This might not make that much sense because I rambel on about some things, sorry.
This semester I think I have read more than I have my whole life. I never read. Well i've read a few books, 3, but that really doesn't count to me as reading. I usually find myself looking to read whenever I am in Florida. Each summer my sister, mom and I spend the whole summer in Destin at our grandparents beach condo. And it is honestly the most relaxing two months of my whole year and I always find myself wanting to read a book while I'm at the beach. Which to me seems so weird because during the school year I dread reading and don't even read books for school, accept for this class because we could actually chose what we wanted to read instead of being forced to read a book that doesn't appeal in any way to a high school student. (shhhhh don't tell) But for some reason the beach always seems to make me want to read. I think that another reason I don't find myself reading during the school year is because I can never find a book that sounds appealing. Don't get my wrong, there are plenty of books that i've heard of that have amazing story lines and are things that I'm intrested in but I just know that I won't take the time to read them. So that is the hard part. But the select books that I have actually are really intresting to me and I finish the book in less than a week. I guess this is my goodbye to reading until summer. Bye reading.
-howdini
Friday, November 11, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
currently
Currently.
Blindness by Jose Saramaga
The past few weeks I have been reading a new book called Blindness by Jose Saramaga. At first glance I thought that it looked like a pretty good book. Well I'm not gonna lie, I just looked at the cover and it looked cool so I thought I would read it. Unfortunately, that's how things interest me, by the way they look. Anyways, this book actually won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998 so that's pretty cool. When I first started reading it I didn't notice that it was written weird until about a chapter in. The author uses really long sentences and a lot of commas instead of just using "normal" writing and using many sentences. Actually I think that for each paragraph it is only one sentence. Maybe, but I'm not 100% sure but that's what it seems like.
Anyway, this book is about a man that suddenly becomes blind while he is driving. When he leaves his house that morning he is fine but suddenly when he stops at a red light he becomes blind. When the light turns green and his car is still at a holt, a crowd of people gather around his car trying to figure out what's wrong and the only thing he says is "I'm blind." The first thing that crossed my mind was why is someone that is blind driving? But then it goes on to say how he could see perfectly fine before he left his house. A pedestrian then accompanied the man to the passenger seat of his car and told him that she would drive him home, because like me, she thought that he was always blind. While they were in the car though, the blind man told the lady his story and she was trying to calm him down saying how he will be able to see again but the man just kept going on about how he was fine that morning and all of a sudden everything became white. Which the lady found really odd because almost all blind people can only see black, so the fact that this guy only saw white was really strange. Anyway this book turns out to become a huge epidemic and forces the government to take action.
It suprised me that I actually found this book intresting since the only thing that attracted me to it was the cover. But I actually want to read it and find out what is happening with this guy and if this Blindness epidemic will be cured or not.
-howdini
Blindness by Jose Saramaga
The past few weeks I have been reading a new book called Blindness by Jose Saramaga. At first glance I thought that it looked like a pretty good book. Well I'm not gonna lie, I just looked at the cover and it looked cool so I thought I would read it. Unfortunately, that's how things interest me, by the way they look. Anyways, this book actually won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998 so that's pretty cool. When I first started reading it I didn't notice that it was written weird until about a chapter in. The author uses really long sentences and a lot of commas instead of just using "normal" writing and using many sentences. Actually I think that for each paragraph it is only one sentence. Maybe, but I'm not 100% sure but that's what it seems like.
Anyway, this book is about a man that suddenly becomes blind while he is driving. When he leaves his house that morning he is fine but suddenly when he stops at a red light he becomes blind. When the light turns green and his car is still at a holt, a crowd of people gather around his car trying to figure out what's wrong and the only thing he says is "I'm blind." The first thing that crossed my mind was why is someone that is blind driving? But then it goes on to say how he could see perfectly fine before he left his house. A pedestrian then accompanied the man to the passenger seat of his car and told him that she would drive him home, because like me, she thought that he was always blind. While they were in the car though, the blind man told the lady his story and she was trying to calm him down saying how he will be able to see again but the man just kept going on about how he was fine that morning and all of a sudden everything became white. Which the lady found really odd because almost all blind people can only see black, so the fact that this guy only saw white was really strange. Anyway this book turns out to become a huge epidemic and forces the government to take action.
It suprised me that I actually found this book intresting since the only thing that attracted me to it was the cover. But I actually want to read it and find out what is happening with this guy and if this Blindness epidemic will be cured or not.
-howdini
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
forrealzzz?
I like how almost everyone that didn't even post a response dissed mine. really? lol oh and I think mine was used in like everyone's post. lol well this just shows how awesome I am at english!
-howdini
-howdini
Common Weakness
I feel really bad doing this because I know that everyone tried and I hate having to point out weaknesses on something that they did and having to link their blog to this post. So to anyone that I like their blog to this post, I'm sorry.
- weakness 6: "As the passage goes on, the author uses phrases like" used the word use. blog link.
