Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Perfect Apartment

I live in an on-campus apartment and lets just say it can be better. I live in 8125A Dunning. I share this apt with Rebecca Klaiber. Our front room has no carpet. The rooms are extremely small for two people. The bathrooms are even smaller. Our kitchen is a decent size, but it can be bigger also. The front door we use to come in the apt is hard to open and close. Its almost like something is stuck in the cracks of the door. When i lock the door, sometimes when i think i locked it, i really didn't, and that could end tragically.
My perfect apt is as follows...
When i walk into the front room, there is a really pretty pink and green rug. The walls are painted with a color that corresponds with the carpet. Then as i walk into the kitchen, there is black and red appliances with a new stove and fridge. Everything is so pretty and all the colors match, perfectly. Now, i have come to my bedroom. It will have purple and blue rug and the walls correspond with them. My room is the size of the kitchen and sitting room joined. It is really big. I have a queen size bed with pretty comfortable bed sheets. My closet is a walk thru, full of clothes, shoes, and accessories. After all of that, i still have the bathroom. I walk in the bathroom and it is just about the best room in the apt. The walls painted champagne, the curtains and rugs all matching. This room is huge, with enough space to run laps. This is the perfect apartment.   

Monday, September 5, 2011

What is Writing

 Stephen King is a very straight to the point kind of guy. I like this about him because i can relate to him. I actually feel the same way about some things he said in his writing. For instance, i have to be in a certain environment in order for me to write or read and be able to pay attention. The kind of setting i need is to be alone, maybe a little music playing, and sitting at a desk so that i can focus on what I'm doing. King has a sense of humor but i can also tell that he is serious about what he does. At the end of the writing he said "This isn't a popularity contest, its not the moral Olympics... But its writing, damn it, not washing the car..". I feel like that showed me his passion for writing and that he doesn't put up with people who bs writing and reading. Basically, he is saying if your going to play around with reading and writing, then find something better to do with your time, like maybe washing the car. Also he is saying that writing isn't hard to do, if you can get yourself in the right environment to focus, it should come naturally. Lastly, i really enjoyed this text because he was straight to the point and very blunt about his beliefs and how he feels about people who slack.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Reading Memoir

I never really liked to read growing up, but as i have gotten older it has gotten better. When i say that i mean with a few conditions. The only way i like to read is when it is something i find interesting. As i was growing up i remember reading books but only when it was a book i liked. It kind of varies what kind of genres i enjoy. One of the books i really enjoyed reading was "A Child Called It" by David Pelzer. At first i didnt really understand why i liked it being that i wasnt much of a reader. Everytime i picked that book up i could read it for hours. I would find myself reading it more then i did anything else.Another book i enjoyed in high school was the "Twilight Saga". At first i wasnt really into them, but as i began to really read and focus on what i was thinking, i liked them.
Now that i have gotten older, i realize that reading can and should be more then something i have to do. I think every person should read something every once in a while. Also i am glad that i realized that as long as it is a genre i enjoy, i can read it and not have to get tired of it.