Tuesday, October 9, 2012

My Assignment for English: Rewrite Hamlet's 'To Be' Speech

To plagiarize or not to plagiarize- that is the query:
Whether 'tis nobler in the hand to ache
The word and count of tedious assignments, 
Or to pluck thoughts from a harvest of men
And, by pasting, print them. To type, to cry-
No more- and by a cry to say we end
The Spell-check and the thousand Wikipedia searches
That grades are heir to- 'tis a red pen 
Devoutly to be feared. To highlight-to copy
To copy, perchance to create. Ay, there's the catch,
For in that copy of text what creations may come,
Must click print. There's the danger
That makes writing of so long papers,
For who would bear the failing grade and detainment of time
Th' criminal's mistake, the teacher's scorn,
The breath of better writers, the law's wrath,
The oval of office, and the society
That festers delight of th' moral corruptions,
When you yourself might your words inspire
With a lead pencil? Who would words vaporize,
To wake and continue under a midnight moon,
But the dread of deadlines.
The stolen vowels from whose unknown
No dignity returns, deleting the truth
And makes villains of us all,
And thus the delicious nature of writing
Is whited over with the quick copy-paste of lethargy
And evils of great mass and body
With this warning your actions taint you
And lose the name of credibility.- Keep you here,
The fair truth. -size-twelve-Times-New-Roman, in thy beauty
Be all my thoughts mine.

Hilary Clinton Superhero and MTV Red Cup Parties

So last night I went to a party where you had the choice of dressing up as either a superhero or super villain. Naturally I went as Hilary Clinton because she's my flipping hero and everyone knows at night she suits up in a red cape to bring democracy and justice for all (she and her sidekicks go by the name of the super pack). Anyway I wore a black blazer and a cape and arrived to find out one of my failed relationships had come too (so I can relate a lot to Hilary- although she stayed with Bill which I disapprove of no matter how good he is at math). So outside I was chatting with my fellow companions when he walked by. Of course there is a massive bonfire right next to us, which he, in attempt to flee from the awkwardness of us, almost walked in. I guess it's worth burning alive to get away from me. Anyway, sorry to disappoint MTV, but there were no red cups or grind-fests. We raised money for rape victims in places like Sierra Leone and talked about existentialism.
So anyway enjoy the picture I found of Hilary Clinton as a superhero. I wanted to go as Al Gore but I just don't think I could pull off his amount of sex appeal. Oh and currently I am listening to the song "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor (which I guess is a touchy subject for Hilary) and I would recommend listening to her if you haven't because she is amazing. Also listen to "what if you knew" by David Rovics, but caution because you may realize the entire world is just a conspiracy feed by corporate greed and it might leave you curled in a fetal position, silently questioning the goodwill of humanity. Peace.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Waving While Driving and a zdrah-stvooy to Russia

So today I set my alarm so I think I might get to the DMV on time... we'll find out. I was just reading the state driver's manual when I read this-Gestures: If you want to wave to another driver, please use all of your fingers. Obscene gestures have gotten people shot, stabbed and beaten. Oh goodie. As a first time driver I really want to know I have the options of being both shot, stabbed and beaten in case someone thinks I am flipping them off. Also I was looking at the statistics for people who read my blog (I assumed none) and discovered I have quite a following in Russia. So as a tribute to my new comrades (too soon?) I give you a zdrah-stoovy, which I'm pretty sure means hello, but if not please do not shoot, stab, or beat me. Off to take the permit test, wish me good luck.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Secret Societies and Alpaca Flocks

So today I left my house (which is a miracle in itself) to volunteer at a festival-thingy for Leo Club. In case you are not familiar with Leo Club, it's a secret society of assassins that hide in tall meadows and impale unsuspecting individuals who refuse to recycle. We mainly volunteer. Apparently there is some type of hazing process that will involve me being blindfolded and rotated while simultaneously being chanted at (this part is very true). Anyway I got a free t-shirt and got to pet alpacas so it was overall a good day-besides the fact I got sunburned. Anyway I was joking about my permit... I overslept and woke up at the precise time the DMV closes. I deserve an award. Anyway here's a fun fact about alpacas-a group of them is called a flock. So the next time you see a flock of alpacas, remember me.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Smell of Old Books and Driving Blindfolded