- weakness 1: "He says whatever comes to mind, saying that his parents "would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them," shows that he doesn't really care what he says, just wants to get his point across. blog link.
- weakness 3: He describes the boy’s feelings towards his parents with a negative, abusive and defiant diction. blog link.
- weakness 2: Baker describes his surroundings as "towering volumes of marble and glass" and "long glossy highlights to each of the black rubber handrails". They use the quote for the whole sentence without describing it. blog link.
Response to the Catcher and Rye Excerpt
In the excerpt from "The Catcher and the Rye," Salinger's noisy, comical banter highlights his childish gullibility. Although he is a teenager, he makes no effort to compose in impressive vocabulary. He describes his childhood with the word "lousy" and a general introduction as "stuff that bores me." On the subject of his parents, he says "they're touchy as hell." Salinger has no boundaries as to what can be said; he lets Holden say what he wants about everything in life. Writing with such a low, familiar diction emphasizes how some teenagers truly feel about their home life and their story.
poem
I really liked this poem that was read in class yesterday so I thought that I would post it on my blog.
Bus Boy
O teenage bus boy of the summer dusk!
Lugging your gray tub of swill,
bathed in slop and ooze and bits of spaghetti
in the alley behind the Applebee's—
hate me if you will,
as I pass by in my tennis shorts and Obama t-shirt
with a vibrant, dark-haired woman,
on my way to watch game three
of the NBA finals at our local microbrewery.
Hate me, but you cannot know
that I once labored as you do now, at a Big Boy
in Riverside, California, elbow deep
in the very same lumpish goop and ooze.
Like you, I was of the slime of alleys,
of the same immemorial cigarette butts
and rotting cottage cheese.
And like you,
I dreamed of a certain waitress,
and of driving a fork into the forehead
of the night manager,
and of spitting in the soup
of plump, complacent, well-dressed diners
who snapped their fingers at me.
But most of all I dreamed of being clean,
and cool, and never, ever again
slogging through the world's filth and stink,
which is something I have achieved,
as must be perfectly obvious to you.
-howdini
Lugging your gray tub of swill,
bathed in slop and ooze and bits of spaghetti
in the alley behind the Applebee's—
hate me if you will,
as I pass by in my tennis shorts and Obama t-shirt
with a vibrant, dark-haired woman,
on my way to watch game three
of the NBA finals at our local microbrewery.
Hate me, but you cannot know
that I once labored as you do now, at a Big Boy
in Riverside, California, elbow deep
in the very same lumpish goop and ooze.
Like you, I was of the slime of alleys,
of the same immemorial cigarette butts
and rotting cottage cheese.
And like you,
I dreamed of a certain waitress,
and of driving a fork into the forehead
of the night manager,
and of spitting in the soup
of plump, complacent, well-dressed diners
who snapped their fingers at me.
But most of all I dreamed of being clean,
and cool, and never, ever again
slogging through the world's filth and stink,
which is something I have achieved,
as must be perfectly obvious to you.
-howdini
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
practice diction analysis
In the exert The Mezzanine, by Nichason Baker, the author uses high language to describe the lobby of his office building along with his over the top apperance. His use of connotation suggests a picturesque vision of his apperance while walking through the lobby. "Turned toward the escalators, carrying a black Penguin paperback and a small white CVS bag, its receipt stapled over the top," describes the harsh clattering of the setting.
I'm not really sure how to end this or how long it is suppose to be so I'm just gonna end it now haha\
-howdini
I'm not really sure how to end this or how long it is suppose to be so I'm just gonna end it now haha\
-howdini
Monday, October 24, 2011
friday post
1. "The elevation of his diction is pretty average - not rude or flowery - and the sound can be described as both grating and melodious as he switches between describing the horrors and beauties of war." - Becca's Blog
2. " In the excerpt from The Help, Kathryn's literal meaning of certain things are common and colloquial in ways that makes her writing unique." - Book Lover
3. " In Stardust, Neil Gaiman articulates his description of Wall, the people and the area formal, harmonious, flowing, descriptive language where words can be taken for their face value meaning." - Contemplations
4. " The whole work is symbolic and metaphoric, a "noble lie" in which the denotative meaning of the story isn't always true persay, but reveals a deeper truth, transcending the literal meaning." - A Scrap of Parchment
5. "The diction falls into the category of being very denotative with a high and elevated tone wtih a light use of figurative language. The narrator uses only common adjectives such as "old" and "square." - So Many Books, So Little Time
My favorite sentence is sentence 4 becasue it is very descriptive. It uses a varitey of words to decribe the book and it caught my attention.
-howdini
2. " In the excerpt from The Help, Kathryn's literal meaning of certain things are common and colloquial in ways that makes her writing unique." - Book Lover
3. " In Stardust, Neil Gaiman articulates his description of Wall, the people and the area formal, harmonious, flowing, descriptive language where words can be taken for their face value meaning." - Contemplations
4. " The whole work is symbolic and metaphoric, a "noble lie" in which the denotative meaning of the story isn't always true persay, but reveals a deeper truth, transcending the literal meaning." - A Scrap of Parchment
5. "The diction falls into the category of being very denotative with a high and elevated tone wtih a light use of figurative language. The narrator uses only common adjectives such as "old" and "square." - So Many Books, So Little Time
My favorite sentence is sentence 4 becasue it is very descriptive. It uses a varitey of words to decribe the book and it caught my attention.
