Just so you stay a bit in tune with what all my abbreviations stand for:
AB Autobiography
RR Rantings and Raves
LOL Laugh Out Loud
LIFE Life...and its Mishaps
SS Shorts stories, Songs, and Poetry
BIB Biblical References
Monday, November 1, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Feedback?
Many of my book's contents are under construction, so if you read something, I may take it down later, but put a new, improved, better version of it.
I would love feedback from all my readers, comments, criticism, its all great and grand. That's how I know that you all are reading this! :]
Send me an email! I'll post the link at the bottom of this post.
Remember, this is only an outline for the book! It will take time, and I shall post more and more eventually. Rome wasn't built in a day and it took Abraham Lincoln 5 times to successfully complete the Declaration of Independence.
Last but certainly not least, if you have something of yours you would like me to read, send me a link! Post it in a comment or send me an email, but feedback from my readers is essential to having this. It's pointless to have if no one is going to read it.
My email address: hootnanny3grl@yahoo.com
(I check it about 3 times a week...)
I would love feedback from all my readers, comments, criticism, its all great and grand. That's how I know that you all are reading this! :]
Send me an email! I'll post the link at the bottom of this post.
Remember, this is only an outline for the book! It will take time, and I shall post more and more eventually. Rome wasn't built in a day and it took Abraham Lincoln 5 times to successfully complete the Declaration of Independence.
Last but certainly not least, if you have something of yours you would like me to read, send me a link! Post it in a comment or send me an email, but feedback from my readers is essential to having this. It's pointless to have if no one is going to read it.
My email address: hootnanny3grl@yahoo.com
(I check it about 3 times a week...)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Stupid poetry, By Rachel Watson
This was a very short poem that I have done for my ENG 102 class for extra credit, and after I write it, I will show you how to write your very own poem like it. It's called a five-sense poem.
Heartbreak
The color of heartbreak is bright yellow.
It sounds like the tearing of a page.
Heartbreak has the salty, yet bitter taste of blood.
Heartbreak has the sharp smell of cilantro.
It looks like a train wreck.
It makes you feel worthless and melancholy.
To make your own:
Choose an abstraction, an emotion, an action, or anything you can write about. Use the formula to make the abstraction concrete and more tangible. The title is the abstraction you chose.
line 1: state the color of the abstraction.
line 2: state what the abstraction sounds like.
line 3: state what the abstraction tastes like.
line 4: state what the abstraction smells like.
line 5: state what the abstraction looks like.
line 6: state what the abstraction makes you feel like.
*All the credit for this information goes to my ENG 102 professor from Midlands Technical College!*
Heartbreak
The color of heartbreak is bright yellow.
It sounds like the tearing of a page.
Heartbreak has the salty, yet bitter taste of blood.
Heartbreak has the sharp smell of cilantro.
It looks like a train wreck.
It makes you feel worthless and melancholy.
To make your own:
Choose an abstraction, an emotion, an action, or anything you can write about. Use the formula to make the abstraction concrete and more tangible. The title is the abstraction you chose.
line 1: state the color of the abstraction.
line 2: state what the abstraction sounds like.
line 3: state what the abstraction tastes like.
line 4: state what the abstraction smells like.
line 5: state what the abstraction looks like.
line 6: state what the abstraction makes you feel like.
*All the credit for this information goes to my ENG 102 professor from Midlands Technical College!*
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Undercover
Undercover-Nobody Listens to Rachel
Brrrring Brrring!!!! "Ugh" said Julie, as she picked up her cell phone. She looked to see who was calling, and it was her best friend. She flipped open the phone and whispered in a very scratchy but soft voice, "Hello? Hey Sierra, what's up? No, you didn't wake me up; I was just uh...ironing. What do you want? It’s 4 o'clock in the morning, and I have to get up early." Julie quickly kicked off the covers and jumped out of bed with her phone still at her ear, and turned a light on. "Holy moley”, shouted Julie as she frantically searched for a clean pair of shorts and a decent looking shirt. Julie listened to Sierra's sobs over the phone as she quickly stripped and redressed. Right before looking in the mirror to check her hair for bed head, Julie said to Sierra in a very calm, but firm voice, "Sierra, calm down sweetie. I'm coming to get you; I'll be there in ten." As Julie hung up the phone she grabbed her keys and purse and ran out the door.
