Technology

I wrote yesterday but this form lost it before I could save it. I mentioned to my creative writing teacher that I thought technology stifled creativity...and she asked me if I really thought that...yes!

A paper and pencil are easy to replace. I can't tell you how much time I spend trying to maintain this electronic partner. It's very needy.

I will say this, I never took typing so a finished product would be hand written and illegible at that. I tried to read notes I had written in the margins of a rough draft I was working on and some I never did figure out until I reread the paragraph and figured it out the hard way.

Journal Writing

I'm still figuring out how this thing works. Martha I thought I responded to you the last time but I can't find it. If you read this email me.

Barbara if you are reading this email me. I'm not sure if it automatically notifies you of an entry...

Creative Writing

I got an A in the class and finished a week early. Now we'll have to see what happend with my Sociology class. ...waiting for the final grade!!!

Dennis passed without incident - Hurricane cat showed up this morning so she must have been "hunkering down" (my least favorite expression) somewhere else this storm.

I submitted my first writing piece for pay-I'll let you know if it gets accepted. You'll be excited to know if it is---I'll be receiving a whopping $25 and a free copy of the book it gets printed in. Oh well, you have to start somewhere...

Hurricanes again

I have customers asking about my grades in school now. You know there's a great deal of pressure to do well when your kids tell you you're a good example. Now how will I ever be able to blow off homework? And I just can't lie about my grades. SO far I haven't had too, but even a couple of my customers are calling me a nerd for the amount of effort I'm putting into school. (Creative writing wasn't any sacrifice---sociology was ---ugh  and I'm not done yet)

Stay tuned I'll post the grades---next semester I'm taking film writing! Watch out you may see yourself in a movie!

hurricanes....prepare - prepare - prepare....I'm leaving afterwards if we get hit ---there doesn't seem to be any place to go before...

My Journal

I'm trying to keep up the practice of keeping a journal now that I've finished my creative writing class. I'm not sure how long this will last but you don't have to feel obligated to read it.

The class went well...I actually really loved it. Writing has always been a passion for me...typing hasn't though!

For those of you unfamiliar with the cat story: In reference to the previous journal---the cat is the cat we (actually Logan) took in during the first hurricane last year  ...ie therefore the name- Hurricane. She has come by everyday since until recently when I stopped seeing her for about 3 months --no explanation --now she's back. We thought she had been abandoned or missplaced during the storms last year. She was really skinny. Now she's looking taken care of ---so ---the mystery is who is she? And why does she keep coming to visit. I will mention here - she is a very sweet and fiendly cat. And I must remind everyone in spite of recent evidence I AM A DOG PERSON...How I've ended up a cat woman is constantly amazing.

Hurricane Cat

Hurricane visited today. She comes to the window where I'm sitting and stands up calling me with her strange voice, mewing loudly. She isn't so hungry that she doesn't want to be petted first, so someone is obviously caring for her. Now in contrast to last winter when she could fight with BeanDip through the window, she only stays til I bore her.

Today I opened the window to talk to her so she looked me straight in the face opened her mouth and made strange sounds...not cat sounds. She's very funny. Her strange exotic face only adds to my interest in her, she's a mystery. She's quite a hunter but I don't think she has claws. Now she has started trying to get in the house as I walk inside. I haven't had any cat food so I've been giving her the left over dog food from Jacque and Jasmine's visit last year...she settles  but not enthusiastically.