So while I am on the whole disinclined to believe most things that psychologists say, this study about the benefits of writing every day seems to ring true with my personal experience ( Read more... )

Ahhh it just hit me really hard that my summer teaching 7th graders reduced my writing to simple sentences at least and compound sentences at most. This is highly distressing. What will I do when I get back to school????????

There is earnest emotion in the journaling I did as a high school freshman which I'm pretty sure I've lost.

It's not that I want to go back to the days of extreme antisocial tendencies and all sorts of high school crap, but I do find myself missing the transparent writing style I employed.

Basically, I find myself kind of boring now.

Tonight, as boredom struck yet again, I found myself examining the contents of Logan's soul. And by that, I mean I was browsing through old documents and papers that are saved on my good ol' lappy ( Read more... )

Grah. I'm struggling to awaken my English-writing style. Last semester I got so used to writing argumentative-ish papers for history that I'm stuck in that mindset/structure ( Read more... )

Two years ago we stood in line at a grocery store with some mutual friends, waiting awkwardly to purchase sushi. Interestingly, the day was (supposed to be) focused on bread. We didn't bake that day, though, because you had so much homework and we spent a lot of time watching Napoleon DynamiteDespite all the awkwardness of the aptly-named "Sushi ( Read more... )