-howdini
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
styling mapping
Stardust
In the exert Stardust, Neil Gaiman uses high language as he describes the house in Wall as, "old grey stone, with dark slate roofs." The tone is more connoting then denotative because it is suggesting and picturesque of the city near Wall and the long roads lined by forest are packed all hours of the night with travelers making their way to and from the city. The harsh tone used in Stardust creates a dull, clattering effect to the whole story.
Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy describes the early morning dusk with low connotating language to convey the hash and gentle setting of the exert.The vast and stormy setting of the exert conveys a connotating language throughout the novel. Meridian uses figurative language aswell and describes his fear of citizenery to add a vast diction that adds an old fashioned apperance to the novel.\
Falling Hard
The book Falling Hard edited by Betsy Franco is a collection of love poems written by teenagers. it has a high elevation with elegant and fancy diction. The tone is connotative because it has an emotional feel to it and it describes the poetic and lyrical emotions of young love.The musical sounds generated by these love poems convey a harmonious and melodious tone to the book that adds to the fragile yet helpless attitude of the teenagers in love.
-howdini
In the exert Stardust, Neil Gaiman uses high language as he describes the house in Wall as, "old grey stone, with dark slate roofs." The tone is more connoting then denotative because it is suggesting and picturesque of the city near Wall and the long roads lined by forest are packed all hours of the night with travelers making their way to and from the city. The harsh tone used in Stardust creates a dull, clattering effect to the whole story.
Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy describes the early morning dusk with low connotating language to convey the hash and gentle setting of the exert.The vast and stormy setting of the exert conveys a connotating language throughout the novel. Meridian uses figurative language aswell and describes his fear of citizenery to add a vast diction that adds an old fashioned apperance to the novel.\
Falling Hard
The book Falling Hard edited by Betsy Franco is a collection of love poems written by teenagers. it has a high elevation with elegant and fancy diction. The tone is connotative because it has an emotional feel to it and it describes the poetic and lyrical emotions of young love.The musical sounds generated by these love poems convey a harmonious and melodious tone to the book that adds to the fragile yet helpless attitude of the teenagers in love.
-howdini
Friday, October 14, 2011
Quaterly.
Quaterly.
This whole independent reading thing is new to me. I personally don't like reading, so having to read 100 pages a week is definitely a challenge. Not only is it a challenge to force myself to take time out of my day and read but it is also a challenge to find a book that is interesting enough to me that I would actually read it.
I'm the type of person that buys all of the gossip magazines and looks at the pictures. I know that sounds pathetic, but that's all that is interesting to me. Well I do read the picture captions but those are literally like three words naming the designer of the clothes that the celebrity is wearing, so basically that doesn't count. Occasionally I will read a three to four page spread on some scandal that a celebrity is involved in but even then the only thing I can think about is how much I hate reading.
Next semester I really want to challenge myself to find a genre of books that are interesting enough to me that I will actually read them. Maybe like a series of books that I have to read more than one book to figure out the ending. But still, I just don't think that I will read them. To me, reading is not relaxing. It makes me think about things in a book and concentrate on someone else's problems and I don't know, it's just not fun to me. Listening to my ipod with the lights dim or sitting outside on a hammock with my ipod listening to music is relaxing. I wish that I could find a way to make reading relaxing to me but I just can't think of anything. Maybe what I will try next quarter is listening to books on my ipod, so that I will kind of be listening to music but not really. I don't know? It's worth a shot.
-howdini
This whole independent reading thing is new to me. I personally don't like reading, so having to read 100 pages a week is definitely a challenge. Not only is it a challenge to force myself to take time out of my day and read but it is also a challenge to find a book that is interesting enough to me that I would actually read it.
I'm the type of person that buys all of the gossip magazines and looks at the pictures. I know that sounds pathetic, but that's all that is interesting to me. Well I do read the picture captions but those are literally like three words naming the designer of the clothes that the celebrity is wearing, so basically that doesn't count. Occasionally I will read a three to four page spread on some scandal that a celebrity is involved in but even then the only thing I can think about is how much I hate reading.
Next semester I really want to challenge myself to find a genre of books that are interesting enough to me that I will actually read them. Maybe like a series of books that I have to read more than one book to figure out the ending. But still, I just don't think that I will read them. To me, reading is not relaxing. It makes me think about things in a book and concentrate on someone else's problems and I don't know, it's just not fun to me. Listening to my ipod with the lights dim or sitting outside on a hammock with my ipod listening to music is relaxing. I wish that I could find a way to make reading relaxing to me but I just can't think of anything. Maybe what I will try next quarter is listening to books on my ipod, so that I will kind of be listening to music but not really. I don't know? It's worth a shot.
