My favorite word....Prompt from Thursday, Sept. 18

I'm a fan of words. There are a number of gems which I am particularly fond of, among them: glorious, defenestrate, and lolli pop.

My "favorite" word probably changes on a pretty frequent basis, but right now, I am in love with the word "uisce," which is the Irish word for "water." It's pronounced "ish-ka" and I get great joy out of saying it, and even just knowing what it means. It's on all the water lines and drains and bottles in Ireland, and once I learned the meaning of it in my Irish Language class I felt the need to say it out loud every time I saw it written. Perhaps just to prove I could pronounce it and knew what it meant, but I still find joy out of saying UISCE every time I need a drink or a shower.

A Valuable Website!

Check this out: Museum of the African Diaspora (www.moadsf.org).

Thinking about slave narratives

Here's a word from bell hooks' Feminist Theory: From the Margins to the Center that seems pertinent to our study of Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (and written by hooks about 100 years later: "Living as we did - on the edge - we developed a particular way of seeing reality. We looked both from the outside in and from the inside out. We focused our attention on the center as well as the margin. We understood both."

Pertinent?

finally got into the tentative.

Prompt: Think of a memory which you wish you could forget. Write about why you don't want to remember this, or what you dislike about the memory.

A "SWITCH-U-ATION"

I GOT SWAMPED WITH SOME ADMINISTRATIVE "STUFF" AND COULD NOT FINISH YOUR ENGAGING AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL/NARRATIVE/DRAFTS. I WILL HAVE THEM BY MONDAY MORNING OUTSIDE MY DOOR AND WITH MANY APOLOGIES.

Writing Prompt For Thursday 9/18

How did you find yourself at Colby-Sawyer College? Describe how you came to the decision to come to CSC.

The Last Time I Cried

Unfortunately the last time i did cry was last night. Our tennis coach resigned and said he was taking a Division 1 coaching job in Ohio. Although I had known for quite some time, it was still overwhelming for me to have to listen to man I see as a father say that he is leaving. He said he was going to stay in touch but i guess it sort of reminded me of when my parents got divorced and my dad moved out. I know that he will still be there and i will see him at times, but things just won't be the same. I know he is doing what is best for him and his family, but it is still difficult to watch a man like that leave.

Sorry for dragging on I guess I just needed a place to vent.

Hugs and Kisses

Ev

Casey McMorrow via APS

Funny Story in 27 Words Or Less:

Driving to Hampton Beach, a trip we know by heart; Taras pulls out the droning, female GPS and Marta yells, "Get that bitch off the window!"

 

Writing Exercise for Thursday:

Describe your most recurring dream or the last vivid one you had.

Writing Prompt for Thursday, 9/18/08

Write about your earliest memory, and make note of which of your five senses is most prominent in that memory.

Writing Prompt for Thursday, Sept. 18

What is the most traumatic thing that has ever happened to you, and how has it shaped who you are or how you view life?

Writing Prompt for 9/18/08

What was your plan for your future life while you were in high school? Has it changed since you started Colby-Sawyer College? 

Kim

Writing Prompt for Thursday (9/18/08)

Who was your childhood hero and why? Is this individual still your hero? If not, who do you wish to follow in the footsteps of now, and why?

~Megan