"Now What"

   I have an list of 59 things. Out of the 59 I have accomplished two. Those were number 5, meet someone famous and number 6, swim with dolphins. Who wouldn't want to meet someone famous. The reason I got to meet Hunter Hayes was because me and my sister purchased V.I.P packages for a concert he was opening. It was a really cool experience. For number 6, to swim with dolphins I accomplished this in march of this year when I went to Mexico with my best friend. Swimming with dolphins was always something I've wanted to do since I was a little kid. I just thought it was the coolest thing ever, it really was. For tackling the next 57 that might be a little harder than going down the street and trying sushi. A lot of mine were travelling. When I'm older I plan on travelling a lot. So that way I hope I can go to all of the places on my list. Some of my things might be a little bit unrealistic. I also think that some of the things I have on my list for example number 8 to bungee jump. I always think it would be so fun. But I could also see myself chickening out right before. So I'm hoping that I'm going to be able to accomplish all of the things I would like to. So now I'm just going to have to live my life and see what experiences I will be able to check off my list!

My Buried Life

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Authors Note:

   I've never really thought of ever doing a bucket list before. But now after thinking about what I actually want to do or accomplish before I die it has actually motivated me to try and accomplish many of those things. I think this is a very good project. I'm glad I have the chance to actually do this project and brainstorm what I really do want to do before I die. I'm glad I am doing this project at such a young age. That way I still have the rest of my life to try and accomplish these things. By writing these now I'm hoping I will still have this project to look back on later in life and see how many things I actually have accomplished. It would be such an amazing feeling to have accomplished everything on my bucket list. This project also made me realize that a lot of my things on my bucket list were things that I could just go out and do. Others involve skill. But some things on my list is something that would really effect me personally. And I think it would really change my life. For example #47. If I saw someone survive cancer I don't think I would be the same person. I mean really, I think it would change my life, I think it would change anyone's life if they witnessed such an amazing survival. That's why I think this project was such a cool idea. I think it really pushes people to find themselves.

Weekly Reading Response #5

Book: Tweak
Author: Nic Sheff
Pages read: 90-100

In my book I'm finding myself predicting pretty much everything. And noticing they were all accurate, since he is a recovering addict, all the things that I'm reading I've read before in other books because I've read books about drugs before. And a lot of the same things happen in both. I'm glad to hear he wrote another book after Tweak. I think I might start reading that one after. I would also like to read the one his dad wrote. I think it would be interesting I read that coming from his perspective, since it was written around the same time as tweak. I think it would be really interesting to read about that because you always see people writing books about being an addict and relapsing and the struggle of the process. But you never her about someone in their family writing about the struggles. I'm starting to look into the so what a little more. I'm trying to figure out why the main purpose of the book is. I've came to the conclusion that its about how in life everyone makes mistakes, some people more than others. But despite that , in the end everything happens for a reason. Ad everything has a purpose. Right now on my book that's what I'm thinking the so what is. I think it might change the more I read into it. I think Nic's dads book will differ alot from Nic's since its from his perspective. And it's also two perspectives looking down on the same situation. I think the dads will be more about how he struggles and how the whole family as a whole struggles. We're as tweak is about him doing drugs ad him relapsing and his own personal struggles.

Newspaper Blackout Poetry

This is my newspaper blackout poetry. I took pages from the book I am currently reading , Tweak. I photocopied certain pages and found little poems between them and than sharpied out he rest of the words. The reason I chose to pick pages from my book is because I wanted it to go with the theme depression, being confused and feeling unwanted. I thought my book fit that theme perfectly.

Mexico!

Miss Mexico so much! Wish I could go back!

Blogging Fieldtrip

Comment#1:

http://meganandersoncw.blogspot.ca/

The first comment I posted was on Megan's blog. I like the personal additions she added. I feel by looking at her blog you can get a sense of who she is you can tell alot of things by looking on her blog. I also really liked her 6 word memoirs I thought they were very appealing and you can also get a sense of who she is by reading those also. 

Comment#2:

http://legendoftay.blogspot.ca/

The second comment I have is for Taylor's blog. I thought her blog was very unique. She has alot of personal additions that were a very good idea and some that I never would have even thought of. I really like how she picked to have a "Quote of the Week" and "Album of the Week". You can tell that she keeps up with her blog and updates it regularly. I also really liked the post about light painting, I thought that was super cool. I also think her blog was very creative. 

Comment#3:

http://stephaniezappia.blogspot.ca/

The third comment I had was for Stephanie's blog. I thought her blog was very appealing to look at. I also thought that her blog was very organized. I thought her personal addition were really cool and unique. I really liked the zip-lining and the little pocket planner. I also thought that she had very creative 6 word memoirs as well.

