semester was over. I saved the paper for a long time just as a reference but with my 1 millionth move I finally parted with it. It was time to consolodate and only keep things that were going to take me forward.

Slow Start

My first paper has really gotten off to a slow start. It seems my motivation for this is a bit of a struggle. I am not sure why either, because I always seem to get a teacher that says pick your own topic, and I dont want to think of a topic. I struggle picking topics because I dont know what to choose. Most of the time I end up telling my life lessons. It's something I know very well, but it gets old and boring. Professor Lovin's topics are really interesting. So far just the diffrent applications of this class makes it interesting. Anyhoo...back to my paper. I have really started the reserch and read a few web pages. I have even more book marked. I just gotta get my paper flowing. Even for a rough draft it is really chopy and short. I struggle with making it less factual. I need to find a balance of personal thoughts and facts, as well as myths maybe. It's getting late now and I have a headache so I am headed off to sleep. Tommorow I plan on finishing and posting my first essay to the class so I have a few reviews before the final is due. I guess my peers will be my judge on my balance and function.

ON MY MIND.........

Alot of things are on my mind about this class. I worry that I dont post correctly to the board or that I have missed something. I also am a lil behind with my paper. After today, though, I think that will change. My first week of class I spent traveling trying to do everything needed in and out of hotel rooms/family's internet connections as well. Strange, the one week I take off and leave everything I have goin on previously is the same week that school starts. What a break right? ha ha....Oh well, school is pretty fun for me these days. I really enjoy it which is a great thing! I have been in and out of college for the last 4 1/2 years. when I started originally I didnt want anything to do with it. Now I do. Today is also my first day back to work. I am spoiled from my time away. As it was said in a group posting, we will findo ur balance. It works out somehow. :) TTFN

Any other writing?

As far as writing goes the only thing write for outside of school is my job. This writing is not very intersting. It's not a report really. Its more letter format. I write letters to customers who dont like to pay their bills and explain all totals to them and where they came from. I also threaten to shut off services...in which is the other part of my job...if they do not contact my department to pay or make arrangements on their account by a given deadline. I guess you could say they are warning or final action letters. I do not realy enjoy it. I feel like the bad guy even though these people are the ones not paying thier bills as agreed by a contract.

I guess I do email several times a day. This is a form of writing, I guess. I dont really like to consider this a good form of writing because usually it is all broken up into slang and abreviations. Most emails I send are really just updates on what has happend in my department at work. Very rairly do I use the email to keep in touch with a friend or loved one. Therefore they are quick and to the point. Sometimes they may only be a fragment of a sentance with just the needed info.

As you can see I really dont write much. The only thing I really have ever focused on is spelling and grammer. For work this is a must. If you were to send out a letter, as I spoke of before, to a customer with bad grammer and spelling they would think: "What a joke!" and would probably not hold much thought to you as the employee or the company for allowing these things to be done.

Where do I do my writing and when?

I do my writing pretty much any where and everywhere. Usually inside a house. At this time i am visiting my parents for a week in Decatur IL so I am writing here of course. On a normal day I would probably be curled up on the couch in my living room with my computer chord strewn all out on the floor across the room to my only outlet. Most of the time I write in the evening as I dont sit down from the day until then. The evening for me begins around 8pm or later. On a normal Monday thru Friday that is a typical wind down time. I dont like to write where there is a lot of distractions. I would prefer to be alone honestly but my Beagle, Brian, would never allow it. All of my writing is done on my computer or my roomates laptop. If I need to submit a document in docx format or need to read one in that format then I do use my roomate's P.C. All other documents can be completed on my old dinasour.

What's My Favorite Type of Writing?

My favorite type of writing would have to be free writing. I chose this as my favorite because I am better at it than any other kind. It allows you to think anything and everything and also allows you not to have to worry about how it is ordered or sounds. It an make no sense at all whatsoever sometimes. It is a way to free your mind of to many thoughts. You can put all those partial pieces on paper and making something of it all. I struggle most with order of my papers. Free writing helps you look at that big picture vs just a million single string thoughts that are running through ones mind. Free writing can also allow you to change your statements to meet your peers level of understanding and viewing.

Me As A Writer II

So todyaI thought about my statements before and how I really didnt give my self to much credit on my writing skills. I think that I can do well if I put my mind to it, but it is something that I have to put my whole concentration into. Alot of times I find myslef trying to hurry through things and writing is one thing that does not suceed when you do that. I enjoy reading other peoples thoughts and such and hope this semester ill really inprove my skills even more than last semester has.

Me As A Writer I

Last Semester I took English 101. I realized a few things about my writing development throughout the course. My writing has not always been very strong. I struggle at keeping the order of my papers correct, I tend to try and jump around that is. I also struggle on getting my points across. I always have a goal for my end result paper but I somehow get lost in the extra details that I think have to be in the paper as well. That is one thing about me, I try to include every single detail into what I am talking about. i want to be like one of those writers that can paint a picture with their words. Writing for me is a challenge that is actually pretty fun sometimes. If the topic is interesting to me I normally succeed with its completion. This is just a lil tid bit on my insecurities and insights on my writing tendencies.

NEW Thing

So this blog thing is a first for me. I have never EVER thought of trying this out before....I have no interest in the Twitter thing that is now ever-so popular. I guess I will find out soon if "Blogging" is a good or bad thing......