Sunday, January 23, 2011
Jets v Steelers
Game time 6.30. Im getting hyped both my teams are going to be ready to play hard, but I'm going to support my Steelers.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Me Talk Pretty One Day # 3
David Sedaris
Non-Fiction (Biography)
Pages 83-120
After David's attempt to become an artist ended up becoming a disaster he took up a job teach a writers workshop to college students. This was a terrible idea for David because he has no experience in teaching and very little self confidence. The first day of the class he planned for them to cut out pieces of paper and write there names on them, but he had nothing else planned. He thought that the construction of name tags would take up the entire 2 hour class period. He imagined that it would be like teaching preschoolers who are always shouting and yelling out their opinions. As the semester continued David used unconventional methods to teach his class. For example, he would have everyone smoke while writing. halfway through the semester he was able to come up with a class routine. For the first half he would have the students talk about politics, gossip, and their personal lives. The second half was dedicated to watching David's favorite soap Oprah's. The next chapter is a segment in David's life when he first moves to New York and works as a mover. This chapter isn't humorous, but instead is very informative on the burrows of New York and the type of people. As David moves peoples belongings from Manhattan to one of the various surrounding burrows he could tell the person was downgrading because no one leaves Manhattan. David works with three unique character; a murder, a communist, and a schizophrenic. These group of people had very unique opinions on the people they moved, which i found to be very intriguing.
I can't wait to read the next chapter of this book. I find that some of the stories David has to tell are hilarious and whenever i read a good chapter I instantly want to continue reading to discover what other hilarious situation David will find himself in. David's personal little idiosyncrasies is what made his story about teaching great. In order to remind himself that he had the power in the classroom he had to go to the door and shut it then open it or write a random quote on the chalk board. David's input and thoughts on the events in his life are what truely make this book funny.
Non-Fiction (Biography)
Pages 83-120
After David's attempt to become an artist ended up becoming a disaster he took up a job teach a writers workshop to college students. This was a terrible idea for David because he has no experience in teaching and very little self confidence. The first day of the class he planned for them to cut out pieces of paper and write there names on them, but he had nothing else planned. He thought that the construction of name tags would take up the entire 2 hour class period. He imagined that it would be like teaching preschoolers who are always shouting and yelling out their opinions. As the semester continued David used unconventional methods to teach his class. For example, he would have everyone smoke while writing. halfway through the semester he was able to come up with a class routine. For the first half he would have the students talk about politics, gossip, and their personal lives. The second half was dedicated to watching David's favorite soap Oprah's. The next chapter is a segment in David's life when he first moves to New York and works as a mover. This chapter isn't humorous, but instead is very informative on the burrows of New York and the type of people. As David moves peoples belongings from Manhattan to one of the various surrounding burrows he could tell the person was downgrading because no one leaves Manhattan. David works with three unique character; a murder, a communist, and a schizophrenic. These group of people had very unique opinions on the people they moved, which i found to be very intriguing.
I can't wait to read the next chapter of this book. I find that some of the stories David has to tell are hilarious and whenever i read a good chapter I instantly want to continue reading to discover what other hilarious situation David will find himself in. David's personal little idiosyncrasies is what made his story about teaching great. In order to remind himself that he had the power in the classroom he had to go to the door and shut it then open it or write a random quote on the chalk board. David's input and thoughts on the events in his life are what truely make this book funny.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Me Talk Pretty One Day # 2
David Sedaris
Non-Fiction (Biography)
Pages 60- 83
The next Chapter entitled, You Can't Kill the Rooster, is one of David's funniest stories I've read so far. It's about David's brother Paul, a North Carolina born native who by the time he was in first grade talked worse then a toothless sailor. Since he was the fourth child the parents didn't care enough to stop him from using such horrific words and making very inappropriate comments. Paul refers to himself as the Rooster because he believes you can't kill the Rooster. The conversations between Paul and the farther are hilarious, but are to crude to repeat. The father doesn't care that Paul talks like a thug in the Ghetto, but instead is the only one who can really understand him. The next chapter is about a dog named Melina that the parents bought and loved more then their children. They showed the dog affection and felt proud to be the owners of a very large great Dane. The mother loved to snuggle up with Melina on the floors in every room in the entire house. She also taught him very unique tricks. One example of these tricks is that she told David to pretend to punch her and she would yell "Melina help I'm hurt," the dog would come running and tackle David to the ground attempting to bite his neck. The funniest part of this incident wasn't the tackle itself, but the fact that the mom was cheering the dog on to bite her son's neck. The dad was very proud of the dog and felt respected when neighbors complimented the Great Dane as he took it for walks, he felt a sense of accomplishment that he never felt with any of his children. After, his wife dies the father lives a couple more years with the Great Dane before he puts her down because of medical issues.
I really enjoy David's sense of humor and find many of his stories to be hilarious. I can relate to the Rooster in the way he talks, I'm sure many of people say things like that with their friends when they're in private, but to talk like that out in public and to your parents isn't right. One of Paul's funniest quotes is when he calls his dad in the middle of the night around one in the morning to tell him, " I havent seen (a girl) in so long i would throw (a whole truck load) of stones at it (edited). I can't imagine anyone saying that to their parents, let alone at one in the morning.