So I Google imaged peanut butter and jellyfish and this is what came up. Maybe I should buy it... then again I'm broke and trying to save for a trip to Ireland this summer (which is pretty freaking awesome). I'm hoping I'll get the job at the library so my work will include deeply inhaling old books. I would like that very much. So I'm off to get my driver's permit today (well either that or fall the test) so I'm trying to study all this bizarre state rules. I just read this blatantly obvious one "If you switch lanes you should look in the direction of the lane you are moving to". Really? Did you think I would just freely glide in and out of lanes with a blindfold on? I'll update all one of my readers if I fail or not.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

You Are Lovely- A Poem for a Friend

You are Lovely
The moon rises from the hearth Sifting the relatives from the soot
Prodded coals luminescence the land of lullaby
Sparking the galaxy in my bones
They coax me from underneath the snowy duvet
Calling me compose in the elixir of paper
And incandescent light Abounding each leaf with but three words
You are lovely
You are lovely
You are lovely
Too incompetent to procure a better attribute
I cannot conjure anything else
You are the most lovely
La plus Belle
Las mas Hermosa
Too lovely to be here my dear
You are the best of any friend I have ever made
In our make-believe world of beauty
You are lovely But all you need to be is healthy
I want to break you from your penumbra
Perfection is the nemesis of individuality
We can overcome with our own permission
Our own permissions to accept what is beyond it
We must dwell in Difference
My waist will never be the size of nonexistent
My face will never be a flawless face
My personality will never be anything from awkward
But within my incompetent mind I can still create beauty
You are Lovely
A masterpiece penned by stars
Come home soon
We can smash mirrors together
And flourish in our bad luck

The Wall

The Wall: In the somewhat near future, economic crisis has hit the United States of America and people are suffering from malnourishment and easily treatable illnesses. Overpopulation has turned cities dirty and uninhabitable and the only people with money horde their cash in walled fortresses. A family with a teenage girl and younger boy try to escape the country to find safety in the well off country of Canada. Along the way from a very different New York City, the family meets many others on foot all traveling for a better life. When they reach the many shack cities on the border of the United States and Canada, they see an enormous fence guarded by hundreds of vicious and trigger happy Canadian horse guards. Despite pleading with the offices of migration, the country refuses to allow in any more American refugees and the family finds themselves trying to find ways to cross the border. As stories of failed attempts reach the ears of the family they lose hope until their youngest son falls ill. Unable to pay for the medical care, it becomes increasingly important that they make it across the border. Unable to watch her son die, the mother attempts to cross the border but is killed, after which the father becomes depressed and tries to earn money through the drug trade (quickly becoming an addict). The teenage girl manages to playfully seduce one of the younger red clad border patrols and he begins to leave money in the hollow of a maple tree on the border for her and her brother to make it across. By word of mouth, the girl hears of a group of rogue Canadians who take Americans over the border (for a price) and manages to join them on a journey west where she and her brother cross under a secret tunnel system beneath one of the great lakes. When arriving in Canada, they manage to get to Montreal where the girl works in a flag factory during the day and as a janitor at a corporal building at night so she can pay for her brother’s treatment. When her brother regains health, he attends school and the two live for years in safety. The possibility of becoming legal in Canada is so slim that they keep their American Identity a secret by saying ‘eh’ after every sentence and learning French. When life is finally good, government officials storm their apartment and deport them to a southwest region in the United States, even though the boy had spent the majority of his young life in Canada and the girl was working. The conditions in America have become much worse for the two when they return and find themselves in a land in the midst of a drug war and massive corruption in the government. The two have no choice but to continue walking, attempting once again to attain a better life.