-howdini
Thursday, October 13, 2011
H.A.M.
H.A.M.
This is not the type of ham that people usually think of, well its the eating ham not the other ham if that makes any sense, so maybe it is that ham your thinking of.
Any hooters, these hooters refer to owls not hooters the restaurant, but yea I can't find any sentences that I like in my book so I'm just going to go through other peoples blogs and see if I can find some that I like. And of course I will put the blog that I found that sentence on, I'm not a plagiarism person. That's not cool.
Oh and this is off subject like all of my post are but Maddie just told me that she likes the smell of books, and she was just smelling one in the corner of the class. hahah omg I'm dying right now.
This is not the type of ham that people usually think of, well its the eating ham not the other ham if that makes any sense, so maybe it is that ham your thinking of.
Any hooters, these hooters refer to owls not hooters the restaurant, but yea I can't find any sentences that I like in my book so I'm just going to go through other peoples blogs and see if I can find some that I like. And of course I will put the blog that I found that sentence on, I'm not a plagiarism person. That's not cool.
Oh and this is off subject like all of my post are but Maddie just told me that she likes the smell of books, and she was just smelling one in the corner of the class. hahah omg I'm dying right now.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
why i hate school.
Vent.
This week it seems like I haven't had a lot of homework but I feel like I have been bombarded with projects, long assignments, and tests. In government I have a project due today that I procrastinated on and did last night. It sounded easy so I waited until the last minute to do it and it took forever. And in the middle of doing it, my computer crashed and wont turn back on, oh and I forgot to mention that I had already spent two hours on it and was still not finished. So since all of the other computers in our house decided to have viruses at the same time last week, I was left with one computer that was already occupied. So pretty much my day was ruined. Well until Maddie texted me and said that our paper was moved back for this class. But still I had to wait a few hours to re-start my government project, so that sucked. I also have a chemistry math quiz on Thursday that is going to whip my butt, pardon my language. So I don't think that I am going to waste my time studying, which is probably not a good idea but I'm doing it anyway. Uh and for this class I have my rough draft due Friday and another vocab quiz Thursday. I don't mind the vocab quizzes, its just that no matter how many times I study I still get a bad grade. I mean I know all of the definitions and synonyms but I just can't figure out what word works well in the sentences and then I get confused and pick a word that doesn't make sense at all. So pretty much each Thursday when we take those tests my brain literally farts. I don't feel like writing anymore so I guess I'm done.
-howdini
This week it seems like I haven't had a lot of homework but I feel like I have been bombarded with projects, long assignments, and tests. In government I have a project due today that I procrastinated on and did last night. It sounded easy so I waited until the last minute to do it and it took forever. And in the middle of doing it, my computer crashed and wont turn back on, oh and I forgot to mention that I had already spent two hours on it and was still not finished. So since all of the other computers in our house decided to have viruses at the same time last week, I was left with one computer that was already occupied. So pretty much my day was ruined. Well until Maddie texted me and said that our paper was moved back for this class. But still I had to wait a few hours to re-start my government project, so that sucked. I also have a chemistry math quiz on Thursday that is going to whip my butt, pardon my language. So I don't think that I am going to waste my time studying, which is probably not a good idea but I'm doing it anyway. Uh and for this class I have my rough draft due Friday and another vocab quiz Thursday. I don't mind the vocab quizzes, its just that no matter how many times I study I still get a bad grade. I mean I know all of the definitions and synonyms but I just can't figure out what word works well in the sentences and then I get confused and pick a word that doesn't make sense at all. So pretty much each Thursday when we take those tests my brain literally farts. I don't feel like writing anymore so I guess I'm done.
-howdini
Friday, September 30, 2011
september 30,2011: currently
This week I finished my book, Bossypants by Tina Fey. It was a pretty good book. Their wasn't really a story behind the novel, it was just her making fun of her childhood and turning all of the negative things that happened in her life into jokes. Which I actually found pretty entertaining, but if you don't like comedic things then I would not recommend this book to you. I would however recommend it to you if you want an easy read that you could finish in a few days, it's kinda of one of those books that puts you in a good mood because it is so funny. It also really makes you question whether or not you should be getting mad over the little things in life because this whole book is basically just turning a bad situation into a funny one by laughing at yourself for your mistake instead of getting upset over it. Don't get me wrong though, some things you just can't laugh about but for the little things that get you upset, just brush them off and laugh. Wow that sounds really corny but whatever. haha
Unfortunately, at the time I don't have my book with me so I can't put any of my favorite sentences up. But in a few hours, when I'm home, I will post those as soon as I can.
-howdini
Pages read this week: 67
Total pages read this semester: 667
Unfortunately, at the time I don't have my book with me so I can't put any of my favorite sentences up. But in a few hours, when I'm home, I will post those as soon as I can.
-howdini
Pages read this week: 67
Total pages read this semester: 667
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Random Blog Post: Rant. & New Favorite Song.