Interview with Nic & David Sheff : Personal Addition

   I found this on YouTube after i remember hearing that the book Tweak written by Nic Sheff was actually about Nic. I think its interesting hearing him actually talk about his experiences and his life now. Not only that  but I think its especially interesting that his dad was also in the interview. By having his dad in the interview i think it was a good idea. I think it was a good idea because it gave us all a bit of his perception. I know he wrote a book but i still think it is very interesting to hear them talk about their experiences together.

               

If that does not work here's the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m77f1I_AexU

Weekly Reading Response #4

Find drugs is an app like Find Friends. It connects to the characters because he is always trying to find drugs and he always needs more hook ups. So this app shows where all his local drug dealers are. Instead of the regular app that just shows where your friends are.

Kookbook is an app just like Cookbook except Cookbook is an app that just gives you recipes for food. When this app is recipes on drugs and how to make certain drugs in the book it seems like he already knows so maybe this app could have been used by him.

Jams is an app just for music. He describes lots of different kinds of music in the book, and every song has a meaning. I thought Jams was a good word because it has been a word choice in the book that he has used instead of music.

Drug$ is an app that I made up that I thought would fit really well there's no app that this is really supposed to be. It's an app that shows you the price of drugs for the amount of drugs you get. The main character in my book, Nic, he's rapidly running out of money so he's always making sure e knows the price.

Mainlines is just like contacts it has favorites and recent calls. I chose Mainlines because he only had a few people he really talks to that's why I put main in the name because there are only a few people he calls and that call him.

Drugminders is an app like reminders, which is supposed to remind you important dates and times. This app is pretty much exactly like that instead it just reminds you in this case when your supposed to go drop off and pick up drugs. I feel like this app would definitely be very useful in Nic's case.

Wikidrugs is an app like Wikipedia but instead of telling you anything you would Ike to know its only about drugs. I picked this app because he does alot of drugs so I thought he would have something like this.

Alphabet drugs is an app that names every single drug starting from the letter A to Z. I picked this because he does so many drugs that he would need to know the names of all of them.

I didn't know what I could have changed about phone so I left it as is. I wanted to show how many missed calls he had ad how many people were trying to get a hold of him. Because I know if he had a phone he would definitely have to have at least 20 missed calls, if not more.

I chose to do G-Message instead of the regular message name because it stands for Gangster Message. Alot of the people he hangs out with talk like they are gangsters so I thought it would fit in well.

**remember I'm in your English class!**

Secret Lair/Favorite

If I were to create my own personal secret lair I would have a beautiful beach house. There would be a deck where you could look out and see the whole ocean. I would have a hammock right outside on the porch. In the backyard there would be a fire pit with a few chairs surrounding it where me and my friends would hangout late at night , roast marshmallows and tell scary stories. The beach house would have a lot of colorful lights on it that you would see when it's dark. The house would have a room for all of my friends and family and or course my dog.

Picture I took from Mexico! Perfect example of what I would love my view to be from my secret lair!

This is my favorite because I think it fits well as a personal addition too. Not only does it say what I would like for my secret lair but I also think it says a lot about me as a person !

Six Word Memoirs: Future

Writers Note:

   This is my six word memoir for my future. I think this message is pretty self explanatory. I think the picture fits in very well with the message I'm trying to convey. I wanted to pick a picture that has a lot of colours and was very bright. I also added a bit of a boost effect to make some of the bold colours stand out. I wanted my picture for my future memoir to be very bright and happy. That is why I picked this one. Overall I wanted to convey a happy message that's why I tried to find a happy up beat font that would convey this message. I picked the white font because I thought it fit in very well over the blue sky and the white clouds. I added an exclamation mark at the end of my six words because I wanted to end the sentence with a very strong message!

Six Word Memoirs: Past

Writers Note:

   This is my six word memoir for my past. I picked this picture because I thought it was something a lot of people would be able to relate to. And would understand. Without this picture specifically people would have thought of  all sorts of things because everyone's pasts are different. I picked to do the picture black and white because I thought the effect went well with the picture and the message. I added yellow for the font because I wanted to add a little bit of color because I wanted the message to stand out. I also knew that yellow would stand out well on top of a black and white picture.

Six Word Memoirs: Confessions

Writers Note: 

   This is my six word memoir for my confession. I think without the picture you would be able to understand that the message must be about someone I lost. I think the six words can relate to many people, the picture just relates to me personally. I had a harder time editing this one because I wasn't sure really how to. I wanted to get some what of a older looking effect but I couldn't find the right one. The font I picked was supposed to convey a message that wasn't the happiest. But I wasn't sure how to do that either. I picked grey because I didn't want the message to come across as bold as black would have made it. That is why I thought grey worked out best because it was very dull.

