Creeping= Awkward

Person 1: I really didn't expect this weather today.
Person 2: Yeah. Its really windy.
Person 1: I wonder what wind speed there has to be for classes to be cancelled.
Person 2: I know in Miami it is 30, so everyday we checked the weather waiting for classes to be cancelled.
Person 1: Yeah. Isn't there a limit to what buses can handle? Like, don't they flip over? That would be kinda cool to see.
Person 2: Yeah.
Person 3: I hope it doesn't get that bad, I want to go back to my appartment. I really don't want to be on a flipping bus.
Person 2: Yeah. I really hope it doesn't get cold. I hate the cold.
Person 1: I bet. It doesn't get cold in South Florida, it stays pretty nice all year.
Person 2: Yeah.
Person 1: I don't want to be cold, we had enough already.
Person 2: Yeah.

That was a really boring conversation to eavesdrop on.

food>class

I heard this in Microeconomics class this morning:

Guy 1: "Dude, why are we here? We took macro last semester and the first 5 chapters are literally identical."
Guy 2: "Yeah I know but still."
Guy 1: "But still what? Let's go get something to eat or something. This is the same old bullshit, we know this already."
Guy 2: "You've got a point, and I am starving" (chuckles)
Guy 1: "Alright lets roll." (both proceed to pick up their backpacks and start to leave.)
(On their way out)
Guy 1: "Chillis sound good?"
Guy 2: "yeah dude, I don't care."

Food: 1 Class: 0

Know Your Limit

I heard this last night near my dorm:

Guy 1: Dude, there's a dead person in our bathroom.

Guy 2: What?

1: Yeah, come look, this guy is wasted out of his mind.

2: What's he doing in there?

1: He's by the window vomiting, but now he can only dry heave.

2: Some people need to know their limit.

Just Bein a Creep

I heard this conversation at the ballet barre during dance class this morning...

Dancer #1- "Oh my god. Please look at him. What is he doing?"

Dancer #2- "Ya, I know. He really sucks."

Dancer#1- "I wish he'd drop the dance major because I can't stand him in our class."

Dancer #2- "ME TOO!! I think everyone does, like seriously, he thinks he's so amazing."

Dancer #1- "He just doesn't belong in this department. He never does anything full out and isn't happy here at all."

Then, they both realize that they should be paying attention and start doing the exercise being taught by the teacher.

Decruised

I overheard this today while walking behind two girls on my way to lunch.

Girl 1: Did you hear about how he asked someone else to go on the cruise instead?

Girl 2: No way, I thought they already had to turn the names in of who they were taking last week?!

Girl 1: Yeah it's a 20$ fee to change it and I guess it was worth it to him.

Girl 2: Ouch, why did he change his mind?

Girl 1: I guess someone told him about when she announced that she had been set up with him and they were perfect and going to get married.

Girl 2: Ohh well yeah who wouldn't she sounds like such a clinger. Their formal cruise isn't where you take someone you want to date, you take a girl who can party.

Girl 1: True that, I just feel bad ya know?

Girl 2: Yea, but it's not like this the is first time something like this has happened. You would think she would have toned it down a little by now.

Stalker Training

The following conversation occurred between 1pm and 2pm yesterday inside Suwannee Cafeteria,

Guy 1 : Hey whats up man?
Guy 2 : nothing really, you?
Guy 1 : I switched majors doing sport management now.
Guy 2 : What about Bob?
Guy 1 : He is doing biology what we both did last semester.
Guy 2 : Why did you switch?
Guy 1 : I got a "D" in the class and its not a good way to start off a major you know (chuckling)
Guy 2: Yeah I bet (uncomfortable joking tone)
Guy 1 : There was like this guy that came to class one day and was like:" it doesn't get hard until you get out of college, sometimes I spend all day studying"
Guy 1 : I was like did you have any fun? and he said " yeah we do like study parties and stuff"
Guy 1 : I was thinking like DUDE I'm not doing that, you know?
Guy 2 : Yeah

And so the world turns...

Makes you wonder

This was a conversation I heard while eating dinner in Suwannee the other night between a guy and girl at a table next to me.

