Post #2, 2-3-09, Blog-Challenged

“What to write… What to write.” That is the question I’ve been asking myself over and over for four long, busy days filled with events completely irrelevant to English. As a matter of fact, I’ve been asking more than just myself that question. Family, friends, friends of friends- no one’s been fortunate enough to escape my constant interrogation. I talked to someone for two hours yesterday on possible topics, to no avail. Throughout today I asked everyone and anyone who crossed my path. Our conversation normally went something like this:
Friend: “Hel-”
Me: “What should I write my blog about?”
Friend: “Uhm. Hmm, I don’t know.”
Me: “I already wrote about The Crucible for my last post, so I kind of want to move on from that subject.”
Friend: “Oh hey! What about The Crucible?”
Yeah, as you’ve probably already guessed, the typical responses I received didn’t help much. One friend thought he was being helpful by repeating, “I know! Why don’t you write about something really boring, and then make it interesting!” Great idea! Psyche.
So finally, it’s sixth period, and we’re doing nothing, as usual. I ask the girl sitting next to me, with little hope that she’ll say anything of use. But, of course, she was the person who ended up providing me with an actual answer: “Write a blog about writing a blog”. And that, is exactly what I’m doing.
Step number one: Decide on a topic.

Step number two: Using proper “netiquette” (we should all know what that is by now), sit down in a quiet, comfortable location and write your blog.
Your blog should be written about something interesting. Your blog should engage your audience, captivate them, take them to another world riding on fascinating thoughts. The rule: it has to somehow relate, however tangentially, to something previously discussed or studied in English Class. Okay, let’s face it- “interesting” and “English” don’t easily connect. Upon hearing the words “intriguing” and “exciting”, some think sports, some think shopping, some think Twilight- the last thing on the endless list is school. But it seems the other thirty-two students are having no problem with finding some sort of link between the two, so I’ll move on.

Step number three: Give your blog a flashy title (without forgetting to include the post number and date) and publish it!
There you go- the simple three step process is complete. The only thing left to do is read the rest of your group’s thrilling, action-packed blogs and comment on two appropriately (again using proper “netiquette”).
The best part- next Tuesday afternoon, the cycle starts again. Hopefully between now and then the class period will be spent doing something other than correcting vocab. But if we continue discussing the difference between a “moral” and a “theme”, and a friend is having difficulty finding an idea for Blog #3, it would probably be beneficial to reread my first paragraph before replying.

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