Blog 75 - Hey there future students.

Hey there future English 110.01 student! Well, I'm not sure if the topics for the class stay the same, but when I took the class the focus was SciFy. Whether its that or something else, I wasn't exactly in love with this topic. So when I first heard this I wasn't exactly thrilled about it. So, first thing. Whenever you hear about the topic keep an open mind. Don't immediately decide that you're not going to like the focus of the class. I kind of did this and started off taking the class a little rough. I didn't really enjoy it too much. Then, as I watched Buffy the Vampire and learned more I realized it wasn't as bad a class as I made it out to be in my head. So definitely come into the class with an open mind, and try to keep this open mindset even after you hear about the focus of the class and stuff. The blogs seem like a lot of work but they aren't, since you have to write them every day. They actually are nice, they help you keep up with writing a little bit everyday. Its good for your writing skills, and with the commenting you get to know your classmates pretty well. When you're writing your papers make sure people read them and edit them, and give you feedback. Also, go to your teacher to seek feedback and editing, its good to improve your writing without just staring at it alone forever. Anyways, its a nice relaxing class with a chill environment, and it definetly helped me a lot with my writing. Go into it with an open mind and you'll learn a lot!

Blog 74 - My views on SciFy, now.

So before this class I thought SciFy was something I would never really like or be able to enjoy the least bit compared to what I usually watch and enjoy. The term SciFy always brought things like Star Trek or Star Wars to mind, and i've never really liked those types of shows, and so its just seemed like something I would never go near. Then we did the unit and watched stuff like Buffy the Vampire, and I still wasn't very changed. Buffy was a little better than my original image, but not enough to get me anywhere near becoming a SciFy junkie or anything. Then, during the last couple days we watched some Battlestar Galactica and I didn't really love that either. But then, we watched Caprica, and I kind of liked it. It really didn't seem like Caprica was much of a SciFy show, it seemed like a pretty normal, whatever kind of show, I liked it! After this class, I probabbly won't start watching a lot of SciFy shows or anything but I have somewhat changed my outlook on SciFy. I might give some of the shows that fit under this genre a chance, like i'll be more likely to try watching them after this class. I don't think i'll go as far as watching any star trek of firefly or anything, but a show like Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Caprica I would give a chance. I've always liked the show Twilight Zone, I don't know how much SciFy that is but i've always found it kind of eerie and interesting, so i'll still watch that and maybe give some other shows a chance. Anyways, time to get back to studying for finals, later!

Blog 73 - Last one about whatever!

Okay so this is my last blog about whatever but i'm trying to rewrite my commonplace paper so I really need some feedback so here's part of it, tell me what you think so far! This is like the beginning of it:

It’s 2:45 pm and the bus has finally made it back to our houses. I get off one stop before Ashley, “I’ll call you in a second,” I yell to her as I hurry off the bus to go munch on in the kitchen. I don’t hear her response but its probably one of the usual ones. “Okay, I have to feed my brother,” or “Okay but I have to pick my brother up first.”

            Everyday after school, I walk into my house and I can hear my mom talking. I go into the kitchen and eat something with her and we talk about my day. I tell her about something weird that happened, and then maybe we watch an episode of Gilmore Girls, or go get some groceries or something. Even after my mom began working in my later years of high school, she got home fairly early. I would only be home an hour or two before she would make her entrance, usually with a couple chocolate Busken Bakery muffins.

            Down the street from me was Ashley, and her arrival home was fairly different than mine. She walked into an empty house, being greeted by the security system that wanted to be silenced. She would go to the kitchen and get some Oreo’s, or make a bowl of spaghetti. She would then follow by doing something with the word “brother” in it. Pick up her brother from the bus stop, tutor her brother, feed her brother, dress her brother, one of the many my mom does for me.

Blog 72 - yay last class, excited for next quarter!

So today was the last day of classes for this quarter, I mean I guess we still have finals and all but i'm really excited for next quarter, it's going to be fun! Well I mean not fun but definetly a lot easier than this quarter since I don't have honors chemistry, yay! I do actually blog a lot about chemistry, it's a little bit ridiculous, its just been consuming my life so I guess its prevalance on my blogs is proportional to how popular it is in my life too. That sounded really lame, but its over. Anyways, I decided i'm actually going to stay in this weekend. Well tonight atleast, like really stay in and not go out at all. I'm chilling on the futon at the moment, watching Polar Express! It's on ABC Family right now, such a cute movie, love it! Umm, we went grocery shopping and got some bread and stuff so I made a nutella and peanut butter sandwhich, so yummy! It's like a reese cup with bread, it would be better if we had a toaster. Speaking of toasters, me and my friends have been having some bad luck with houses, we'd be ready to go look at a house and a few days before we'd get a call saying it just got signed! So we lost two of our dreamhouses, but today we finally got to see one we really liked that wasn't signed yet and it was so cute! The hardwood floors were gorgeous and there were rooms from the basement to the attic so it was like well spaced out, it was great! I think were going to sign the lease for that house on monday if its still available by then, knowing our luck it might not be but we have our fingers crossed! That's all for now, later!

Blog 71 - caprica.

Hey everyone, so today was our last day of class. That means exam week is even closer, eek! Anyways, we watched Caprica in class today, the prequel to Battlestar Galactica. It was intersting, it didn't really seem like a SciFy show, it was kind of weird. Like, it was just a well off family with a teenager that was, well just a teenager. She was being rebellious like any other teenager. But I guess she was actually part of something that was considered a terrorist organization? I don't really totally get it yet since we didn't finish watching it but it seems like she's actually really smart and in this, but there was a suicide bomber, who was her friend. I think they're like all conspirators because they all believe in god and the rest of their world doesn't, which is weird for us of course so I guess we would side with the conspirators. Some of the technology in the show was really cool though, like the tennis court with the sensors and that little robot thing that does everything, and seems to just be everywhere all the time. Also, the fact that they could open little sheets of paper that are actually kind of like computers? So cool, and that house was gorgeous. I think those are the prettiest houses, the ones with entire walls that are just windows and are set right next to a huge lake. So pretty. Umm but yeah I kind of like this show better than Battlestar Galactica, its kind of interesting. I thought it was a little morbid that he went to a virtual world and saw his dead daughter, kind of, but it was cool. Well thats all, later!

Blog 70 - the grinch!

It's december 1st, so that means ABC Family is starting their 25 Days of Christmas! Yay! Today it's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, so we're watching that while we look at places to live next year. We made like 2 appointments for Sunday so hopefully one of those works out. But yeah, I know I repeatedly say this in blogs but i'm really excited for winter break! Watching the Grinch is making me even more excited! Our room is such a mess, and I have finals to study for and houses to look at and homework and a lab, but i'm watching the Grinch. Screw being responsible, the Grinch trumps all. It was snowing this morning! It was pretty freaking exciting to wake up and look out the window and see snow! I've been sick so when I tried to call my mom this morning to tell her it was snowing, because I was so excited I felt the need to text everyone and then call my mom, I couldn't talk, I like lost my voice. So I tried to get coffee this morning and I was like pointing at stuff, it was great. I got soup with my friends for dinner so hopefully i'll wake up tomorrow and my voice will magically be back. That would be great but its so not happening. When we were at marketplace today I got the little thing of Coldstone and its delicious! I love Coldstone, it's seriously the yummiest stuff ever. Along with Jenny's, I think that's how you spell it? The ice cream place that's kind of far away. My roommate got some of it and it's so yummy! But yeah that's all for today, later everyone!