Last Class

I LOVED THIS CLASS! I really improved my writing, more so then I initally thought. I enjoyed working with my classmates and having them give me advice and evaluate my work. Professor Potvin was so energentic, friendly and really made the class enjoyable. Mondays I'm at school all day and can't wait to go home and relax, but he was able to make the three hours go by fast. I'm not returning to U of M next semester but if I was I would definately take one of his classes again. I didn't need this class for my major but I'm so thankful that I did stick with it because I was able to improve my writing and find my imagination again. Thanks professor Potvin!

My Nemesis

My nemesis is food. I love to eat, especially junk food. My unhealthy eating habits have led me to get hypoglycemia and now possible diabetes. Writing the paper for class gave me the motivation to take charge of my health and make a doctors appt. I have been too scared to get my blood drawn because I had a tramatic experience with it before. And i dont want to hear the results of the test. Also being potentially diagnosis with diabetes would mean that my diet would have to be regulated much more carefully and cheating with junk food, espcially sweet treats would be more my dangerous for my body.

We just saw a clip on you tube by Ira Glass. He talked about creating an interesting story and presenting that in an exciting way. He had some good points- editing out the boring part of your story or arent relavent to your story. I liked when he said that you are in charge of your story and as a writer we decide what to write and edit out. He has been in the business a long time and knew what he was talking about but watching the clip online and talking so informal seemed to contradict his persona.

Open Mic Night

Overall I thought Open Mic Night went well. It wasnt as scary as I thought it was going to be. Having it in the UC was distracting to me with all the people walking by and eating next to us. Another thing we should do is find a place that was more quiet and have it earlier in the day to draw a bigger crowd. I agreed with my classmates when they said that most students were either in class or had already left to go home for the day. It was a good idea to have this and hopefully it will continue next year too.

book

I liked the random thoughts that came into his head thoughout the whole book because some were really interesting and some were just boring. I knew the boring parts would soon be over and the interesting parts- all the women in his life would just be a short paragraph away. When he made rock star references I would say 95% of them I didn't understand and at times I was able to just continue reading without any real problem and other times I felt completely lost and had no clue what point he was trying to make. That was more frustrating as I got further into the book. For the most part I did like the book but towards the very end I felt the rock references were becoming more common and more indept which was were he lost me. I'm not sure if I would recommend this book or not. I go back and forth with my answer. The rock references really through me off at times but the randomness of the other stories kept me interested in the book. I dont think all those women were truely interested in him but it made for some interesting reading at times.

Killing Yourself to Live

Ugh this book. I dont understand the music references which are becomig more common. I liked the begining alot and now that i'm not understanding the references I'm not so interested in the book. I liked the part when he talked about his family and went to have lunch with them. As I was reading the book I was always wondering about his family. The part when he talked about his mom getting worried when someone was late, reminded me alot of my mom. I also enjoyed the part when he was talking about Lenore, I think i'm more interested in his love life then the rock stars. lol I loved when he was talking about Lenore in such detail when she was ignoring his calls and then the email she sent him at the end was so sad. I felt bad for him! I thought it was great that he revealed so much about how she changed his life and how he felt about her even after reading the email, he didn't trash talk her.

When we first started reading this book, I definately would have encouraged you to continue using this book but after reading it, I have changed my mind. He doesn't explain the music references and I dont understand them. I found myself often skipping over the long section when he made references to bands, especially the led zepplin part.

As you know, I got accepted to Madonna last time I published a post and I am now applying for a scholarship. Hopefully I can get it, everyone wants and could use some free money! The only down dall is that I have to write an essay about why I deserve the money and I feel really weird writing about all my accomplishments and the hard work I put in to school. I dont know why I feel like this. I feel like im bragging and being stuck up... not cool. Hopefully that paper will be done by the end of this week!

Over spring break I had tons of homework, papers to write, and had to study for a history mid-term. Ugh so dumb! I suck at remembering dates and people and events so the mid term was not so easy for me, but hopefully when I get the grade I will be pleasantly surprised :) I would have much rather been in Chicago on a mini-vacation with my boyfriend. Maybe at the end of this semester we can travel or at least go to the cottage for a few days. I just need something relaxing and get away from the the routine of everyday life.


Kevin turned 21 last month and we celebrated our one year together too! I use to think one year wasn't that big of deal until it happened to me. lol I had a wonderful year and continue to have fun with my prince charming, Kevin.