Class: Monday, Sept 29

Soooo.. I am actually on top of my game today!!! I did not forget to write my post! Yesterday I very much enjoyed class. I thought it was fun, kind of like going behind the scenes and breaking down a song. I liked this because usually you do not know the meaning behind a song and sometimes you just judge it. The songs we had to listen to and analyze were actually modern songs, so they were not boring. I am excited to keep working on this topic and I hope we do more fun stuff like this in the future. I am just a little nervous to write the paper on a song that I like. I love music, and pretty much any type of music as long as it does not give me a headache! So this is going to be hard to pick a song to analyze. I am probably going to end up picking one that I like but never really thought in depth about. I think it will more interesting to look at one that I do not already know what it means! I am actually weirdly excited to write this paper! I am even more excited that it is not due until Monday ;)

Xoxo Nikki

"8/26/14"

Lol... well once again, here I am with a late post... I am constantly forgetting to post these and it's not okay!!! I need to start setting an alarm or a reminder or something.  So yesterday my day was eventful and fun. It was stage two of sorority recruitment, and I got invited back to the parties I wanted to attend. It becomes more and more nerve wrecking each day, and less and less girls get invited back to the parties they want. Tomorrow, Sunday, is finally bid night!! I’m so excited to find out and decide what chapter I will call my new home!!!

Xoxo Nikki

"Carrie"

In class on Monday, we watched the movie “Carrie”. I liked that we actually got to sit back and realize and enjoy a movie. I saw the remark of the 1970 one, so I knew how weird it was lol. I thought the monster and the message of the movie was that girls are monsters and mean. I also felt a theme was that others are so quick to judge people’s beliefs. It might be dorky or weird to say it, but I actually enjoyed the worksheet we got. I feel worksheets during movies help me to understand it more. The questions about the lighting and camera angle I thought were pretty easy because in high school I learned about lighting and angles. I can’t wait to discuss this movie in class tomorrow!

Reflection for class

For class on Wednesday we had to read 2 short stories. I really enjoyed the one about Chicago. I enjoyed this one the most because I am from Chicago! (I am currently typing this quickly because I am actually getting ready to make a surprise visit back home). I liked the concept of that short story or poem, I do not recall which one it was. I felt like the concept of it, was to live your life to the fullest and live for the moment. I liked how you made us question and think about the location and how it adds significance to the writing. If you're passionate enough about something then you can make anything seem interesting!
xoxo Nikki

I forgot to post..........

So....as you can see I forgot to post on my blog yesterday! Better late than never right? Well.. anyway this past weekend, Friday the 12^th, my best friends from Chicago came out and visited me! I had 4 friends come out. These girls I met in high school and have been friends ever since freshman year. Ya we had our ups and downs but what friendships don’t? My roommate went back home during that day so I had the room all for my friends and I. my room was packed. Maggie and Ally decided to bring a king air mattress… it was quite interesting trying to fit that in my room. I had a blast with them when they came out for the night. They left Saturday morning. When they left my grandma and uncle made a surprise visit out, and took me shopping! So now I am all stocked up on groceries! Being away actually makes me miss my friends and family back home that I never thought I would miss this much.. I intend to go home the beginning of October to surprise them all and to see my boyfriend. I can’t wait! Xoxo Nikki

Wedensdays class

In class this week I learned that everyone has a different writing style or prefer to write about different things. I found it interesting how we were told not to put our names on the paper and I later found out that it was because we had to guess which paper belonged to who. This was clever and it was also fun because it was fun reading them and trying to see if I could guess. I thought it was an interesting activity, but fit very well because we had to make it a narrative. I am excited and nervous to go to class next week and to find out what the next activity. I need to work on getting back in the flow of writing papers. I think I struggled with the one I wrote for class. I think I just need some time and everything will be good!

Introduction

Hey Everyone! This is my first blog post...(so basically this is going to suck) Anywho... My name is Nicole Conners but I like to go by Nikki. I am currently from Chicago, Illinois and I am freshman at this fine university. My best friends are coming in this weekend from back home and I can hardly contain my excitement! I am studying Fashion Merchandising, and I am living in a sucky valley... with sucky food... My interests include hanging out with my friends, shopping and having fun! Soooo from this I may seem a little basic, but when you get to know me I am far from it. I'm very fun and I just love to have fun! Well this first post sucked, but thanks for reading it anyway.
Xoxo
Nikki