Thursday, December 10, 2009
Were will I be?
After this class I am taking Advanced Creative Writing (please say a pray). I am not sure how I will do, but it will be my best. I have more classes before I graduate so I will be here for a few more semesters. I don't see myself as a writer so I probably won't take anymore writing classes unless it is required. I am strolling down the road for special education so creativity will be a must. I will need lots of ideas and patience for this major. Wish me Good Luck.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Post-Secret Thoughts
As I read these little passages, I thought some were funny yet some sad. When I read about the young lady who wished her father could walk her down the aisle for her wedding I instantly thought how lucky I am to have had my father be there for me. There is a picture of reddish/pink colors and it has words but I can't make them out. It hurts my eyes.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Killing Myself to Live
When I first picked up this book, I thought great another long boring book to read for another class. But actually when I started the beginning it was not too bad, I didn't find it too difficult for me to follow. I actual was able to understand a great portion of his words. As well as a lot of the band/groups. Thanks to my husband who loves a variety of music and has introduced me to several of the names mentioned by Chuck.
As we continued into the second portion I didn't find this at all easy to follow. It was so boring to me I coudn't explain much about it. The flow was too confusing, jumping from one person to another. His words were totally uncontroled. It's like Chuck would just babble what he felt no matter what or who it was about, and the place didn't matter either.
Finally, the end. It didn't end the way I thought. I was disappointed that Chuck and Quincy never were a couple. They seem to connect in the sense of listening and knowing what the other person was feeling.
One strength throughout his book to me was how knowledgable he is about the rock star/band. Meaning he knew about the groups he was researching. To us this might have been confusing because how he jumps but Chuck enjoying his music as much as he does got him so excitied at points in the book that maybe he tried to writing faster than he was thinking. Some of the weeknesses to me are when he jumps from one person/place to another. It was hard to follow or understand simply because I knew some of the names he was following up with but I only knew them because of my husband. Over all there were sections that kept me reading and sections when I just wanted to put it down. I am not a big reader but I imagine that many books have a small section of the book that would be somewhat boring but you just have to continue to the end. You just might be surprised.
As we continued into the second portion I didn't find this at all easy to follow. It was so boring to me I coudn't explain much about it. The flow was too confusing, jumping from one person to another. His words were totally uncontroled. It's like Chuck would just babble what he felt no matter what or who it was about, and the place didn't matter either.
Finally, the end. It didn't end the way I thought. I was disappointed that Chuck and Quincy never were a couple. They seem to connect in the sense of listening and knowing what the other person was feeling.
One strength throughout his book to me was how knowledgable he is about the rock star/band. Meaning he knew about the groups he was researching. To us this might have been confusing because how he jumps but Chuck enjoying his music as much as he does got him so excitied at points in the book that maybe he tried to writing faster than he was thinking. Some of the weeknesses to me are when he jumps from one person/place to another. It was hard to follow or understand simply because I knew some of the names he was following up with but I only knew them because of my husband. Over all there were sections that kept me reading and sections when I just wanted to put it down. I am not a big reader but I imagine that many books have a small section of the book that would be somewhat boring but you just have to continue to the end. You just might be surprised.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Halloween
My favorite monster for Halloween is Dracula. I think it's cool how he can turn into a bat and fly away into his big huge cold castle. He will never get caught. Also he likes to suck your blood (LOL).
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Fireside
Free Verse:
We sat by the fire
and kept warm,
and watched the clouds
pass by.
The plane flew fast
above the clouds,
as we put another log
into the fire.
My inspiration for this was a couple of weeks ago both our children were gone hanging out with their friends so my husband and I had a fire in the backyard and had dinner by the firepit and just relaxed and talked and watched the clouds roll by as well as the plains. I really didn't face any challenges, the words came to me when I was thinking about something to write.
We sat by the fire
and kept warm,
and watched the clouds
pass by.
The plane flew fast
above the clouds,
as we put another log
into the fire.
My inspiration for this was a couple of weeks ago both our children were gone hanging out with their friends so my husband and I had a fire in the backyard and had dinner by the firepit and just relaxed and talked and watched the clouds roll by as well as the plains. I really didn't face any challenges, the words came to me when I was thinking about something to write.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Poem by Shel Silverstein
This comes from Where the Sidewalk Ends;
HAT
Teddy said it was a hat.
So I put it on.
Now Dad is saying,
"Where the heck's
the toliet plunger gone?"
I imagine this little child sticking a plunger to his head and using this as a hat. This to me is very funny to picture this. Also this would capture young children and get their imagination thinking about a toliet and what kid doesn't laugh when mention a toliet plunger. From passed experience with my own children this is great book to introduce children to poetry.
