Future so Bright

Interesting ideas from the presentation

• It takes an entire month to put together a magazine. 
• "phony pictures" are added in place of the actual ones (before they are taken) so that others can view the creators ideas.
• They do not have a legal team.

Question about something discussed

• How many people work for 417 magazine?
• Is there a lot of conflict as to what goes in each issue?

 Why I would work for 417 Magazine 

• The staff all seemed friendly.
• The building itself had an inviting atmosphere.
• Everyone seemed very welcoming. 

 Where I'd like to be in...

a: 1 year:  I wish to be in OTC at this time, and have my skydiving license.

b: 5 years: Finishing up collage at MSU.

c: 10 years: Have a job other than McDonald's, maybe be a skydiving instructor.

d: 50 years: Be retired or close to it, and still be able to support myself.

Newspaper Inspired Piece

I heard it on the street that Abraham Lincoln had a son that no one knew about, and that this son of his was a slave and that's why Abe had a desire to free the slaves.  It's weird how conversations get so mixed up in translation.  Life is just a giant game of telephone.  You never know who or what you can trust and that is kind of messed up.  I think that the world is going downhill fast and we need to move to mars or something. 

Favorite Quotes

                                                

Memorable Passage

“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”  -Twilight 


I went through a phase in like 6th grade when I was obsessed with Twilight. Looking back now I wonder what was going on in my head at that time. I really liked the quote that I put above and honestly I still do. I try to find the positives in the negatives and I feel like this quote does that as well.

Writers as Readers

1.) When I read I need to be doing something else also. I can't just sit down and read a book. I need to be riding in a car, listening to music, snacking, walking around, etc.
2.) I'm 18 years old but I still like children's books. Children have such wide imaginations and children's books tend to reflect that. I guess that's why I like reading them. There is also the fact that I am not much of a reader.
6.) I do not remember who taught me how to read or when I learned how to read, but I do remember how frustrating it was for me to learn the ABC's. I also remember pretending that I knew how to read by just telling my parents what the story was about while holding up the book. Mrs. Vanwinkle was my kindergarten teacher and she helped me a lot with my ABC's and told me that they were hard for her too. That was her little "secret".
9.) When I was reading The Fault in Our Stars  I felt sad because, his cancer ended up being worse than hers.
12.) I do think that someone who reads a lot will become a stronger writer. I do not read books very often.  The majority of my vocabulary comes from social media sites and text messages. My vocabulary would probably be a lot better if I were to read actual books more.  At the same time though I think I learn quite a bit of words from listening to people talk.

Pillow Talk

I have come to the conclusion that tonight is not going to be filled with dreams, but instead it will be filled with overflowing thoughts.  Maybe I'm just thinking too hard about how many hours of sleep I will get if I fall asleep RIGHT NOW. Or maybe I had too much coffee today.  Maybe I just can't get comfortable.  Who knows?  Maybe it's a good thing that I am not sleeping right now, like I'm being saved from a dismal dream.  Maybe if I just get up and walk around for while.  If thoughts just worked like a light switch then I wouldn't have to worry until the switch went bad.  Tomorrow is a big day, but I still have yet to fall asleep.  These unorganized thoughts are invading my brain, like a flow of red sauce on spaghetti..  What?  Now that I think of it I can't remember if I had dinner. Maybe that's why I can't sleep.  This is driving me insane, but it's whatever.

6 word memoir

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