Random Blog Post
I'm going to apologize ahead of time for this blog post, it's going to be offal. I'm sorry.
(& if something doesn't make sense I also appoligize, my brain is slow.)
There, now I can rant and talk about random things that come to my mind.
To say the least, this week has been so freakin annoying. Everything that my mom has been saying is so annoying. She won't stop talking about colleges. I don't think that she understands that we (my hijo & I) are bombarded with information about college 24/7 at school, so the last thing I want to talk about when I get home is college. I understand that I need to get things done, but honestly pushing someone to do something is not always the best thing to do. You need to let people do things at their own pace, even if you don't agree with the rate that they accomplish it at. I don't want to be mean to her, but honestly please leave me alone! And I know you might think that I am over reacting but honestly you should stay here for a day and see how annoying she is. Actually, after about an hour of listening to her scold you on everything that your doing wrong and everything that you need to do, you will want to leave and never come back. Oh and to top this amazing week off, she quit her job after two days of training. Who does that? Honestly. How do you know if you like a job after two days? That's not even long enough to know what your job is! Uhh.... Moms, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
Oh and if you haven't noticed by now, I really love music and tend to find a new favorite song/artist that I become obsessed with about every other week. So this week despite all of the negative things that I just went on a rant about, I found a new song that I love! It is by an artist that I love, David Nail, and is actually one of his older songs that I just heard on Pandora for the first time. It's called "Red Light." He has another song that is actually one of my all time favorite songs out of my list of favorites if that makes sense, and that song is called "Let It Rain." These two songs are literally on my list of go to songs when I just need to close my eyes and relax for a few minutes. It's like my own little personal escape from reality. Just like some people gravitate towards books to be their "escape," well music is mine and I don't know what I would do without my ipod. It is with me 24/7.
-howdini
I'm going to apologize ahead of time for this blog post, it's going to be offal. I'm sorry.
(& if something doesn't make sense I also appoligize, my brain is slow.)
There, now I can rant and talk about random things that come to my mind.
To say the least, this week has been so freakin annoying. Everything that my mom has been saying is so annoying. She won't stop talking about colleges. I don't think that she understands that we (my hijo & I) are bombarded with information about college 24/7 at school, so the last thing I want to talk about when I get home is college. I understand that I need to get things done, but honestly pushing someone to do something is not always the best thing to do. You need to let people do things at their own pace, even if you don't agree with the rate that they accomplish it at. I don't want to be mean to her, but honestly please leave me alone! And I know you might think that I am over reacting but honestly you should stay here for a day and see how annoying she is. Actually, after about an hour of listening to her scold you on everything that your doing wrong and everything that you need to do, you will want to leave and never come back. Oh and to top this amazing week off, she quit her job after two days of training. Who does that? Honestly. How do you know if you like a job after two days? That's not even long enough to know what your job is! Uhh.... Moms, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
Oh and if you haven't noticed by now, I really love music and tend to find a new favorite song/artist that I become obsessed with about every other week. So this week despite all of the negative things that I just went on a rant about, I found a new song that I love! It is by an artist that I love, David Nail, and is actually one of his older songs that I just heard on Pandora for the first time. It's called "Red Light." He has another song that is actually one of my all time favorite songs out of my list of favorites if that makes sense, and that song is called "Let It Rain." These two songs are literally on my list of go to songs when I just need to close my eyes and relax for a few minutes. It's like my own little personal escape from reality. Just like some people gravitate towards books to be their "escape," well music is mine and I don't know what I would do without my ipod. It is with me 24/7.
-howdini
Friday, September 23, 2011
Sentence of the Month
Favorite Sentences of the Month:
- howdini
pages read this week: 100
Total pages read this year:600
Book reading: Bossypants by tina fey
- "I only bring it up to explain why I'm not going to talk about it."
- "(Some people say "Never let them see you cry." I say, if you're so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.)"
- Some of it, you really want to unlearn.
- howdini
pages read this week: 100
Total pages read this year:600
Book reading: Bossypants by tina fey
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Ahh im blogging in class!!
At this very moment, I am sitting in eytmology and we just watched one of the funniest videos I have ever seen. It was a preformance of a band and the plot of their preformance was of them killing eachother. I really don't like band stuff but I would honestly reccomend to anyone that video. I honestly had to hold myself back from literally laughing out loud. Im not saying any of this in a mean way, but it was just really funny how they were trying to kill eachother as a powerful statement throughout their preformance. Oh and just in case anyone got this impression, I have nothing against band people.
-howdini
-howdini
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tuesday: Claims
Here's a claim that I found intresting because it made me picture the video in my head without seeing it.
Blog: KayyBabyyy
Blog: KayyBabyyy
- In the video by Hot Chelle Rae, their aggressive and dominating choreography brings a melodic sound that comes along with proper posture. Their talented use of moves and chaotic space, brings the upbeat and fun groove.
