to write

While I doubt I have any followers, I have decided to continue this blog. I've neglected it like some dusty old thing. I am an English major at a state university. I'm not sure what that even means. I am twenty-nine years old, and life has taken me so many places that I now sit here; an undergraduate. I have no idea what I am going to do in a few months when I graduate. I read books. I write(I don't even know that I write that well). I am good at is having ideas. I think of all sorts of things. I have ideas and my husband takes those ideas and uses them in his classroom. I don't mind really. At least somebody is using my ideas. But, in any case, I have decided to write. Maybe this way I will get all of the ideas out of my head and figure out what I am supposed to do.

the end...

I am blogging early this week because I will be out of town this weekend. The school where my husband teaches made it to the playoffs, and the first round is this Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans. So, I will be there cheering them on. I am so proud of this team and their coaching staff. Last year they had a pretty bad loosing season, and now they in the playoffs. Several of these kids have never been outside of the ark-la-tex, so its pretty exciting that they are playing in New Orleans... proof that hard work can really take you places.

For my classmates, happy last blog, and good luck in all you do!

Craziness

I feel that it is my turn to vent about a stressful week. I have exams, papers and all kinds of other stuff, not to mention, advising for the upcoming spring semester. I am beyond tired and am fully looking forward to next week. Hope next week is better than the last for everyone. I feel better now. One less thing that I have to do...

pretty colors

I thought this was interesting.

why do cars today have such boring colors?

Po-Mo-Renn

Way back in the day, there was a movement in Europe to revive classical antiquity. That movement was called The Renaissance.


I've recently begun to notice a revival of the 80's. A couple of years ago there was another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie(although it wasn't very good), The Transformers are back, and the Smurfs have made it to the movie theater. Star Wars is doing great with the younger generation because of the Clone Wars...and these are just movies. T.V. shows and pop music are even bringing back the 80's.

We currently live in a time called post-modernism. We have named ourselves. But, we keep looking to the past and commemorating it, probably because our own reality is not very pleasant. However, if reality is perception, why not perceive a better one?

Girls in the Galaxy...

As Halloween is approaching, my husband and I needed to decide what dress as for a party that we will be attending. My husband chose Star Wars characters, and specifically, a Storm Trooper. We like to match, so I looked up what kind of female characters there are to choose from. I was not all that familiar with Star Wars, and was a little surprised to find that in the movies, there are really only two female characters; Padme and her daughter Leia. Wow! patriarchy much?!

I am currently writing a paper that deals greatly with my appreciation for Walt Disney, and I find myself in a corner at times because of the over use of gender stereotypes in Disney films. But then I found Star Wars... I know that they are movies and that they are there for entertainment purposes, so I will not get too preachy, but really, only one female character in each film? No wonder there is so much chaos in that galaxy!

Youth Fiction

I recently finished reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I absolutely loved it! I don't want to say too much about it because I hope that those of you who enjoy reading will read this one. The story is great, but what I really appreciated was Zusak's style. It is unique. I enjoyed it so much that I have to ask a question. Why is it considered youth fiction? I am an adult and an undergrad English major and I found it to be very engaging. Is it called youth fiction because the protagonist is a child? When I think of youth fiction I think of children's books. What does youth fiction actually mean?