World War I comic
World War II comic
So I found out the brilliant artist for these comics, his name is AngusMcLeod on Deviant Art. Anyway, check it out, it's very witty and humorous.
On a more serious note, my English Professor is really something. His approach to teaching the class is to teach us about life. Right now we are on the theme of "the dark side of human nature" and that was why I had to write an essay on passion-violence. Right now we are watching a movie based on Stephen King's novel, The Dark Half. It's a horror film about this guy who has a split personality--by day he is a professor, by night he is a diabolical killer who tortures the victims before killing them. The whole point of this theme is to show us the dark side of all of us. Some of us keep the dark side locked up so it can never do any harm. Others let them out. The professor gave us many many tales of how twisted and sick humanity can be. He gave us many bloody, gruesome, terrifying tales that made me sick to my stomach.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
New Appreciation
I never had high standards for writing until recently, when I learned that poetic, descriptive sentences make stories ever more exciting to read. My writing still pales in comparison to some of the stuff I'm about to show you, but nevertheless, I will someday be able to produce such works of magnificence as well.
Take these sentences for example:
"She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue. Her eyes, lost in the fatty ridges of her face, looked like two small pieces of coal pressed into a lump of dough as they moved from one face to another." (From A Rose for Emily) Faulkner has a splendid way of describing a character.
Or this gory scene:
"... left him with his skull smashed, his face unrecognizable (he could've stopped there but he doesn't): for his eyes leaped from their sockets, his nose, pushed backwards as the bones of his face were shattered, was driven firmly into the middle of his palate."
"The two branching horns pierced Gryneus' eyes, and gouged out his eyeballs, part of which clung to the horn, part trickled down on to his beard and hung there, congealed with blood."
I'm supposed to write a short narrative about a time in my life when I've lost control of my reasoning and unleashed my wrath upon a poor, helpless soul. There were times that had occurred, but unfortunately, none of those stories were violent enough to satisfy the qualifications for this paper. So I'm not entirely sure what I'll do for this paper, maybe use my imagination and make something up.
As for my HS Memoir, I'm on something near 122 but after some major editing and revision, it will probably be a lot better. Note, I am not done with it yet, not even close to revision.
Blog funny:
Take these sentences for example:
"She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue. Her eyes, lost in the fatty ridges of her face, looked like two small pieces of coal pressed into a lump of dough as they moved from one face to another." (From A Rose for Emily) Faulkner has a splendid way of describing a character.
Or this gory scene:
"... left him with his skull smashed, his face unrecognizable (he could've stopped there but he doesn't): for his eyes leaped from their sockets, his nose, pushed backwards as the bones of his face were shattered, was driven firmly into the middle of his palate."
"The two branching horns pierced Gryneus' eyes, and gouged out his eyeballs, part of which clung to the horn, part trickled down on to his beard and hung there, congealed with blood."
I'm supposed to write a short narrative about a time in my life when I've lost control of my reasoning and unleashed my wrath upon a poor, helpless soul. There were times that had occurred, but unfortunately, none of those stories were violent enough to satisfy the qualifications for this paper. So I'm not entirely sure what I'll do for this paper, maybe use my imagination and make something up.
As for my HS Memoir, I'm on something near 122 but after some major editing and revision, it will probably be a lot better. Note, I am not done with it yet, not even close to revision.
Blog funny:
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Break that
Alrighty I might break my wonderful 4.0 streak this term, not that I want to lewlz but I'm off to a terribad start and my motivation is downright low. There's also this social thing that's bothering me and I am quite confused on what to do.
But heres a funny picture:
WORLD WAR COMIC
For the LuLz.
But heres a funny picture:
WORLD WAR COMIC
For the LuLz.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The first week of school
The first week of school is always a drag. Let me break down my classes:
ENG - The old professor is simply a genius and inspirational. Although we have to write seven essays this term along with a bunch of reading, I think I'll walk away from this class with more than just a grade. I had to spend $73 to buy the book.