Girl: “These meatballs are really good. Do you want to try one?”
Guy: “No you know I don’t eat pork or any red meat…whoa did you see that girl that just walked by?”
Girl: “Yeah what about her, she is my suitemate.”
Guy: “Wow I’m just saying she looks like a creeper”
Girl: “Well I hope she’s not, I mean I hope she doesn’t like come into my room when I’m not there and like look around and touch my things.”
Guy: “You’ve been living with her for a semester I’m sure you would’ve noticed if she was doing that. I mean eventually you would have walked in on her at some point unless she is like a stalker and knows exactly when you are gonna be gone because she has your schedule memorized. Or she could be like a spy or something and be really sneaky.”
Girl: “I really doubt she would be a spy on a top secret mission to spy on my room. Plus I think a spy would try and fit in better."
Guy: “I didn’t say she was a spy on a mission. Maybe she’s a trained spy but she is just stalking you for fun.”
Girl: “Stop saying that. Can we just change the topic you are starting to freak me out.”

After hearing this I really wonder what people say or think about me when I walk by. People can be so quick to judge.

24 hour party people

This conversation came from a couple people at the Weezer concert last night, one of them being an extremely drunk guy with multiple flasks on hand.

Guy 1: "Man he's really drunk, should we tell him not to drink as much?"
Guy 2: "No, he's having fun let him be."
Guy 3: "Hey baby, wanna have a drink?"(Directed at a girl I'm guessing was with his group)
Girl 1:(Proceeds to drink from his flask)
"Woah, what was that?"
Guy 3:"Straight Vodka"
(The 3rd guy continues to bump into someone in front of him causing the person that he kept bumping into to comment on his behavior)
Guy 4:"Dude you better back the fuck off right now, or I'm gonna beat the shit out of you?"
Guy 1:(Talking to guy 2) "Maybe you should go in front of him to stop him from getting beat up"
Guy 2:"Yeah, it doesn't look like he's gonna stop on his own"

Some people were enjoying the concert a little too much, and it was really obvious.

Suitemate Surveilance

This is a conversation between my suitemates while they are playing Halo.

Person 1 "Alright follow me. Do you have any stickys?"
Person 2 "Yea i got two of them."
1 "Ok, save them because you are going to need them in a few minutes. What guns do you have?"
2 "I don't know what they are called"
1 "Oh you have a Battle Rifle and a SMG, good. Get ready here they come."
2 "Alright."
1 "SHOOT! Don't just sit there and wait for them! Throw a sticky! Do it!"
2 "I am alright! God damn it you mad me die!"
1 "You have unlimited lives don't wor--shit I died too! Don't die again at least one of us has to be alive to continue the game."
(Someone else walks in the room)
1 "Hey man how was your vaction?"
Person 3 "It was pretty good."
1 "Kill Him!!"

What is going on?

This is a conversation that I heard during my accounting class yesterday...

"do you have any idea what is going on?"
"no, and where did he get those numbers from?" (disregarding the teacher who just explained it 30 seconds earlier and the printout of the slides they had in front of them)
"this is going to be a really hard class, and I thought this was just an intro class"
"well have you done the homework?"
"no, how about you?"
"no, and I don't think I will be doing any of it this semester"
"why do they expect us to take these kind of classes?"
"I don't know, and what happened to college being about parties and stuff like that, no one ever said anything about having to do so much work"
"if I could drop this course I would, but since I can't I think I will just stop coming to this class"
"me too"

...and it's such a mystery why you are lost

poor bear

In my physics lecture today the professor shot a hanging stuffed animal as part of a demonstration.

guy- Poor teddy bear, I feel bad for it.

girl- Don't, it's all ragged and beat up anyway.

guy- That's all the more reason to feel bad.

girl- I don't think so, it's already messed up, it won't make it any worse than it already is.

guy- I mean it's bad enough that it's damaged already, but shooting it just adds insult to injury.

girl- Getting shot by that isn't that bad.

guy- How would you go down there and get shot by the pressure cannon and see how you like it then?

girl- No thanks, I think I'll pass.

guy- Ok then, you have no room to talk.

