The Question of the Day is....
Where do I see myself as a writer in the future?
The Answer to that question is....
I dont enjoy writing very much but I believe that I am still pretty good at it. I though about writing children's books and I have been told that I should write a few but I dont know if I will. I did find myself enjoying writing the poems and I do see myself writing more poems in the future. I may even take a stab at writing songs.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Post Secret
Frank,
My father, who I was very close to, passed away when I was 21 very suddenly and unexpectedly. 2 years later I met
the man of my dreams and could not imagine getting married without my dad there. To this day, whenever anyone asks me who walked me down the aisle the true and honest answer is: "My dad did".
I though this was a touching Post Secret. Many women can relate to this and it is sad when a woman does not have her father there to walk her down the aisle. I enjoyed see her creative way to show how she did have her father there to walk her down the aisle...he was literally there every step of the way.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Killing Yourself to Live....Response
What are the strengths of the text?
I believe the strength of the text is in how well Chuck Klosterman knew music and his ability to use facts about music to write 235 pages about 18 days of his life.
What areas do you see for improvement? Chucks writing was very scattered and difficult for me to read. I do believe that my lack familiarity with the music contibuted to that difficulty. So I am not sure if he needed to improve in that or if I just needed to read a book written like this about something I could relate to.
What is your overall impression?
I hated every minute of this book. It Bored me. which is probably why I didnt finish it.
Would you recommend this book? Why/why not? yes I would recommend it. If I ever met someone who was a fascinated and obsessed about thar genre of music as he Kloserman was, I would suggest this book to a rock lover. They would understand the book much better than I did and would probably get more of a feeling of accomplishment when they saw a name that they were familiar with and could trigger memories of thier own .
This is a Great Book..For Someone...Just Not Me
I believe the strength of the text is in how well Chuck Klosterman knew music and his ability to use facts about music to write 235 pages about 18 days of his life.
What areas do you see for improvement? Chucks writing was very scattered and difficult for me to read. I do believe that my lack familiarity with the music contibuted to that difficulty. So I am not sure if he needed to improve in that or if I just needed to read a book written like this about something I could relate to.
What is your overall impression?
I hated every minute of this book. It Bored me. which is probably why I didnt finish it.
Would you recommend this book? Why/why not? yes I would recommend it. If I ever met someone who was a fascinated and obsessed about thar genre of music as he Kloserman was, I would suggest this book to a rock lover. They would understand the book much better than I did and would probably get more of a feeling of accomplishment when they saw a name that they were familiar with and could trigger memories of thier own .
This is a Great Book..For Someone...Just Not Me
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monsters!!!!
Ummm Wow...a monster that I want to blog about?
I guess I would have to choose stitch from the Animated Movie "Lilo and Stitch". I really enjoy cartoons and kids movies. They are fun and funny and stitch is a very funny character. He tries very hard to me a nice little alien monster but often gets caught up my his natural tendencies to act like the true monster that he is. tearing up things and shooting his little lazer gun. In the end he ends up being a sweet and kind pet that loves his family and outs them first. I have seen this several times I would share this with my children in the future.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Heartless by LaToya Williams
Heartless
I’m not giving you my heart again
Last time you showed no care
You tore it in to pieces
So I just left it there
No need for me to mend it
For another man to break
It’s you, you are the reason
For every man I hate
Last time you showed no care
You tore it in to pieces
So I just left it there
No need for me to mend it
For another man to break
It’s you, you are the reason
For every man I hate
What was the inspiration for the poem?
I have been a party to heartbreak and also a witness to it. It is painful. Some people choose to never pick up the peices to that broken part of them and become bitter and "heartless" towards others.
What challenges did you face?
I didn't have any real challenges with the poems that I wrote other that choosing what to write about. My love for music and singing may have had an affect on that. Everything comes to me in song and sometimes in rhymes so I probably have lots more poetry stored up in me.
How did you overcome these challenges?
I thought of things that I have passion about and drew from the emotion so my own personal experiences and from that I was able to come up with a peice that I am completely satisfied with.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Nikki Grimes
Fake Tattoo
by Nikki Grimes
My butterfly sits
atop my wrist
as if it’s poised for flight.
My lovely tattoo
no longer new
will fade before the night.
Still, after it’s gone,
it will live on
inside my memory.
This jewel of the air—
beauty most rare—
that once was plain as me.
http://www.nikkigrimes.com/index.html
Video of Nikki Grimes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQkTyykiOxk
by Nikki Grimes
My butterfly sits
atop my wrist
as if it’s poised for flight.
My lovely tattoo
no longer new
will fade before the night.
Still, after it’s gone,
it will live on
inside my memory.
This jewel of the air—
beauty most rare—
that once was plain as me.
http://www.nikkigrimes.com/index.html
Video of Nikki Grimes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQkTyykiOxk
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