Informal Diction.... A Typical Week for Me

Hmmm... let's see... what has happened this week.. It's been pretty ordinary.... I get up,watch my seven year old sister come out of her room with an outfit on, then go back in, and when she comes out, she has a different one on, then she goes back in again... she's funny that way. I  go to school, eat lunch, go home again, do homework, eat, and when I  finish, I'm too tired to do anything else. I go to bed. And then, it starts all over again the next day. With all this  uneventful stuff goin' on during the week, you would think, I would think, I would do this blog earlier, to get it over with. But no.... I procrastinate, and end up not doing it till Friday night. So instead of  being somewhere with my BFF homie tight yos, or completely sprawled out on the couch watching movie after movie, I'm doing it now.. no biggie... really.
Actually, right now, this minute, I'm watchin' my mom walk around the kitchen makin' dinner with a bright orange clown wig on. What is up with that? I guess she is just funny that way, too. And then, there's my dad... working on his "Power Tool Drag Race" entry, a power tool made into a racing machine. Then my brother and sister bickerin' like a old married couple. Yep! that's my week.

Writing About Writing: Extra Credit Blog

My interest in writing depends on the assignment. Everybody has had to write something they liked and didn't like in their lifetime. One of my favorite assignments was in seventh grade. One day in class we had to look around the room at  some pictures that were hung up on the wall. All of the pictures were mysterious, and very random. We had to choose a picture and write a story about what  we thought  happened beyond that scene. I enjoyed writing this because there was no limit to what our imaginations could come up with, and when we presented them in class we got to see what other people that chose the same picture came up with. Everybody  wrote the most ridiculous, and hilarious stories, and they were as much fun to write as they were to read.

Outside Reading: The Bean Trees

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingslover, is so far, an amazing book about love, friendship, and belonging. Taylor Greer, originally called  Missy, sets off on her own in her old barley functional Volkswagen Beetle. Along her journey, a strange lady hands her a little American-Indian girl who she eventually calls Turtle. At first, Taylor doesn't know what to do with the child, but she learns quickly.Turtle fits right in with Taylor, as if they have been together from the beginning. So far I have really enjoyed this book, and look forward to really get into it.
            One of the themes in this book so far is change. As Taylor travels from Kentucky to Arizona, a little kid gets dumped randomly in the passenger seat of her VW and she is asked to take care of her. She changed  states, and became a single mom in just a few days. I can't imagine that!
         A book that I can relate this novel to is The Hunger Games  by Suzanne Collins. Although one is about people brutally killing others to stay alive, and the other about companionship, their common thread is journey. Katniss Everdeen, and Taylor Greer  are both making the journeys of their lives. Katniss is making the journey through twelve districts to her supposed death, and Taylor is making her journey from one state to another. They also, come across multiple obstacles along the way.
                The idea I have for my creative project is to illustrate a scene. There are so many ones I have to choose from, so I still have to decide.