Nothing new

I do this all the time because I am an observant person; I do not talk a lot I just watch. But it took me a while to think of a conversation I had ease dropped on recently, but I eventually thought of a really good one.
I was shopping for some shades (which I did not find ) then two girls walked, one was specking very mad and she was obviously extremely mad about something. As the conversation progressed I discovered that she had good reason to be mad. It was a long conversation (more of just venting) so I only remember some of it.
"So I get to her house and I text her and let her know I am there"
"yea"
"so she tells could a wait a little bit for her"
"what"
"I know 'it is not my responsibility to pick you up I am doing you a favor, so when I tell you to be ready you need to be ready!!"
"exactly"
"and this always happens she did this when we was with bla bla on blabla's birthday"
I could completely relate to their troubles, when you give someone a ride and they are never ready on time; it is so annoying especially since you are doing them a favor.

This was just a conversation that took place before my history class yesterday, the humor that they try to pull was amusing towards the end of the conversation, other than that its just two bro's talking about whatever.

"THERE HE IS!"

"yo dude, like what you've done with the beard right there, definitely compliments the hair!"(bro hug)

"ya man, i try i try."

"So i feel like i haven't really gotten the chance to talk to u yet so far what's up dude?"

"well no kidding considering we haven't class in a week.  I've-"

"Good long weekend?"

"for sure dude, for sure.  I've been alright man, classes are pretty ridiculous, take a look a this book, a la carte, great(sarcastic)"

"THAT right there looks like it sucks, not gonna lie."

"It does, don't worry."

"Schedule treating ya well?"

"its perfect dude, spread out just right, couldn't ask for better"

"thats awesome, wish i could same, I got a class bout 15 mins after this one."

"ah man, well in that case you are gonna have to fly to class."

"fly, like," as he makes a superman gesture, "fly off to class." starts rising from his seat a little.

"ya dude you are gonna have to glide over there, it's gotta happen i mean, I know you have those kinda powers, no need to hide em."

"True true, ya I'll do it, no one will even notice..."

Teacher walked in around then, so i kinda got distracted...

...wish i could fly...

Real Mature...

I was sitting in the second floor lobby of the Bellamy building, waiting for my boyfriend to finish class so that we could go to dinner. There were a few students reading or checking their e-mail on benches in the corners, but for the most part it was quiet until these two loud mouthed boys barreled up the stairs. There were two of them. One sounded tall and burly, possibly an athlete, and the other just a bit smaller and quieter... His sidekick? Through their fits of laughter and outbursts of "Dude! No way!" I could just make out what they were saying.

"Dude, and like she wants us to talk about why alcohol is bad," explained the athlete, continuing the conversation that must have begun downstairs.

"Dude, that sucks," agreed his companion.

"And like, we have to give like a five minute speech on it. Five minutes!" The larger boy sounded exasperated.

"Dude, that really sucks,"

"I know! Come on! I mean, like, who cares? I'm just going to B.S. my way through it, like the whole thing," bragged the ape-like athlete, sounding rather proud of his plan.

His companion seemed just slightly taken aback. "Dude, that--really?"

"Yeah, man" the athlete confirmed with a stupid grin. "I'm just gonna, like, say a whole bunch of bull about how, like, you shouldn't drink and drive." His grin broadened as they reached a door and he began to push it open before continuing. "Then I'm just gonna go get smashed at Robby's party this weekend!"

"Dude!"

"Dude!"

And the two high-fived each other and exited in laughter.

...And I felt like throwing up.

Disgusting Conversation

This conversation was pretty gross in it's own merit. You'll see what I mean. This was in the Union, late on Tuesday.

Let me introduce the players.

Bimbo #1, with a carrot orange spray tan, neon blonde hair, and a voice reminiscent of Snookie on Jersey Shore.

Bimbo #2, basically an exact copy of Bimbo #1, but with jet black dyed hair, and a very obvious boob job, which seems to be at maximum density, and at liberty to pop any second.

Bimbo #1 - "I mean, you know what I'm saying? Like...I don't want to be that girl."

Bimbo #2 - "Yeah, seriously."

Bimbo #1 - "I'm really don't want to be the girl that get's straight A's. That's not me."

