Blog# 17: Reflection on classmates' comments

After class on monday, I remain with the same idea i had beforehand. Im going to stick with the magnet concept. My classmates gave me some feedback related to my idea. =)

Blog 16: Idea for Draft of Essay 4

So I just finished my draft of essay three. I feel happy and excited. It wasnt easy because it took me a great deal of time before I was finally able to come up with an idea. Now that three is typed, I now have to think about four.

As I closed the refrigerator, I looked at the magnets and pictures that were on the fridge. On the freezer are alot of magnets and photos.On the actual fridge part are magnets and a sticker of where my siblings and I went to college. One of them is a Rider magnet, where my brother is currently attending. Im thinking of maybe taking the magnet as the object and writing an essay of the night before/ day of when he left for college. Magnets attract and sometimes they don't. My brother and I didnt always get along, we had the typical brother and sister relationship. Now although i dont see him often, we have a good relationship. I'm thinking of writing about that. I currently have the story of the night before/ the actual day in mind. Im feeling confident that I have a topic in mind, haha. What do you guys think?

Blog # 15: Places

Hmmm, places. So while reading the directions for this blog, i had to sit and think of places that are important to me. i wrote about specific places that are of memory to me.
St John's Hospital in Queens, New York - Where I was born
Harbor Lights - my first job. I drove by it ever since, and its now a pizza place.
NY and Co- my second job
Kb Toys - my third job
Applebees - my current job
Elementary School, Middle School, Highschool - All important because it is where i went to school.
Highschool football field - where my graduation ceremony took place
Up my street - it is where i fell off my bike and have the scar on my elbow.
Road in Jackson NJ- where i got my first ever ticket.

Keansburg, NJ - where my grandparent's summer house is located

New York- where all of my cousins on my mom's side live.
Behind my elementary school -where i got my first speeding ticket.
Baseball fields- where i would play softball. Played for five or six years.
Eatontown, NJ- where i took my driver's license test
North Brunswick Highschool- where i took my SATS


Im sure there are plenty more places, but these are the ones that came to mind at the time of typing this blog entry. =)

Since I live extremely close to my highschool, I drive past it all the time. Now the back of it is currently under construction because they took down the tennis courts to expand the buildings. The construction cut half of the parking lot, in which leaves limited amount of parking for students. I remeber being a senior and having the privalege to drive to school, now the students have to pick from a bag becuase of the limited amount of spaces. ( i dont know if its entirely true, its what i heard). The football field has been redone and now instead of grass, they put turf down. the soccer fields and baseball fields look the same to me i guess. I really wouldnt know because I didnt play either of those sports.

Blog# 14: Ideas for Essay 3/4

Ok now that one of the two is revised it is time to think about essay 3/4. Essay 3/4 is about objects, people, places, and things. it isnt so much a personal experience. Honestly, i'm lost with what to write about for this essay, and my ideas are all over the place. I basically just threw out objects that came to mind. Once I list them, maybe concepts and other ideas will come to mind. Let's see. Brainstorming doesn't hurt. Some objects I could write about would be concert tickets ( Backstreet Boys and Sean Paul), coffee, make-up, my purses ( cheap ones to the expensive ones), my elementary bomber jacket( still have it still fits...well not the best but still does), my highschool sweatshirt, kean sweatshirt, my baby blanket, my jewelry,old phones, salad, keys,my car, rings, etc.
problem im having is stories behind these objects. some were from when i was little so i wouldnt remebe rmuch.

Blog # 13: Clothing

Impressions are everything. One way of making an impression is through clothing. The clothing we wear can say a lot about someone.
Walking in to the restaurant is an older man. He is neatly dressed in black dress pants, black dress shoes, and red long sleeve button down shirt. He is wearing a black peacoat that is unbuttoned. On the right side of his shirt is some logo. He has short brown hair. He says hello to a few people as he walks towards the back of the restaurant. In his hands are keys, sunglasses, and a water bottle.

Blog# 12: Photograph

Browsing through old photos was fun. I found some good ones and I couldnt' decide which to write about. i decided to pick a cute and funny one. In this photograph is my aunt Chrissie and me as a baby. My aunt was sitting on the floor and I was standing in between her legs. She was holding me as I was looking at the camera. She is wearing blue jeans, a long sleeve white shirt, and a blue shawl with snowflakes. Her dark brown hair is down and she is smiling. There is a bunch of boxes at the right of the picture so it must have been a holiday or my brithday. On the left side is someone with their left leg crossed over on the right. They are not really part of the picture so I am not sure who it is. This picture was taken in my living room. Im standing in yellow footsie pajamas with some circus picture ( I think) on my stomach. I'm looking at the camera, and I have my right arm up with my finger on my ear as if im saying "Whatttttttt???" and can't hear. lol I had to say I really laughed out loud with this one.

Blog # 11: Objects

After looking in my closet, a drawer, my purse, wallet, pockets, backpack, and even boxes with old things, I came across a few things. i found so many things from my childhood i had no idea what to pick to write about. i narrowed them down to two.

When I was younger, probably a baby, I had this blanket. Blanky, my blanket, was a blanket I slept with everynight to keep the monsters away from me. It was white with a hint of blue and yellow. The blanket was my security blanket. I held it in the car as I carried it everywhere with me. It went to the stores, to the doctors, dentist, etc. I asked my mom about it, and she told me once I took it with me to my aunts house in New York and I accidentally left it there. Once I realized I didnt have it I started to freak and balled my eyes out. My aunt had to mail it back the next day. When it was time to be washed I refused bc it had the smell on it that I was familiar with. As mom would wash it over and over it would start to rip because the material was so gentle. I still have my blanket today, despite its condition. My blanket has been tired in several knots to keep it from ripping anymore. Today, it looks like a soft rope.

I found my old wallet i had and in it was my old license, silly cards u press with your thumb and a color appears indicting a answer, and a Babysitters Club card. The club memership was something i joined to get bookmarks, magazines, updates, etc. I choose to blog about the card because I laughed when I saw it. Before I mention the Babysitters Club books, I want to mention another series of books that correlates along with them.
Before I began reading the BabySitters Club books, I started to read the Little Sisters Series because they were better suited for my age. The little sisters series are about Karen, Kristy's little sister and her adventures. I loved these books. Then i became older and started to read the actual Babysitters Club books. Out of curiousity, I searched for the Babysitters Club books on barnes and nobles website and I immediately said "wow". These books started in 1995, and it is now 2008. They even have the same girls but in cartoon characters and their own books. I loved these books because they were fun to read, relatable stories, and they kept my attention. Today,these books are in a cardboard box tucked away in a closet. Also on a shelf is the Babysitters Club movie.