12/20-12/24 Vacations!

One thing I truly love is going on vacation. The feeling of staying in hotels, being in airports, and being somewhere different is amazing; I love it! This year I got the opportunities to travel to a bunch of places all over the country. First of all, in March, I traveled to NYC with my mother, tori, and Mrs. Delzer. We spent three days on our feet walking around the fascinating big apple. Every single day we would shop till we drop, literally. We would shop all day until our feet couldn’t take it anymore. The one thing I disliked about the trip was the long car ride. I would prefer taking an airplane. Next, in May, I traveled to Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona is probably my most favorite place to be. I went to Phoenix with my mother to visit some family, and take a tour of Arizona State University. It was so warm and nice! I got to work on a nice tan and relax in the warmth. The third vacation I went on was to Santa Monica, California. I traveled to California with my Mom, and the lovely, Morgan Dulski. My one aunt lives in California so we got to stay at her place. During the trip, I happened to meet the love of my life, AJ Mclean. We were all shopping at a mall when I saw him walk by. It was absolutely unbelievable. I remember while we were at the ocean we spent a ton of time boogey boarding. We would pee our pants laughing so hard. Two days after we came home from California, we packed the Dulski’s car up and headed to Ocean City. Ocean City was so much fun, too, and I can’t wait to go again. We definitely had good times together. I wouldn’t have chosen anyone else to spend these two vacations with. Then just last week, I traveled to Denver, Colorado for a few days for my cousin’s college graduation. I didn’t really enjoy Denver because it wasn’t my kind of place. I would rather be somewhere warm. But it was still fun spending time with family I don’t see very often. I can’t wait for my next, unexpected vacation!

12/13-12/17 Poem Blog

When I was looking for poems to write this blog I had a very tough time finding one I liked and stood out to me. As soon as I read this poem I knew that it was going to be the one. This poem had a totally different meaning than most of the poems I was reading. A lot of the poems I read were very depressing and negative. I don’t enjoy reading things that make me upset. Not all poems should be that way. Poems should be happy and give a good message out to the reader. That is why I choose and like this poem. It sends out a good message to whoever reads it. The poem doesn’t really reflect my life probably because I don’t have a husband or a dog. I just think people should be more happy and positive. People complain about things that they can’t control and look at the negative side of things. Those people who act that way should read this poem and have a different view on life. Life is too short to be unhappy. This poem does a good job showing the reader that they should live everyday to the fullest and cherish what you have. I think we need more people in this world that has the same view as our narrator. I think everyone would be happier. The world would also be a better place. Another thing I like about this poem is that it rhymes. I love rhyming poems and how they just flow. If a poem doesn’t rhyme I think that it’s harder to understand. It may also seam more serious if the poem doesn’t rhyme. This poem just makes me feel good inside and makes me want to perform all those tasks. So starting tomorrow, I am going to smile at someone that I’ve never seen before. It might be weird but I’m going to do it anyways.

12/13-12/17 Online Publishing

By being in this class I have learned a lot about what type of writer I am. I think in the past three months I wrote more than I did in the past year. It’s crazy on how much I learned. I don’t really have a writing process when I begin to write. I get the task, and just begin. I feel like it’s easier that way rather than just sitting there thinking about it and trying to plan everything out. I like to write what immediately comes out of my brain. When I begin writing, the wheels in my brain start spinning and my fingers start typing. Maybe I would be a better writer if I actually planned what I was going to write. But until I try that technique, I will continue to write spontaneously. I like to write about my life, and make up stories. I feel like they’re both easy subjects. With writing stories there is no end, you can just keep writing for as long as you want. And writing about my life is easy because I know that most about my life. My life is filled with so much; it’s not that hard to express anything! I dislike writing about anything I don’t like or agree with. I don’t like having to write anything when I have to go deep into my feelings. I’m not that deep of a person so it’s very difficult for me. For an example, I dislike writing meaningful poems and such. I like being right to the point. I’m not sure if this class has improved my writing at all, but I know for sure it’s easier to write things. I feel like I’m struggling as much to find things to say. Online publishing has taught me a lot about myself and writing.

12/13-12/17 What Is Beauty?