Bimbo #2 - "Seriously."

Bimbo #1 - "I think I'm going to drop English."

Bimbo #2 - "I don't think you can, can you? I mean, it's like, a requirement."

Bimbo #1 - "Ug...It's so friggin' hard. Like, there is so much I have to do, and I don't have time for it. You know what I mean? Like, who cares, seriously. Fuck this school, I mean it."

Bimbo #2 - "Let's just drop out, seriously."

Bimbo #1 - "Do you need a college degree to be in Fashion?"

Seriously, I'm amazed that I could type this out. My head exploded when I heard it. Yes, these kinds of people are out there. Scary, isn't it?

Unfortunately, I didn't get to record this conversation, and it's been three hours since I heard it from when I'm posting it now. This is the best rendition of this conversation that I can do straight from memory:

"Kyle's been over there for a while."
"Yeah he has."
"Dude, we should put ketchup in his drink!"
"Naw, ketchup is way too easy to see."
"Put ketchup in his drink."
"How about salt?"
"Haha okay"
"Is he lookin'?"
"No."
"Dude do it, DO IT!"
"Hahaha!"
"Faster he's gonna come back!"
"Hurry up!"
"Fuck!"
"Haha, I can't wait until he comes back, it's gonna be so fuckin' funny"
"That's gotta taste like shit dude."
"Haha yeah."
"Damn, he's still over there."
"Dude your face was so messed up when you putting that salt in man."
"Haha yeah, it was like Bacon left and some salt shaking demon took over."
"You're seriously fucked up Bacon."
"Hey, you guys were freakin' me out."
"That face though; you started freakin' smiling."
"And your eyes got bigger and."
"That was so funny!"
"Hahaha."
"Damn man, where's my food. I hate the diner it takes soooo long."
"Yeah, but we didn't really give a shit when we came in."
"At least we don't have to make it and it'll sort of taste good sometime, but not...a lot really."
"Yeah, that's how it be man."
"I want my fruit cup!"

Journal #2: Oh, Yeah- This Will Be Creepy

Eavesdrop on a conversation in a public place (think Landis Green, on the bus, at a restaurant, etc) and then transcribe it.

Due: Thursday, January 21

Journal 1

Although I write for school, to communicate, and for work, I do not consider myself a writer. This is because I believe that writers are people who study the language they are writing in, in this case english. When I am in school, I write for a grade, but for work and communication, I write because it is the easiest, and most clear way to communicate. In the business world, it is important that you are as clear as possible, especially because of the legal aspect involved. English, just as many other subjects in school, requires practice to become better at it. This is what I hope to achieve in this class. By being required to write, I hope to learn to become a better writer as well as realizing what I need to change. In every english class, there is another teacher which gives you the opportunity to get someone else's opinion to better the work. The more feedback you recieve, the better the work you do.

An unhappy writer

Though I do not enjoy writing it has become a daliy part of my life, since I am a student, so I guess that make me a writer because to me a writer is someone who makes writng a part of their life. Even though I do not particularly enjoy writing that does not mean I am not a writer, there are plenty of people who have jobs they do not like but that does not mean it is no longer their job.
I need to clearly explain what I mean when I say I do not like writing. I do, like most people, enjoy the little thrill that I get when I am in the moment writing a paper that I really like or I know exactly what I am talking about, all my thoughts are in line. But even since I can remember that little moment amounts to nothing because when I have my paper critiqued (i.e. graded) by someone else there is always something wrong with it; even when I had gotten to a place where I believed I had learned all the rules of writing and the of the mistakes I always made were behind me, I would be introduced to new mistake that I was making. Therefore, I guess I am not good enough for writing and my inable to write a truly good paper takes the joy out of writing.
Since breaking the conventional rules of writing (i.e. the five paragragh paper and such) is one of the goals in this class hopefully I will learn to enjoy writing. Maybe I will be able to follow the new rules that I will learn in this class so that I can actually write some goood papers and then I will enjoy writing.

