For this assignment, I read A Fable for the Living by Kevin Brockmeier. It is a story about people who write letters to old relatives who have passed away and they communicate to them that way. I also read 5 Reasons to Write a Letter to Yourself (and How to Do It) and A Motivational Letter to Myself (Jenna Terek) for this assignment if you would like to check them out
Dear McLovin, You wanna know what I think of writing? I hate it. I hate it more than the Jews hated Hitler, more than the Mongolians hated the Chinese, and more than OJ hated his wife. I am only writing to you because it is a requirement and the only way I am going to possibly get through this class. I would apologize to you for the past but I am not going to. I still do not like you and I hope I can get through this class. I am not here to be the stand out student who has the best writing or rewrite War and Peace. Marshawn Lynch once said in a press conference “Do you know why I’m here? I am only here so I do not get fined.” This is honestly the mentality I have going in this class. But I will not be getting fined if I don’t pass the class. The fine is equivalent to me having to take the class again next year at Alabama, which I guess would kind of be a fine because I would have to pay again to take the class. I just want to be able to focus on the business world and ways of beating the system when I get to college, which is why I am getting all of my core classes done now. Anyway McLovin, I hope that during the semester we can work together to accomplish some good writing so I do not have to retake the class next year. My past experiences with writing are mostly negative. I write when I am forced to, and dread doing it. The thing is, it isn’t that I am a terrible writer. It is just that I think there are many more things that I would rather be doing with my time, and I don’t feel like writing is going to take me anywhere in life. When I sit down to write something, it feels like such a chore. I have to sit down with nothing around me and just think and think, and think some more until I figure out what I want to say and how to say it, and it takes so long. Then I will usually write about a paragraph before getting distracted, and that’s if I get lucky. When I get distracted I don’t want to get back into writing mode because I sincerely just do not like it. After hours and hours of writing, when I finally get done, it feels like I just got hit by an 18 wheeler and bounced down the highway 400 feet. In order to interact withMclovin on a regular basis, I will attend class regularly, pay attention to what the teacher says and how to get the work done, and then go home and write my assignments every week.
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In this post I respond to The Proust Questionnaire.
__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? My idea of perfect happiness is being able to do whatever I want without worrying about school or work. __2.__What is your greatest fear? Being kidnapped and tortured is my worst fear. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I don't like how much I procrastinate and do most of my assignments in the few days before they are due. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? I hate people that are obnoxiously loud. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? I admire Cole Bennett for the way he was able to build a brand the way he has at a young age. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? My car is my most expensive thing I own, even though it’s 28 years old. I don’t own anything very extravagant. __7.__What is your current state of mind? I’m currently stressed because I have a paper due on Sunday that I haven’t thought about starting yet. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Being blindly obedient is the most overrated virtue, look where it got the Jim Jones followers. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? “I lie when the truth doesn’t sound believable” - Kevin Hart __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? I dislike how I am only 155 pounds for being 6’4”. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I hate Joe Buck because he is a rock head. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? I like people who are hard working and don’t complain. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? The quality I like most is humor. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? I say the words “like” and "bro" way to much. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? My greatest love in life is good food. __16.__When and where were you happiest? I am happiest in the summer and when school is on break and I don’t have to worry about doing the pointless work most of my teachers assign. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? If I could have any talent in the world it would be a photographic memory. I don't really know if that is considered a talent but I wish I had that. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would give myself 30 pounds if it was possible. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? My greatest achievement is being accepted to my dream school. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? I would be some type of bird because being able to fly around would be cool. __21.__Where would you most like to live? I want to live in the Hollywood Hills after college, which most likely won’t happen but I am going to work as hard as I can to get there. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My stock portfolio is my most treasured possession. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? People who go to a job that they hate every day and live for Saturday. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation is people who are entrepreneurs and self-employed. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? Im 6’4 which is always the thing that people mention when they talk to me for the first time. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? People who like to test boundaries and limits without getting in trouble. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? I don’t read a lot of books but my favorite comedy writers are Howard Stern and Danny Mullen. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? Alan from the Hangover. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? Robert O'neill. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My real life heros are Jordan Belfort, Bruce Buffer, and Dan Bilzerian. __31.__What are your favorite names? I like my name which is Shawn. My parents were going to name me Ashley if I was a girl and I like that name. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? I hate attention seeking people. __33.__What is your greatest regret? Not trying harder in highschool. If I studied and did all my work, I probably would have been given more scholarship money to go to college. __34.__How would you like to die? I would like to die in my sleep when I am no longer able to live and have fun. __35.__What is your motto? Success doesn’t just find you. |
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