Review of Class: 9/21 - 9/27

Hello everyone!

I enjoyed class this week, nothing really too difficult to comprehend or anything. I really liked watching Carrie, it was a pretty cool way to spend class. Observing the lighting techniques, the camera details, and all of those things that most don't usually analyze, it was really interesting. I still think that the remake was better, but the older one was still pretty good.

I really like that we get to choose our own movie to do the essay on. So far, I've watched American Psycho, great movie, but the theme is kind of very much up in the air, so I'll watch some more tomorrow. Regardless, watching movies with a keen eye for detail is somewhat strange. Usually when I watch movies, I critique them, but not to this degree. It'll be interesting to go and watch some of my favorite movies with a different eye.

Well, I hope everyone has a good weekend and see everybody in class Monday!
Peace!!

Post for 9/23

So this is my first Tuesday post because I forgot last week, and I'm not quite sure what to write about. I know we can cover any topic we want to, but I don't really have anything in particular I want to write about. The weather is pretty nice, hot during the day, cold at night, my favorite combination. The leafs are starting to turn colors, which I'm rather excited about. My dorm window looks directly towards a small forest, so I'm excited to see all the beauty of that. I'm not quite ready for winter though. I have a fifteen minute to and from all my classes, and I'm not sure how that'll go once there's snow and ice. I'm sure I'll be able to handle it, plus there are buses if I can't, but I'd just prefer not to deal with it at all. The best part about this time of year for me is definitely the MLB postseason. I love baseball with a burning passion, I'm so excited. It helps that the Tigers have made it to that point each of the last three seasons, and will undoubtedly make it again this year.
Well, hopefully I'll have a more solid topic to talk about next week, but for now I think that this will work.
See everybody in class!
Peace!!

Review of Class: 9/14 - 9/20

Hello everyone!

I enjoyed this week in class for the most part. The two pieces we read for Wednesday were kind of split for me. The Stuart Dybek piece was by far my favorite. It just resonated with nostalgia, he remembers a memory, and while remembering that, remembers some other memory. It's kind of weird towards the end, definitely an adult situation. The way he told it didn't come off as XXX or anything like that though, it came off as more of a walking down memory lane and remembering the best times in his life, and it was definitely worth it. The other piece, whose author and title escape me, wasn't great for me. The way it was written made it hard to read for me. I understand why it was written that way, but it wasn't very appealing. Also, the excessive use of profanity bothered me. I know that "bad words" can be used in writing to effectively drive a point, but in this piece it really didn't have a purpose in my view, it's just there to be there. The narrative we have to write for Monday I'm kind of excited for. I've been giving it some thought and I'm getting some ideas floating around. I really think it'll be a fun piece to write, but also a challenging one.

I hope everyone enjoys their weekend, see everybody Monday.

Review of Class: Week of 9/7 - 9/13

Hey guys!
Happy Friday, I hope everyone is enjoying their day!

Any who, I liked this week. We read some good stories, watched some cool clips, and engaged in some interesting discussions. We kind of got to know some of the people in the class through our papers. I think that's really important as some people can be shy and not want to put themselves out there very much. I'm looking forward to this class because I think it has the potential to bring out all of our inner writers, and make us more aware of our abilities and preferences. Hopefully we can all learn and grow together.

I'm not quite sure how I feel about this whole blog thing though. I can see how it could turn out well and be useful, but I can also see it being somewhat of a burden. Regardless, I think it'll be interesting to see what everyone else posts and thinks.

That pretty much sums up my experience from the first week, I hope everyone has a good weekend, and I'll you on Monday!
Peace!!

Intro-Blog

English 1050 represent! Everybody be doin' these intro blog 'cause they mandatory, so let's make the most of it! My name's Aaron, I'm 18, and I'm so hype to be here at WMU. I'm gonna make my blog all about music and stuff and try to make you guys laugh. Don't be afraid to comment, we all gotta do it eventually, I don't bite. Let's make the most of this semester and have tons of fun and what not.
Peace!!