What is beauty? Beauty is a characteristic of a person, place or thing. Many people strive for beauty just because it is a pleasure to many of our senses, especially our eyes. When our eyes see something of beauty, we get somewhat attracted to it. When beauty comes to mind, most people would think of a beautiful woman, and not a beautiful man. I think that calling a man beautiful has a different meaning than calling a woman beautiful. A woman of beauty is normally naturally good-looking and not fake. Tanning, dying of the hair and make-up takes away from natural beauty. But beauty doesn’t necessarily always mean the way a person looks. Someone could be ugly, and still have beauty within them. I think that it is more important to have inner beauty than outside beauty, even though looks do get you very far. To have beauty on the inside someone must be gracious, caring, and good-hearted. These people put others before them. Beauty can also mean defined in nature. When someone sees a landscape or land marking, they will often say, “Wow, that's beautiful.” I think the most beautiful thing is the ocean and its beach. I don’t think you could get much better than looking out into the bright blue ocean on a sunny day. It’s simply amazing. I also think that the fall has an extreme amount of beauty. All the different color leaves everywhere looks so neat. And finally, beauty can be describes in artwork. This part of beauty I am not familiar with because I don’t see how a piece of art can be beautiful. Unless it is a photograph, that is. I don’t understand how a bunch of colors could be beautiful, but there’s such thing. Anything with beauty is something excellent of its kind.

12/6-12-10 The Oh So Special Garden Gnome

It was just an ordinary day for Holly Groth. That is until she was getting ready to leave for work. Every day, Holly had the same schedule: Get up, work, come home, and sleep. Life wasn’t very exciting this time of year for Holly. She was out of school, and working quite often to pay off her college loans. She worked at the local gymnastics gym, Gymnastics Sports Academy and felt as she lived the same day over and over again. But one day, something strange and out of the ordinary happened. As she was walking out of her front door, her next door neighbor’s garden gnome suddenly walks over and starts telling her “what is really going on.” She didn’t really recognize the garden gnome. At first she thought it was a troll but people make mistakes all the time. He starts telling Holly about the neighborhood drama. The garden gnome told her secrets she never even knew. She found out who was seeing who and who wasn’t really going to work. The gnome told Holly about the future plans of the neighborhood and what the town’s people were planning on doing. It wasn’t all necessarily bad stuff, it was just information that Holly didn’t know. For an example, she found out that they were planning on adding sidewalks on her road. This made Holly happy because she soon would now have somewhere safe to walk her little doggy. She also found out that her next-door neighbor wasn’t really going to the gym every night; she was going to her second boyfriend’s house. This little gnome that sat in her neighbor’s front yard was a little fellow, but he sure did have a lot to say.

12/6-12-10 Favorite Childhood Game

My favorite childhood game would have to be Life. I’m not sure why I loved the game of Life, maybe it was because every time I played, I dominated. I remember my family would have family game nights and each night someone new would get to choose a game. So whenever it was my turn to choose a game, I would obviously choose Life. I think I liked it so much because every time something knew could happen. You could choose a different career, have a different number of kids, and have an awful or amazing salary. It was funny to watch my opponents always end up with the sucky life. I would always end up with the higher salary and a better life. I’m not sure how that happened; I was never one to cheat. I guess that’s just how things work out. I loved being able to choose a certain career and throughout the game, changing it. I also love the money part of it. After every time I pass Pay Day, I would let the cash roll in. I remember during sleepovers, I would always pull out the game of Life just to show off to my friends. I kept it right under my bed so whenever i was bored I could pull it out. Hopefully, that because I was so good at this game, that it is hinting me good news for my future. Maybe it is a sign that I will have a good life when I’m older and will have a good salary. That could explain why I love the game of Life so much.

12/6-12-10 Favorite Childhood Memory

My favorite childhood television show would have to be Full House and That’s So Raven. I probably saw every single episode of each show a million times. I remember right when I turned the TV on I would flip right to the Disney channel or the ABC Family. Full House is one of my favorite childhood television shows because it was so homely and cute. Each character was so caring towards one another, I loved it. The Tanners also always seemed like they had a good time. Whether they were stuck in a situation and needed to get out, they were always having fun. My mom was also happy that this was one of my favorite television shows because each episode had a lesson to teach. Full house isn’t some trashy, pointless show that some kids watch these days. Anytime one of the family members was stuck in a problem, they were always taught to do the right thing. Full House was just a joyful television show to watch. That’s so Raven was my other favorite childhood television show. That’s so Raven is somewhat similar to Full House in that they both have families dealing with certain issues. That’s So Raven although was much wilder. Raven, the main character, was always cracking jokes and doing something crazy. She would always make me laugh with the things that she would say or do. Something about her voice made everything one hundred times funnier. I always enjoyed watching That’s So Raven and Full House. To this day, I sometimes turn on the TV and flip back to old television shows just to bring back childhood memories.

