Write Where I Started…

I have actually enjoyed working as a group in the Wiki ever since this class started.  So what has inspired this deep appreciation for all things Wiki? 

Well I like the fact that my classmates and I are able to freely share ideas and information. Personally, I believe working in a group has many advantages, particularly when working with a Wiki. It gives us a shared workspace that is easy to navigate and edit. 

Group assignments seem to be important in a writing intensive class like this because writing is all about communicating. Working in a group should improve our communication skills. That is probably one of the main objectives of assigning group work. Another primary objective might be to give everyone in the class an opportunity to practice writing about specific subjects.  (Hmm..tricky, but effective).

Overall I don’t think there are any challenges to working in a group, but one obvious reward is that all of us have extra support to complete our first writing project.

Well that’s it’s for my input this week. I have a rough draft to work on. Stay tuned…the ENG112 Saga will continue.

Yes, that is my motto for this semester. I am going to make a determined effort to get serious and drop my ultra flighty attitude.  My first of order of business is to stop pouting about the lack of a new episode of ER coming on this week. Believe me, that is a big first step. I plan to concentrate on more serious stuff as soon as I get a decent break from school, work, and other priorities.  

How’s this for more serious stuff:

Yay!! A new campy mystery to read!  Now can anything be more serious than that?

The best, and perhaps most recent ‘real world’ example I have to describe a situation where I used specific criteria to make a decision occurred last Thursday. I had to decide whether to watch the last five minutes of Grey’s Anatomy ‘or’ the first few minutes of ER. So what did I do? 

Are you serious?  We’re talking ER here folks, by now you should know where my devotion lies.  My ER obsession is well documented and perhaps will one day be the subject of someone’s doctoral thesis.  But alas, something tells me that our professor is expecting another type of answer from me. I believe she is seeking something with more gusto, more chutzpah, and more pizzazz. 

So here’s my backup answer – I made the decision to apply to Bowling Green State using a certain set of criteria. I wanted to attend a university that had an excellent distance learning program, a strong academic reputation, and one that was affordable. BGSU met each of those three criteria. BGSU’s distance learning program offers very diverse degrees, including mine (Liberal Studies).  Academically BGSU was highly recommended by a former co-worker of mine, who is a proud graduate. And finally, after evaluating the cost of obtaining my degree, I realized that BGSU is very affordable.

How’s that for a happy ending, and not a bad decision if I do say so myself.

Fans can be fickle. In my flighty little world, ‘fan’ is like a four letter word (well, technically it’s a three letter word, but I think you understand where I am going with this).  Anyway, I may have hinted in one of my previous posts that I adore the TV series ER. For me, ER isn’t just some run of the mill TV show. It’s an integral part of my life. So as you might imagine, the though of a shortened season (due to the writers’ strike), does not sit well with me. What am I going to do on Thursday nights at 10 once the season is over? Oh yeah, study of course.

Okay, try this one on for size.  What do you get when you pair a devoted reader of total fluff with a course that tackles serious writing techniques? You get one nervous student (ahem, that would be me).   

Yes I enjoy reading, but definitely not the task of writing. After all isn’t that what writers are for? They do all the dirty work and we (the readers) sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Preferably on a chilly winter’s night while curled up on a nice comfy sofa.  Ahh! What bliss.  

But of course this blog entry isn’t about my perfect little vision of how the world should work.  It’s about ENG 112 and my expectations for this class.  First of all I hope that by the end of this course I can form a sentence that is so brilliant it will be worthy of a Pulitzer Prize. Just kidding Professor Rzicznek. Trust me, I am not asking you to be a miracle worker.  Besides, turning me into a prize-winning writer is something even Houdini couldn’t have pulled off. 

If I learn how to write with more ease and confidence, this class will certainly live up to my expectations. I am looking forward to the Critique, simply because I have never done one, yet it sounds like an interesting challenge.  Well, I guess that’s all I have to share right now. 

In the meantime, I’ve got a ton of new blogs to read.

This blog has been created for my ENG112 class. What happens and why remains to be seen.  Will I improve my writing or (yikes) get worse? Am I out of my element here, or write (pardon the pun) at home? And most importantly, will ER return for a historic 15th season? Stay tuned, and we will surely find out.