Writing and the elements of being a writer

When I think about the question "Do you consider yourself a writer?" initially I wouldn't consider myself a writer, but after thinking about the question further I realize that a writer is someone who writes whether they enjoy it or not. So overall I would have to consider myself a writer because of the multiple papers that I've written for classes even though it's not something I really enjoy. Since I generate my own argument for most of the papers that I've written for school I guess it's something that makes me a writer in the sense that I'm supporting a purpose of my choosing. The reasons why I write are mainly for a grade, but I inevitably use writing as a way of communicating through emails or even wall posts on facebook. In this class I'm hoping to gain a higher interest in writing and want to actually want to write for leisure instead of not wanting to write for a grade. Writing is something that I don't really find difficult but when I think about it it's not the first thing I want to do.

I've always had a great interest in movies for as long as I can remember, you might ask how this contributes to me and my efforts as a writer, well it does. Something that I've always wanted to do was to attempt to write a screenplay for a movie, because I just think it's something that would be fun. My prior experiences with writing however have led to me to be somewhat apprehensive about writing said screenplay. When I think of having to write it's always something that I loathe doing and when I write the screenplay I want it to be something I enjoy. Hopefully this class will allow me to change the thoughts that automatically come to mind when I think about writing and will finally push me to write a screenplay and enjoy it.

Writing

Do I consider myself a writer? Honestly I don't think I have much choice in the matter. If I said I wasn't it would be a lie and the proof of it is right in front of your eyes. Anyone who even knows how to write can be seen as a writer. Now if you ask if I'm a very good writer that's a completely different scenario. Writing has never really been my thing, math and science came naturally, however I am still a decent writer. Then why do I write? In order to pass whatever class requires it and graduate from college so I can get a job with a very nice salary. But to be fair to writing, and to show that I'm not actually as stuck up as the previous sentence might make me sound, I actually don't dislike writing. Depending on the topic I sometimes even have fun doing it. So, as my objective for this semester in ENC 1102, I plan to thoroughly enjoy writing the essays.

Writing

Given that a write is “a person who commits his or her thoughts, ideas, etc., to writing,” then yes I am a writer. Currently I write for grades and communication. If this, however, didn’t consume all of the time I allocate to writing then I would write opinion based essays and/or about things pertaining to economics (i.e. “The Cause of Economic Booms”).
In this class I hope to make a good grade above all else, but my hopes for accomplishments in this class aren’t just limited to that. I hope to get better a grammatical errors (this is grammatical errors in the area of a character speaking as I have only wrote a single digit amount of stories or narratives with characters). Also, I would like to get better at engaging the reader into what I’m writing, but at the same time I’m not sure how to interest someone in an essay about why good monetary policy is an oxymoron (because after all economics is “the dismal science”).
-T.W. Webb

In most cases I would not consider myself a writer. I mean I write e-mails, letters, and texts but only papers when it is required. It's not that I can't write it's just that I don't necessarily enjoy doing it on my free time or just don't find the writing prompt interesting. Since I have trouble being creative a majority of the time it becomes somewhat difficult to make the papers I write more unique and interesting to the reader. I think that in order to be considered a writer you should at least find joy in writing, and I have yet to do that. I have always had awesome english teachers but I never really felt like my writing had improved or that I found what I was working on relevant until last semesters ENC1101 class.

Generally I write for the grade or for means of communication. On most days I don't go more than ten minutes without writing by means of facebook or texting. When I do write papers it is because I want to receive a good grade, not because I want to write. A majority of the time I just find it difficult to connect to the topic or just find it irrelevant so I write enough to receive the grade I want but don't actually connect with what I am writing.

I hope to learn to enjoy writing more in this class. It's not that I struggle in english it's just that I consider writing papers more of a chore and I want to stop thinking of it that way. I want to learn how to expand and explore more with my writing and actually write something that depicts me as a writer.

I do not consider myself a writer, mainly, because I do not like to write in my free time. But sometimes I do feel the urge to write a letter to someone or write about something extremely random, which freaks me out a little bit. Sometimes I wonder if I'm crazy for having sporadic writing sessions.

