Random Addition

So, in trying to keep my personal additions going, I am going to talk about one of my situational perfectionisms that I am dealing with right now. My perfect attendance. A few weeks ago I saw that I have no absences or even lates to any of my classes. So in my mind that means "wow you're doing something right, challenge accepted." So as soon as I thought that, I got bronchitis. At first I'm like "yeah I can totally deal with this." And now it has gotten worse and I am now double sick which just means I also have a cold. My cold is making me very scatterbrained. Well, more than usual. I walked into school thinking "why are there all these decorations in the cafeteria? What month is it? Wait it's decorated because there's a holiday coming...RIGHT Christmas!" and I became so disappointed in myself. I should be at home resting but no I really want this perfect attendance so please wish me luck in this endeavor because every cough is a stab to the chest. Have a good day, whoever's reading this!

Just posting this because I seriously miss fall and this sight was so much more beautiful when I was walking to school one day

Dialogue Assignment

"I've seen some weird things," Dorothy sighed, plopping down beside Alice.

"I've lived through some weird things" Alice rasped. "Let me tell you, I almost lost it on way too many occasions." She pushed her hair back, shutting her eyes.

"The road I followed was confusing to say the least," Dorothy said.

"Ha!" Alice laughed. "At least you had a road," a slight glare being thrown in the direction of the brunette.

"Excuse me," Dorothy sneered. "Did you encounter talking animals and creatures that should be inanimate?"

"Every single step of the way," Alice shouted, throwing her hands up in exasperation.

Tears began to leak out of the corners of Dorothy's eyes. "I wasn't even in Kansas anymore for crying out loud!" Dorothy sobbed.

"I get that was hard," Alice relented. "But did you shrink and grow and feel like you were on drugs?"

"Okay, fine, you win," Dorothy muttered, defeated.

"Thank you," Alice breathed. A small smile finally appeared her face.

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Dialogue Thoughts

1.       i) To start off my terrible deed of eavesdropping, I wandered about the school for a few minutes until I thought “Well where do you usually see students at this time of day in which there is class going on?” and so I came to the conclusion that the front doors would be the best outlook, since students would be skipping or on their spares at this time and might want to leave the school grounds.

ii) The conversation that I listened to didn’t take place that long; especially considering it’s by the front doors, so only about a few minutes.

iii) The dialogue I heard was between about four guys probably in grade 11 or 12 for sure.

iv) Truthfully I was ecstatic to play the class’s version of “super spy” as I call it. I felt like I was undercover and I adjusted my behavior to what the situation called for, which wasn’t much. No one really expects the little girl holding her binder and writing things down to be spying and listening in to your conversations. I made sure that I didn’t keep looking at them though.

2.       Since the conversation wasn’t all that long, I gained some but it was enough. Everyone in the conversation sounded comfortable, quiet, and they all seemed to be chatting equally and the conversation was of light topic, just some joking around and talking about their days being good. I get that. People usually talk with people they can be comfortable around. Why would you talk to someone who made you feel uncomfortable?

3.       I can apply this to my writing because I know, unless the emotions or topics are distressing or strained in any way; the conversation will be very comfortable no matter the topic. I don`t have to exceedingly worry about the way certain characters will react in situations in any stories I might write if they are a generally relaxed character like the boys I observed. In regular writing, I can apply this by keeping things simple. No need to go and push things further than need be.

4.       Personality I found can really show through when you`re relaxed because of the way you don`t need to watch everything you say. Dialogue can show that you are a funny or kind hearted or whatever kind of person by the way you talk, stand, or even what kind of jokes you make.

5.       Once more than two people are in a conversation, the conversation often becomes conversations and often times there are a lot of lost words when someone might not be heard or when a topic shifts, which also happens when more people join a conversation. In group conversations it`s easy for some people to not have a word in edge wise, or for them to just get pushed to the side, depending on what you`re talking about.

6.       The most surprising thing I learned about the way people converse would have to be the way in which conversation flows. I`ve always kind of known it in the back of my mind, but never has it really been brought to the surface to me. Conversations with the right set of friends are endless and they flow smoothly and effortlessly.

