September 2011
15 posts
Where I'd Like to Visit:
Stockholm, Sweden. Someday I will live here.
Find a picture that is an Epic FAIL. Explain why...
Grammar fail. I don’t know what’s gotten into the masses recently, but where has proper grammar gone? Every time I see a grammatical error in plain sight, my faith in humanity diminishes. If one subscribes to speaking or writing a language, isn’t in the interest of that person to learn the intricacies of speaking or writing it properly? The rules of syntax are clear, yet,...
Describe your best high school memory.
Imagine, if you would, screams of fear; zombies, blood, and a chainsaw-wielding madman. No, this isn’t a glimpse inside of my mind, but a depiction of the most fascinating and amusing experience from high school.
For five years, I worked (volunteered) in a haunted house, Spooky Acres. The hours were long, and the work arduous. We opened at seven, and would often leave at one in the...
Soundtrack #4: Otherworldy Diaries
Well, I’m not...
Soundtrack #3: Orange-Tinted Euphoria
The clock, it taunts me, “tic tac tic tac tic tac…”
Orange tic tacs recently entered my life, with profound consequence: a breath mint habit akin to crack addiction. Hyperbole? Perhaps. But I pass on this tale of tasty woe with the hope that others may recognize in themselves the potential monster before it’s too late. This is the...
Write about something you feel should never have...
Social networking should never have been invented. It is a parasite in our contemporary lives. The lofty esteem with which people hold networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. is appalling. It is a dreary day for the modern education system when a lecture hall turn into a veritable internet cafe. Nowhere do I see highlighted textbooks or note taking. I see computer screen after...
Would you rather: lose all of your old memories or...
I can’t decide if I cherish the past enough to never be able to make new memories. In this light, I seem to favour the former. However, if I lose my old memories, do I lose myself as a consequence? Will the collection of experiences and lessons of my past no longer bolster, encourage, and inspire me? If so, where will I gain new perspective? Can I trust the current Zeitgeist enough that...
"People worry too much about ... semantics."
I can imagine explaining to a young child that there is no egg in eggplant or ham in hamburger. And that a pineapple comes from neither a pine tree nor an apple tree. I can imagine trying to explain that English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. And then there are those sweetbreads which are neither sweet nor bread, and sweetmeats which are candies!
We...
In-class Ekphrastic Poem
Tranquility
In silent stillness, I am remiss to go further. Silky algae crawls through my toes, the gentle brook ebbs and swirls, eroding the slippery rock where I stand.
Kaylen, barefoot river Goddess, “How far do you think we can go?” We could hike for hours, reach the stream’s genesis. Yet that foaming waterfall certainly deters us.
Shouldn’t you be in school?...
Do you have a favorite quote? This could be from a...
“Do you have any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?” — Alice in Wonderland
No, I really don’t. Nor does anyone. The best part of the riddle is that it’s not even meant to have an answer. There’s something to be said about that, a riddle with no answer. It’s sort of like a tree with no roots or a book without words: it just doesn’t make...
In defense of ... daytime television.
There is no greater pinnacle of our society than that of daytime television. The backstabbing, the drama, the histrionic spectacles of emotion highlight the intricacies of our interpersonal relationships. What would the pregnant mothers eating their third watermelon, the kids with mono on sick leave, and the folks in those horrible raisin ranches waiting out the end of their days do without it?...
If you only had 5 words to describe your life,...
resplendent — My life is full of color. I despise white walls and dreary living spaces. My walls are full of graphic and vivid posters from around the world. If it’s not pleasing to look at, I don’t want it in my home. I love having twenty pillows and the softest of Egyptian cotton on my bed, my throne. Without dazzling treats for the senses, I tend to grow exceptionally...
Create a bucket list using at least 25 items. Be...
(In no particular order!)
— Live at the beach
— Meet the Dalai Lama
— Live in a tree house
— Dive in a shark cage with Great Whites
— Live in Sweden for an extended period of time
— Buy a Porsche
— Find a four leaf clover
— Find true love
— Sky dive/base jump
— Be a judge on Iron Chef
— Win a Nobel Peace Prize
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