University and Writing Notebooks

Rarely could university require massive use of my writing notebook, but it does for me and I'm in love with it. Being a Creative Writing major is absolutely fantastic. While I may gripe about writing poetry right now, I really do love it. It makes me happy to write, that my assignments are heavily weighted towards the writing side of things. I even tend to enjoy writing essays for my philosophy class, and that is by far my least favorite class.

My writing notebook is really a lovely thing. I took an ordinary comp book and collaged words cut out of magazines on the front. It's pretty, and I like it a lot. I love just having a writing notebook. Even if I don't write in it as much as I would like, I love having it around and having it completely dedicated to writing. Plus, I just love notebooks in general. And writing in them. And writing in general.

I spent hours trying to write a sonnet in it between last night and this morning between two of my classes. Last night was hopeless, I was forcing it so much and I didn't like how it sounded and I was so frustrated and stressing about it and bleh. Then Courtney (my roomie) told me I had to stop and go to bed because I was pretty much laying on my bed blank-staring at the wall with my head on my notebook.

Then this morning I had new inspiration, a change of plan, and pounded it out really easily. I'm so relieved, and actually pleased with the end product. Sonnets are freakin' hard to write if you weren't aware. Iambic pentameter and frustratingly restrictive rhyme schemes. Yuck. Plus, my professor gave us a really specific topic to write about. So I ended up writing it to my friend Corey who is going into the marines. I'm gonna miss that guy.

Now I'm staring at the book I have to read for my philosophy class (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) trying to convince myself to start in on the 70 pages I have left to read before class tomorrow (oh, and I have to write a short paper about it too). Yay procrastination?

The good thing is, it's actually a very interesting book. It's a novel (thank god) rather than a philosophical text like the first two books we looked at. It won't be difficult to get through, so long as I don't read on my bed and fall asleep (but I've gotten more sleep lately, so I shouldn't be tempted to sleep at random homework-doing times). And the paper will be fine. I can pound out a good short paper in no time at all. I'm an expert at these things (Thank you Mr. Neff and AP English!).

You should be expecting a Teaser tomorrow. Of course, I have to write something in order for a Teaser to appear. So this means I better get stuff done so I can do some serious writing tonight (I've been off my game lately). If I don't have anything, beat me over the head with something sharp.

'Till Then!

-Lauren-