7.       To me, there is a world of differences between spoken and written conversations. In spoken conversations you can usually tell what the person you`re speaking to is feeling by their posture, the look they have in their eyes and what emphasis they are making in conversation by the cadence of their tone of voice. With written conversation you`re guessing these things and hoping they mean what you think, or if not, then you have to ask exactly what they mean, but even then it`s still so much easier to deceive someone over a text or something like that than in person. Written conversation is dull when you think about it really. Spoken words bring life to the conversation. 

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Visual Imagery

1.       I selected this passage in the book “The Time Traveler’s Wife” because I found it to be simple, yet also packed with meaning about how this simple act of Henry disappearing is so common for Clare. I also thought it was very descriptive so I get a clear visual of what’s happening in that particular moment. It appealed to me because of the different imagery it brings. Like most, it brings a visual imagery, some auditory, and also some kinesthetic imagery. Often times a combination of two of these would combine and I found it interesting for such a short paragraph.

2.       The most common imagery that is in the passage is visual imagery.

3.       The best piece of imagery I think is in the passage would be “The wind is roaring in the grass, and we bend into it and make our way toward the house.” I think this is the best piece because of how it has all three of the imageries I mentioned. The entire thing is a visual imagery, while the phrase ”the wind is roaring in the grass is also an auditory, while also being a kinesthetic because you can easily hear, feel, and see strong winds blowing through grass. It’s so effective because of the way it’s such a simple act but also full of description and visuals that it’s easy to imagine you’re in that place without it being over the top dramatic in description.

4.       To me this imagery isn’t very positive or negative on its own. It can be made positive or negative by the passage it’s been thrown into. This particular visual is kind of negative if used as a metaphor. Bending into the strong wind might be a metaphor for making her way through being with Henry who is never permanently with her.

5.       I can’t decide if the mood of this passage is supposed to be kind of depressing, or if it’s supposed to be foreshadowing, or possibly both. Since foreshadowing is often both, I am going to go with both. I think this is it because of how the very last sentence is very short and clipped and almost freaky if you didn’t know about Henry being a time traveler. “It’s empty.” I also think this passage has a slight sadness to it because of the routine that Clare seems to have about folding up Henry’s clothes and knowing exactly where to put them. It’s only really the easy routine that comes with this passage and the clipped last sentence that really convey any type of foreshadowing and sadness to this passage.

6.        I think the purpose to these imageries in this passage is to let the reader see just how easily Clare has adopted to Henry disappearing and with how much simplicity she just accepts that now her grandmother knows about him and what he can do. 

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Quick Write: Rabid Unicorn

It's starting to come to the end of a terrible day. Normally everything is perfect here where only unicorns live. The mountains appear especially vast and dusk is quickly approaching. A breeze stirs the fields and I smell the slightly pungent air. The smell brings disgust and a feeling of dread invades me. Today we have gotten word of a rapid unicorn amongst our secluded bunch. Suddenly I see something dark ahead. In the growing darkness it's hard to make out. Suddenly a courser breeze coming my way brings in the scent and that's all I need before I take off at an almost disorienting speed. The scent that means Rabid. The Rabid One will only bring death and must be destroyed before the disease is carried on. I suddenly crash into it and a sudden coldness overtakes me. The Rabid One is huge, pitch black, hard as stone and even colder. Bright red drips from his mouth and suddenly I get dizzy once I realize that it's blood. I do the only thing I think could work- I charge forward, head bent, hoping to spear him straight through the heart. The air stirs and I realize he moved. Thinking I have to defend myself I stare defiantly in his direction to see a dark shape hurtle towards the path that leads out of our territory. I stand there confused, heart beating wildly, wondering why someone so large and fast would need to run away from me. I wonder who died from being in the path of his rage. Anger courses through me but I don't give chase. Heading through the mountains isn't our territory and he is no longer our problem. Praying that he is killed before his disease spreads, I gallop back home to spread the news of his speedy departure. As I go I see the stars breaking out through the wispy clouds. Relief I can feel is evident on my face. We're safe for now.