This auther is well known for his childrens books such as The Giving Tree, A Light In the Attic and Falling Up.
I never researched this author and assumed he was a woman. But now knowing a man wrote these books explains a lot. Reading this book with young boys helps capture their attention and little boys are very silly so they love to listen to all the silly poems. The great thing is your exposing them to ryhming and poetry and they don't realize how fun it can be.
HAT
Teddy said it was a hat.
So I put it on.
Now Dad is saying,
"Where the heck's
the toliet plunger gone?"
I imagine this little child sticking a plunger to his head and using this as a hat. This to me is very funny to picture this. Also this would capture young children and get their imagination thinking about a toliet and what kid doesn't laugh when mention a toliet plunger. From passed experience with my own children this is great book to introduce children to poetry.
This auther is well known for his childrens books such as The Giving Tree, A Light In the Attic and Falling Up.
I never researched this author and assumed he was a woman. But now knowing a man wrote these books explains a lot. Reading this book with young boys helps capture their attention and little boys are very silly so they love to listen to all the silly poems. The great thing is your exposing them to ryhming and poetry and they don't realize how fun it can be.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Snow White Gone Wicked
ANN E. JACKSON 9-27-09
Snow White Gone Wicked
Once there was a lovely young lady whose name was Snow White? Snow White had the most beautiful smile, skin was smooth but pale, but she had the fieriest stepmother. This stepmother was intentionally vicious to Snow White.
In the castle was a magic mirror and everyday the stepmother who is Queen asked who was the most beautiful in the land? For the magic mirror didn't know how to lie so he responded that she the Queen was so ugly and Snow White to be the fairest of all lands.
As Snow White grew older the Queen made her clean the castle, thinking if Snow White's pale skin would draw weary and dirty from cleaning then the magic mirror could only say the Queen was the fairest, but as Snow White grew dirty and ugly by appearance the magic mirror continued to say she the Queen was cruel and mean and Snow White was still the fairest of the land.
The Queen outraged by this kicked Snow White out of the castle. As Snow White walked deep into the forest hungry, crying, frightened and lost a Blue Jay flew by her.
This Blue Jay continued to fly around Snow White for he has never seen such beauty. He led her to a cottage along side a mountain.
Looking inside anxious to eat something and try to clean herself up she notices seven places set at the tables. Something seemed strange though the table set had very small forks, plates and cups.
Snow White had been in the forest for awhile so she was very hungry. She let herself in and ate everything from each plate, in another room she spotted beds, these beds were tiny too. Snow White had to lie across all seven to take a quick nap.
Sometime passed and these seven tiny people came home from a days work. Surprised, they noticed all their plates were empty. They were very angry. One noticed this large person sleeping across all their beds. They woke her. Six of these tiny people were ready to kick her out, except one of them thought they should listen to her and find out what happened. As Snow White quickly explained her situation they voted and decided to spare her life.
Looking at Snow White they know she needs a place to stay so they offered her their cottage. Snow White accepted their offer and agreed to clean, cook and tend the garden. Although it seems she cleaned in the castle these chores were easier and more fun.
Meanwhile the Queen figuring Snow White being gone now, that she is the fairest of the land. Accept the magic mirror says no lies and still insisting Snow White being the most beautiful in the land.
The Queen had set out deep into the forest to find Snow White, of course the queen disguised herself. Found the beautiful Snow White and watched her for several days thinking of how she rid her for good.
As the queen tried poisoned fruit, magic dust, she couldn't think of anything.
One day the queen set out into the forest, went to Snow White of course disguised and brought tea. The two of them had a cup of the tea. Snow White started to feel very tired so she told the kind lady she was settling in for an afternoon nap.
As the seven little people came home that evening they noticed the cottage wasn't clean, supper wasn't cooked and Snow White was sound asleep. They tried to wake her, several days passed and she finally woke. They never figured out what happened but Snow White had an idea that the queen was after her again but never suggested this to the seven little people.
After this happened Snow White being much older and wiser thanked the little people for their graciousness and told them she was heading back to her castle. The seven little people tried to convince her to stay that it wasn't safe but she was determined to get even with her wicked stepmother.
As Snow White reached the castle to return home, the wicked stepmother was surprised to see her. For she thought the cup of tea rid Snow White forever. Thinking now that it would be easier to rid Snow White from the castle the queen acted as if she missed Snow White and welcomed her back home.