Non-Fiction (Biography)
Pages 60- 83
The next Chapter entitled, You Can't Kill the Rooster, is one of David's funniest stories I've read so far. It's about David's brother Paul, a North Carolina born native who by the time he was in first grade talked worse then a toothless sailor. Since he was the fourth child the parents didn't care enough to stop him from using such horrific words and making very inappropriate comments. Paul refers to himself as the Rooster because he believes you can't kill the Rooster. The conversations between Paul and the farther are hilarious, but are to crude to repeat. The father doesn't care that Paul talks like a thug in the Ghetto, but instead is the only one who can really understand him. The next chapter is about a dog named Melina that the parents bought and loved more then their children. They showed the dog affection and felt proud to be the owners of a very large great Dane. The mother loved to snuggle up with Melina on the floors in every room in the entire house. She also taught him very unique tricks. One example of these tricks is that she told David to pretend to punch her and she would yell "Melina help I'm hurt," the dog would come running and tackle David to the ground attempting to bite his neck. The funniest part of this incident wasn't the tackle itself, but the fact that the mom was cheering the dog on to bite her son's neck. The dad was very proud of the dog and felt respected when neighbors complimented the Great Dane as he took it for walks, he felt a sense of accomplishment that he never felt with any of his children. After, his wife dies the father lives a couple more years with the Great Dane before he puts her down because of medical issues.
I really enjoy David's sense of humor and find many of his stories to be hilarious. I can relate to the Rooster in the way he talks, I'm sure many of people say things like that with their friends when they're in private, but to talk like that out in public and to your parents isn't right. One of Paul's funniest quotes is when he calls his dad in the middle of the night around one in the morning to tell him, " I havent seen (a girl) in so long i would throw (a whole truck load) of stones at it (edited). I can't imagine anyone saying that to their parents, let alone at one in the morning.
JETS!!!
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets. The little whiny girl Tom Brady was sent home for an early vacation Sunday after unexpectedly losing to the jets. This weekend the jets will have to travel to Pittsburgh to play my Steelers it should be a good game.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
Non-Fiction (Biography)
Pages 1-60
David Sedaris literature is very unique in the sense that he isn't writing a story or about a specific event in his life, but instead writes about random segments of his life that are humorous. Every chapter in his book is a comedic event that has happened in his life. The first story is about him attending speech therapy in elementary school for his lisp. He has his therapy session once a week with a women named Miss Samson, who David sees as a cruel women. Throughout the chapter he describes the lessons that Miss Samson made him do to improve on his speech, but inevitably doesn't improve his speech. In the end Miss Samson quites and David uses a more diverse vocabulary to avoid using words with S because of his lisp. The next chapter is about how David's father love for Jazz inspires him to form a band with his children. Unfortunately, none of them have any musical talents especially David. His father sends him to a guitar instructor, who is a midget, to help him improve, but David has no interest in guitar. His real dream is to sing for a catchy wal-mart advertisement. When he tells the instructor this, the instructor senses that the kid is a little odd and tells him, "pull it together kid." The next story isn't one of the better ones in my opinion. This chapter is a summary of David's life as an artists even though he knows he has no artistic abilities. He attends art school only to drop out because he failed all of his classes. He then got involved in crystal meth and joined up with a group of Gothic artists. The pieces of art they created aren't the typical works a normal person would buy. For example, a chair made out of human hair or two dumpsters filled with toe nail clippings. David stops doing drugs once his dealer moves away and realizes he can't function; therefore, he checks himself into rehab.
I found that much of the humor comes from David's thoughts on the event occurring in his life, more than the event itself. This is because he is gay and has a unique view on the things that most other people wouldn't that i find to be entertaining. The best stories are of his childhood where he has to pretend that he enjoys all the things a normal boy likes, but in reality he doesn't care about sports or outdoors. I find myself laughing whenever he gives his input on an event that many people would find normal. So for i find the book to be pretty funny, but as some parts to be a little strange.
Non-Fiction (Biography)
Pages 1-60
David Sedaris literature is very unique in the sense that he isn't writing a story or about a specific event in his life, but instead writes about random segments of his life that are humorous. Every chapter in his book is a comedic event that has happened in his life. The first story is about him attending speech therapy in elementary school for his lisp. He has his therapy session once a week with a women named Miss Samson, who David sees as a cruel women. Throughout the chapter he describes the lessons that Miss Samson made him do to improve on his speech, but inevitably doesn't improve his speech. In the end Miss Samson quites and David uses a more diverse vocabulary to avoid using words with S because of his lisp. The next chapter is about how David's father love for Jazz inspires him to form a band with his children. Unfortunately, none of them have any musical talents especially David. His father sends him to a guitar instructor, who is a midget, to help him improve, but David has no interest in guitar. His real dream is to sing for a catchy wal-mart advertisement. When he tells the instructor this, the instructor senses that the kid is a little odd and tells him, "pull it together kid." The next story isn't one of the better ones in my opinion. This chapter is a summary of David's life as an artists even though he knows he has no artistic abilities. He attends art school only to drop out because he failed all of his classes. He then got involved in crystal meth and joined up with a group of Gothic artists. The pieces of art they created aren't the typical works a normal person would buy. For example, a chair made out of human hair or two dumpsters filled with toe nail clippings. David stops doing drugs once his dealer moves away and realizes he can't function; therefore, he checks himself into rehab.
I found that much of the humor comes from David's thoughts on the event occurring in his life, more than the event itself. This is because he is gay and has a unique view on the things that most other people wouldn't that i find to be entertaining. The best stories are of his childhood where he has to pretend that he enjoys all the things a normal boy likes, but in reality he doesn't care about sports or outdoors. I find myself laughing whenever he gives his input on an event that many people would find normal. So for i find the book to be pretty funny, but as some parts to be a little strange.
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