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November 13/13

Quick Write: Candy

It's finally here. The scariest night of the year. Thousands, maybe millions of us are savagely ripped apart and eaten while our remains are thrown carelessly away. It's Halloween. I know I'm just a simple Reese Cup, but I have to think about my little Reese's Pieces. What will become of them? Will they be painstakingly eaten one by one? Or will they be spared and thrown away to save themselves by human children who happen to be allergic to our peanutness or just happen to despise our taste? I'm glad we have a slight immunity, being made with peanut butter and all, but also being made of chocolate puts my family and I in the line of fire for the chocoholics. I have to face the inevitable. My children and I will most likely not make it through Halloween. I've buried us at the bottom of the bag we've been handed off to. I'm terrified because we're together, but also immensely relieved. It's only a matter of time. Being at the bottom doesn't always mean safety. I see the hand searching for just the right one of us. I see Rockets leave us, she was always a dear friend of the family. Another hand has shot in. I have been grabbed. I take these precious few seconds to reflect on my life. Having all of my Reese's Pieces. Moving into the community of other candies and making so many friends like Smarties and Rockets. If I could cry I would. If I could scream I would. Suddenly I feel a blinding pain-

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Quickwrite: Minions

If I had a set of minions from Despicable Me, I would use them every chance I get. Mostly because they are really adorable no matter what they do, not so much because I'm lazy. I would probably have a whole whack of them mostly so they could carry me places almost like royalty. I would make sure they are well treated and get everything they need. They would also be my friends. Minions are really funny and they speak funny too so I'm sure we would all get along great and have a lot of laughs. It would be like having a ton of friends except I don't think my friends are willing to carry me to most places. Also I would use them if I needed some kind of construction or something like that that I wouldn't be able to do on my own. Mostly because I think the minions are pretty capable, at least more than I am. To say the least, minions would be a welcome addition to my family.

Reading Assignment #6

@younghenry Henry  :)

Wait, what’s with all this time travelling? Can ANYONE explain? #pleasehelpme

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

Trust me, you’ll figure it out. I’ll help you whenever we’re together @younghenry

@younghenry Henry :)

Thank you so much. This beats ending up naked and/or with the police even if I don’t like pickpocketing @olderhenry #stillnervous

@clareabshire Time Traveler's Wife

@oldhenry will you ever stop leaving? #iwish

@oldhenry Henry DeTamble

I’m so sorry. @younghenry has a lot to learn and you know I can’t control any of this L

@younghenry Henry :)

I’m so glad my first time doing this went well. I was so nervous. I know it’s what I need to do to survive even though it’s wrong @olderhenry

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

That’s right. I was right where you were. Remember we are the same?

@younghenry Henry :)

I almost forgot. I wish it wasn’t this way. Why aren’t there other time travellers besides myself? #wondering

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

@clareabshire remember that time you threw your shoe at me? I certainly do #stillbleeding

@clareabshire Time Traveler's Wife

Oh! I am pretty sure that I never threw my shoe at you? But why are you bleeding?

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

You did, just as a little girl. You do have a good throw though.

@clareabshire Time Traveler's Wife 

Oh dear. Well you know how stubborn I am. Don’t think I was any different as a child. So sorry I guess I better fix up my mess :/

@clareabshire Time Traveler's Wife

You know, @olderhenry, I think I remember bringing you clothes whenever you stopped in my clearing

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

Yes and I have to tell you that they were horrendous combinations

@clareabshire Time Traveler's Wife

Well I thought you were grateful just for getting any clothes at all! Better than walking around naked

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

And better than getting caught by the police and making up some radical explanation

@clareabshire Time Traveler's Wife

Anyways do you really expect a young schoolgirl to really know that much about men’s fashion?

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

I suppose I don’t. I’m just glad you never threw your shoes at me again ;)

@younghenry Henry :)

Why can’t there be more time travelers @olderhenry? I’ve never run into another one before?

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

#goodquestion but I think we, well I, am the only one. I know it’s a lonely way of thinking and I know how disappointed you are now.

@younghenry Henry :)

What!? But if I’m all alone, how will I know for sure that everything will be okay?

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

Because I am you and I’m alright am I not?

@younghenry Henry :)

I guess that is a big resurence

@olderhenry Henry DeTamble

Do you mean reassurance, @younghenry?

@younghenry Henry :)

Oops, yes I do I guess

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I have just noticed that I am missing tons of updates from my daily blog entries! I have been updating it from my phone in class so I blame it on that, but I also could have checked to make sure they have been updated. So I will be hopefully updating those in mass soon even though it might not be in order :(

So me and my soul pancakes are pretty rad as heck. (I got that idea from my teacher). Right now Jenna is wearing a mustard shirt and Nathalie is so casual it's trippy. What am I talking about? I bet you would like to know. This counts as a personal post. Can this be quick write since I'm typing quickly? I say yes. As a great TV show character once said "if you honor me with being your next class president, I will make tornadoes illegal at McKinley, making your families at our school safe from their murderous rampage" -Brittany S. Pierce. This has nothing to do with anything I just thought it'd be a good laugh. I should be working on psychology but why shouldn't I creative write more? This is a random post and I hope you'll vote for me......Please don't I'm actually not running for anything.

