Grammar

Credit: My Modern Met Blogger Alice

My new favorite joke and literary term

A woman walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre

So the bartender gave it to her

Programs at Risk vs. Tax Breaks for the Rich

My new favorite commercial

Plain was the same as it ever was the same.
Plainly plain...
Samely same...
But then...someone lit the flame.
Plain rode away on lion's mane.
Where plain met fruits with strangely names.
Such wonderful things they did contain.
A shot of life to a hungry vein.
The captive beast who broke the chain.
And there upon that fruited plane,
is where plain became what plain became.
So much more than more than plain.
Plain will never be the same.









It's about time some creative writing and art came back to commercials. I was convinced that this was a famous poem some famous poet wrote but alas it is not. I am not able to find the person who wrote this but whoever did... Hats off to you! You made my head turn towards the TV with your rhyme. You brought the art of writing back to television.

Quotes and Dialogue

When something is drilled into me, such as a rule, idea, or theory, I tend to stick to it pretty stubbornly. I was taught in my early English and Grammar classes that when you are writing dialogue, each person's speech is a new paragraph. Like a script.

For Example:

"Hi Jane."
"Hello there, Sam."

I'm assuming that is grammatically correct.

Some authors that I have read, have broken this rule. The conversation still flows well and the structure of the paragraph seems to stay intact. Is this a kind of statement? Or their artistic right? Or just their style? Does it mean that they don't understand grammar? What about the editor's of their work? Do they have something to say about it?

I'm pretty sure these questions wouldn't have right or wrong answers but i'm just curious about other author's use of quotations and dialogue structure.

What do you think?

too funny... just had to post

Thanks to the Buffalo PD I could not make it to class today >.< You would think they of all people would know how to not get stuck or at least get out when they are stuck

update and changes

oh well hello again...

I was talking to a friend last night who informed me that I had to update my blog more often. Let me explain what has been going on lately with all this blog stuff....

The blog started out as a way for me to communicate with my friends back home and to keep them updated on what was going on while I was away at school. It was also meant to get me writing more often and express myself. As the new year came around I realized that I wanted to do more than just rant and explain on my blog. I didn't want it JUST to be about my life. The blog seemed kind of counter productive for a while. I put the project on hold to get stuff sorted out.

I will probably still use the blog but it will go through a few changes. Firstly, It will be for me. You are welcome to look and comment of course but I will be using the blog to express my feelings and my inner thoughts. I may do some censoring but for  the most part be prepared to have a pretty intimate experience with this blog. I will also be posting journal entries from my English classes. These will include thoughts on stories I have read, creative pieces I have written, and other responses to miscellaneous stimuli.

Another major thing happening is that with the New Year I finally decided to write a novel. I currently have a good chunk of it mapped out and I am using the writing prompts from class to add some flair to it as well. I'm pretty excited for this endeavor and with each snippet I write and have critiqued I get a new burst of motivation. For once in my life I feel like I could actually create, mold, finish, and publish a long piece such as this. I will probably post some of the snippets on here and i will tag them as so so that you can see what I am working on.

If you have any criticism or advice for any of the writings I post on here PLEASE comment or talk to me! I would love to hear it! I am always looking for ways to improve my writing.

So that's where my blog stands right now. I will be posting more as the week goes on.

Till next T time...

^_^