Mid-Term Postin'

For the most part I feel solid about the writing I’ve done for this class.  I already liked writing to begin with which made things much easier.  Yet most of my experiences of writing have been creative writing.  Learning to write a paper in MLA format is an entirely new endeavor, I’m getting there slowly but surely. I guess that’s what happens when you go to a tiny philanthropic art high-school.  I would have to say that out of the two papers I’ve done so far, I like the second one much more.  It was definitely far more challenging then the first.  As Liz said in my conference with her, “writing about yourself is easy, you could write about yourself forever.”  For the second essay I picked to write about Mad Men, and how I feel the show romanticizes womanizing.  I enjoyed looking at the show (one of my personal favorites) from an outsiders perspective.  It was interesting to pick apart the slight nuances and really get into the raw meat of the show.  I’m happy with my grade right now, and I do think that I deserve the A that I’m getting.  I’ve been very diligent with my work and really tried to apply myself to my full capacity.  I also really enjoy the time spent inside the classroom. Both Tuesdays and Thursdays are long days for me, so it’s nice to end the day in such a positive environment.  Class is never dull, there is always a lively discussion.  I love that we have such an eclectic group of people.  Since we’re all so different it really makes for interesting debates, as well as a super fun time!

Snooki

This blog is far more difficult for me than the last.  First off, I don’t have a Facebook, or a Twitter.  I do have an Instagram, but I’ve never really seen the appeal of following celebrities.  So, for this blog since I can pick any celebrity under the sun, I decided to go for one of the most ridiculous choices.  That being said, of course I picked Snooki.  We all know Snooki from her larger then life personality on the reality TV show, The Jersey Shore.  Nowadays however, Snooki is a new mother and soon to be wife, as she constantly reminds her six million Twitter followers.  The shift in people viewing Snooki from an extremely hot mess party girl to a sweet (yet perhaps still slightly misguided) mother, didn’t just happen overnight.  Though Snooki is the reality star everyone loves to hate, she has come leaps in bounds in transforming her image.  Tweets of wild drunken nights on the boardwalk, have been traded in for graphic tweets of breastfeeding her new baby Lorenzo.  Not to say that Snooki has let all of her old self fall the the wayside.  Her Twitter is full of energy upon first sight.  Bright fuchsia, and dramatic cheetah print splash across the screen.  You needn’t scroll down far to get a slap in the face of Snooki’s humor.  Though there are a sprinkling of sickly sweet tweets about her fiance Jionni, and new motherhood, she is for lack of a better term, still quite buck.  Surprisingly her tweets are often quite inspiring.  Snooki is very vocal about standing up for who she is, and refusing to give in to other peoples hateful opinions.  Playfully telling people to ‘stop chugging hatorade’, and calling herself a ‘milf’.  She also promotes loving your body, not needing to change to fit the mold others have made for you.  In my opinion, whether you love Snooki, or hate her, she is undeniably her own woman.  She has come a long way from being punched in bar brawls in seedy clubs in Jersey.  Just read her Twitter and you’ll see, “The breast pump bra is a miracle. Thank you for making it so much easier.” A long way indeed...