Off topic for recent assignments...

This is random to the events that we have been working on in class, but I've been reading the color purple. I'm not sure what page we are supposed to be on as of now, so if anyone could answer that, it would be great? But my thoughts as of now on the book, is that Celie is finally standing up to Mr. ........ and becoming a strong empowered woman. She has learned from Shug's example and now she no longer fears her overbearing husband. That's what I have for the week :)

work, work (:

this week is obviously going to be filled with tons of college english work. but i can already tell it will all be worth it in the end.

i loved the personal narrative assignment though..it makes me sad..a litttle bit.

and thanks so much for postponing are due date for our paper Ms. Stariha (:

I'm feeling an attack coming on...

Panic attacks are some of the scariest things, and I'm feeling one...What if I don't get done with my paper? What if we don't get our ppt done in time? What if I forget about my personal narrative? What if I forget to read the book? What if our service project falls through? What if our community forum is a bust? What if we don't get our calculus project done in time? What if I don't have enough time to do all this AND go to work half the week? THESE WHAT IFS ARE KILLING ME!

It's all I can think about night and day, and it's keeping me from sleeping...

It started with a feeling...

Im so excited schools about to end... sorry peoples hope i never see you again... lol JK... maybe... we some of you haha! the novels we read this year have really helped me with inner character development and i wish i would have read them before this class.

The Bluest Eye ******SPOILER ALERT!!*******

I finished reading The Bluest Eye on Thursday, and I have to say that the ending was not at all what I expected. I do not understand how or why the girl got her blue eyes. I mean, I know why she wanted them, but why would the church guy give them to her, and how could he? Is this some kind of metaphor for something else? Noble told me that Pecola just went crazy and is imagining all of the ending (with her blue eyes,) but this doesn't make much since to me either! I wish that there was more then just three of us reading this book so that we could talk about this as a class, but at least it is Noble and Eric, and I know they can help me out. Im counting on you boys!

Personal Narratives..

I'm actually having a lot of fun with this assignment. I like how we are able to write in any style we want to (pretty much). Too bad all our writing assignments aren't like this one. Oh and I was also wondering about the new community project, if we go read the storybooks to the elementary schoolers what day would we be doing this on?

See you all tomorrow

Hmmm...

I honestly have no clue what to talk about.... My personal narrative was pretty awsome to write. It felt good to get some of the things I've struggled with for years off my chest in a creative way. To be able to use words in a way that isnt boring or educational was a fun and different experience for me. It was really....cool. It kinda hurt though...rehashing all of those old emotions and memories was painful at first. I wrote about a really dark time in my life and getting it all out on paper was almost theraputic...or maybe thats just my bizarre counselor side showing. Either way I really loved this assignment!! I'm hoping there will be more like it in college classes. As a side note I've officially fallen in love with a band called Iron and Wine. They happen to be completly amazing. Their songs have an almost haunting ring to them. They make me think of freewrite music which is honestly why they're blasting through my speakers as I search for inspiration...its sorta working!