For all of my life, math has always been my forte. Writing has only been something that I have to do for school. Florida writing assignments are always FCAT-based and extremely dry and boring. Therefore, I resent having to write five paragraph, structured essays about a random passage from some unknown book. I hope that in this class (and it seems like it will be the case) there will be no limitations, to an extent, on what we can write about and how we write. Hopefully, by the end of this class I will like to write, to some degree.

Writing... it's not you, it's me.

To call myself a writer, would quite simply not sit well in my stomach, for I solely partake in act because it is crucial in the communication of information from one individual to another without speaking or I suppose sign language. Anyway since information can’t be sent telepathically from one mind to another I am left with no other option than to write, so in a sense I write to survive since it is such an integral part of the world.

I mean honestly I don’t hate writing it’s just an inevitable chore that is about as much fun as washing and folding clothes. If I actually enjoyed writing and wished for nothing more than to fill my free time scribbling away in a journal, then indeed I would consider myself a “writer”. Not to set my hopes to high, but perhaps Enc1102 will be able to change my unapproving gaze towards the matter.

Writing is definitely NOT my BFF

Writing is not the bane of my existence, nor do I find it difficult to write. Writing is a part of everyday life that is, in essence, unavoidable. I write to communicate and for grades, that is the extent of my writing. I am not creative in the sense that I express my self and my emotions in words, I have other means of doing so. For me, writing is most effective when I am trying to explain and/or convince others.

In high school, my teachers taught me, along with my fellow class mates, to write research papers. Our exams were all written, so we were also taught to convince the evaluators that we know everything; albeit we may have known nothing. Specifically, in sophomore year, my class could not find the "deeper meaning" in Hamlet, nor were we experts in Elizabethan times. Our teacher assumed that we simply did not want to share any information, therefore we wrote an essay every single class for two months. Did we know how to answer the prompt? No, but we still had to turn in an essay at the end of class. These essays, mind you, were not the standard five-paragraph essays, most were at least seven-paragraphs, others as much as twelve in a one hour time frame; we were to write until every complete thought was written and supported in our papers. Although I complain about that experience now, writing all of those essays made me a better writer, but it limited the scope of my writing.

I do not intend to sound cynical when I state this, but I think that this class will honestly be a refresher course for me. I know MLA formatting, I can easily write a paper that does not follow the cliche, FCAT taught essay format, and I have already taken a higher, 3000 level, Gordon rule course in which the teacher expected a great deal of writing. All in all, I think this class will be fun, but I don't really expect to be enlightened with an entire new method of writing.

Essay? Now? #$^%

Despite the dismal attitude portrayed in my title I usually don't mind writing, and occasionally do it on my own. I don't usually write for fun, but occasionally write things down to get them out of my system. I don't believe I'm creative enough to write for a living, though I suppose I could write articles or the like. When I'm writing it has to be something that I'm interested in for it to come out well, if not I end up just bs'ing until I achieve the required length. Most of the what I write starts when I find a quote or idea that I like and then I simply talk about it. Whenever the mood strikes me I google "quotes about ____" and pick one that I find interesting and post it on Facebook, along with my thoughts on it.

"Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space." ~Orson Scott Card

I agree with what is said here, people understand metaphors better than reality, that's why "fiction" gets points across better than documentaries.

Not a BFF, More like an Acquaintance

I do not consider myself a writer because I do not personally enjoy it and I know I am not the best at it. Writing takes me forever and I usually get frustrated that I can’t seem to write exactly what I am thinking. In my opinion a writer is someone who enjoys writing, is good at it and wants to make a profession out of it. You are what you like to do and want to be.

Everyone writes including me, I mean I am doing it right now. But I usually write only when I have to. And writing more than a page on one topic rarely happens. I can say I write emails and instant messages to my friends and family but they are usually short and to the point, anything longer and I just use a telephone. I usually don’t have much to say and my writing reflects that, proving that I am not a writer, well at least not a professional one.

You practice what you enjoy and you are good at what you practice. I do not consider myself a good writer and I hope this class will improve my writing skills. I guess I can put a lot of the blame on me for not practicing enough but it is not what I plan to do with the rest of my life. I do hope this class will improve my writing for my own personal satisfaction and help me write better lab reports to help me achieve my dreams. The more I think about it, writing is everywhere and can only help me in whatever I do in life. I hope after this class I am better at writing and can find more enjoyment in it.

