For some odd reason, since elementary school and on into college, I've had several teachers giving me encouraging remarks towards becoming a writer. This is something that I've considered several times, however I'm not sure if it is something that will ever happen. When I was in middle school I wanted to write children's books, but as an adult I've kind of lost sight of that. I started writing an untitled project a few years back that is not entirely a memoir, but the idea is based on a true story from my past. It deals with a girl who is sexually abused as a child and how it effects her in her later life. Will I ever finish it or will it ever go anywhere other than my hard drive? Who's to say. I've looked at it from time to time, but I've failed at continuing ideas for it many, many times.
Ideally, one of my "dream" jobs was to work in journalism, but I'd want to work within music or fashion at some kind of magazine. These jobs are hard to attain, but maybe it's the imagery of it all that I really like. Again, who knows?
Time will tell and the future will prove my destined path.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Post Secret
I found it amusing that we viewed the Post Secret website in class today. I found this even more amusing because my friends and I have been avid Post Secret readers for quite some time now. The brother of a close friend of mine is actually in one of the books (in a secret that portrays his 2nd grade class picture and how the girl has been in love with him her whole life, creepy). Since Post Secret began there have been several variations to this idea within almost any fandom. On the blogging website LiveJournal.com there are communities for secrets, such as those on Post Secret, in the form of LJSecrets and then through different fandoms (different types of secret communities for bands, movies, etc).
The concept is not a new idea for me, but it's still one that I find to be interesting. It's the chance for some people to get ideas out of their mind and into the world without having to publicly acknowledge them as there own. Standing up and admitting to something is not always the easiest thing to do and, I believe, more times than not people are often crippled by the idea of saying how they honestly feel or what they believe in. At some point in the history of humanity, probably around the moment that judgment came into play, people began to feel embarrassed or ashamed for their honesty. I am no one to be on a soap box, because even I fall victim to this at times. I am not really a fan of secrets in the literal meaning of the word. I really don't have a problem admitting to something if asked or put in the situation where something needs to be admitted. It happens to everyone at some point in time, but I'm perfectly fine with that.
The concept is not a new idea for me, but it's still one that I find to be interesting. It's the chance for some people to get ideas out of their mind and into the world without having to publicly acknowledge them as there own. Standing up and admitting to something is not always the easiest thing to do and, I believe, more times than not people are often crippled by the idea of saying how they honestly feel or what they believe in. At some point in the history of humanity, probably around the moment that judgment came into play, people began to feel embarrassed or ashamed for their honesty. I am no one to be on a soap box, because even I fall victim to this at times. I am not really a fan of secrets in the literal meaning of the word. I really don't have a problem admitting to something if asked or put in the situation where something needs to be admitted. It happens to everyone at some point in time, but I'm perfectly fine with that.
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