Similar to many of my peers in this class, I have similarly
fallen behind in posting my blog posts. I have kept up with the reading, but it
seems everyday I am more and more focused on completing the portfolio and final
writing project for this class. Metaphors
we live by and Pilgrim at Tinker
creek are both great reads, without a doubt, but 18 credits and a capstone
class seem to finally be taking their effects on me.
There is one quote from Metaphors
we live by that recently stuck out to me while I was reading that I would
like to highlight: “We are constantly performing rituals, from casual rituals,
like making the morning coffee by the same sequence of steps each day and
watching the eleven o’clock news straight to the end…” (233). I thought this
quote came particularly true when it comes to my writing style. I like to write
during the same time, whether that’s in the morning or night, day after day
much like the making of the coffee. I don’t know if this hurts or helps me in
the long run, but I do know it’s my style. Now for the reason I bring this up:
when tackling my writing project I have found I can only write so much in one
setting. Whether that’s two or three pages of pure text, I struggle writing
over 2000-3000 words in one day while staying in a good-mood. It’s not that I
can’t, but I have found my writing starts to suffer when I push myself to write
un-godly amounts in one day’s sitting.
This leads me back to my original point; I have been
focusing so much of my writing on the project and other vital projects for
other classes that I have had to take time away from these blog posts. Which is
not my desire, but an important lesson on workload had been learned.
I hope to be able to find time to read and blog about Pilgrim at Tinker creek, but seeing how
classes seem to be only intensifying it will be quite difficult. If I am not
able to find the extra time I will be more than happy to read the book over
summer while I am working. The hard part right now is trying not to invest too
much time into my final project while investing enough time so I can earn a
good grade for the course and produce a powerful piece that I can use in the future.