11/29-12/3 What Is Art?

What is art? Art could mean so many different things to so many different types of people. You could ask somebody the same question and get a different response from someone living two houses down the road. It all depends on the way that person views art. I, personally, view art in many different ways. Art could be shown by physically doing something, or showing it on a piece of paper. Art could also be shown through some sort of dancing and music. By dancing, people can normally tell what kind of mood that person is feeling. Or if they’re expression their emotion through music, they play their instrument depending on how they feel. When someone is playing hard, strong, music their normally feeling upset or mad. Or, if that person is playing high-pitched, upbeat music, that would mean the person is in a good mood. Art is simple just expressing feelings. There is no limitations when it comes to art. When most people think of art, they think of paper, paint or colored pencils. But there also could be art such as sculpting and ceramics, and just pencil drawing. Art can be shown in any way as long as it has a meaning behind it. A piece of artwork could have a single object and mean so much. Art started long ago, even before art materials were created. Cave man’s would draw pictures by using berries on stone to tell a story. There is also many different types of actual art. For an example, there is realism and impressionism. The different types of arts have their own meaning behind them. A piece of artwork could look like it was taken by a photographer it was so clear. Or, the piece could have so many objects and shapes, the viewer has no idea what it is. Either way, art is art.

11/29-12/3 Image With Creative Response

One fine evening, Holly, Tori, Kelsey, and Morgan were out celebrating a GNO (girls night out). They needed an escape from all the drama and boys so they decided to go out and have some fun. Before they actually went out, they all met up at Holly’s house and started to plan their night. The girls had to decide whether they should have a relaxing girls night out, or a wild one. And, of course, knowing these girls, they came to conclusion that they wanted to go all out. They were going to dress up in their everyday work outfits and hit up all the clubs. Tori was a hair dresser, Holly was a cleaning lady, Kelsey was a nurse and Morgan was an everyday college student. The way these girls were dressed, it was clear that they weren’t just your ordinary friends. These girls were CRAZY and when they’re together, they’re even CRAZIER! So when they were all dressed and ready to get their groove on, they were on their way. Their first and only stop was going to be at a club called H2O. This club that they were attending was an under twenty one year old club. This probably could help explain why these girls are such angels.They barely ever broke the rules. So when they told their parents they were going out, their parents fully trusted them. Holly, Kelsey, Morgan and Tori looked better than ever in their snazzy uniforms. When they walked into the club, everyone stared right at them. Most people would think that these girls are celebrities out to cause some trouble. But the truth was, they just wanted to have some fun. They girls didn’t waste one second, and right as they walked in, they went right to the dance floor. The DJ played all their favorite songs and it was clear to everyone they were having an amazing time. Morgan even participated in the dance contest and won first place! Just as these girls, aka celebrities, were leaving, they all hopped into a phone booth. They wanted to call their mothers to let them know they were okay and survived the night. Just as all these fine ladies were on the phone, paparazzi took a snapshot. These girls didn’t very much care, because two weeks later they were on the National Geographic website.

11/29-12/3 Reaction to Picture

First of all, the thing that caught my eye the most about this picture is the cactuses. Because of the cactuses, it most likely was taken in Arizona. Arizona is my most favorite place to be. I travel to Arizona quite often, and fall more in love with it every time. Something about it is just so amazing. The whole layout of this photograph is extremely interesting. There’s so much going on its pretty crazy. There’s lightning bolt and a rainbow all in one pictures. It’s so fascinating that there could be so much going on in one picture. Just in this picture, there looks like there are different types of weather going on. In the bottom of the photograph, it looks like it would be a nice, warm, sunny day. Then, at the top left of the photograph, it looks as if there is a sand storm. And finally, on the far right, it looks like there was just a rain fall. This is evident because there is a rainbow. Maybe, at the end of that rainbow, there is a pot of gold. This picture makes me think of the relaxing, but crazy kind of days. These kind of days I have so much to do but don’t feel like doing anything at all. The photograph makes me think of these kinds of days because the weather is so crazy yet calm. This picture could also have some type of meaning behind in. There is dark clouds covering the sky, but there is a little bit of blue trying to come out. This could symbolize that behind troubled days, there are better days waiting. It could also symbolize that little bit of hope. Everyone needs to have hope no matter what situation there in. This picture makes me feel good and happy with just the thought of Arizona. I can’t wait for the next day Arizona and I meet again.