Spring Break Part 2

Spring Break is coming up fast and everything is really picking up! My friends and I had to get my car today from home (3 hours away) and get our spring clothes in preparation of this weekend. I am extremely excited for Florida, and I hope this week zips by.

Spring Break

I am so ready for Spring Break. It is snowing again. It is cold. It is windy. I have nine days left until spring break in Florida, and it couldn't come at a better time. Many of my classes are picking up steam, and I feel overbearing stress with homework, projects, and volunteer activities. I simply can not wait until I am twelve hours away in the Florida sun. Its only supposed to be in the 60's the week we are there. Yet, I would take 60's over snow and slush any day.

Writer's Boulder

I usually try and work on a poem weekly; however, I have not written anything new for a few weeks now. Inspiration is lacking, and I am puzzled as to why. I write when I am stressed, so I should have written at least five poems this week alone. Even the mounting stress and assignments have not given me a reason to write. I write to release, to make the world slow down for a few moments. I really need to find some inspiration to relieve this stress, before I suffer a panic attack.

Week of Conferences

I am very much enjoying this week of conferences because we do not have class! The time off is helpful to both sleep deprivation and homework load. It is nice knowing that all I have to worry about this week for English is editing my paper and attended a short conference. My week has been very busy this week so far, and I am expected it to get even busier in the next couple days. Thanks Mr. McArdle!

Home For Valentine's Day

I am home for Valentine's day and couldn't be more overwhelmed. I am leaving for Ball State at six, which means I will arrive there around nine. Not only do I have homework for Journalism and a History test to study for, I also have a Spanish quiz tomorrow. Nevertheless, my entire ride back to BSU will consist of hardcore studying and perhaps a panic attack or two.

Valentine's Day

Another year is in full swing as the most controversial holiday approaches Sunday-Valentine's Day. Love is bittersweet and this holiday reflects it flawlessly. People in relationships feel sweet, singles feel bitter.
This year is my first year being single in three or four years and it feels great. I don't feel sweet or bitter, I feel like it's just another day of my life where I can be surrounded by the people that I love and who love me. My friends and family are there to support me and show me that I am loved, so why stress about what is quote, unquote missing?
I plan on going home this weekend to be with my friends and family. My little sisters are excited to make cards for me and give me candy. Honestly, can it get better than that? Boyfriends come and go but my family and friends are forever.

“Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.” - Sex in the City

Rhetorical Analysis Thoughts

After getting the rhetorical analysis assignment, I am struggling with what I want to analyze. Mainly because there are so many options. The option of deconstructing a common television commercial sounds interesting but I am also considering analyzing a poem. Because reading and writing poetry is one of my passions, I think I will go that route. After all, why not incorporate something I love with a potentially boring English assignment? Now to find a poem..how will I ever choose just one?