macorianaiena and cheese

This week I've forsursies locked down my project idea. During this weekend I will probably make mac and cheese which is so easy, but I have to start somewhere.
..............................Right........????

I think I will probably do a tutorial a week. I'm going to need to make a slideshow or something of the sort to pitch my idea to the class.

A possible pitch angle is to get people my age to cook for and rely less on their parents. Independence and stuff.

whoa!!!! mack enad cheese so hard 2 do

I think I should probably step it up and do recipes that aren't literally 15 minutes total. I guess next week could be like lasagna or something potato based or something.

Note to self: learn how to make lasanga.
Hey, maybe this blog could also be a journey type project where I learn to make stuff and report my findings.
Man, the ideas just keep rolling in.

nop i changed my mind

Actually, what I'm going to do for my DIY project will be something a long the lines of a cook book. It will be a "survival guide" for the teen fresh out of highschool/college/whatever thrust into the cruel world of fast food and lack of money.
I'll put basic dishes that anyone can make under a low budget, cooking techniques and hints and tips and the such. Hints and tips such as, "Did you know that if you chew bubble gum while cutting onions you won't cry? Of course you do! Who doesn't?"

It may or may not contain snark or sarcasm or sly digs or any of the above.

if i write a book for anything this'll be the cover
watermark and all

I think I will make it in a blog, because printing books is a hassle and expensive. Also, I will probably make a  separate blog for it, not on this blog.

the importance of a day

My 150 point proj-
I mean DIY project is the The Importance of a Day. My plan is to collect an item or an idea every single day and record it. There will be two parts to it, a physical collection of all the things/ideas I encounter throughout the day on a poster board or something and an online version. I will need to learn how to use flash and take pictures of the objects and put them onto a flash. They will each link to a little description of what it is, how it relates to the day and if/what I learned.

• What you've accomplished this week.

What I've accomplished this week is decide on a project and plan how to do it.

• What your next steps are.

My next step is to learn how to do basic Flash animations and programs.

wrong fla-
well half right

• Highlights of your week: the pleasant surprises and painful difficulties, and anything else of note.

I got out of bed today

• Questions for your mentor.

Do I need to have a mentor?

Why we do things

We, as a collective group, do things to get a reaction.
Babies cry to get fed.
Teenagers rebel to get attention.

It's all for a reaction. That in and of itself isn't necessarily a bad thing. No one would do anything if they didn't get something out of it. If audiences stopped laughing, comedians would stop telling jokes. Some of us strive to be "different" and "unique" All they're trying to do is scoff at you when you don't know who Freelance Whales are.

I think a sign of maturity is not doing things for a reaction. I think you've progressed through life and are experienced if you do things for yourself. It sounds easy, but it really isn't. Think about it, when was the last time you did something out of free will, unaffected by society and solely for yourself?
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It's almost a trait of enlightenment, doing things for yourself.

introdyctuion to enlgish

I'm a really bad writer.
I've got Scarlet Letter essay scores to prove it.
I'm a really bad writer.
I've got blog posts to prove it.
I'm a really bad writer.
I've got this blog post to prove it.

When I write I usually have a specific sentence in my mind. I'm given the tail end of a great essay, and I am tasked to rebuild the body and head. I have to work backwards from the first (last) sentence because the last sentence is the first thing I think of about the work. Usually it's a punchline like sentence or group of sentences that goes near the end of the text.

For example, the sentence that was in my mind when I wrote this, and consequently will be the last sentence, was, "See, I told you so." I think the reason I write in this amazingly bad way is due to my personality. I'm quick, sharp and good with one liners. (Testimonials from me, myself and I.) I think I'm funny and interesting, but only for a short amount of time. I usually make a great first impression then ride that. One could go as far as to say that my arrogance, quirkiness and geekiness is just a front for someone who is boring. Because, after all, nobody wants to be boring.

How does this relate to English and writing? Like myself, my writing is prone to rambling and getting sidetracked. This is because I'm not focused and I get distracted because there's one strong "point" (airquotes point airquotes because it's not really a point, it's a sentence) and the rest kind of falls apart. Maybe my writing starts off or finish strong, but usually the body middleish area is lacking and boring.

See, I told you so.

less is more

Words complicate things. Liars use more words than necessary. A wordy explanation could leave your listeners confused, a succinct one clarifies. That is why exercises like hamletin6 are so valuable. They forces to to reevaluate what something is and what it means to you. To be able to summarize long novels with multiple themes and ideas in a few words is no easy feat. Although it's not recommended to write essays in a couple of words, it could be useful to review and to think about what a text really means. You have to really think about the story and the underlying morals to be able to summarize a book in six words or less.


In this post, I'll take it to the next level. Here are a few one word summaries of novels we've read before. They are a bit more abstract than six word summaries, but they work just the same.

The Oedipus cycle: Fate
Oedipus tried to run from what was inevitable, and paid the price for it. He couldn't escape his fate, but in the end learned to accept it.

The Jungle: Need
Jurgis and the family always needed something, whether it be coal or food. They always had a need, therefore always needed to do something.

The Scarlet Letter: Pride
Pride kept Hester strong. Pride kept the Scarlet Letter on her blouse and turned it into a symbol of something other.

You know what's cool? Bow ties are cool.

Recently, the Doctor Who Christmas special aired. Probably on Christmas day. I won't bore you with the details, but here's quick summary.

1. dr sad
2. dr visit humans
3. human like dr
4. human get in trubble 
5. dr saves the day
6. human dies (again)
7. Clara Oswin Oswald

That is the basis of most Doctor Who episodes. However, I've noticed a trend T.V shows and this show in particular. There are episodes that serve only to further the overarching story line. In the long run this makes the show awesome, but it can make the episode bad. Bottle episodes.

Character or story development episodes aren't necessarily bad, just usually. When writers focus on one thing, the episode itself, great things can happen. Shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy don't exactly have an overarching story line. The writers focus on what is happening in the episode and usually that leads to good thing.

This problem only plagues some shows. Doctor Who is a sci-fi action-adventure program and every episode should have action-adventure. If the writers focused on the big picture, smaller episodes wouldn't matter very much. If the writers focused on each individual episode, the show wouldn't be as great as it could possibly be. The creators and writers chose this burden and must live with it, to make the show great.