As Julie turned onto the street that Sierra lived on; she suddenly noticed the smoke rising into the air. Julie drove forward, only imagining what could have happened to her best friend's house. As Julie got closer, she could smell the wood burning, and saw the remnants of the wooden studs turn to black ash. Julie parked her car in the neighbor's yard, trying to stay out of the way of the busy firemen putting out the flames. Julie got out of her car, her eyes fixed on the house she was walking towards. Sierra ran to Julie, nearly knocking her over as she hugged Julie, and knocked her out of the absent-minded state she was in. Julie looked at Sierra and smiled, feeling so much better that Sierra had been unharmed by the flames. "I'm so glad you came! I have nowhere else to go." said Sierra, as she began to sob. "You do have a place to go." said Julie in a firm tone. "You are coming home with me." Julie held Sierra for a while, and just let her cry. After a few minutes of silently weeping, Sierra looked up at Julie and wiped her eyes. "Thanks Jules" she said smiling. They watched the firemen finish putting out what was left of the fire, then got in Julie's car and left. When they got back to Julie's house, Julie told Sierra to wait on the couch while she fixed her bed in the next room. When she was done, she went back to Sierra, and said, "Your bed is ready, and I put some pajamas on your bed since yours are ruined." Sierra looked at her nightgown and noticed how the bottom was scorched and one of the sleeves had been burnt off. Sierra said to Julie, "Thanks again Jules, you really have no idea how much this means to me." and before Julie could say 'you’re welcome', Sierra had already hugged her again. Julie then said, "Ok, I'm tired, you're tired, and we have to get up early, so let’s go to bed." Sierra walked into her room, and got ready for bed, while Julie went to her room and looked in the mirror before getting back into her pajamas. She took the hair bow out of her hair, just letting it flow half way down her back, and said to herself in the mirror, "You did good Julie, you did good." Julie got back into her pajamas, and before getting into her bed, she walked into Sierra's room and noticed she was already under the covers, and said "I'll see you in the morning Sierra, good-night.” Sierra smiled at Julie and closed her eyes and went to sleep. Julie walked back into her room and plopped down on her bed. She got under the covers and before closing her eyes, she looked at the alarm clock on her bedside. It was 4:43. She shook her head and closed her eyes and went to sleep...
Julie woke abruptly to the sound of her alarm clock radio, and jumped up as if someone tried to attack her. Julie came to her senses and realized it was just her alarm. She was sleeping so well until she had to wake up. Julie picked up her alarm clock and looked at the time on it: 6:46. It was time for her to get ready for work; because she knew she had a long day ahead of her. Julie got up from her warm and cozy bed and stepped onto the rough carpet of her floor. Julie yawned as she walked over to the mirror and looked at how pitiful she was in her pajamas. She had bed head, which she grunted over because it would take forever to fix, and one leg of her pajama bottoms had ridden up during the night. Julie laughed at herself and went into Sierra's room to wake her up. Julie gently nudged Sierra to wake her up, and softly whispered to her, "Sierra, it’s time to get up." When that didn't work, Julie put her hands on her hips, smiled, and walked over to Sierra's window. Julie pulled back the curtains as far as they could go then went over to the bed and yanked the covers off of Sierra. Sierra woke up, and when she saw the light shining through, she squinted at Julie, glaring at her with an evil eye for waking her up. Sierra got up and walked over to her mirror. She looked just as bad as Julie, and when they both noticed what they looked like, they just laughed at each other and went to get ready. Julie went to her bathroom to take a shower, hoping it would get rid of her morning fatigue. Julie turned the shower on, and stepped into the shower. Julie only had one shower, so while Julie was in the shower, Sierra looked in Julie's closet for something to wear. She knew she could just throw on some scrubs when she got to work, but for now until she got there, she needed something to wear. "It’s a good thing we are the same size!" Sierra said to herself as she pulled out a cute pink polo hanging in Julie's closet. When Julie came out of the shower, Sierra had picked out an outfit, and was digging around in Julie's make up. "Who said you could look in my make up?!" said Julie in a very commanding tone. Sierra looked up with the most innocent smile, and said, "I was just looking, seems to me like you aren’t going to use it anytime soon." Sierra had noticed that Julie just had a towel wrapped around her after getting out of the shower, and realized how well it portrayed her friend's lovely figure. "Well shower's ready if you want to take one, or you can just go to work stinking" said Julie, as Sierra zipped up Julie's make up bag, deciding to keep all of her remarks to herself. Sierra got up, and went to the cabinet near Julie's dresser, and pulled out a clean towel. "I'll take the first" she said as she walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Julie just smiled and got dressed. When Sierra came out, Julie was ready. She let Sierra go into her room and get dressed, while she flipped on the TV to check the day's weather. The weather seemed to be doing okay, so Julie flipped through the channels as Sierra was getting ready. After about 15 minutes, Sierra opened the door to her room, and said to Julie, "Ready." Julie just smiled, grabbed her keys and her purse, and they both headed out the door.
