Warmup

This existentialism project is killing me. True, it shouldn't be this hard. But, I guess I simply look at things out of proportion. I don't know how to start my paper, so I'm using this as a "warmup," to get some writing down...even though, unfortunately, I cannot be so casual in my essay.

How does existentialism relate to me? Well, I guess it relates to everybody at one time or another. You could say that everyone is forging their essence and trying to create themselves through the choices they make. Too bad I didn't choose that route. No, I had to choose alienation from others. I thought I had it all figured out until I decided that it wasn't good enough. That's why I need to write the paper before I continue on art portion. And if you are reading this right now and nothing makes sense, I apologize...this is more for my benefit than yours.

Should I start formally? Explain alienation from others and how it relates to existentialism and then launch into how it relates to me? Or should I begin with an anecdote? Hmmm. But I don't want it to be too long. Gosh, thinking is hard. Why am I in this class? Oh, that's right. I like English. Why do I like English? Well, up till this year I thought I was a pretty decent writer. And then it hit me. I need a lot of work. Think deeply. Okay, I'll try.

Well, I guess this was a good warmup. It's not like I'm going to post my personal connection with alienation from others. No, of course not. So, I suppose I'll just go back into my word document and try it again. Be organized but have a lot of detail. Think hard, but don't be confusing. ::sigh::

I wish my brain would untangle itself.

Tagged.

So, Emaline tagged me. I guess I have to come up with 7 random or weird facts about myself. Well, I'm not very interesting, but here goes.

1. I have a hitchiker's thumb. It's pretty sweet. Some people find it disgusting, though. I can bend it really far back at the first knuckle :)

2. Uh, I really like to ballroom dance. Especially swing. And I'm always looking for guys who can dance. It's attractive...

3. Turquoise is my favorite color. But I generally like all shades of blue. Purples are really cool too. They're next in line.

4. I like to take pictures. Pictures are basically amazing. It's great that we can capture a single moment in time and remember it for always. I take soooo many pictures. And then I put them on my closet or in frames around my room. Most of them are of my friends....

5. I like virgin pina coladas and dancing in the rain. (Do you know the song?...If you like pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain...)

6. Everyone knows this, but I love to be onstage. There's a certain thrill that comes with the bright lights and the dark auditorium and the applause.

7. I guess you could say I collect Disney Princess stuff. I have a bunch of it. I never thought of it as a collection until now, but it qualifies. I have a sweet jumbo coloring book and a nice, fuzzy blanket and whenever I see something Disney Princess I want it just cause.

Those weren't very unique, but oh well. I don't really have any blogging friends that read my blog except for Emaline. Therefore, I'm not going to tag anyone. It's your lucky day.