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I Write Like
I came across a plugin for Chrome today, which just a redirect to iwl.me. The website is called I Write Like and the purpose is to analyze your writing and tell you which famous author it resembles. It’s a neat tool, but it got me thinking. Why do I care who I write like? I’ve heard arguments about why people try to resemble great writers. They’ll memorize passages of their work so their mind is ingrained with … Continue reading
Won a writing contest, go read what I wrote
Took third place in a writing contest asking me what Peace Corps service means to me. Take a look at the essay here: http://usembassykyiv.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/borscht-recipe/
Misspellings
Recently I came across a link that couldn’t help but make me laugh. Maybe it’s the English nerd in me, but this kind of thing is exactly what the online community needs. Maybe it’s the asshole in me, but I decided to start partaking in this leisurely activity. For years now, I’ve been leaving comments on people’s status updates correcting their grammar only if I know they’ll understand why I’m doing it. They needed to … Continue reading
Protected: Corporate jobs
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This one’s for you
I consider myself a writer even though it seems I only write my inane thoughts here. But trust me, I have many more inane thoughts. I recently realized I don’t hate my commute between home and Madison as much as I thought I did. It used to be that it was an hour ride where I’d watch the same scenery fly past. However, this past summer, I’ve used the time to perfect my writing and … Continue reading
A teacher
It feels like I’m cheating the system. Read over this blog post. Or read this excerpt from it: Summer is a funny time of year for a Peace Corps TEFL volunteer. Classes are over, and with the exception of camps (which we aren’t required to do), there really isn’t a lot of organized work for a volunteer to do. Of course, each volunteer’s situation varies, and some are given more explicit instructions from their schools, … Continue reading
We make our own
It seems like a lot of people are in limbo these days. Hardly anyone has a full time job even though everyone seems to need one. I’ve been looking, though my situation is complicated. First, I’m waiting to hear about the Peace Corps and I don’t know how to go about finding a job when I might be leaving in a few months. Also, I agreed to work for the summer at a part-time job … Continue reading
Work and leisure
Once again, I have been slacking in my updates. It’s that time of the semester so I feel like I can get away with it. I had a few more problems with the Kawasaki this past weekend. It currently isn’t ridable. I took the carbs off to clean them and when I put them back on there was a significant loss of power throughout the throttle and I had a lot of backfire from at … Continue reading