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Reading Assignment #5

1.       Why won’t anyone believe I didn’t do it? I look guilty sure, but still!#innocent

2.       You all think I should hate Nick but I can’t. No one else saw the same side of him that I saw

3.       The school shooting was the worst thing that could’ve happened but I did NOT know it was going to happen #pleasebelieveme

4.       My leg is okay, thanks for asking #sigh

5.       Sure there were a lot of names on the list but it doesn’t mean I wanted anyone of them dead! #hatelist

6.       School is impossible to go to just on the first day. I just don’t want anyone seeing me as guilty for switching schools or being home schooled #ifyoumustknow

7.       So tired of talking to @DetectivePanzella. He thinks I’m guilty just like everyone else does, I know it

8.       I only wanted Nick to confront Christy for breaking my MP3 player, not try to kill her #upsetnotmurderous

9.       I ran to Nick to get him to stop. Out of everyone I thought he would have listened to me

10.   I wish I had my best friend on my side #truth

11.   I am NOT suicidal! It was only fictional stuff to me I didn’t know Nick thought of it for real. I talked about death because he did L

12.   You’ll all be happy to know that I’m no longer a suspect

13.   Dr. Heiler might be the only person that’s on my side..

14.   Are you actually being friendly or are you being nice because you want to start making fun of me or blaming me? #confused

15.   Still not sure if I can survive the rest of the semester here, everyone either hates me or pities me #undecided

Six Word Memoir Debriefs

What did I learn about storytelling?

When it comes to storytelling I have learned that how you word things and the words that you use are very important. This is especially important if you don’t want what you are saying to drag on. Using the right word choice might better explain who you are as the writer and lets the reader know almost exactly what you’re trying to get across. I also learned that it’s important to know when to leave out the more insignificant details and share the ones that are important and are more relevant since I tend to get off topic. When it comes to storytelling you also want to keep the attention of the audience or reader and that is also why it’s better to stick to the big ideas and the facts that are important or key to it so that your audience knows the main story that is being shown.

Where did I show my knowledge about using storytelling skills?

I managed to show my knowledge of storytelling when I used punctuation so that I had the important pauses or almost shouts of excitement or lack of these. I made sure to do this so it would almost like hearing how I would say it to them if I could. With the photos it helped a lot but the pictures that I used could have meant anything. Since I could only use six words, it made me think of what exactly I was trying to show and then do my best to explain it very specifically. I showed my storytelling skills by making sure that both the photo and the words I chose would correspond together in a way I saw fit. Since I didn’t take those pictures specifically for this assignment I had to word what I said carefully.

What did I learn as a reader, writer, thinker, storyteller?

As a reader I would say that I need to dig beneath the surface of words to find meanings and with this particular assignment I made sure to connect other’s writing with the photos they showed. When it comes to being a writer, I learned that words can have multiple meanings. Not just different meanings for you as the writer but for the people who are reading that you might have not even thought of. I’m not much of a thinker, besides randomly spacing out on occasion. When I think of myself as a thinker I learned from this assignment that it’s a good idea to think of your personality and how you can project that into writing and what you can control how other people think of you by your writing style. As a storyteller I’ve learned that often the stories are easy for me to understand but obviously I lived them myself but other people might be confused about what happened in what I’m trying to say.

Quick Write- 86,400

I now know that each of us has 86,400 seconds in a day. If we treated seconds like money in a bank we would want to take out that money each day. I realize that it's important to use each second because it would be a waste to not use whatever amount of time you are given to do what is the best you can possibly do, no matter what it is. Learning the number of seconds we have each day makes me feel more aware about how precious time really is and how it easily just ticks by. What I am writing right now feels important to me and is a good use of the amount of seconds I've been handed with a new day. 86, 400 is such a big number when you think about amounts, but to me it doesn't feel so big when you know that a second may only last you enough time to breathe out "I love you" or to shut your eyes to calm yourself or to make a decision. So much of our time is wasted sleeping, walking, and many more menial things but as long as we don't feel they are menial or unimportant, I don't think of them as a waste. Everything adds together to make something better, to create a whole picture, an entire story even if it was about a quiet day at home to collect yourself or because you were sick. You're taking your daily amount of seconds to make yourself prepared for the next day's serving of time.