This is another claim that I found intresting because it described the elegance of the ballet dancer so well that you didn't have to look at the picture posted to imagine what the dancer looked like.
Blog:Eddie
- This passionate picture shows a strong sturctured, elegant ballet dancer expressing her confident sharp body language, elegant attire, and complex poised position.
Notoriously MoFulla's blog had a really good claim that used really good words to described the video linked below.
- In this Van Halen video, Right Now, their powerful and effective use of words, livelyness and alertness of the condition of the world, and the upbeat, melodic, sound creates a outspoken and thoughtful outlook on what the world has become.
Kim's Corner had a really intresting photo that she described in her claim.
- In Bérenger's black and white photograph, his dramatic contrast and enticing depth of field draw the viewer into the picture with active negative space that elevates the shadows from the composition to illustrate an ominous and mysterious mood
On the blog untitled, the user described skittles and after you read this you literally want to eat skittles!!
- The sweet tasing sensation of a skittle releases a flavor of fruitiness drowing all your taste buds in a pool of heaven. The numerous amount of these miniture, round, chewy candies create a rainbow effect in your mouth when devoured.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Poet of the Month: Charles Douthat
Crying Man
Out of all of the poems that we have covered so far in class, I found that this was one that I somehow made a connection to. I personally have never witnessed someone crying and calling out to God in a bathroom before but I feel like the somberness of this poem really struck me differently than the rest. For some reason, I tend to be attracted to things that have a somber/more tranquil vibe to them versus things that are upbeat and inspirational.
I'm not really sure how to end this so I'm using this sentence as a cop-out for ending this post. The End.
-howdini
Out of all of the poems that we have covered so far in class, I found that this was one that I somehow made a connection to. I personally have never witnessed someone crying and calling out to God in a bathroom before but I feel like the somberness of this poem really struck me differently than the rest. For some reason, I tend to be attracted to things that have a somber/more tranquil vibe to them versus things that are upbeat and inspirational.
I'm not really sure how to end this so I'm using this sentence as a cop-out for ending this post. The End.
-howdini
Bossypants.
I recently started a new book this week called Bossypants by Tina Fey, and so far I love it! It is filled from top to bottom with things that will make you laugh. The whole reason I wanted to read this book in the first place was because I love her on Saturday Night Live and thought that I would give her book a shot. Anyways, here are a few sentences that I liked this week.
total pages read this semester: 500
I think that I might of added wrong because that seems like way too many pages and just doesn't sound right.
- "I only bring it up to explain why I'm not going to talk about it."
- "(Some people say "Never let them see you cry." I say, if you're so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.)"
- My other favorite sentence wouldn't really make sense because their is an extremely long explanation that goes along with it so I thought that I would make a separate blog post about it when I found the time.
total pages read this semester: 500
I think that I might of added wrong because that seems like way too many pages and just doesn't sound right.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Favorite Sentences of the Past two weeks
This week I'm posting 6 sentences because last week I didn't come across any that were worthy of putting up. So this week I tried super hard and suprising managed to find 6 sentences, well they are more of phrases that I found funny or meaningful.
Total pages read this semester: 390
- Some of it, you really want to unlearn.
- Rock 'n' roll's great weapon is humor.
- I learned how to puke properly.
Total pages read this semester: 390
Everything In A Nut Shell. September 8,2011
So here's the low down of the past week... Oh and the words in this post are actually spelled right this time.
I have decided that I am no longer reading my book. Not the Chelsea Hadler one, a different one that I think I mentioned last week. If I didn't it's Life by Keith Richards. His story is amazing and I'm glad that he is moving in the right direction with his addiction, but I just can't read this massive book knowing that no matter how much I read, it still looks like I haven't even mad a dent in this book. Despite the fact that I am no longer reading it, I did manage to look at the pictures in the middle of the book. What can I say, picture books are my thing!
Another thing is that I managed to find a job and have actually straightened a lot of things out in my life. Well not really straightened out but I guess you could say accomplished a lot of things that I should of done a while ago. First being the whole job search, that was driving me crazy. I felt that no matter how many interviews I had nothing I had to offer was good :( which was kind of depressing. But then again I would rather lose a job opportunity to someone who is living on their own and has to provide for themselve and a child rather than having extra leisure money for myself to buy more clothes with. Anyway, the other thing I accomplished this week is my online classes!!! I am so proud of myself that I managed to give up my nap-time this week and complete one out of the three online classes that I am taking this year. The main reason that I am so happy that I have completed it is because I signed up for it at the beginning of the summer and have managed to procrastinate till now to complete it. I know, procrastination is bad but it honestly gets the best of me sometimes.
The last thing that I wanted to mention in this post is a song that I found that I honestly have been obsessed with. It's "Someone Like You" by Adele. You've probably heard of it because I seem to be the last person on earth to become obsessed with it, but yea it's really good! I have seriously played it on my iTunes a bajillion times and I haven't gotten sick of it yet. I know a bajillion is a lot, but that's actually how many times I've played it.