Six Word Memoirs: Family

Writers Note:

   This is my six word memoir for family. I think the six words itself describes exactly what I wanted it to. I think without the picture you would still be able to understand the message I am trying to convey. I think the picture just adds a little something more to it. I picked the font I did because I thought it was a very happy font and made my message convey that. I picked the colour pink for my font because I thought it conveyed love and happiness in my message.

Six Word Memoirs: Me

Writers Note:

   This is my six word memoir for me. These are my grandparents and I think my message is very clear. I think without the picture you wouldn't have a clear idea on exactly what I want. With this picture it shows exactly what I wanted the message to convey. I chose a light sepia effect because I wanted a older look on the picture. I picked the font I did because I thought that it showed a very happy message. I picked the white colour for my font because I thought it looked very bold over top of the sepia effect.

Six Word Memoirs: Growing Up

   Writers Note:

   This is my six word memoir for growing up. I think its pretty clear that this is about me and my sister. I think that my picture definitely made that more clear because if I didn't have the picture you wouldn't know who it would be about. I picked to add a comma right after up because I thought it was appropriate and much needed. Without the comma I don't think my message would have been read as its supposed to be. I chose the font I did because I thought it was some what bouncy and fun. The black color was bold, so I wanted the words to stand out. Its also very hard to pick a color that is readable when its overlaping other colors.

Six Word Memoirs: Hate

Writers Note:

   I chose this picture to go along with my word choice because I thought a lot of girls that looked at this would understand where I'm coming from and would agree completely.  If I chose a different picture I don't think the message would have gotten across as well as this one. I didn't pick to have any punctuation because I thought that there wasn't any that needed to be added and without punctuation it would still make sense. Also that without any punctuation I would still be able to get the message across that I wanted to.

Six Word Memoirs: Love

Writers Note:

   I think the image and word choice fit together very well. I feel like the picture made it more clear to what I was trying to covey with the six words I used. I think It showed exactly what I wanted. I think the white letters make it stand out. I think white is a very bold colour and its very easy to see in this picture, which is why I chose white. Some editing techniques I used were to blur out her face so you can see that the other girls are talking about her which is one of the main messages in this picture. I used a comma after me to try and convey somewhat of a dramatic pause.

Digital Footprint

This is my digital footprint. My digital footprint is how I'm represented and known through the internet environment. It has my school logo, my phone, my most used apps on my phone, my laptop, music symbols because I love music. It also has a Canadian flag, my friends, my dog, dance shoes to show my passion for dance. I chose these because if you go on any of my internet accounts you can see factors of all these things. I think overall this is a good representation of my digital footprint!

Writing Response:

I don`t know what I would like to do with my life yet. I haven`t discovered what I love to do or what my passion is or even what I want for my future career. I just know that what I`m going to do when I`m older is going to need a good education. There are so many people that apply to university, I think that probably a lot of the applicants will look the same, and nothing would really stand out. By creating this blog and updating it as much as possible I feel like this could really help me out for the future. I think this improves my writing techniques and helps me organize my ideas and thoughts in a more creative way. And I think looking at this is a very professional blog and adds a little something to when your applying somewhere because its a shows my writing skills, in a different way.

Weekly Reading Response #3

Book: Tweak
Author: Nic Sheff
Pages Read: 30-80


This week I got really into my book. And even started reading at home. This week in my book I found myself predicting a lot. But when I started to read more I found that all my predictions were off. I predicted that one of the characters would stop using drugs. Or just not use them at all. Next, I flip over the page and the next thing I read is her doing drugs. I'm glad that my book left me wanting to read more. And I'm glad my book caught me off guard  and that not all of my predictions were accurate.

I found that I've been having a lot of comments. I've also been meeting a lot of new characters. I also notice for a lot of the characters hes been going back and telling stories from the past. Lately i feel like hes been talking more about the past than the present. Maybe hes getting more into the past because maybe hes trying to tell us why he started using drugs , and what led to it.


I didn`t really have many questions. The only questions I really found myself asking were who were these characters and where do they fit in. But the more I read , he explains why they are here and explains more about them. I think people do drugs because they feel alone and they need something to make them feel not so isolated. In the book, the author  Nic Sheff,  said that when he first did drugs he felt like it gave him a manual to life. I think drugs provides people with a sense of fitting in, and a sense of feeling wanted. People sacrifice their pride and dignity to maintain their addiction. They also sacrifice their relationships with their friends and family. I remember reading something and it saying that this is a true story by the author. I think I knew that but I guess i didn't really pay attention or I just forgot. Because when I was reading it it just didn't click in that this was about him, and this was a true story. Now knowing that, I respect the author much more and I think by the end up the book he will be clean because if hes the author he must be clean otherwise I don`t think he would be so open about this very hard time in his life.

