Sunday, February 20
listening to bravo playing softly in the other room
Wednesday, February 16
23 and mission sat 12 2:55 pm - m4w
Tuesday, February 15
parties
people might remember you if you say funny things
refer to my diagram "how to meet people"
if you want to have more friends you have to go to parties
if you give a mouse a cookie oh wait i already said that
just make sure not to change the music because people like have this thing they like
called vibes
they like to maintain
their vibes
omg this guy keeps looking at me
reading from james franco's book in a commanding tone at a séance in the night time
second of all i am a big fan of
serious literature
and third of all who am i who are you lol jk about that part
amy hempel is thanked in the introduction "to the teachers"
what the hell
Friday, February 11
i hate poetry and poems and omg you're so dumb
1.
once i tried to play rihanna's 'rude boy' on the guitar in front of my ex boyfriend he said i got really good at guitar but like
haha
i made him cry in a good way we were putting sandwiches into our mouths and talking about dead people
sometimes i think i am a clairvoyant and i want to be the person who writes people's resumes
i can build up your self esteem if only you'll let me
so anyways today i was like should i jog or not i decided not
2.
if you give a mouse a cookie he'll want to video chat and then
okay what i meant to say is i'm willing you with my brain to chat me now because i have a funny story to tell you and when you said i could sleep over at your house i was thinking no but i said yes
people laugh at the things i say but i think it's because i stopped washing my hair and it makes me
look more grunge
and that's pretty in right now
i wanted to talk to you about the time you touched my face at a party you kind of held my cheek for a while
i go to a private university and i'm the most alternative girl there because i dyed my hair green over the weekend
wait do you mean nirvana the band or
3.
i wanted to tell you that i really liked your band but i wish you'd just like i don't know hang out with me my dad said i'm not superficial
i think my roommate is having sex and knocking things over
this calls for some sit ups
4.
my friend tweeted brunettes are better than blondes and i cried is this true someone please affirm that this is not a fact
is this a fact
is there anything to live for
Tuesday, February 1
couples i've seen today (january 31 2011)
2. older couple wearing what appeared to be an array of patagonia and north face outerwear, holding each other on the streetcar platform. their stance as well as their clothing seemed to protect them from all elements. seemed safe. i smiled at them because they looked perfectly complimentary to each other.
3. young urban couple in a white mustang, singing and dancing to a rihanna song on the radio. claps at the appropriate junctions. i might have been "beaming" at the sight of their fun.
4. overly affectionate girl on escalator with effeminite young man. his eyes were party closed with what looked like an annoyed facial expression. she was on the top step of the escalator and had to bend down and lean into the boy in order to embrace him. she perched her head on top of his shoulder as they ascended. he kept his hands in his pockets.
Wednesday, January 26
Tuesday, January 18
Monday, January 17
ALL OF THE EMBARRASSING THINGS I'VE EVER DONE
accidentally flashed everyone at seventh grade pool party
accidentally flashed everyone at roller skating birthday party
used strangers' photobooth applications to take pictures of myself
used said pictures for strangers' computer wallpaper
used strangers' computers to open tabs of myself on all social networking websites i belong to
every time i've ever used the term 'world wide fame'
barfed in the dorm elevator on valentine's day, called everyone i know to profess my lovelessness
every time i've ever barfed
every time i've ever professed my lovelessness
Sunday, January 9
crybaby the movie
Wednesday, December 8
final reflection rhetoric 260 fall semester 2010
I was really impressed by your dedication and organization, not to mention how interested you seemed in our papers and progress in the course. I wanted to put as much time into writing as you did into grading. Your feedback was always impressive, thorough, and thought provoking. But I digress; I think this is supposed to be a reflection about me.
Deadlines used to be my arch nemesis and I could never really figure out how to finish a piece of writing once I had started it. I have total neuroses when it comes to submitting and showing people my work, but being able to practice my writing in mediums I wouldn’t normally take upon myself has given me more confidence to pursue "writing as a career". Not to mention I practiced flexibility in my writing skills to advance my pursuits and launch me into world wide fame.
Is it okay that this reflection is so colloquial? I feel like it should be okay. “Writing as conversation”.
Basically in my revisions I tried to make my language much more concrete and definitive. I wanted to sound like the supreme authority on the topics I was writing about. I think you’ll notice that I took your suggestions and removed a lot of vague/abstract sentences and replaced them with more concrete information. I’ll save the abstractions for my Gertrude Stein phase (crossing my fingers). As far as paper #4 goes, I feel like I should tell you I think it’s a miserable failure. I hope I didn’t come off as some psychotic lunatic. Definite heavy handedness when it came to political comments. It should be known that I am fairly apathetic when it comes to world affairs and politics. I only like reality television. Just kidding. Okay really though I think this reflection is far too casual but I am just going to “go for it” and consider it experimental non-fiction. Thanks for teaching such a good class. Really, it was awesome and I don’t think you could have done a better job. I would have liked to see more "heated class discussion" but that’s subjective. If I ever go into teaching I hope to employ your relational skills amongst other redeeming qualities. I was really impressed. And I am not easily impressed. In fact, I mostly hate everything.
So look for me in the New York Times Book Review or something, I’ll mention you in my extensive list of people to thank for my fame.
PEACE
SARA