CIS - I'm predicting this will be my easiest class but nobody knows what's going to happen since the professor hasn't shown his face for the past week. I bought the book used for $35
LAW - The law professor has a nice use of sarcasm to make his lectures a bit more interesting. However, law puts me to sleep and reading this entire book will melt my brain. I borrowed the book from a friend.
ACC - The most stressful class I have this term and the one with the most work. I still didn't get the book yet because the bookstore ran out.
ART - Why the hell am I taking this class? Well I certainly know the answer, but you don't, ha! I spent $90 and bought the book used. I started off this class very badly, I didn't do the first reading assignment and she gave us a quiz today. Fail.
In total, I spent $198 on textbooks, and will eventually spend $273 (since the ACC book is $75).
Another thing is, I sold off all of my textbooks from last term. POL for $75, SOC for $75, BUS for $100, PHI for $25, and lent my macro book to a friend. I recovered $275, and the macro can easily be sold for $80+. I guess it ain't bad after all.
However the most interesting thing about this week was how I sold my textbooks. You see, almost everyone put out fliers for others to see what they are selling. There are hundreds of fliers on every floor and to make yours to stand out is quite a challenge. I strategically made my fliers have big bolded font and included the picture of the books with it. I knew I had to somehow get rid of all of my books within the first week or else chances are everyone will have bought what they need already. I took the initiative of seeking out where certain classes are and advertised what I was selling outside the classroom. I easily sold off all of our philosophy books (I helped 3 of my friends sell their philosophy books). I was afraid of being mugged because he past few days I've held onto so much cash. Since I was selling for my friends as well, I had to hold someone else's money for a brief period so if anything happened to me I would have been screwed. My methods of selling books is exactly what I need to do in order to succeed in the business world--take the initiative, be bold, and do what is necessary. I easily sold off all of my books while my friends still have a long list of books they need to get rid of.
~ Cheers
ENG - The old professor is simply a genius and inspirational. Although we have to write seven essays this term along with a bunch of reading, I think I'll walk away from this class with more than just a grade. I had to spend $73 to buy the book.
CIS - I'm predicting this will be my easiest class but nobody knows what's going to happen since the professor hasn't shown his face for the past week. I bought the book used for $35
LAW - The law professor has a nice use of sarcasm to make his lectures a bit more interesting. However, law puts me to sleep and reading this entire book will melt my brain. I borrowed the book from a friend.
ACC - The most stressful class I have this term and the one with the most work. I still didn't get the book yet because the bookstore ran out.
ART - Why the hell am I taking this class? Well I certainly know the answer, but you don't, ha! I spent $90 and bought the book used. I started off this class very badly, I didn't do the first reading assignment and she gave us a quiz today. Fail.
In total, I spent $198 on textbooks, and will eventually spend $273 (since the ACC book is $75).
Another thing is, I sold off all of my textbooks from last term. POL for $75, SOC for $75, BUS for $100, PHI for $25, and lent my macro book to a friend. I recovered $275, and the macro can easily be sold for $80+. I guess it ain't bad after all.
However the most interesting thing about this week was how I sold my textbooks. You see, almost everyone put out fliers for others to see what they are selling. There are hundreds of fliers on every floor and to make yours to stand out is quite a challenge. I strategically made my fliers have big bolded font and included the picture of the books with it. I knew I had to somehow get rid of all of my books within the first week or else chances are everyone will have bought what they need already. I took the initiative of seeking out where certain classes are and advertised what I was selling outside the classroom. I easily sold off all of our philosophy books (I helped 3 of my friends sell their philosophy books). I was afraid of being mugged because he past few days I've held onto so much cash. Since I was selling for my friends as well, I had to hold someone else's money for a brief period so if anything happened to me I would have been screwed. My methods of selling books is exactly what I need to do in order to succeed in the business world--take the initiative, be bold, and do what is necessary. I easily sold off all of my books while my friends still have a long list of books they need to get rid of.
~ Cheers
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