Weekly Reading Response #2

Book: Tweak
Author: Nic Sheff
Pages Read: 20-30


     In the section of the book I was reading I was a little confused. I pretty much know what their talking about, but since I don`t do drugs there`s a lot of words that I found myself looking up because it made me understand the story more, and understand more whats going on. Since I've read other books about drugs before it somewhat feels like I`m reading the same book. And particular things that happen I feel like they're going to happen in this book. Just because they have happened before in a similar book. They talk about being an addict and not having a relationship with their friends or family, its the same in every book. One  prediction I did have though was that something was going to happen to his sister. In the book he talks about her a lot. Sometimes he talks about his family but not as much as his sister. That`s why I think something might happen to her. 

     I couldn't really find an text connections. The only thing I can somewhat compare with is that my parents aren't together, and neither are his. That`s all. But other than that there`s not a lot I can connect with. I don`t do drugs. Nor am I an addict. So I`m not really understanding how he`s feelings when he can`t get high,  or when he can`t get what he needs to get. Its very hard to understand his perspective. Its also very hard for me to put myself in his position. 

     When I said he probably has the urge to drink due to his grandpa I maybe thought that if his Grandpa was an alcoholic maybe that had something to do with him drinking. He never really said anything about his grandpa other than that . I was also think maybe he used to see this grandpa drinking all the time and maybe thought it wasn't bad or it wouldn't do him any harm. I hoped he would find a girl to fall in love with. But not one that would keep him into drugs, and keep up and encourage his addiction. I was hoping with that that it would be more of him being sober. And not just being high all the time but really showing the readers the strength of trying to quit an addiction. I think that shows i have a little bit of high expectations as a reader and maybe that that probably wont happen. Its more what i just would like to happen. I feel like that sticky notes helped me out a lot. I feel this because over the course of the weekend you can forget a lot. So by writing questions, predictions, and comments it makes me remember everything. Not just that it makes me think of thoughts and ideas that maybe I didn't have writing down on those sticky notes.

I thought this was so cute! I couldn't agree more. I love seeing so many happy couples on valentines day, and seeing so many happy people. I think all around valentines day is just a happy day!

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Reading Response #1

Book: Tweak
Author: Nic Sheff
Pages Read: 1-20

   Starting off my book I didn't have many questions for the first little section that I read. I only had one sticky note on questions, and that was, why did he relapse? What caused that? To be honest I thought it was sort of a stupid question. I clearly knew why he relapsed. I've read books about drugs before of course he relapses, hes an addict. I really didn't think the beginning of my book really left me with any good questions, like the ones that you're just dying to find out. One of my questions wasn't why he relapsed but maybe what caused him to relapse. I didn't really like how he started off the book. I don't think he should have started the book off so quick with a relapse. I was hoping maybe it would start off with him being sober and then later in the book him getting back into the drugs. I'm really hoping when i get more into my book it will leave me with more questions.

   I luckily had many comments and thoughts throughout the beginning of my book. Definitely more thoughts than questions. I first off have to say that the book caught me off guard. Like I said in my earlier paragraph as to why he started the relapse so early in the book. That's why i think it caught me very off guard. I also thought that when he stated saying that his grandfather drank himself to death, I thought that maybe that's why he started drinking and getting hard into alcohol. I also thought that maybe the reason he'd been getting into bad drugs its because of alcohol and maybe trying all these drugs when he wasn't completely sober. The author also stated that his family says he resembles his grandfather more than anyone. I wasn't very surprised at the ages he said in the book. I always thought that if you were an addict you would have to start experimenting with drugs an alcohol earlier than someone who is not an addict. I feel good about the first part of my book. I find it very interesting  I find it interesting because he got a little more in depth and in detail with his writing. I'm glad the first section is leaving me with many comments and thoughts!

   Based on the cover of my book I could definitely tell it was about drugs, it said right on the page. I don't know if I should really consider this a prediction. But I'm hoping he falls in love and meets someone who can make him make better choices and someone who will make him stay clean and sober. I found that using post-it notes were very helpful. It made my reading response easier and helped me out a lot! I thought the first part of my book was interesting and I'm looking forward to reading more!

Hi I'm Paige, this blog is for my creative writing class! I hope this blog will help me with my writing and expand my creativity!