February 2012
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I need a little help...
Ive decided on flying to LA for my spring break. I have enough skymiles for a free round trip ticket, which pretty much sold the idea for me. I might also rent a car and drive to Las Vegas for a day. Anyway, I’m looking at hotels… and the thing is, I hate staying in brand name places. I would much rather stay in a “hidden treasure” type of place. So do any of you know of...
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“Hey, are you a dreamer? I haven’t seen too many around lately. Things have been...”
– Waking Life (2001)
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First in class essay today...
Writers block for the first thirty minutes. Complete BS written for the remainder.
“You’re not sorry to go, of course. With people like us our home is where we are...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via tarrinj)
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On Getting Over Social Media
My relationship with social media started to flounder a little after my 25th birthday. The breakup happened 2 months later. My life was hectic, and I just didn’t have time for it anymore. Things didn’t end smoothly, and our relationship soon turned into an on again off again affair. Even though I didn’t have room for social media in my life, part of me still missed it. After all...
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I look forward to laugh lines.
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I just spent two hours writing and editing three pages of information about me and things going on in my life, intending to post some of it on here. I just spent less than a second clicking on the red “X” in the top right hand corner, then clicking “No” to save changes because I realized I’m never going to able to share these things. I don’t feel any better.
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Woes
I did poorly on a math exam tonight. I’m upset with myself because I know the material, I just got nervous or excited and skipped important steps and inverted numbers. It’s inevitable that at some point throughout my college experience I wont be the best, but tonight is too soon and I’ve really let myself down. The test can and will be retaken, and I’ll make perfect marks....
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Dead Writers Club: Happy Deathday, Mrs. Shelley! →
deadwriters:
On this day in 1851, esteemed Frankenstein writer, Mary Shelley died of brain cancer. She was 53 years old.
Who would have guessed that Frankenstein, published anonymously in 1818 to unfavorable critical reception, would become a classic of literature, that is recognized the world over!?!…
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January 2012
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“Five common traits of good writers:
1. They have something to say.
2. They...”
– James J. Kilpatrick (via writingadvice)