When they were about 3 minutes away from the hospital, Julie checked the clock on the dashboard. 7:33. Julie smiled and said to Sierra, "Ok Sierra, tuck and roll!" Sierra just smiled and rolled her eyes. When they got to the hospital, Julie stopped the car and put in park.
Brrrring Brrring!!!! "Ugh" said Julie, as she picked up her cell phone. She looked to see who was calling, and it was her best friend. She flipped open the phone and whispered in a very scratchy but soft voice, "Hello? Hey Sierra, what's up? No, you didn't wake me up; I was just uh...ironing. What do you want? It’s 4 o'clock in the morning, and I have to get up early." Julie quickly kicked off the covers and jumped out of bed with her phone still at her ear, and turned a light on. "Holy moley”, shouted Julie as she frantically searched for a clean pair of shorts and a decent looking shirt. Julie listened to Sierra's sobs over the phone as she quickly stripped and redressed. Right before looking in the mirror to check her hair for bed head, Julie said to Sierra in a very calm, but firm voice, "Sierra, calm down sweetie. I'm coming to get you; I'll be there in ten." As Julie hung up the phone she grabbed her keys and purse and ran out the door.
As Julie turned onto the street that Sierra lived on; she suddenly noticed the smoke rising into the air. Julie drove forward, only imagining what could have happened to her best friend's house. As Julie got closer, she could smell the wood burning, and saw the remnants of the wooden studs turn to black ash. Julie parked her car in the neighbor's yard, trying to stay out of the way of the busy firemen putting out the flames. Julie got out of her car, her eyes fixed on the house she was walking towards. Sierra ran to Julie, nearly knocking her over as she hugged Julie, and knocked her out of the absent-minded state she was in. Julie looked at Sierra and smiled, feeling so much better that Sierra had been unharmed by the flames. "I'm so glad you came! I have nowhere else to go." said Sierra, as she began to sob. "You do have a place to go." said Julie in a firm tone. "You are coming home with me." Julie held Sierra for a while, and just let her cry. After a few minutes of silently weeping, Sierra looked up at Julie and wiped her eyes. "Thanks Jules" she said smiling. They watched the firemen finish putting out what was left of the fire, then got in Julie's car and left. When they got back to Julie's house, Julie told Sierra to wait on the couch while she fixed her bed in the next room. When she was done, she went back to Sierra, and said, "Your bed is ready, and I put some pajamas on your bed since yours are ruined." Sierra looked at her nightgown and noticed how the bottom was scorched and one of the sleeves had been burnt off. Sierra said to Julie, "Thanks again Jules, you really have no idea how much this means to me." and before Julie could say 'you’re welcome', Sierra had already hugged her again. Julie then said, "Ok, I'm tired, you're tired, and we have to get up early, so let’s go to bed." Sierra walked into her room, and got ready for bed, while Julie went to her room and looked in the mirror before getting back into her pajamas. She took the hair bow out of her hair, just letting it flow half way down her back, and said to herself in the mirror, "You did good Julie, you did good." Julie got back into her pajamas, and before getting into her bed, she walked into Sierra's room and noticed she was already under the covers, and said "I'll see you in the morning Sierra, good-night.” Sierra smiled at Julie and closed her eyes and went to sleep. Julie walked back into her room and plopped down on her bed. She got under the covers and before closing her eyes, she looked at the alarm clock on her bedside. It was 4:43. She shook her head and closed her eyes and went to sleep...
Julie woke abruptly to the sound of her alarm clock radio, and jumped up as if someone tried to attack her. Julie came to her senses and realized it was just her alarm. She was sleeping so well until she had to wake up. Julie picked up her alarm clock and looked at the time on it: 6:46. It was time for her to get ready for work; because she knew she had a long day ahead of her. Julie got up from her warm and cozy bed and stepped onto the rough carpet of her floor. Julie yawned as she walked over to the mirror and looked at how pitiful she was in her pajamas. She had bed head, which she grunted over because it would take forever to fix, and one leg of her pajama bottoms had ridden up during the night. Julie laughed at herself and went into Sierra's room to wake her up. Julie gently nudged Sierra to wake her up, and softly whispered to her, "Sierra, it’s time to get up." When that didn't work, Julie put her hands on her hips, smiled, and walked over to Sierra's window. Julie pulled back the curtains as far as they could go then went over to the bed and yanked the covers off of Sierra. Sierra woke up, and when she saw the light shining through, she squinted at Julie, glaring at her with an evil eye for waking her up. Sierra got up and walked over to her mirror. She looked just as bad as Julie, and when they both noticed what they looked like, they just laughed at each other and went to get ready. Julie went to her bathroom to take a shower, hoping it would get rid of her morning fatigue. Julie turned the shower on, and stepped into the shower. Julie only had one shower, so while Julie was in the shower, Sierra looked in Julie's closet for something to wear. She knew she could just throw on some scrubs when she got to work, but for now until she got there, she needed something to wear. "It’s a good thing we are the same size!" Sierra said to herself as she pulled out a cute pink polo hanging in Julie's closet. When Julie came out of the shower, Sierra had picked out an outfit, and was digging around in Julie's make up. "Who said you could look in my make up?!" said Julie in a very commanding tone. Sierra looked up with the most innocent smile, and said, "I was just looking, seems to me like you aren’t going to use it anytime soon." Sierra had noticed that Julie just had a towel wrapped around her after getting out of the shower, and realized how well it portrayed her friend's lovely figure. "Well shower's ready if you want to take one, or you can just go to work stinking" said Julie, as Sierra zipped up Julie's make up bag, deciding to keep all of her remarks to herself. Sierra got up, and went to the cabinet near Julie's dresser, and pulled out a clean towel. "I'll take the first" she said as she walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Julie just smiled and got dressed. When Sierra came out, Julie was ready. She let Sierra go into her room and get dressed, while she flipped on the TV to check the day's weather. The weather seemed to be doing okay, so Julie flipped through the channels as Sierra was getting ready. After about 15 minutes, Sierra opened the door to her room, and said to Julie, "Ready." Julie just smiled, grabbed her keys and her purse, and they both headed out the door.