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Quick Write- Robot

If I had a robot servant of my own it would do exactly what I told it to do. I would rewire it so that it would never turn evil on me, just to be sure. Mine would have a more human voice so it wouldn't sound so creepy or monotone. Mostly I would use my robot to help me do little chores or to help fetch me something that I might have forgotten. My robot would look like a normal robot because I wouldn't want my robot to be anyone but itself, despite having no emotions. My robot would be stronger than the strongest person so it could easily help with anything that requires heavy lifting since I am not that strong myself. My robot would also know how to scan instructions so it would know how to put together things for me like furniture. I wouldn't get my robot to do much more because I wouldn't want to be completely dependent on it.

Six Word Memoirs #8

I took this photo while in my photography class I had last year. I used this one for this caption because this is one of my favourites that isn't so dramatic because that isn't what I'm going for with this caption. I put focus on the words "love" and "everywhere"  because photography is and was something I enjoy a lot and it's true, wherever I find something the least bit lovely, I try to take a picture to capture that moment. I used these colours because I wanted to show the softer part of me with taking photos and I felt that pink with white would help put that silent message across a little bit. I also tried to place the wording away from the main focus of the photo because I want both message and words to come across clearly.

Six Word Memoirs #7

This is another photo that I took while on vacation. In the distance there are my little sisters. I took one of my favourite photos from when they're all together and don't notice I'm taking a photo of them. I wrote the caption because it's true, like most siblings I do find them annoying sometimes and I'm sure vice-versa, but I do know I always have them there because they are loving and I won't lose them because they are family and I would never let them go anyways. I needed the comma after annoying because it's true about being annoying like I said, but then I add the positive part because I know that is the more important thing that I like focusing on.

Six Word Memoirs #6

I took this photo at the huge fair that always comes here for a couple weeks in the summer. It's one of my favourite things to do at the very beginning of the summer. Even though some rides terrify me, I love to ride most of them. I made the words brighter in the picture so that it's a little more drawing because I want to show that the message is important for me to show. I will always love going there because it's what makes summers so memorable for me. I also made the photo a little duskier even though it was already that way when I took it for the same reason as putting a little more emphasis on the words I put on it.

Six Word Memoirs #5

This photo is more along the lines of love. I have a friend who was an exchange student from Germany and we had a soccer game on her last day here and this is a picture at the rainbow that showed up while we were playing. Our last day together was great and I didn't add any effects because I want to remember that day exactly as it was. I also didn't add any punctuation because it's just a statement and adding a period, to me, would have restrained it too much. I decided to put the text at the bottom because I wanted the focus in the picture to be on the rainbow which accentuated and made her last day here more memorable.

Six Word Memoirs #4

I remember taking this photo at an amusement park for little kids with one of my friends. I wrote that caption because it's true. Some people are lame and some aren't, but you don't have to be a killjoy to grow up. You can still have fun even when you're growing up and when you're completely grown up. Being grown up just means that you know more things then when you were a kid and that you know how to handle the situations that life throws at you well. I chose this font color because it reminds me of my favourite color when I was a little younger and that I still like even if it isn't my most favourite. I also made sure that "lame" was separate in white because I want to emphasis that being lame isn't a must for growing up.

Six Word Memoirs #3

I took this photo at the "Flower Pots" while I was on vacation. I used the exclamation point at the end there because this is something that excites me and that I do really want myself to do. Sort of obviously, this photo is another that falls into the "future" category. Since I went on vacation here (and loved every second of it) I know I want to travel more. No matter if it's close or far, I want to make sure I get out a little in my future so I can see more beautiful places.

Six Word Memoirs #2

I took this photo randomly while I was at home. I absolutely love my two cats, especially Harry here. Or maybe it's Hairy. Hm. Either way this photo kind of ties in under the "future" category because for me I think I will always want at least one cat with me since I have grown up with two cats around me. I will always want that quiet, furry companionship. I have to have a cat because while the world is spinning around and I'm jumping around doing things, a cat is just doing his lazy cat things. It's calming. The font I used for the writing on the photo doesn't really tie in on anything; I just thought it looked nice.