-howdini
p.s.
currently my friend and I are txting eachother in a british accent form (that doesn't make sense? but i don't know how else to say it). sounds weird but it's really funny. you should probably try it! you will literally lol.
I have decided that I am no longer reading my book. Not the Chelsea Hadler one, a different one that I think I mentioned last week. If I didn't it's Life by Keith Richards. His story is amazing and I'm glad that he is moving in the right direction with his addiction, but I just can't read this massive book knowing that no matter how much I read, it still looks like I haven't even mad a dent in this book. Despite the fact that I am no longer reading it, I did manage to look at the pictures in the middle of the book. What can I say, picture books are my thing!
Another thing is that I managed to find a job and have actually straightened a lot of things out in my life. Well not really straightened out but I guess you could say accomplished a lot of things that I should of done a while ago. First being the whole job search, that was driving me crazy. I felt that no matter how many interviews I had nothing I had to offer was good :( which was kind of depressing. But then again I would rather lose a job opportunity to someone who is living on their own and has to provide for themselve and a child rather than having extra leisure money for myself to buy more clothes with. Anyway, the other thing I accomplished this week is my online classes!!! I am so proud of myself that I managed to give up my nap-time this week and complete one out of the three online classes that I am taking this year. The main reason that I am so happy that I have completed it is because I signed up for it at the beginning of the summer and have managed to procrastinate till now to complete it. I know, procrastination is bad but it honestly gets the best of me sometimes.
The last thing that I wanted to mention in this post is a song that I found that I honestly have been obsessed with. It's "Someone Like You" by Adele. You've probably heard of it because I seem to be the last person on earth to become obsessed with it, but yea it's really good! I have seriously played it on my iTunes a bajillion times and I haven't gotten sick of it yet. I know a bajillion is a lot, but that's actually how many times I've played it.
-howdini
p.s.
currently my friend and I are txting eachother in a british accent form (that doesn't make sense? but i don't know how else to say it). sounds weird but it's really funny. you should probably try it! you will literally lol.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Don't Read This It's Really Boring. September 1,2011
WARNING: I dont feel like using spell check so theirs gonna be a lot of misspelled words.
This week, unlike any other week, has been crazy. But I don't really feel like talking about it cause it would probably be boring. haha.
Anyways, I don't have three sentences that I like this week. I'll probably find some tonight and just post them tomorrow. uhhhh im soo bored. I don't know what to type about. And I guess were suppose to go look at other peoples blogs and vote and comment on them, but I just don't feel like it. hmmm.
Well I guess I'll just ramble on about my book that I don't really like. I'm not talking about the Chelsea Handler one, cause that book is amazing! I'm talking about Life by Keith Richards. Its just boring. Well its intresting but it just talks about drugs all the time and about him getting busted. Theirs only so many stories I can read about drugs. So after I got to page 100, I realized that this book was not for me. I'm not into the whole boring thing. I'm more of the person that likes funny things and would rather be laughing and making a fool of myself then reading something boring.
Yea so tonight I guess I'm gonna add more to this post because I can't think of anything else to say.
-howdini
This week, unlike any other week, has been crazy. But I don't really feel like talking about it cause it would probably be boring. haha.
Anyways, I don't have three sentences that I like this week. I'll probably find some tonight and just post them tomorrow. uhhhh im soo bored. I don't know what to type about. And I guess were suppose to go look at other peoples blogs and vote and comment on them, but I just don't feel like it. hmmm.
Well I guess I'll just ramble on about my book that I don't really like. I'm not talking about the Chelsea Handler one, cause that book is amazing! I'm talking about Life by Keith Richards. Its just boring. Well its intresting but it just talks about drugs all the time and about him getting busted. Theirs only so many stories I can read about drugs. So after I got to page 100, I realized that this book was not for me. I'm not into the whole boring thing. I'm more of the person that likes funny things and would rather be laughing and making a fool of myself then reading something boring.
Yea so tonight I guess I'm gonna add more to this post because I can't think of anything else to say.
-howdini
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tootels From My Spaghetti Noodle. August 31,2011
So I just took a look at some other peoples blogs, and I'm so confused. I don't know if we have to blog about our book that were reading or about whatever we want. But obviously I'm still blogging about whatever I want. haha. Well maybe I'll give this whole "book blogging" thing a try. Oh and sorry ahead of time if it sucks.
The Lies That Chelsea Told Me by: Chelsea Handlers friends and family
I really don't know how to talk about my book. Its just funny. But you would only find it funny if you are a fan of hers because you kind of have to understand what she considers funny or else you would probably just think she was mean, well she actually kinds is lol. I personally have watched her TV show forever and have read other books of hers, so I think she is hilarious, which brings me to another point. Her books are so funny that the only place that I can read them is in an enclosed room when no one is around because I literally laugh out loud. Yea your probably thinking that I'm a loser, but seriously she says the funniest things that I have ever heard. The pranks that she pulls on people are so funny that you would think they were unreal. So if you ever are looking for a book to make you laugh and don't mind being made fun of for laughing while your reading, then this is definitely the book for you. I would recommend it to anyone. Well actually not everyone. If you take offense to crude humor then you should stay as far away from this book as you can. But other than that, this is the best book I have ever read.