Writing and I

I don't consider myself as a writer at all. I don't remember ever sitting down and writing something, just for the fun of it. I find turning on the xbox and using a chainsaw attached to a machine gun a lot more fun. Most of my interests are with electronics, which has really influenced my choice in becoming an Electrical Engineer, and therefore I usually don't write, or even read, that often. Nevertheless, I still try to write the best I can. My dad has told me plenty stories about "engineers and their writing" and I know I can do better than that.

Even if all of my writing has been for a grade, that doesn't mean that I can't enjoy this class, or at the very least, learn something new about my writing. I think a person can always learn ways to better their writing, and I know that this class can help with mine, even if the reason why I took this class was because I had to. I'd also like to perhaps learn some form of writing that I will enjoy, and help me improve my writing for years to come. I'd also like to use this font as much as possible: "Would You Kindly?"

Maybe.

Yes and no.  I find that at times I can be a writer, or rather, sometimes I can write more than a text to someone or a two word sentence.  When I am writing more than a few sentences I am most likely writing a paper that, in all reality, I would rather not be writing.  Therefore, most of the time my writing isn't the most beautiful thing in the world, and that is sort of why I would say I am not a writer.  To me, someone who is truly a writer, someone meant to write, writes with a certain color or tone that just makes what they write amazing.  And I can only do that every once in a blue moon, so I am not really a writer all the time, just randomly.  

The majority of the time I write is in class.  That is a lie actually.  I am writing all the time.  There hasn't been a day since I got my mom to get texting on my phone that I have not texted someone.  So the main reason I write seems to be to communicate with others.  Afterall, I only write a few essays a semester, so I can't really call that my primary reason.  Aside from that I may also write to blow off steam too.  If I am mad or feeling down I may just write random words down that sometimes form sentences and, like that, I may feel better.  

IN this class I, obviously, want to learn to write better.  I have never really had an amazing english teacher ever, seeing as it wasn't until my senior year that I ever had to do a true research essay.  So now that I am in college I plan to fine tune my writing skills as best I can, because I am probably gonna be writing a whole lot more before I am through.  Sounds cliche, so in that case I also want to have fun, in any way possible, in this class...So in that case I'll try a different font for the hell of it.  This is fun stuff.  Ya.

Excited,

Adam

筆者? There is nothing better.

I've wanted to write since I was very, very young--Probably even before I can remember. It wasn't so much that I enjoyed storytelling from the start; more that I am a lover of languages. I've been studying them since I was very small, and they define me more than anything else. Being a linguist, and a hyperpolyglot, has been my dream since the beginning. Writing is only another way to practice, to hone my grammar, to memorize new vocabulary, to be able to communicate with native speakers. It's been my experience, that there is nothing quite like being understood by a native speaker.

To be very blunt, very honest--I am in this class, because they were barring my registration if I didn't take it. However, to be just as honest in a more positive light, I do love to write. And even though I could have thoughts like 'I know all of this!', 'Why do I have to take this again? Didn't I do AP?', 'What could this class possibly offer me?' -- I choose not to. Who knows? In this class, I could learn something new, if I keep an open mind. My dream is to be a translator for the UN, or the State Department--However, the dream right behind that is to be a travel writer, to see the world, and tell others about my experiences. In this class, I hope to perfect my English skills, and hopefully teach others some new vocabulary--In other languages!

It is nice to meet you all! よろしくお願いします。(I'm a Japanese major, what did you expect?)

~ Carley Watson

Writing: The Untold Story

Do I consider myself a writer? Well, seeing that a writer is merely "one that writes", I suppose by definition I am.

Despite this, I don't consider myself a writer. Like most others, I attach the definition of "writer" to that of "author", and an author is somebody who writes books as a profession. I do not write books as a profession; I've never written one for fun either, but I may in the future.

I do feel that I can convey thoughts more clearly via writing. With writing, I can delete, start over, insert new material here and there, etc, but with everyday speech, I've only got one chance, and odds are that I'm not going to do as good of a job as I could if I wrote it.