The days passed and Snow White gained her stepmothers trust but Snow White took a stand against the wicked stepmother. As she cooked supper one evening she poisoned her stepmother’s food. Now the stepmother thought Snow White had forgiven her for what she had put her through so she didn't think Snow White was still angry and they both ate supper that evening.
The stepmother went to bed that evening and never woke again.
As Snow White took back her castle she never trusted anyone again and lived happily alone forever. Except one day Snow White felt she needed to hear that she was the fairest of all the lands. So she steps in front of the magic mirror and ask, mirror mirror on the wall whose the fairest of all the lands, the mirror hesitates with no response, finally a few moments pass and the mirror responds with "for the queen is dead, and you Snow White have become just as ugly, for there is no fair beauty among the lands."
Snow White Gone Wicked
Once there was a lovely young lady whose name was Snow White? Snow White had the most beautiful smile, skin was smooth but pale, but she had the fieriest stepmother. This stepmother was intentionally vicious to Snow White.
In the castle was a magic mirror and everyday the stepmother who is Queen asked who was the most beautiful in the land? For the magic mirror didn't know how to lie so he responded that she the Queen was so ugly and Snow White to be the fairest of all lands.
As Snow White grew older the Queen made her clean the castle, thinking if Snow White's pale skin would draw weary and dirty from cleaning then the magic mirror could only say the Queen was the fairest, but as Snow White grew dirty and ugly by appearance the magic mirror continued to say she the Queen was cruel and mean and Snow White was still the fairest of the land.
The Queen outraged by this kicked Snow White out of the castle. As Snow White walked deep into the forest hungry, crying, frightened and lost a Blue Jay flew by her.
This Blue Jay continued to fly around Snow White for he has never seen such beauty. He led her to a cottage along side a mountain.
Looking inside anxious to eat something and try to clean herself up she notices seven places set at the tables. Something seemed strange though the table set had very small forks, plates and cups.
Snow White had been in the forest for awhile so she was very hungry. She let herself in and ate everything from each plate, in another room she spotted beds, these beds were tiny too. Snow White had to lie across all seven to take a quick nap.
Sometime passed and these seven tiny people came home from a days work. Surprised, they noticed all their plates were empty. They were very angry. One noticed this large person sleeping across all their beds. They woke her. Six of these tiny people were ready to kick her out, except one of them thought they should listen to her and find out what happened. As Snow White quickly explained her situation they voted and decided to spare her life.
Looking at Snow White they know she needs a place to stay so they offered her their cottage. Snow White accepted their offer and agreed to clean, cook and tend the garden. Although it seems she cleaned in the castle these chores were easier and more fun.
Meanwhile the Queen figuring Snow White being gone now, that she is the fairest of the land. Accept the magic mirror says no lies and still insisting Snow White being the most beautiful in the land.
The Queen had set out deep into the forest to find Snow White, of course the queen disguised herself. Found the beautiful Snow White and watched her for several days thinking of how she rid her for good.
As the queen tried poisoned fruit, magic dust, she couldn't think of anything.
One day the queen set out into the forest, went to Snow White of course disguised and brought tea. The two of them had a cup of the tea. Snow White started to feel very tired so she told the kind lady she was settling in for an afternoon nap.
As the seven little people came home that evening they noticed the cottage wasn't clean, supper wasn't cooked and Snow White was sound asleep. They tried to wake her, several days passed and she finally woke. They never figured out what happened but Snow White had an idea that the queen was after her again but never suggested this to the seven little people.
After this happened Snow White being much older and wiser thanked the little people for their graciousness and told them she was heading back to her castle. The seven little people tried to convince her to stay that it wasn't safe but she was determined to get even with her wicked stepmother.
As Snow White reached the castle to return home, the wicked stepmother was surprised to see her. For she thought the cup of tea rid Snow White forever. Thinking now that it would be easier to rid Snow White from the castle the queen acted as if she missed Snow White and welcomed her back home.
The days passed and Snow White gained her stepmothers trust but Snow White took a stand against the wicked stepmother. As she cooked supper one evening she poisoned her stepmother’s food. Now the stepmother thought Snow White had forgiven her for what she had put her through so she didn't think Snow White was still angry and they both ate supper that evening.
The stepmother went to bed that evening and never woke again.
As Snow White took back her castle she never trusted anyone again and lived happily alone forever. Except one day Snow White felt she needed to hear that she was the fairest of all the lands. So she steps in front of the magic mirror and ask, mirror mirror on the wall whose the fairest of all the lands, the mirror hesitates with no response, finally a few moments pass and the mirror responds with "for the queen is dead, and you Snow White have become just as ugly, for there is no fair beauty among the lands."
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