Tootels from my spaghetti noodle.
-howdini
The Lies That Chelsea Told Me by: Chelsea Handlers friends and family
I really don't know how to talk about my book. Its just funny. But you would only find it funny if you are a fan of hers because you kind of have to understand what she considers funny or else you would probably just think she was mean, well she actually kinds is lol. I personally have watched her TV show forever and have read other books of hers, so I think she is hilarious, which brings me to another point. Her books are so funny that the only place that I can read them is in an enclosed room when no one is around because I literally laugh out loud. Yea your probably thinking that I'm a loser, but seriously she says the funniest things that I have ever heard. The pranks that she pulls on people are so funny that you would think they were unreal. So if you ever are looking for a book to make you laugh and don't mind being made fun of for laughing while your reading, then this is definitely the book for you. I would recommend it to anyone. Well actually not everyone. If you take offense to crude humor then you should stay as far away from this book as you can. But other than that, this is the best book I have ever read.
Tootels from my spaghetti noodle.
-howdini
Sunday, August 28, 2011
August 28,2011
Personality Test:
Surprisingly this test was dead on when it came to my personality. It said that I act on my feelings, like helping people, and analyze situations before I act on them.
The careers that it suggested for me were in Psychology, Social Work, Education, and being a Physician. Which are careers that I have actually thought about pursuing. Well I haven't ever thought about Social Work, but I could see myself doing that. The main two careers that I have thought about were in Psychology or being a Physician. I've always wanted to be a doctor, so that's the career that I plan on pursuing. But Psychology has always been a huge interest of mine that I would love to continue studying.
-howdini
Surprisingly this test was dead on when it came to my personality. It said that I act on my feelings, like helping people, and analyze situations before I act on them.
The careers that it suggested for me were in Psychology, Social Work, Education, and being a Physician. Which are careers that I have actually thought about pursuing. Well I haven't ever thought about Social Work, but I could see myself doing that. The main two careers that I have thought about were in Psychology or being a Physician. I've always wanted to be a doctor, so that's the career that I plan on pursuing. But Psychology has always been a huge interest of mine that I would love to continue studying.
-howdini
Friday, August 26, 2011
August 27,2011
Current Books:
Favorite Sentences This Week:
This week alone has been one of the most stressful weeks ive experienced in a very long time, besides last week. Well actually both of them combined have been stressful, so im hoping that next week is some what better. (fingers crossed)
Suprisingly, their has been one aspect of my week that i have actually enjoyed. Despite all of the chaos that has been going on, "my hijo" (nickname for someone), has been the only person that hasnt said anything negative to me, which is a change from what everyone else has been saying to me, adding to the stress of this week. So basically im just very appreciative of her this week.
-howdini
- The Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea's friends and family
- Life by Keith Richards
Favorite Sentences This Week:
- "gonna put the world away for a minute, pretend i don't live in it, sunshine gonna wash my blues away." lyrics to a song that i hear constantly, and unwillingly by zac brown band
- "the ocean is my only medication, wishin my condition ain't ever gonna go away." this is also from the song that i have been hearing unwillingly by zac brown band but i actually really find this sentence/lyric(s) relative to me. the ocean has always been a tranquil place for me. twice a year when my family and i go to florida, i always find it very relaxing to just sit at the beach and listen to music all day.
- "im a boomerang, doesn't matter how you throw me, i turn around and im back in the game, even better than the old me." this is another lyric from a song by gavin degraw. it actually only sounds good in the song versus reading it just like any old sentence.
This week alone has been one of the most stressful weeks ive experienced in a very long time, besides last week. Well actually both of them combined have been stressful, so im hoping that next week is some what better. (fingers crossed)
Suprisingly, their has been one aspect of my week that i have actually enjoyed. Despite all of the chaos that has been going on, "my hijo" (nickname for someone), has been the only person that hasnt said anything negative to me, which is a change from what everyone else has been saying to me, adding to the stress of this week. So basically im just very appreciative of her this week.
-howdini
Sunday, August 21, 2011
August 21,2011
To say the least, these last few weeks have been very stressful. Not only have I been trying to find a job for the past three weeks, but I have also been taking two online classes that I never find the time to complete. Im not sure why I seem to put so much pressure on myself latley. I feel like I need more than twenty-four hours a day to get everything that I need done. Strangely, this is not like me at all. I tend to see myself as a very calm person who likes doing things that are relaxing. For me, listening to music and getting accupuncture always seems to be the best form of relaxation for me.
I have recently come across an old picture of my grandma and I that wanted to share. My grandma is the one person that I can tell anything to. She always knows exactly what to say to make me feel better no matter what the circumstances are. I love her with all of my heart and dont know what I will do without her.
- howdini
- howdini
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