By taking this class, I hope to get more betterer at word making because I can get very much gooder than I are now. I also want to get better at writing research papers, because my current paper-writing abilities are far below that of the scholarly articles I often read on the internet and in textbooks. If I can become 50% better at that, then this course will have done it's job.

~Jason New

What Makes a Writer a Writer?

Do I consider myself a writer? No, I don't consider myself a writer. I mean yes, I write everyday but I think a writer is someone who enjoys writing and has some sort of special talent with the use of words. I look at it like I'm a dancer and everyone dances but they can't be considered "a dancer." A writer, in my opinion, is also someone who would like to write as a career.

I write all the time but never do I sit down to write a lengthy paper or story unless I have to. Usually, the only writing I do is for school, emails, writing letters to friends at other colleges, making to do lists or talking online. For the most part, I use writing as more of a means of communication.

In this class, I hope to improve my ability to write research papers but also learn to enjoy writing about personal experiences in a creative format.

What Writing is to me

Do I consider myself a writer? To be honest, I don't. Do I write? Yes. But I don't think that's nearly enough to consider myself a writer. I consider someone to be a writer if they happen to have a special knack in writing, or expressing their feelings through written expressions. In my mind, someone who can express themselves through writing as good or better than through mouth is a writer. In my case, I can express myself a hundred times better through words said, than those written. I know I write every day of my life, but I don't think the classification of "writer" is fit, I think the term "writer" should be reserved for people much more proficient in writing than myself.

I write, to express myself to other when the option of expressing myself orally isn't present. I also write for a grade. As bad as that may sound. Writing has always and will always be a part of education, and I know that. I've accepted, and have actually come to actually enjoy writing research papers. Which in the case of this class is actually good, but I still don't enjoy writing stories, or poetry or anything like that.

In this class I'm hoping to strengthen my writing in regards to research papers, as well as overall. I know writing will always be a part of my life, from now till the time I die, and it's something I need to become extremely proficient at, especailly if I want to be a successful individual in the future.

I Write, Therefore I Am

I feel no shame, nor any twinge of dishonesty in placing myself in the category of “Writer“. Does that make me arrogant? No… I’m not claiming to be the author of any great literary masterpiece. I simply claim to write, and that, I do quite frequently. As a teen, I used to believe that I wrote much better, much more fluidly than I spoke, so I made good friends with my pen and opted to write when ever I was given the option. This was especially preferred in high pressure situations. If I ever had a sticky matter to address with a teacher or authority figure, I wrote a letter. If I had an idea that I wanted to share with someone, I’d write a sort of mini-proposal. A hand-delivered letter of apology was preferred if I had a conflict to resolve with a friend, and a poem was my delivery method of choice when I wanted to tell my boyfriend how strongly and deeply I felt for him. This might lead you to believe that I was a very shy teenager. I wasn’t. I was quiet, yes, but a friend told me once that those among us who speak the most may often have the least to say. I always had a lot on my mind, and I often believed that only the written word, patiently woven would truly allow me to share my thoughts with the same detail in which they were conceived.

Today, I feel that oral expression comes with as much ease as written expression always has, but I still write quite frequently in my day-to-day life. From letters to and from professors to things as simple as micro logging on Twitter, writing is a huge part of my life, and something I honestly don’t believe I could function without. I write, therefore I am a writer.

I hope that this class will help me improve on my written expression, especially in the area of research writing. My goal is to become a Professor and research faculty member at a university some day, and I know that this will require a lot of writing from thesis proposals to published works. I’ve written many college level research papers since I began taking college courses last year, and I’ve only received A’s, but I never feel like I know what the heck I’m doing, and the thought of composing one still makes my stomach do cartwheels. It is my hope that a course in Freshman Writing Research will help me overcome this.

Journal 1: OMG Writing is totally my BFF!

Do you consider yourself a writer? Why or why not? In addition, why do you write—is it for a grade, leisure, communication, work, etc.? What are you hoping to accomplish in this class?

Due: Thursday, January 14

Welcome

This is our class blog, where I hope you'll enjoy reflecting on issues that matter to you and our class. I look forward to reading what you have to share.

Leigh