When they were about 3 minutes away from the hospital, Julie checked the clock on the dashboard. 7:33. Julie smiled and said to Sierra, "Ok Sierra, tuck and roll!" Sierra just smiled and rolled her eyes. When they got to the hospital, Julie stopped the car and put in park.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Possible Story Titles
AB Nobody Listens to Rachel (exclamation of the book and brief autobiography)
RR Change (Pretty Self-exclamatory)
SS Undercover (self exclamatory)
LIFE To be normal in an Insane World...(Ways to make life enjoyable and make new friends and keep the old ones)
LIFE Good Friends and Real Friends
BIB The History of Rachel (The Mother of Joseph [in the bible])
SS Spray-on Paint Job (Song written by ERCC)
SS Stupid Poetry: By Rachemous (Self-exclamatory)
- Mask of Love
- Playing Games
- Forgotten love
BIB Can't Touch This (a brilliant epiphany)
LOL Twizzlers Anonymus (SCAR)
SS Thinking Paper about LIFE (Paper I wrote in High School)
LOL Trying to fly: Not for people without wings (When I tried to fly)
LIFE A College Kid's guide: Everything a College Freshmen needs to know...(Stuff others won't tell you and you will not find in books)
LOL Its either illegal, immoral, or fattening. (The obvious, the not-so-obvious, and stupid illegal stuff)
LIFE When Life gives you lemons...(Tips and stuff on how to deal with the hard times)
RR Top Ten (Top ten things every teenager/young adult should know)
Nothing is set in stone...except Excalibur!
Stay tuned...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Good friends and Real friends
I once read something that said "real friends are like bras, close to the heart and always there for support."
The Difference between Good friends and Real friends:
The Difference between Good friends and Real friends:
- Good friends will ask for something to eat.
- Real friends will eat you out of house and home.
- Good friends will ring the doorbell.
- Real friends walk right in the house and say "I'm home!"
- Good friends know one or two of your secrets.
- Real friends could blackmail you with all the secrets they know.
- Good friends let you cry on their shoulder.
- Real friends already have a shovel to beat the person who made you cry.
- Good friends lend you their umbrella when its raining.
- Real friends hold your umbrella and say "RUN FORREST! RUN!!!"
- Good friends will come visit you when you are in prison.
- Real friends will be sitting in the cell right next to you saying, "Man we sure screwed that up!"
Random stuff
This is just some random parts and peices that i found.
Stop Running:
I've got to stop rinning. Running from what, I don't know. I just felt like running. I really need to stop running. I'm getting out of breath, and a little dehydrated. I really need to stop running. I'm not going anywhere and my body is tired. I really need to stop running. I have got to stop running. okay. stop running.
Macbeth Act 5 Scene 5 Lines 19-28
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
creeps in this petty pace from day to day
to the last syllable of recorded time
and all of our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to a dusty death...
OUT OUT brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow
a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
and then is heard no more.
It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Stop Running:
I've got to stop rinning. Running from what, I don't know. I just felt like running. I really need to stop running. I'm getting out of breath, and a little dehydrated. I really need to stop running. I'm not going anywhere and my body is tired. I really need to stop running. I have got to stop running. okay. stop running.
Macbeth Act 5 Scene 5 Lines 19-28
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
creeps in this petty pace from day to day
to the last syllable of recorded time
and all of our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to a dusty death...
OUT OUT brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow
a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
and then is heard no more.
It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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